Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-11-25

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"Ale Ida stolberg. the Swedish singer,
who left the stage at the height Of Der
success to become the wife Of Count Basie
Lobanof about two years ago. has Just died
in Paris Of consumption"
have never seen the stolberg. I had
only heard her Incompatible voice once.
Yet, when read this trivial item, an
nouncing the fulfllment OF Prince KS
prophecy, my heart was sad within me.
The destiny and death Of the Stolberg
seemed to mo SO melancholy that In
stinctiyely hated the man for whom she
had sacrificed so much, even her life. He
appeared TO me as brute, an egotist, and
was positive that he would shortly con-
sole himself fer his loved ones death: that
he would quickly forget the poor dead girl;
and that. unworthy OF the great love with
which be had inspired her he would also
be incapable OF true sorrow and faithful
remembrance
On my return to Paris oae OF the first
persons met on he boulevards waa Prince
X. told him how the news OF the sing
er's death had touched me- and could not
refrain al the same time from confessing
the instructive antipathy which felt for
Lobanof
so much for you men OF vivid lmagina-
ton, cried the Prince. You were charmed
for one moment by this womans voice and
You Immediately conceive n posthumous
love for her and retrospective jealousy
for my unfortunate friend. | will confess,
that like you, | dlsllked Basile for long
time; but have seen him since the Stol-
berg's death, and can assure you that he
Is prey to a most frlghtful and sincere
despair. And his is not sham sorrow for
be has Just left for Senegal to Join the
jackson Expedition. who are about to lose
themselves. perhaps forever, In the wilds
Oh Africa. NDW hat
this stop OF his Is not ignoble. Rescind
your rash and premature judgments Of him.
Besidea, before his departure he conceived
an idea which must certainly touch you.
This Pavilion. in which he experienced so
much happiness and so much misery
forever. Baslle desires that while he
lives no one shall penetrate into
that sanctuary Of love and mourning. You
who pass by there often, will sec the house
fall In ruins, and the day you see sign
on 1t. For SALE or to let that day you
can say to yourself, 'Baslle Lobanof is
left the Prince reproaehlng myself for
my untind feelings and the next day /
went to look at the deserted house. The
shutters were closed; the dead leaves OF
the haif-strirped linden for 1t was the be-
ginning Of autumul strewed the lawn, the
weeds were growing gmuug the pebbles Of
moneed It's work Of destruction.
month passed, year, and then an
otner. and the Journals from time 10 time
expressed grave fears for the fate OF Jack
son and his companions, OF whom no news
had been heard for some time. You know
trat to-day even no one knows what has
become NJ them. Always living in the
same neighborhood anl passing daily by
the abandoned Pavilion, watched lis
gradual decay. The storms OF two winters
mad beaten against 1t relentlessly. and the
stucco OF the Ia -ade was covered with mil
dew Then one or two shutters torn on
by gust OF wind, or a broken gutter.
ca ed more essential damage. Humid |
ny helped along the work. and gray lizards |
sltded over the walls; a balcony was tum-
bling down and the roof leaked. The ply
slognomy Ct the poor house was becoming |
As to the garden, It had |
quickly returned to Its wild state no more |
flowers the rose bushes we're no |
longer trimmed, the geraniums were dead. |
The whole beautiful garden was trans |
formed into a desert waste, dlsdalned by |
the butterflies even, and nothing grew |
there but tnistles and poppies. 1t was sad
indeed
Years rolled by. 1t was impossible for the |
most sangulne to hope for news OF the |
Jackson expedition. Evidently those i'm |
n
ger in that terrible desert. or they had been
by savages. Count Basile Lo-
Danot was dead with them and he lad been
faithful to the StolbeIg memory.
Ana every time thas passed before the
1ld building, now In the very last stages of |
-every:
1T is better 80. II the Counts family and
ieirs had been certain OF his death, thew
would nave sold 1t or torn Il down. They
would have brut7lly violated the most
iacred feelings and thoughts Of the Count.
.lslle Loolnof did well to disappear and
Nature Is kind in destroying by degrees
his neyi of pure and perfect love and mus
preventing It's PROCLAMATION"
The other day gazed at the ruin again
branches were growing out Of the crlmbllng
'oof' and small linden trees must be grow
ng IN the enthusiastically afterward
net Prince X by chance. He had hen
.wAg from Paris for over twelve veors
rs we walked along chatting 1t occurred 10
ne suddenly to tell him of the dcserte5
rouse, lis slow destruction and the thoughts
{ suggested To me. s'''
TIE Prince bu.s, out laughing.
decidedly. my dear sir" he sala n,ou
viii mover be anything but a noel pasHa
married again and the father OF three
'dildren and Is to-day Secretary 10 ~
tmsian ambassador at the QurinaI .
Count Looanof is not dead?" / cried in
Il
AZ my last visit to Rome he was =.
veil as you or l." was a.
ne did not set out with tbs Jacls,r
Expedition then. All! the oowari,,, AI H.,
eFrupled him, furious at the thoughts ~ ~,
,as'ed sympathy. Il might nave donhtsI
I'M, will wager that he forsnt bis u9esd
vie before her body was cold ;, ueAu
on no" replied the Prince. 'BaslIs IA No,
9 guilty Crazed with grief after hIs 49,
eath, he really did set out Tor ssns,.a1
ma he started with the expedition ns,,
n Ins sixth day OF the march he felI ss-tl,.s'
III and was carried back 10 Saint I o,,,s r.
+, Iylng condition. Friends took advo,,,,, ~
: : us weakness, OF his convalescenT iseI,
energy and hurried him back 10 F,r",,a.
nd sinee-well. by my faith, he has cir
but TINS deserted house7 wb,, /, a.
cry bad humor. Neu MN IN l
How severe you are. my frlsnd.
pohued the amable Russian. az IL
ssn.Iy, out on the contrary nrovs. a..
ls count was an honorable mar Wa, {
- ne promissf That during Ms liza W "nat
louiu enter the house which he b,d ,S'. oie !
y ms nrst love. Well. he has tan, uf ~
.orI' ana at the price OF real esfata IN n H,s
the present day, that promise bas s asls z
IN oeSF: Besides. who can saw ~. VS.
~ ~ pet bitterly deplore his lcst h,nnlr.n'
aen he ilysJ his dream on lave il pp.ne.s, J
,,,,as uNlhsly sorrowiul voice whieh
atnel as wen as pleased the lis,or,-s "t ~
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