New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-18

full-lencfh portraits, black, ihdistihct' spe a
like n the farther end "als surmouh'cu ny
= olnopv-thr della Roccas weI" MatcheSi uei
laIdlcrHino'-that l.. they bad held ana cNe;utcu
RICH, Of jurisdiction IN times zone bmrn
nished with SpegeS oil lh"" Ti,% hTt now re-
t,inino toW traces OF it, ancient spicluor' "
Beside this chair, and from wlicn sLe 1 mao
ovidertIv risen stood little old lady with DARK,
in.trons owes, pnns of snowy hair surmount"d ny
an understandable fabric OF lace ana III d Wv -
such as had long vanished from the 'nooes VI
On her left stood an aged priest ar,l two e iefN
Gentlemen: on her night. int quite III the PACK
ground a number OF servants. male any 'in nJ'
the former in full livery ne HtteT ai caaa .nar
For a second Anna falterrd. for her heart peean
70 fail her Then fortunately her eyes ieil dPon
the famous genealogical tree with It's rHipi"zoheu
Qualifications and at the sight fresh courage
awoke Mother and sister. Alberto and lsittlsa
started nm before her: and with Iista : Word
geology" sounding in her ears, she stepped lGr-
ward Almost before she knew whore she was slic
found herself face 10 face with her eccentric rcla
five IT, tricc she had stepped upon the ,'ais
and kissed the old lady upon both checks. men
half terrified n what sh" had doh' sue S"Itt.'
hold of the arm of the chair for support, ana WIFI
downcast eyes awaited what was 10 come
The silence was appalling and was an 9norok gen.
by series of lmrtculat" 19nhuS n'n'n Wv,
more distinct then finally resolved themselves INTO
one word Ma-dc-moi->elIc.' ,,
one word only. il is trnc. but a single woru'
each syllable of which contained volume Amaze,
mcnt. di,may. anger horror, were each ana all
clearly irNicatcd.
"Wa-dc-mo-sllc." was repeated in fainter tones
and then the bcwildcrrd chatclaine SAX pack
within the friendly arms of th" Leaf behind h.r'
There was a murmur among IN" spectators.
none of whom, however. vcntWed 10 interfere p|
Dear aunt" said Anna, iayina ore of her
thoroughbred hui terribly sunhulnt hands upon
the old lady's shoulder an very sorry. J.
ought not to have been 80 abrupt pn' ! am 1riE
mrulsive: and a. Won. after mamn'1 ana orIrii2i;
are my nearest relative. pray forgive me fon 1t
get used 10 me in time. $50
Got used 10 on" repeated the old lady IN
faint. troubled tone that sounded like an echo.
and gazing mp into her ni"ce's face. icy ">''
10 y0f" a. ,.o,, ,,,ro
bring ga-. of water 10 you feel FAINT. aaat
one or the servant. hurried out 10 obey thr
order To gave incoming Glance ~ he In',e'l
his fellows. 1t meant ID" old one las got her
( fresh murmur among the hysandcrs and
step toward H." ccnlT" If attraction .. T., ,
chanecling, muunurd az" old Narci" peg 5,a
whose owes hal never h"cn Withdrawn IRON
Annls face None buj inna i"lrd III" remark
so low was thc tonc i'm which II was ntt'"Ii.
III" rcplr 80 II. however. ran- ont clear enc" iel
for al 20 UDaI--ih" crim ancestors lh'Iu,'I'
possibly tie, trcmblcl iu their frames ~ th,.
Iist,ncd--iho>c in th" llc>h around certainly lrf
Il Shiycr OF excitement II th"v caught th''
or cour.c ! am Rocco dQre: or lNif one.
n least. IT ny ia'h'r- ,dc N.n'a'. =. -
nr5ri% Gity GEAR, beyond the d,lla Roccas. and
Bla~phcar- shc.r ua.plc%,y! What do yon
mean hy if"" putmlg"d in. Ndrchonr'-.
\ groan from In" hy~ian9"rs -,
"Oh. tboueht }on knew. I'm sorr'. IiHe
don't be- v"Ncd 1t do'tni si4niIv, Non N'HM ',
Ancestor, are an very we'll IN their way, bnt
they don't count for much nowadays To-"
world is crcwino wiser"
The world j. ioma to ,.,I n', dd, ,t
Somrtllirg IN the tone Of the lat words went
straieht 10 Nnul~ heart. With genuine FEELING
size knelt ~ her lunt's feet. and. taking ore 81
her withcrcd bat still beautiful hands ~ hott
her own Kissed il with real affection ,.,.
