The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-07-14
By ALFONSO CELIA, of Providence

show any sign OF Joy She rolled her eyes.
which glistened but for an instant ana
smiled mournfllly. az her heart was i'm
pervious either TO Joy or sorrow.
In this time OF great trouble, Gabrielle
was like a tree scathed by lightning, on
whose branches a few green leaves APP
pear. but whose roots have been affected
by the electricity The ascending moist
ure cannot nourish the boughs much
longer; and after while, all will turn
yellow, then brown. and finally wither
away.
Gabrielle had lately become extremely
pale and emaciated: difficulties and
dangers had beset her path; memories
OF romance and drama had got posses
sion OF her mind: mournful thoughts and
black despair had changed her terribly.
for she had nirsed her sorrows in soli-
tude, during the FIVE long months OF
Orsinis captivity. and now she has little
more than a ghost OF her former self.
The constant, grim silence or Ga
brieIls began TO exhibit omens OF an in
auspicious nature. Probably she had
premonition: perhaps the heaviness and
detection Of her mind had forever ban
ished her former brightness: her great
susceptibility Of impression dulled the
intellect and srbdued the will: and the
acuteness OF the sensations she had ex-
perienced gradually wasted away her
strength.
In few months Gabrielle had become a
living skeleton. with glaring. hollow eyes.
Love is a poison that has no other
antidote than love itself Orsini might
have cured Gabrielle. pining over his
absence; he might even have revived her
spirits. But was II destined for the
lovers to meet again? Would Orsini re-
turn I'm time to reanimate Gabrielle, and
bring life again TO her shaken fibres and
strained sinews7
From the very instant Gabrielle was
told OF the verdict Of the jury, she left
home and went out, mixing herself with
the crowd, and often skulking around the
Parish prison No one paid any atten-
tion 10 that mummy OF human figure,
deyttaized and dehumanlzed. with all ele-
ments oT earthly passion gone and a
countenance bereft OF expression
Margaret had not much time then to
look after her mistress. The maid, her
self. had become suspicious Of the in
explicabe delay in releasing the prisoners
She had already made many trips TO the
prison since Orsini had been arrested.
With the persuasiveness of a shop sales
girl she had vainly tried to obtain per-
mission to talk with Orsini. but had only
succeeded In interesting the wardens and
arousing their sympathy by telling them
the sad story Of the two lovers. On her
hast visit to the prison. she obtained from
| Warden Lem Davis n promise that he
would take special care of Orsini. How
the old comedian. Margaret, attained so
much or what promise she gave 10 Davis
| In return. Is matter for conjecture
| Certain IL is, that Davis kept his word
On the very same day, after the close
| OF the trial the committee OF safety
| gathered and denounced as infamous the
| finding Of the jury In acaufting the muir
| derers OF the Chief OF Police Hennessey:
! and the same COMMITTEES called a grand
| mass-neeting of the citizens for the fol-
| lowing day at Clay Statute. which was a
| well-known place where the people
usually met 10 discuss any important
contingency.
Six o'clock had not yet struck. In the
evening OF March fourteen. when a vas,
multitude had already congregated on
Canal Street, almost filing up the large
| place from curb TO curb Just at the
| stroke of six, n shout went I'D from the
| people stationed at st. Charles street and
number Of members Of the Committee
OF Safety, who had signed the call came
| marching along and began TO walk
around and around the range OF the Clay
| monument.
Fall In, fall In was the cry. and the
| crowd formed procession which
| marched around the railing several times
A man named Parkerson. who was to be
the speaker, had taken his position at q
| point cf vantage within the railing. and
from there was surveying the surglne
mass. in whose serrted ranks there
CLEANED faces full OF anger and deter
mination.
| (To Re Continued)