Morning herald., 1839-12-11

J., OF negro, rather tha, essay . tilt
With chance to win: Cora's.;; s. could 'eSS' nS
He shall have satisfaction. could beat him
With rush in rest He shall have satisfaction
Sirs, he will cover at the very sight OF me;
Fall on his knees, and beg his life OF me
With clasped hands. He shall have satisfaction
#-A wv [They 90 out severally ]
| SCENE LAST A room in the Castle
Enter Countess.
Countess-- 1T is eon6rmd-the place he hods beside
her
Her every action speaks. OF all her court,
i He IL the only one whose duties to her
She takes as fav0rs not ~ things OF course
He comes! Who stops him thus untimely! Oh,
How changed he is! The fiery hardlhood
OF the life he hath Of late made consort Of,
Hath given another spirit to his eyes.
His face is cast anew, as circumstance
| Could alter Natures modelling and work,
Improving on her mould. ls that the man
Was once my fathers serf, and did scorn:
Fell ever at my wayward frown that brow!
0 stoop'd d that knee for me, to kiss the ground
| Would they do it nowa Fell ever at my feet
That form, as PROSTATE as the hand Of death
Had struck it to the floor? 'Twoud take that
hand
To lay it now there and wave Of mine
Had done it once If he confesses hold
| Of auy other never shall he learn
His hold Of me but, if he strives IN love,
l bless my stars have the vantage ground.
Huon enters and remains standing at dis
tance with his eyes ON the ground.
| Countess--Is Huon here and does not Huon speak!
| Pauses.
| Absent so long, ne greeting for friend.
| woman, too! [Pausesl l-no salutation kind,
Prelude Of happy news she'd JOY to hear
Relation Of adventures she would thrill
| To listen to-explots she would wonderat
And the next moment at her wonder blush,
Knowing whose achieved them!
Huon- am glad
To find you well. =,
Counte.s- You are glad to find me well!
hope you are! l were not saying moch,
thrust, to say know you are! You are giad
To find m we'll! Is that your news for me!
If tits, it is strange news. ,
And am here to learn your will
You are friend worth parting with, you bring
Such marvels heme with you. Som etimc me
01S" thinks
Since last we met together, and you are glad
To find me we'll; and, as | wished to see you,
| You are here to learn my will! You were not
Had .,t sent for you. here
| Presumptuous.
Countess Presumptuous!
| Huon- Yes, madam'
| Countess with sudden indignation No sir: not in
the favorite
Ofthe Empress.-Huon this is not the way
| We ought 10 meet! 1t should not be IN anger
| You are come home and you are welcome home
REQUIRES my tongue a backer to get credence!
| We'll. there's my hand besise. Do you not take
MY handl
Huon- You are noble lady, madam,
Whose father was my lord by leave of whom
thought and had a wilI-did what did
Yea, kept the very blood within my veins
| Behooves it should take his daughters hand!
Countess-You mock me.
Huon- !. ouid did and 'twere dream!
Bur dreams are not repeated day by day,
And day by day reminds me of a time
was your fathers serf ,.:.
Huou-Oh, would no more! The wounded body
The pain is over, all is sound again, heals,
scar reminds you OF it--nothing more!
Not so the heart, you lacerate II once
Habit may dull, pursuit engross-diver
But ne YER are YOU ransou'd from the throe
Live your meridian out it comes again
Fresh as at first, TO make you wriihe anew
Countess-We do not meet To talk of grievances,
Huon. | offered you my hand just now.
Why do YOU weepl | did not give it you
To kiss it with your tears 0 tits hand
Thou hast forbidden mine to meet
0'Is Not as sfriends.-lrecovering herseifl-,'i see
Sir do wn and let Us talk. have fifty things
Iwant to say to you, yet know not which
To begin with suon, do you like the Empress
Huon-Like her!
unon- Love her msdam--
Count ess lintcrrupting himI see You ao' uo On
What were you going
To say
Belief of nature!
conntsss- Ay 'twixt her and me.
Go on! The contrastl Best we understand
Each otherl Nellf The contrastl
u,..~ 'Twere one
Shou,d find the sun by following the night!
Snould plunge into her regions, and for chill,
And gloom, and stereness, and light, and
warmth,
And verdure.-such as should belong today!
,Twcrc as death owned heart. and life had none
Rut uith the shows Of animation
Did lodge within its breast a core OF stone,
| while the still ribs of death had pulse within
| Csuntess-Am | that day, that life, compared to
| which
| Death, night, are cen so richl Is she thou
| servest
That death that night, prcferr'd To life and day.
| Huon-O, did love thee To oblivion
| or myself What Nature gave me to assert
The man neglccting, as dsspised things
| COMPARED To- thee! That she intended me
| For deeds of noblencss may confess,
! Seeing that others ewn have achieved them
Yet abused her bounties,-and. Tor WHAT
| Scorrs-wrongs-though love Of thee preferr'd
theml :.
| And which bore; until the cause itself,
! That made me bear them, thou didst make .
OF vet unknown oppression That bore'
| D.. .k.ro d,d o.tiepce cease. Yesf until