Smyrna times., 1892-03-30
BACK TO LIFE AGAIN.
HOW COUNTESS s. CAME FROM HER
GRAVE WITH HER sHRoUD
ABOUT HER
A'd BeckOned to Her Husband at the
Library WIndoaU.

a most dramatic incident happened
few weeks ago on tie coast of DaI-
malta, where Count S., well-known
member of the Austro- Hungarian oris.
tocracy, possesses a superb castle.
Inc Count was married a few wears
! ago TO an Italian princess, whose beautv
IS OF European repute. Unfortunataly
she also possessed a very irving tenn
per, a fact which made the Gonntjs
welded life anything but pleasant
Ihe young couple were in the habit of
spending the winter months in their
castle at Delmatia. Nothing can olive
an idea OF the exquisite loVelipess of
the site where it stands. Perched on
req granite rocks and shaded bv wav-
ing palms and giant cactuts groves. the
great pile of buildings almost over.
hangs the waters of the Adriatic. and
from the carved balconies of the salons
one can look into the CLASSY denths of
the sea, which is so clear that II 70
fleets like a mirror every tower ond
bastion of the old stronghold
One evening at the end of last month
the Count refused to allow her to 90 ont
boating after sundown. The Countess
new into frightful passion. TEARING
up and down the room with her mao
nlhcent hair hanging in disheveIIed |
masses on their shoulders, her GREAT |
Olack eyes flashing dangerously and |
her haEds pressed on her Danting |
bosom, she assailed her lord and mas.
ter with the most incredible and uninst |
rePrSaches. More and more ungovern-
able grew her fury. Finally. seizing a
MOntenegrin yatagan, which Law ON the
table, she bounded towards the Connt
with the very evident intention of do
ing him physical injury. Before she
reached him, however, she staggered
and fell helpless on the carpet.
The Count sent at once for a doctor
and everything was promptly done To-
restore her to consciousness. but with
out success. The beautiful woman
was dead. Of course the Count oreyr
greatly shocked, but his grief was not
unmixed with feelings of relief. for the
last months of his wife's life had bsen
but torture to him.
The Countess had expressed the
wish, when she found she was doomed
to die young, that she should be buried
Ia full ball dress and wearing all her
levels. These are well known on the
country side to be of enormous valne
and many were the visitors who came
20 the castle in order to see her Ivin~
n state in the private chapel at the
md OF the home park. She looks like an |
.laOaster statue, they say, on her {
iower-laden couch, wrapped in the 4
olds of her white satin court drese :
With great clusters of fragrant gar :
lenias in her little folded hands. and 1
llamonds, sapphires, emeralds and +
ubies sparkling around her neck h
rms and waist and crowninp her u
.usky braids. Peaceful indeed were
he delicate features now. The lOpo a
ashes OF her closed eyes swept her h
ounded cheeks, and the month had =
DIST the hard expression it had worn |,
uring the past months. i,
The tiny sacred edifce was crowded s,
D suffOcation during the funeral cere- e.
lony, which took place at four in the Ia
fternoon. When the white velvet and "
nd silver coffin had been placed in
ne family vault, the young husband
'und himself alone in the huge castle
mere the angry voice of his dead wife Of
ad so lately echoed. Hour after bour RI
sat In the mOOnlit library gazing at OF
le plne-log fire which burned on the u
earth: The tall Dutch timepiece be- Pl
md him struck -, then l, and he sat o.
lere dreaming of the past. IN
Suddenly he was aroused from his p
'verie by light knock at the win. 3
Nv. He turned his head, gave one s.
ok and stood petrified with horror o. o.
s eyes almost starting from their ~ y.
ckets, staring at the transparent ~
ass. Outside the window and Iook. VI SH
8 in upon him was his wife in her a. q,
'rgeous ball dress with the roveI vi
wells twinkling and sparkling IN the A.
light light of the moon, and with her vi vi
roud wrapped about her bare sbonI- oL'
RS. AS he looked, she leaned fcr. an an
Aru ana motloned to him. He tried m
call Tor help, but his voice died in ali
throat. With an inarticulate ex- ~ai ~ai
ession OF terror, he fell forward ON 80
halt an hour later the village doctor ~,
10 had attended the Countess during In
whole winter was eating a bit Of IL
pper In his little study when there Gel
IS knock at the house door. The In
ctor heaved weary sigh, and n
Another case, dare say. Go and 70, 70
who wants me now" ReluetantIv WI Mmi
old house-keeper walked out Of tbe hI'
I'M, crossed the narrow hall and mn.
tening Il 9 night-chain, opened the n,', me
avy oak door. Hardly had she done w
when she gave vent to a success. ~ -
n OF blood ourdling shrieks. Con. ihI ihIS
iced that his faithful servant was he. a.
cue. " oA0 Que
The view that met his sight we'll are are
n froze the blood in his veins. Sn, Ta,
.nding on the threshold and irving 0~'
force her way past tho struggling y
lsekeeper, was the ghost of the dead an
antess-so thought the doctor at this wos Sne
rible moment. y yol
n the meanwhile the housekeeper VAe
! ceased to shrek and had run hdck
the study, invoking all The saints Ia Z
'ven to take mercy on her. The white col
on honrn ankaraI kl.n 49,. | =