The Maichiou"-. lay hack in her chair WIN
closed cl"-. She made no attempt - w'hir .',.
her hand. cnly mnImurei: She s 'c.'i
Rocco otter ALL uut m hcr"--- no-n1--
Anna done crughr m" words They awakened
a deep joy In her heart l'y 50 trra' ~ '2 1
cau~" her 10 huist ouf INTO q M Of hV-t"r NJ
Weeping, amid which. under her aunt drrc'lo''
size was cd oil 10 Lien rooms by Eugitla
TIE little crowd opclcd oi sclnonsN upon
her Massage ANN had awakened i""lins -
decided respect IN all present. Perhaps NOT I"iS'
Of all in The liarcluonc-s hrIs.li ,
Nonc bu, ecgaine ho.ea Gor ,,o CGni hn 1G
lust done. None witnessed ih" reaction
Or.nla della Rocca had BEGUN 10 feel herclf
i'm 4 wh!rl of continual contradictions. Her
niccc's character and behavior fairly De-" ld"tr
her Til" most audac.ou>, AMI, to her. b.1--
DNPfUOl~. UlfhNfk~ Nl l4lltNf at NV ~ i'f
of the dofinct ancestors aui The departed ~lofy
Of their hou-- ali"ruaf"I witt ti" most aN"'
rionat" and all-unuscd-to tenderness toward
herself T. WIS something 80 n"w ami ui"'N-
prctcd that II pllllN panied and pleas. tD''
old lady m most lucomprr"n'ihi" manner
She Wa not ~ Vet o"1f" Of II, but 'hr con-
sciouSnc>~ of not b,in. so goat and Iudcr"nd"ui
"a pcisonae" ~ she had hitherto ianci"I herself
had begun 10 dawn UPON her HE rev crust
that ~"cluson had bul' mp around h"r heart
was braInniut NOT 10 melt, bat 10 crIck; ana
4, Oh lac f.t -IIf
something better. higher aud NOR" worthy OF
liyin. for than worldly grandeur ana "drihit
respect. Annals salli"s against al -hr l'i
hitherto lived Tor, - 20 say, aNak"nrI a h"lnF
Of horror i'm the old ndy> breast: but. az IN"
same TIM" they also awakened no small amount
of respect for the speaker. No living creature
had eyer dared >p.ak IN her presence in such
ii must ali be- the fault Of her clucaton,7
sh" would say; addins with Il sigh: What
For She never dreamed that th'sc audo"ious
sallicS were prompted toy c""dfIlcc mat Anna
was Ike the soldier who threw himself INTO tine
breach because ne saw no other way Of cscap"
And then the Alrchion"Ss had ~ many OF
us have a far share OF The ncttc IN her.
Touched with shrinking hand, she stnne I;
gra>ped with lrmncs~, she remained harmless
Human nature cannot >"clud" itself from all
save subordinate surroundings without paying
thc. penalty of such an impIadencc. ..,.,...
Anna nstinclivcy felt that her aged relative
needed affection; and, IN consequence, her Who'll"
heart went out toward her. Anna wa~ one OF
those who love all who stand IN need OF being
loved tn" whole castle took kindly 10 her
even the cats who used to purr around her.
their round heads rubbing against her dress,
and their upright tails waving trmuously IN
the air. II was a trhc, but il wove a fresh
link Of the chain that wns gradually binding
aunt and niece 10 each other
II am sOrry-ycry. very solrv.' the former
would sigh She is kind and good, but, with
her unhappy tendencies, she could never repre-
sent the family shall have 10 send for
Corlclia AL ! am hardly iricdl Not only a
eifl. but perhaps also younger one Nv poor
ncphcw--if You had only lived" II was
terrible.
And then she felt her old arid heart daily
thawinq toward the gIl with the sweet dark
eyes and kindly smile. That was terrible. too.
in It's way. What was she to do! How would
il all end? Meanwhile poor Anna was secretly
mining amid all the solemn grandeur OF her new
life She never complained, but Sh" hated II,
and her heart eickcncd when she thought of
L. deur nnns tun nd lnlnc hN iLn nncn