Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1841-05-06
EXTRACTS FROM NEW WORKS.
PROM coRsE DE LEON BY q. r. r. JAMES.

Of such violence"
What wnuld I with ycu. m,domr' renlied the
,"unt dc Mcyraud. What would [ with youl
VII tsll you. lady. | would do YOU the honor Of
'""ihs your late and nine together Tor ever. Mad. y
my hour IS come. How long may enjoy It, l Q
mo" no.; out while II Is here. I will use il to the !
utmost You are nine. now aud for ever: and |
H"''e'cr ia'e awaits me, depend upon II YOU shall
mare. Nay, struggle not, lady;this rr,Sn uno, y,,r
"'ls' Is hui thesymbOl OF The grasp / have nnon Won
'nd on your late, which. DO yOu sure, shall never
be relaxed. What smoke is ihatl' he continued
To one ot the men who camo on, of Inc
SnutIh' nom Tue opening door of which bursi forth
a volume OF dense VapOur. while n roariny AMI
cracking sound was henfd from within
1T Is only the church, my lord. r,plieI the man
Ianshlns nlond. You told Us 10 set Ere 4, the
places 50 Ne have piled up the sIOols and bencbc.
and the hlme has caught The carved rooT nlre,Ir
The old stcrisian TOuld fam have SIupped ms. but
MARX ana l 'ook between usi and pitched him on
the top ofIhe pile"
You iOOs2' exclaimed N.yrand, furionsIy. 81,
was but In the fury oi the moment said Il; IL VAS
buta threat. not intended To be executed. d. Won
MOI Know mat every mlmeui is precious, that We
may get back To the castle. and thea draw oft the
men before B'Issac and his thousands aruvel Nav.
struggle not. light girl he continued. turning
hereby TO Isabel, "Or, by Heavens. I may serve YOU
as they have done the ,acrisian, Think YOU that
you can contend with mel Come on, cume on
there bring the priest along; we will hang him
over the gate OF The castle, To give BrIssac hIs first
welcome in"
Thus saying, 10 caught Isabel up i'm his arms.
passed through another door. by which he avoided
the church, and was IN a few minutcsat the great
gates of The abbey.
There, before The portal, with n number o rmonks
around him, ia no degree terrified by the fierce
men opposed To him; stood the old abbot, 5arehead.
ed anu touring forth anaihemas in Italian and Lat.
ia upon some sixty or seventy men whum the CounI
de Meyrand had left without. Those anathemas
were redoubled nj the sight of the counts prisoner;
hui Aleyrand, needing ham not, turned To listen for
a moment To one Of his own followers, who address.
ed hun instantly on his coming forth.
we must make haste, SIR" he said Fresh irpops
are appearing upon the hills. aud they have alrea.
dy opened a fire upon The castle from a place where
We saw a sml!l red cross last night"
TO horse. 10 horse, them said MIcyranl: "the
castle Is not tenlble for an hour against any con-
siderable force. We must bring oil the men and
Tue treasure that are there, and then retreat upon
the places M the rear. Here, Mark he continued
turning To one Of those who had inst come out of
the chnrch. you are n determined devil; | may
nave To command as well as 10 fight Take this
lazy mp behind You, and remember yo5r sole bpsi-
hess Is 10 mako the best of your way To the castle
tasten her To your belt 80 that she cannot escope.
ana, ! there should seem a likelihood of her falling
ini" The enemy's hands bark ve.' and whispereJ
something 10 the man which made him look M IN
hS lace wiIh an inqulrng glance, saying, What a
wumanl'
"DId YOU hesiiareg" demanded Meyrand. bspd;ng
ms brovs upon him.
"No. no" replied the man, II always do what I
am Dad when | understand ii;" anil, with mo- pouer
To resist Isabel. drowned IN tears and as pale rs
death was seated behind tho trooper on ms horse.
and ned tightly 10 him by several leatiem thongs
A moment more, aud they were riding on nj n
uHIrk ImFn InlAprl- fha gYtf. II II Hr
siH nearly amiing At every step, yet not happy
enough To- fIll altogether into iorgcIinlness of her
terrible situation.
