Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-02-25

'hatants met in mid career. Too late the inhoei
ibeheld his erroi and sought to cvade that earth
quake charge. II in vain. Horse and foer
went down before the lance of the crusader, and
the last life ood Of the Saracen had ebhed iorh
before de Guiscan had even regained his position.
The savage cry Of revenge which the companions
Of the fallen man set up, would have appalled, any
heart but that Of de Guiscan But he knew no
fear.-The presence Of Zeina, TOO, gave new
strength to his RIM, and new energy TO his soul
For more than an hour, aided by has strong position,
he kept the whole Saracen force at bay. Every
anan who attack ed him went down before his lance.
or fell beneath his sword At length as sunset APP
preached, the Saracens hemmng him in closer aud
closer succeeded in driving him back behind pro-
iecng rock, which. though it protected his person.
prevented him from doing any injury to his ssalan's.
who, meanwhile, were endeavoring by climbing up
the face Of the rock to attack him from overhead.
He found il was impossible 10 hold out many mo-
ments longer. He turned to look at the maiden !:
abe firm and resolved, though pale.
We will die together said she drawing closer to
his side, as il there greater protection there
than where she had been stand ing.
Yes dear Zema, Tor that is fear me, all tha I
is left for us to do
Ha,k = suddenly said the maiden, hear you
not the clatterng of horses feet-here--in the
scar?'
Can ii be your attendant has returned
sYes-yes! it is-praised be the Christians
Il vow gold candlestick to the Holy shrine at
Jerusalem!'
On. like whirIwind came the host Of the Chris
sans over the plain beneath and through the broad
highway, until, perceiving their rescued countryman
st alive with his charge, they raised such cry of
rejoicing that it struck terror into every Moslems
heart In few moments all danger to the fugitives
was over
The nfides, now in turn reireatng. were pursued
and cut off almost to a man, by detachment of the
Christian force while another party of the succor
ers bore the rescued fugitives in triumph to the
Christian outpost.
In the parlor Of the --convent, at jerusalem,
a few months later, de Guscan aited the appear
ance of Zelma Since the day when they had
together reached the Christian outpost, he had not
behed that beautiful Saracen, for she had seized
the first opportunity to place herself under the in
struciion Of the holy abbess Of the - convent
ut Jerusalem. During that separation. however,
de Guiscap had thought long and ardentiy Of his
Ie.cuer. In the bivouac amid the noise Of
camp in the whrl Of battle; ounded by the
beautiful and gay wherever, in short he went, the
young knight had carried with him the memory of
the fair being who, at the peril OF her life, had
saved him from the stake.-1 heir hurried CONVEX
saton in the palm grove constantly recurring
10 his memory. Oh how he wished tina, he might
once more behold Zema, if only to thank her
Tor his life But constantly occupied in the field,
he had not been at leisure to visit Jerusalem, until
summons came from France, informing him Of his
fathers death and the necessity that he should I'M
,nediately proceed homeward, TO preserve the
succession Of his barony. He determined TO
Zelma once more, if only to bid her farewell
forever.
IA he was swayed thus by his emotions. he heard
light step. and looking up he behe!d the Saracen
princess
'Zelma !! he CALCULATED.
DE Guiscan = said the maiden. eagerly advanc-
har.a rio aha xfnn in
beautiful embarrassment, before the knight
Both felt the difficulty Of their relative positions
and both wou Id have spoken but could not. AT
length de Guscan said,
Lady have come 10 thank you again for my
life, before leave this land forever"
Leave Observation-Disclosures forever! CIRCULATED
Zelma.
bright, but long forbidden hope lighted up the
countenance of the young knight, and preceving
the renewed embarrassment with which the speaker
Jaused, he said
Dear lady am going TO my own sunny land
far away ; but cannot depart without telling you
ROW deeply love You. and that have thought of
You only, Of your sex, ever since we parted. Oh
II not prcsumptuous, might hope
The still more embarrassed maiden bushed but
she did not Withdraw the hand which the knight
had srasped He raised and kissed it. The next
moment The trembling bu; happy RI, fell weeping
en- his bosom. She, too, had thought only Of him
The proudest family in the South Of France, to
this day, trace their origin 10 the union of Zelnla
and de Guiscan.
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