Du Buque visitor. [volume] (Dubuque, Lead Mines, Wisconsin Territory) 1836-1837, 1836-06-08
,1NEs9 WEDNESDAY

destruction; yetarethere cases in which
even that act may be virtue.
1What is the issue of thy interview
with the RadziBil?' said Constantine,
as Casinnir descended toward the low
er corridor of the palace.
sThe secrets of Poland's daughters
are secure with her sons replied CAST
mir. Thou wilt A,noso, ere evening
shades thy palace. Am ! at liberty to
Edepart?'
Thou art returned Constantine.
Young Platter, preceded by his her
aid, soon reached his assembled COM
Ipanions. A shout, which shook the
walls of the tyrant's palace, announced
his arrival.
"What is the answer of the Duke?
demanded a hundred voices.
slle refuses to release the captives,'
replied Casimir.
Storm the palace! -raze the mon
ster's mansion to the dust!' -cried the
military companions Of Casimir-sPo-
land and Liberty!'
My comrades said Casilnir, tc0,t-
ton must be our watch-word. We
must be wary in our approach to the
den Of the monster. He must have
chance to escape. The fate Of the house
IoRadzivildependson observation-disclosures:
and who among you would require the
possession of the tyrant at the sacrifice
of this noble family?'
Not a son Of Paland,' rejoined his
companions. Let the Duke escape
sThree checrs' said Platter, sand
then for the palacen
The reclamation reached the ears Of
Constantine. The words, storm the
palace!' had scarcely fallen from the
lips ofthe enthusiastic Poles, ere he en-
tered the chamber of Halina.
az mprlde nt maid J, exclaimed he,
\ Fssvhy aast ,hna court deaths'
q court the freedom Of Poland she
replied, seven atthe price4Whieh- tho,.
hast decreed. Know, Duke, the blood
Of Kosciusko still runs in the veins Of
Poland's daughters
my guard, said Constantine, scon-
duct hither Prince Radziviland his SON.
The soldier retired at the command,
and returned with the noble captivcs.
Behold the oflering,' said Halina,
as she gazed on her father and brother:
behold the victims for the sacrifice.
But Moa,' turning to Constantine, art
not the officiating priest at the altar
'say'st thou 50, maiden?' replied
Constantine. sExecutioners, approachr
Stand back We numbering minis
ters--ye accursed agents of another's
crime!' exclaimed Halina, as her eye
turned from the assassins to their en-
lployer: the blood you seek is too pure
for your cowardly daggersv
4 command you to do your dutyH
Numbered the Duke. The rufians a.
gainapproachedto fulfil the awful COM
mission.
Take thou the reward of guilt said
the daughter Of Radzivil, as she plung-
ed the poniard Of Platter into the bosom
Of the foremost assassin: 4 pity, yet
have destroyed theen
Constantine, petri6ed with astonish-
'ment, gazed with conscious horror on
the body Of theexecutioner, as it with
ed in the agonics Of death.
The blood of that man shall be de-
manded at thy hand, Russian Duke
said Halina, when we meet before the
bar Of Heaven. Mine was an act Of
Justice, no revenge. The life of pa
rent demanded the poinard Of a daugh-
ter. Thou seest how strong, when
virtue nerves them, are the arms Of
Sarmatia's maidens.'
/ A crash in the courtyard now am
nounced thatthe inner gates of the pa
lace had been forced TO the rescue
jiof the Radziviis!. was hear s6in ey-
jery quarter. sIfbthey be safe, give
quarter to the tyrant-ifn mot, be his fate
as theirs!
A Platerrushed to the eastern chamber:
lin moment, the door was opened.
lsMy Halina is safe! Spirit of the Uni
verse, / thank thee!' said he, ais he
clasped the lovely girl to his bosom.
4 Where's the tyrantn exclaimeasthe
linfamed soldiery. He has CSC
said Ialina, by a secret passage.
sMother, have fun; He'd thy prephe-
fsy,' said Platter: the evening sun has
mot found the tyrant in the palace Of
Belyeder. And now, my Halina, i de-
mand thy bridal hand atthe altar before
the face of heaven, and on the dawn
Iof Poland regeneration