The state herald. (Holyoke, Logan County, Colo.) 1887-1921, 1892-09-23
IN THE CAMPANILE.

| the mission OF shakespeare character
Portia going from Padua her home
to Venice the home OF her lover.
Being only twenty-five miles distant
the writer remarked that there should
te u possibility OF tracing tho wind ling
road between and catching u glimpse
OF the towers OF adua from the OBJ.
scrvatory OF the Cumpunile or bell.
feet high.
An alteration in the countenance OF
the writer friend attracted attention.
He was gentleman from England.
just beyond the prime OF life OF ordi.
nary stature strong build. muscular
texture kindly countenance and hair
white as the driven snow. Ho fell to
musing, but presently spoke and told
story which Is hero gwen as he
told 1t:
'Yes said he "Ihnvc experienced
tho emotions of the sublime while
standing in ut great observatory.
But once. number OF yea ngo l
met with an experience up there
which haunt' all my recollcctions OF
the place with shadow OF an ALSO
Lutte horror | mad been lettering
about tho city for u number OF days in
the early summer when there arrived
ut my hotel n gentleman from my
own country. He was in every why
we'll bred man. almost ginnt iE
stature handsome in his face grace
full IN his movements powerful in his
| build. His manners were elegant
his dress faultless and h converse.
on polished yet flexible. with
slight swing OF humor.
I'VE strolled out together through
those winding streets where you Ia @
just been wandering. Soon after noon
OF bright and cloudless day il was sug-
gested that we take view from tho
Campanile. A few minutes later we
were ascending the winding footway
which. instead OF n stairway. lends 10
The top. The lofty heights nearly
800 feet and tho scenes which spread
out beneath excited my friend We
looked out over the roofs OF tho
famous city. over the dreamy isles
over the cleaning Adriatic over the
fair stretching plains of Italy. away
to the Alps their trcmendou, proper.
tious barricading the view in that di-
rection and their snowy peaks glis,cn.
ing in the sunlight and softening tho
intense blue OF the sky
My friend was greatly agitated
He expressed his delight in fuen,
phrase which became more and more
intense, The vast mountain ranges
affected him aud he dila,cd on their
subllmi,y. His eyes swept rapidly
over the sparkling wators and ship
with all sails set standing o I clenr
and grand. gave him n new object OF
talk. His voice resonant ut first
became thick and harsh. His eye,
fell on the lagoon. nnd instantly he
paused. Then IL was directed to the
gondoliers ply ny their craft Mt the
entrance OF the grand canal He
quickly resumed his talk. ind
noticed now that II DO ,ame more and
moro rambling and incoherent lie
ga ed down on tho Doge's palace and
then swept around with n glance over
the city to the left.
"A lock Of pigeons famous for
their associations with the plaza OF
St Mark whirrcd through the air
aud swept downward lighting on the
roofs OF tho adjacent palaces. Ny
companion had been mixing criticism
and praise and interfering the most
foreign ideas Into his rapii talk which
grew more aud more gro;esquc. and
caused mo to glance furtively at h IN.
Ills cheeks burned and his eyes
glisteucd. but the whirr and swoop OF
tho pigeons completely unbalanced
him and he rushed TO tho oppos 10
corner OF tho observatory crying;
There ihoy go' | knew | would find
them. Iin! ha! hal,
Had been In more critical mood
would sooner have noticed tho
s,raugeness OF his actions and spsech.
But my su-picions cnme slowly. yet
instantly his wild rush and metallic
cry and laugh forced the conviction
upon mo that he was mad
Ito stood tremblingly leaning out
over the railing and looking down
hurting out exclamation after cx.
clamaiion OF cxuiiniion. Then like n
ilush he rccnIlcd md PARTED what no
took 10 ho blow glancing with In
tent gaze into tho mir now this way.
now that way crying out; 'Avaunt
! II not 10 with thee Got thco AWAY
froia me- 'liegouo, this is not tho
time All tho VIII 10 no was spring
ing hnck ward and sidcwnrJ md ward
Ing OF some unseen oh, Get which up.
pcarcd TO him TO DO moving In tho mir
toward him.
n tell thee I will not CO. In
his twisting movements he had 20,
opposite mo md when ho Ind dc.
| vsrcd this Inst cry hi, gaze. for tho
ilr., tlmr sine, his craze onmo upon
him. rested on mo INSTANTLY there
was n change. Tho unseen oh. &C,
was forgotten. His eyes rivc,rd them.
selves upon me. And what eyes they
wcro - biood.hot bla Ing buig ing
from tho brow.. which wcro CORFU.
gated In heavy lines, For n brief
mumcn. he u cd his piercing gaze on
mo his head slightly lowered aud
leaning forward And then com
mcnccd low chuckioL
$50 II Ia you IL i,7 And I hnvo
found you Mt last Hal hal TIL.
timo you will not get away IRON mo
40 easily. lini bni hn'"
lilo cnmo slowly with two or throo
staps ,ownrd mo md tho scowl upon
hi, faco II CIV bluokcr a sorias OF
accusations he made ngains, me-
y on took hor away. You defeated
mo nj tho elections. You plotted
nRains, my llfc. You hirod those
h,,,ta. IN hill mo