The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-12-02


Iof the Upper |Ieg of lhs Whae, % whica
,theY se the nalne of he Gespanschafl ol
1siisin, governed vii arbitrary sway
n Numerous complaints and representations
were made by 'hose oppressed ~ their iron
lra's and mole han OH admoniloW letter
was addrose1 10 them bv lhe sorereien
bnt they disregaEdeo BON pc mnlnprings
of The conquered, and ibe lhfealening cf
|the kingi and even % 90 hen heg were
lat length under sentence Fl o1t'aNIy Tor
lt0al manifold ggIessions. laalo Nas not
sufficient oce availah|e iniha province
calfy tie edict into effect; Che esshnce
the brothers sufiicinq % render Of none avail
leveYy Effort pf tie royal troops and bad nol
Idisssnsion broken out between them. is
impossible % calculate upon llc results pf
their unonenchabe ambition
In l542, howeyer,a feud So deadly ipissl
mature ihat il broke away every fralernal
bond, and changsd them from loving dns-I
linen into bitter foes, 50 palalgzed fheirI
lsTength. and weakened their resources,
THAT they were finally reduced 20 obedlenee,
land subingated 10 the royal authority.
The cause Of their disunion IS thus des-
lrribed il the chronicles Of the time -:
Winter was approaching. The Las, cling
4 ing and discolofed leaves were dropping re-
luctanlly from the forest bonghs, and the
froat-to1chsd vegetation was garbing the
earth h sombFs and monOsonous dTapeFy;
Of russell the winds swept down tom The
heights shFilly and angrily, and the dancing
river bad taken ieaden hue; when tao
strong knights Of Podmanin sal together
before the ample hearth 81 their castle 81
Bisinitz Both were shealhed IN complsie
suits Of steel armour; and AZ the fierce
flames, which rose and fell IN their dallying
with the huge Pine-lOgs That fed the Ere,
flashed over their tall and muscular forms.
they seemed 70 draw sparks Of light from
3 the scales of the cleaning aFmoF
A table stood before them, On which lav
their tTiisty swords, side by side with port-
" pitcher Of wine, and two ANTIQUE silver
drinking cups which looked ihou1h thev
bad been origin destined d s holiet ptf-
pose than thai Ehich they now served
: The brothers we're n The full strength and
beauty 81 their manhood; and had It not
been fot q fixed ferocity of expression, and
q cold haughtiness Of look, which betrayed
an indifference 70 all interests but theirown,
! they would have been strikingly handsome.
!, person they greatly Fessmbled each other;
!, and, amid all their evil qualities, the perfect
!, unanimity which had always existed between
+ them had been the one only and holy bond
M that had seemed % link them to their fellow.
men.
be They were but recently returned from 9
- successful iOTay; and for time Die talked
AZ compacently Of its results, and consulted
~ together on the arrangemenls c0nsequen
sr. upon them; but a: length John exclaimed
I. lsuddenly:-
~ NOW, curses on these ehangeiul sea
sons, which ever came atlsWart our briahtes
plans, and bold Us idle il our own halls llk
cnilo5sn and women, when We should be u
rs and doing, instead Of letting our joints stiff
M len and or amor rust. Here is the Winie
a on oQr backs again, threatening us with
ose tnree months imprisonme
ere ~ g can, at least, curlail the tenn d Oh
,rd captivity by a bold start ere aa eis becon
W. worse; 3 answered Ralp how say you
tho pall We hazard one me niuro el8 y
~ bang uP our bsltle-axe iIl 11o
J, ~ 70 you link the project orI fis
"A. <ed the der; awe can 81 .hrd |oY
bel i ig not So easy g all Noun i-
g eta snoV -storn at defiance
~ [" an ready to make tie slial said &
Younger cofaDose3Is
", 80 De Il then, in the name Of al Il
salntsw TetOrted ohm with a hoarso laugl
81 Know certain Baron in NIoEagiagWho
oteI. housed and Should be taught eco
BE- may b world lha ronhl e
Nv mY plan Is Fixed ba be
small q matter % require -. esr8
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