Orleans County Monitor

DEVILISH VENGEANCE.

One of the leading residents at Raincy, in the Department of Seine-et-Oise, was the Widow Tardiveau, wealthy, fat, fair and forty. Among special favorites was young Raoul Gaulin. He was not enamored of the widow, but found it profitable to allow her to suppose that he was. In time she set him up in business. Raoul fell in love with Rosalie Betrol and an engagement and betrothal soon took place. The widow at first was furious, but by degrees she grew more calm, and then professed herself heart broken. She soon fell into a decline, and died of rapid consumption after a brief illness. On her death bed Mme. Tardiveau granted a full and free pardon to the two amorous young people, and in her will left the prospective bride a small gift of money, accompanied by a pint of rare old Malaga, with a yellow seal. The bottle was not to be opened until the wedding day, when it was to be drunk to the memory of the dear departed. During the joyous festivities and at the end of the supper the wine was uncorked, and the bride and groom together with the best man, drank the contents. In a second they had fallen to the floor, dead. The wine had been mixed with prussic acid. The widow was avenged.