They had gone about a hundred yards. or perbnns
a lille more, from the gate of Tho abbey, and the
heii ul The troop which was led by the count him.
sell, hal just passed a deep wood OF pines that
hinked The abbey To the nouhward, when there
came a quick. sharp report OF Firearms. and far ar
I'VE "i The foremost hJrscmcn went down at once
Inc sound recalled Isabel To herself, and she look.
Cd suddenly up, when she behelI u troop of armed
men coming forward at full gallop. some armed
WIN spears, and some with drawn swords, upon
The body which was bearing her away. She had
not time tn SEQ ans hing more than that, though
somewhat siTan sely and Wiley aured, I ey were
well prepared for an encounter of the most ferc.
description; horse end mnn bristiiug with yar,uus
weapons. which any one would nowadays find rrell
difficulty in employing ~skiliully.
me charging horse were upon the troop ofCount
us NleyIand M a moment, utering "A fierce, shrill
shout as they came forwards; and while AIeyrand
sirove To put his meI IN same order 10 receive ,hcm
ihe name 81 "COrse de Leon! Cnrse De Leon" was
repeated from Trooper To Trooper, seeming 10 a.! Tie
hearts OF The counts soldiers wslh fear.
In another instant The Two bodies met. aud all
was STRIFE and confusion. Swords flashed around
III every direction, and pistol shots were exchanged
WIN inc HluzL!es almost touching, while hand 10
ndlIl' ahd no" separated into small groups. The
brgands and their opponents fought for IGe and
"ea'h' scattered over the open space that inierycn-
ca OelNeon The woods and the castle. Oh. who
an iei The feelings Of poor Isabel at tina; moment,
one stroVe once or twice to burst the bonds Thai
he'u her; buI all her eh1rts were in vain. and she
had nothing 10 10 bat alternately To cover her eves
WIN her hands, and then glance over the scene
'sa''' Hhd stretch out her arms towards any Of The
opposite party who happened to be near. while
nope and lear continued their agonizing struggle. IN
her heart. :"
Ia ihc mean while the man Mark, who carried
ner hiong with him, remembering the orders he
mao received sirove for nothing but TO make him.
sell way on towards the castle of RDbcck. sill
Weeping sbJno Of his cOmmdes between himself md
'"o attacking party: or, II he crossed swords with
any Oh Ihem, II was but 10 strike a single well di.
recieC blow and ride on. There was n horsem,r
however ~ the Troop OfCorse de Leon, who seem.
Gu determined 10 hew a path up towards him.
Arneu at all points with his beaver down. the
""5"NipDu ufpu MT HeeIs, Hls heavy
A"oid playing like a bulrush IN his hands. three
li'nes he made his way nearly up 10 the spot where
'he man Mark was h~urrying on, and three times
some nccidenial turn Of the fray threw another
group Of The ]solIicry IN his way.
All went down before him. however, and twice,
when Isabcl ruised her terrified eyes aud gazeJ IN
mat direction, she saw, through the dust and smyse
one OF The troopers Of the Count de Mcynnd cast
headlong from his horse by a blow Of his arm. The
man Mark seemed especially b. Zee from him, a., II
D" Mn ne recognised sumo Une with whom he could
DOT struggle; bat at length. just when he was bresk.
i"d away iroin The melee altogether. and squirting ON
Wilh iufy towards the castle. Isabel behrld the
A'Ishi draw out from among the rest also. md
gnu'P hcrcciy oitor. a page followed him bearing
a spear hut the distance between he pursuer and
'ne pursued, though not actually great, was cons.d
c'a'is IN such an cuger mce as That which they
now ran. The heart Of Isabel sunk with fa,, ~
me 50" That the knights charger did not gain murb
upon ihem. But, Tie moment aier. another bgr,..
man dared from The midst Of The very f0rcm,.t
group OF conbniants. where all was enyclo9eJ IN a
. fNlIlu oil amIku and Irar