Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1894-07-06
IMMORTAL IOYE.

years SaIlOncu IN Venice. lie NdS
young ana full of fire and ardor
He had not long joined his regiment
when he became acquainted wit1@
Guiammetta. n beautiful young Venes
tan lady, belonging to a family Of eX-
tremely antl-Austrian tendencies and
Of high rank.
Their country they believed 20 be
most brutally oppressed and hated the
invaders, not only as n nation, but rs
individuals, having 10 willingness TO
treat with respect or 10 endure the &C.
Quaintnnce of any Of those even NEST
remotely allied to them.
How, then. were they to receive, NV
q sutton for tho hand OF one Of the fair
est daughters of their ancient race, a.
member of an invading regiment not
only, but an officer OF high rank. Il no.
bleman Of family ancient as their own
and one extensively Austrian in habit
and personal traits.
When the count laid his suit before
the father Of his idol he has so car
ricd away by his passion that he hcsi-
tated not to leave the service OF his
own country, to abandon it as Il habi-
tation, and to remain permanently in
Venice, only as an Austrian in name.
But even this did not satisfy the III
ther. lie was angered even by his
Count August's--suit and his answer
was, that even if he We're willing to
adhere firmly to Venice and to fight her
battles against his own nation, he could
never make himself anything but an
Austrian. 1t was impossible for him
to accept the suit or TO acknowledge
4, t. g., u, 4I.nf.
fore, give him Il firm, though he was
willing it should be'aIciyil dismissal.
The poor youth was overwhelmed at
this result, though it really was no
more than he had expected. He deem
ed all hope forever dead: but he had no
conception Of the strength and firmness
Of wOmans love. Guiammetta, despite
the influence of education, did not con-
ceive the lover worthy of rejection
merely because he was an Austrian.
Guiammetta should once more attend
the chapel where she was wont TO offer
her prayers. but this time with pur-
pose more important than hearing the
mass.
She accordingly sailed forth as usual
to prayers, and with the avowcd pur-
pose of hearing mass. Her lover was
to meet her, and the marriage service
was to be performed. Her father, sup
posing his dismissal final, and, not
dreaming that his daughter or her low
er, Austrian rs he was. would dare TO
lisobcy, made 10 objection, and GUAM
meta set out.
Her plan, however met with uneX-
pccted obstacles to it's fulfllment. On
her way she encountered n party OF
friends whom she had not met for
long time.
They insisted on her accompanying
them; and, since she was unable To Of
fer any better excuse than her inten-
ton of going to mass, she was quite
forced to accept their invitation.
And while she was going with therS
bell, book. and priest waited. The low
or grew impatient. He had no idea of
the cause Of her delay, which each mo-
ment grew insupportable. Fear init
mated one cause after another each Of
which was more agonizing than the last
and he grew continually less able TO
bear the intense eXcitemen. under
which he was laboring.
Finally his anxiety triumphed over
all bounds. He wildly rushed away to
the home OF the father, and, demanding
to see him, threatened him with the
wrath Of the Austrian government if
he did not instantly produce his daugh-
ter. His impetuosity revealed the plot,
or, at least, gave rise to suspicious that
became certainties. The father drove
him from the door as if he were dan
gcrous mailman. and without vouchsaf-
ing him any information in regard to
Guiametta.
The next morning while the disconso-
late lover was roaming like real mad
man about the city street, unable to
hear anything about Guiammetta, or to
find her in any of the places she had
frequented, n gondOla inclosed her in
its funereal form and conveyed her TO
the main shore whence a close carriage,
receiving her and her attendants, soon
deposited them at the gates Of con-
vent at few miles distant. Here she
was kept In profound secrecy until she
Fhad passed through her novitiate and
became a nun.
And then, after this ordeal had pass
cd and all seemed lost, the Count Won
| Blumarck in some way discovered
where she was. and aided by Il servant
of the haplcss Guiametta, he got speech
Of her, and claiming her as his he
trothed wife, gained her consent to fee
with him to Greece, where they could
! be married without hindrance.
All the necessary arrangements were
made by the aid of the servant, and
made with such secrecy that no sus-
piclon was aroused. The night appoint
ed for fight came, the signal had been
given. and the lover waited beneath the
window. Guammetta raised the sash,
upon the sill. and prepared to drop into
the hands Of the count. who stood be-
Meath Just then the night Waterman,
passing, saw that something was
wrong.
He fired. and Just as Guiammetta
dropped from the window. The shot
killed her instantly; the last breath of
her sad heart was exhaled upon the
breast of her lover. He to, WIS wound
ed, and merciful result, so badly that he
died before he could be brought 30 pun
ishment, which for his crime would
have been indeed a fearful one.
The lovers We're nee divided in death,
which was more merciful to them than
life had been, and held in it diviner
. PROMISES of fruitiOn