The Pearl River banner. (Monticello, Miss.) 1837-18??, 1838-03-31
THE SACRIFICE.
From Bulwer's last Work.

From Bulwer's last Work. X
1 TMuza i the lover Of Leila .almamel
her father; Muza, leaving Grenada ate
IT'D capituIation, encounters almamsn
who promises 10 guide him to Leila, bu
the Moor is unaware Of the relation o
the aslrcIogsr to bis beloved.
But that scene and that sound so calcu
lated to soothe & harmonise the thoughts
seemed 10 TO arouse Almamen into agony
and passion. He smore bis breast will
his cIenched hand; and shrieking raihe
than exclaiming, God Of my fathers
have come too later buried bis spur
to the bowels in the sides OF bis psniint
steed. Along the sward thorugh thu
fragrant shrubs, athwart the pebbly and
shallow torrent up the ascent 10 the con.
vent sped the Israelite. Muza, wonder
ing and baifreluctant, followed at littls
distance. Clearer and nearer came ,bt
voices Of the choir; broader and reddeT
glowed the tapers from the Gothic case
ments; the porch Of the convent chapel
was reached; the Hebrew sprang from
his horse. A small group Of the peasants
dependent on the convent loitered reyer
emily round the Threshold; pushing
through them as one frantic. Alnamen
entered the chapel and disappeared.
a minute elapsed. Muza was at the
door; but the door paused irresolutely
ere be dismounted. what is the cere
mony?' be asks Of the peasants.
"A wonlanis about to take the vows
answered one Of them.
cry Of alarm, Of indignation, Of ter
ror, was heard within. Muza no longer
delayed: he gave his sieed to The bystan-
der, pushed aside the heavy curtain that
screened the threshold, and was within
the chapel.
BY The altar gathered a confused and
disordered group, the sisterhood with
their abbess. Round the consecrated
rail focked the spectators; GREATNESS and
amazed. Conspicuous above the rest, on
the elevation OF the holy place stood AL
mamen, with his drawn dagger in his
right hand, his lett arm clasped around the
arm Of novice, whose dress not yet re
placed by the surge, bespoke her the sis
ter fated to the veil! and on the opposite
side Of that sister, one hand on her Shout
der, The other rearing on high the the sa
cred crucifx, stood stern, calm, com
form, in the white robes Of the
Dominican order; It twas Thomas de
Torquemsda.
'Avsunt, Abaddonl' were the FIRST
words which reached Muza's ear, as be
stood unncticed In the middle OF the
aisle;, here thy sorcery and thy arts can
not avail thee. Release the devoted one
Of Gotl!'
'She is mine! she is my daughter. ]
claim her from bee as a father, 10 the
name Of the great Sire Of Men,
Seize the sorcerer! seize him! ex
claimed the inquisitor, as. with sudden
movement, .aImamen cleared his way
through the scattered and disnayed
,roup, and stood with bis daughter IN his
rms. on the FIRST step Of the consecraied
platform.
But nots foo. stirred. NOT hand was
aised. The epithet besowed on the in |
ruder had only breaihed supernatural $
error into the audience: and they would
ave sooner rushed upon tiger in bis I
air, than on the lifted dagger and savage .
spect Of thai grim stranger. \,
sOb, my falher!' then said low and !
altering voice that started Muza as a
DICE from the grave, swreslle not against r
be DEGREES d Heaven Thy daughter :
moi compelled 70 Der solemn choice.-- 2
IunbIy, but deyotedly,a convert to the ?
'hrislian creed. herOnIy wish on earth {
to take the conseerated aud eternal l
wv 4
sHar groaned tie Hebrew, suddenly !
,laxing his hold ashis daughter Tell on .
or knees before him, then have indeed y
zen told, as have forcseen the worst. y
he veil is rent the spirit hath left the y
mpIe. Thy beauty is desecrated; thy y
! IN IS but unhallowed clay. DogP he 70
led more iercely, glaring round upon ~
3 uomoved face Of the inqusilor, This IS
y work; but thou shalt not triumph. et
ere by thy own shrine, | spit at and ii
~ thee, as once before. amid the Tor til
res oTtby inhuman court. Thus--thus III
.qlmamen the Jew delivers the last Of gu
house from The curse OF Gallilee! br
Hold. murderer!' cried voice OF ra
under; and an armed man burst through liz
} crowd and stood upon the platform. di
was TOO late; thrice the blade OF the ty
.brew bad passed through that innocent iol