Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-08-01
ADVERSE FATES.s

If am llsttulhs :" 49,
,dirr hor blond little head and Mario |
u, MAT her slender hand trembled In
BE- .v.s
Tho beautiful widow Of Count
,,,.,nri had found her ono day, pale,
,'a,,,e and exhausted, beside dead
.n,5n in squalid, dark room. That
,..J woman was the aunt of the count.
aol the mother OF Amelia, and the
80 which surrounded her was the
.i,beritence Of the fair young girl
Countess Giummi. rich, admired and
.s,oJ by the ilne flower Of nristocratic
~. lived upon vanity AMI coquatry.
ns, IN gpite Of that she had morsel Of
l,rt and poor Annella's little white
~ had the power to draw two bcauii'
~ ts,rs. more lucent than pearls, from
-. ,reat. black. enchanting eyes. II
NJ b,ron, the yiscount or the marquis
.,,id have seen those two pearls, surely
NV vonld have loved her even more
~, they did-sD compassionate and
,ssIer did she fcem amid tho triumphs
ofhor happy YOUTH
That sanis evening Amelia rcposed In
,,,ft bed. under u oouuterpauc Of pink
'nt while nt the balcony window, thu,
,bo had loft partly open, the moon
rssrsd Ia and laid u tint OF pallor upoa
,tsr,,, rol diyans Of the elegant little
nom
oslsitep. Anuollns beauty, which early
r-iga.l3fs and sorrows had almost with.
mi in tho bud, bloomod again as Il by
magic. T. was q pleasure 10 Bee the
r-dnnt girl: o slender li,tlc person, but
tritb psrfoct curves Of outline, tho bust
mil the throat of admirable sotlngs
,rl the little head oh. that dainty little
bal was like an arh thoughtl Like
A Golden wate, the curling hair, which
,be wore unbound and floating, ri1plcd
down her shoulders; her eyes laughed
WITH the color Of the clear heavens un.
der arching. delicate eyebrows that
were black asiinst the whitencss OF hot
forehead aud gave n resoluto expression
10 her beautiful couutouaure. Her
small rosy mouth was always smiling;
a was but % lurgud smile and Hinged
with an expression OF melancholy OF
bitterness.
Now. after having fkotchc1 Annclla'a
graceful figure. 1t seem strange not 20
cable tngiyo la background OF bright
,olors. We know how u.uch n brilliant
ruing adds 90 % rcm, and certainly The
Countess Giummis beauty gained great
" by tho luxury aud richness Of her
dresi and surroundings. A fashionable
dres,makcr. an artist IN his line. dressed
her with Partisan taste: u slNllful young
woman, who was maid aud couflau,o
together, comhcd tho wealth Of her darl,
hair that touched the floor and adapted
10 her shupcly person stuirs, solors,
flowers and ie,yrl. From their hands
the countess issued true goddess Of
love, and her shrine cleaning with
slks, marbles, silver and crystal In.
ertassl the onchnntmont and rendered
hergarrcloug TO the cycs Of visitors.
PlgAnnella! so simple in her little
r1sia gown; 30 timid IN that rich
lose, not her own, how could she con.
ihi Tor the palm with that superb
qaeeuf Aud It is no now thing that the
hight rays Of the moon dun the placid
usht OF the quiet stars. SO tho hundred
putlemcn that lockol into those gildcl
Ooms had eyes only for tho beautiful
,ountess, aud II thoy dcigned TO bostOw
lpas'lng word or look on the limid girl,
that was mcroly IN act OF homage tothc
Teigning lazy, homage that showed
their admiration for her charity TO n de-
pendent. They all knew, aud from her
own mouth, too, the countess Ind taken
The iorsakon orphan 10 this beautiful
home and changed her sorrow TO happl'
he's.
But was Annolla really happy
Her Young heart thirstod for love. IN
her childhood shc had been tho ono
treasure OF her poor mother'an though
she had otton lacked bread, air and sun
Hight, care'ses wore never wanting. She
knew the sweetness OK q kiss into which
Is iranslused al loving soul; she
knew the dull lito, tho breath mingled
with another breath from a breast pal
plating with tenderness Yes, her moth
ers love had taught her all these things
and taught them to lerin poverty. Then
came iino times, abundance OF every
Thing now nmusements every day aud
every hour noisy Gayetie5 nni the 'rv
ury OF carriages and dinners.
strange TO say hm'd all this llrgh'
nte' her heart WAS narrowed, closed
she indeed no longer suffered from hun
ger cold or fear Of verso ia!sfotiunel
.a' hereeiorth sic had no ora to love
hfr, nor n simple object 10 call fortl