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

sthe blood thou has wantonly shed hast
descended to heaven; it waits thy COM
ling, at the great tribunal. On eayth,
too, thou shalt have thy trials. Yon
sun, which now careers thro' a cloud
less sky, shall not decline while thy
feet tread the halls of Belveder; the
1ramparts around thy castellated man
sion shall be torn from their founda-
Ition, and the lofty turrets Of thy palace
1graced with the flag Of renovated Po-.
land, before another morning dawns on
the city thou hast sacked and desolatcd.'
sHa! sayest thou SO, proud womanp
Numbered Constantine, as his lips qui-
Iyered under the mingled emotions of
shame and rage. sThy evening yes
pers shall be chanted in the recesses Of
the citadel. Slaves, manacle this pro-
5Iphetess of evil, and convey her to the
northern wing Of the CITADEL
'Lodoiska and Poland!' shouted a
Thousand voices, as the mother of CAST
mir approachedthe doors Of the militia
ny hall, guarded and chained. A res
cue! strike down the guard! Ia res
cue for the mother Of Polandv The
guards in vain attempted to execute
their commission. They were instant
lily overpowered, and Lodoiska conduct
ed to the head quarters of her son.
4 The shout which preceded the libe-
ration of Lodoiska, struck like thun-
I. derbolt on the ear of Constantine. The
tyrant trembled. Summon the Rus
sian regiment said he: 10 the man
sion Of Radzivil! Convey it's inmates
to the palace
Obedient to the orders Of the Duke,
the Russian cavalry, headed by Col.
Creutz, proceeded to the abode of Prince
i Radzivil. In rnoment the massive
1 doorsaserc burst Open, and the lovely
) Halina, supported by.tyo of theS4s,tas
4crat guards, was hurried onward in
! the direction of Belveder palace. ~
!, Ere the escort had reached the bridge
-Sof Sobieski, Platter and his determined
j band were there.
sLiberate your captiveH shouted Ca
ioiAiI III IL fOiCS L'ioI SSAiOO 70 -
t shores Of the Vistula.
sWho thus opposes the orders of the
Grand Duke?' said Kreutz, advancing
to the head of his guards.
i, Casimir Plater,' re-echoed his OPP
, ponent; the sacrifice is too great, the
, victims too noble, for Russian butche-
3
Rash youth! thy blood be upon thy
. .Eheado cried Kreutz, waving his sword
over the head Of Platter With the We
locity of lightning, Cssimir unsheath-
, ed his weapon. A tremendous blow,
{ leveled at the young Polandcr, was as
dexterously parried. He advanced,
, made a thrust, and buried his sword in
the bosom Of the Russian commander.
For thy blood, soldier of the auto
: crat, shall not be answerable at the
, final appeal said Casimir, as he gazed
for moment onthe bloody corpse. The
Poles, animated by the chivalry other
, leader, pierced the ranks Of the Rus
: slams, and drove them from their posi-
'Ition. But Halina Radzivil had, during
f the contest, been conveyed to the pa
: lace Of Constantine, and was now in the
: presence Of the tyrant.
}, Daughter Of Radzivil,' said he, sitis
in thy power to quell the rebellion in
: which thy countrymen are engaged
2 Dost thou, brother Of the autocrat,
I claim protection at the hands of a cap
tive thou hast cnsnared? replied He'll
: na-sa weak, unprotected woman, whom
!. thy rude soldiery have forced from the
!, ancient abode of her fathers to royal
, PRISON.
} Woman, retortcd the Duke, thou
art in my power; thy father and broth
err, in chains, are in the western wing
Of the palace: before day declines, their
heads shall grace yon ramparts, should
2 the son of Platter, thy lover, continue
!. the contest. He is now before the moat
| which now surrounds the outer gate.
, Thou hast but to command, and he
withdraws his force. ReAect-and re-
! fuse, if thy courage permits. The for
! felt is the extinction of the race and
I name Of the house of Radzivil.'
/ IAN inhuman, an awful, but a willing
sacrifice cried the heroic girl, TO thee,
: my beloved Poland as she gazed, un-
y appalled,, on the features Of her royal
: jailer.
i Thou refusest, then, maid Of War
I sawp said Constantine.
4 scorn the bride, great as It is, for
3 which | am required tos crush the re