The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1834-12-24

burning in a small recess before beautifully exc
cuted virgin but the light not sufficient to PEN
citrate the obscurity which reigned in the many am
ges and alcoyes of that irregular apartment.
Her garb of ceremony laid aside, her lovely shape
scanty yelled by a single robe of spotess hnen her
auburn tresses flowing in unrestralned luxuriance,
almost to her feet, if she had been creature OF per-
feet human beauty when viewed in all the pOmp OF
royal pageanuy, she now appeared beng OF su-
pernatural loyeiness. Her small white feet unsan-
daled, glided the rich carpet with grace,
which slight degree of fancy might have deemed
the motion peculiar to the inhabitants of another
world For an instant, ere she turned to her repose,
she leaned against the carved mulions OF the win
dow, and gaZed penslvely, and, 1t might be, sadly,
upon the garden, where she had so lately parted
from the unhappy youth whose life was thus embit-
tered by that very feeling, which, above all others,
should have been its consolation Withdrawing her
eyes from the moonlight scene, she knet before the
shrine which it illuminated, and her whispered ORR
sons arose, pure the from which they flow
ed-the prayers of weak and humble mortal, PEN
ltent for every trivial breathing all confidence
to Him who can alone protect pardon the prayers
of queen for her children, and, last and
holiest of ALL a womans prayers for her unfortunate
admrer. Yes, she prayed for Chastear that strength
might be given to him from high to bear the
crosses of miserable life, and that by divine mercy
the hopeless love might be uprooted from his breast
Th' words burst passionately from her lips, her
whole form auivered with the excess of her emotion,
and the big tears fell like rain from her uphfted
eyes. While she yet in the very flood of pas
sion, sigh was breathed so clearly audible that
this prayer listened to by other ears than
those of heavenly ministers Terror, acute terror,
took possession of her mind vanishing by its supe-
ror violence every less engrossng idea She snatch
ed the lamp from its nche-waved it slowly around
the chamber-and there in the most hallowed spot
of her widowed chamber, a spy upon unguarded
moments, stood dark figure. Even IN that mo-
ment of astonishInent and fear, if by instinct of
purely female modesty, she snatched velvet man
tie from the seat which it had been cast aside,
and yelled her person even before she spoke Oh
God it is de Chastelar.'
Sweet Queen replied the intruder, bright beau
tiful ruler of my destinies, pardon-
What no she screamed in notes of dread in
tensity, amoy annoy mes Francois. My gnards !
Seyton, Charmichael, Fleming, will ye leave your
Queen alone! alone with black dishonor Villain !
Slave she cried, turning her flashing eyes upon
him, her whole form swelling as it were with all the
fury of injured innocence, dds thou dare to think
that Mary-Mary, the wife of Francis, the annoint-
ed Queen of Scotland, would brook thine infamous
address. Nay, kneel not, or | spurn thee-What
no will no one aid III mine extremity
Fear nought from me- faltered the wretched
Chaselar; but with voice like that OF some IN
spired Pythoness, Fear thnk'st thou that l could
fear thing, an abject coward thing, like thee ! a
wretch that would exult in the infamy of one whom
he pretends to love =! Fear thee-by heavens, if
could have feared, contempt must have forbidden it.
Nay, Mary, hear me! hear me but one word
if that word cost my life, =
Thy Hfo, hodot thou thousand lives. they
would be but feather in the scale against thy
strous yillainy. What no y again she cried. stamp
ng' with impatient anger at the delay of her aten-
dants-' Treason My guards-Treason = At
Il, FL,
the startled inmates of the palace; with torch, and
spear and brandished blades they rushed into the
apartment, page, sentinel and chamberlain, ladies,
with hdisheyeed hair, and faces blanced with terror
The Queen stood erect in the center of the room,
pointing with white arm bare to the shoulder
towards the wrctched cul prt who with folded arms
and head erect awaited his doom with unresisting
silence, His naked raper, with which alone he
might have toed the united efforts of his enemies
lay at his feet his brow was white scup ptured
marble, and no less rigid but his eyes gared wildly
and his lips quivered as though he would have spo-
ken. The queen still furious at the wrong he had
done her fame, marked the expression, Silence
she cried degraded! wouldst thou meanly beg thy
forfeited hte-Wert thou my father, thou shoulds
die Tomorrow! Hence with the villain Bid
Maitland execute the warrant-Ourself, ourself will
sign it-Away ChaStelar dies at day break
IT'S well,' replied he calmly, : it is WELL the lips
i love the best pronounce my doom and die hap
py, since die for Mary !-Wouldst thou but pity
the offender, while thou dost doom the offence, de
Chastear would not exchange his shortened span
of life, and violent DEATH for the brightest of
Christendom My limbs may die, my love will live
forever Lead on, mnions, am more glad to die
than We to slay Mary, beautiful Mary, think
think hereafter upon Chastclar =
The guards passed onward last of the group,
unfettered and unmoved, de Chastear stalked after
them. Once ere he stopped beneath the low por-
tai, he paused placed both hands his heart, bow
ed lowy and then pointed upwards, as he chanted
once again the words Pensez IA moi-Noble Dame,
Pensez moi. As he vanished from her presence,
she waved her hand mpatienty to be left alone, and
all night long she traversed the floor of her chamber
i'm noroxysms of tho ficrcost desnair The warrant