The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-02-24

of the terror and CONSERVATION that
n fallen on the city and the parts
re and about 1t. Whether that thought
of his heart was one that would gain
pardon, know not; had the thing been
done, could scarce hope, even IN
heavens Infinite mercy. Yet this story.
also, must tell, lest be charged with
covering UP what Shames Antonio, for
with the opinions Of careless and faith
less men {of whom are too many IN
this u b age) [ have no communion,
and zen the tale not to move laugh
ter or loose jests, but rather to show
20 what extremity a man may be driV-
en- by harshness and the unmerited
disfavor OF his prince.
In the third year, then, of Count
Antonio's outlawry his highness the
duke looked upon the Lady Lucia and
found that she was of full age for
marriage. Therefore, he resolved that
she should be wed, and since Robert
de Beauregard, TO whom he had puT-
posed 40 give her, was dead, he chose
from among his lords a certain gentle
man of great estate, by name Loren
20, and sent word to Lucia that she
had spent too much Of her youth PIN
sng for what could not be hers, and
must forthwith receive Lorenzo for her
husband. But Lucia, being by now a
woman and no more a dnid girl, re-
turned 10 his highneSS q message that
she would look on no other man than
Antonio. on this, the duke, greatly in
censed, sent ana took her ana set her
sn a convent within the aity walls,
and made her known that there she
should abide till her life's end or until
she would obey his command; and he
charged the abbegS to treat her narSh-
" and break down her pride; and he
syyore that she should wed Lorenzo, or,
IL she we're obstinate. then she Should
take the VOWS Of a, nun in the convent,
MAJ weeks the Lady Lucia abode In
the convent, resisting all that was
urged upon her. But at last, finding no
help from Antonio, being sore beset
and allowed no rest. she broke one
d1v into passionate and pitiful weep
ing, dad babe the abbess tell his high
ness al. since happiness was not for
her 70 THIS world, she would seek TO
find IL in heaven. and would take the
VOWS. rendering all her estate into the
dukes hand, that he might have it
and give It 10 Lorenzo or to whom he
would. Which message being told to
Duke Valentine, weary of contendfng
with her. and perchance secretly fear
ing that Antonio would slay Lorenzo
as he had slain Robert, he cursed her
for an obstinate Wench, and babe her
take the vows and set a day for her TO
lake them; but her estate he assumed
So mis- own hand, and made :. s-itt of
--reat yaiue TO Lorenzo And Lod9nzo.
fhev sax. was wei content thus to be
quit Of the matter, For" said he
ssrvl7;le that devil is loose in the hills,
no o'i peace would there have been for
the lady's husband"
"a ant when it came to the ears Of
uaunt antonio that the Lady Lucia
vas to take the veil on the morrow of
+be feast of St Prisian. his rage and
sFTsiction knew no bounds.
IF need be-" tlie cried, = viii attack
|4be city With all my men before viii
su Your men would all be killed ana
lshe would take the veil none the less"
said Tom1nasino. For Antonio had but
5sftv men. and although they were
sstont fellows and impossible to subdue
"a long as they stayed in the hills. yet
<zneSr strength would have been moth
kneJ a. INST fortress and the dukes
array. ~ -,