The Yazoo Whig and political register. (Yazoo City, Miss.) 1840-1842, 1842-11-25

succeeded day, and week grew upon week,
@nu sun there came no message from the
Autumn was on the wane; and the scar
leaves OF the forest which exteuisd across
the valley beneath the castle, we're sailing
IN their wild mirth high in the air. as the
long breath Of the wind swept them from
tue branches; and glsiening beneath the
sunlight in many varied shades of brown
and yellow, or whirling in witch circles up
on the earth TO the music Of their own de.
cay; when, as BathOTy, supplied with wine
and weaned by suspense, was sleeping off
The excuses OF ;he evening banquet ia his
CHAIR ct state, at the head Of the now de.
serted board, horrible outcry, accompani-
ed by the sound Of heavy blows, and the
tumult OF hurried steps, proceeding from
The apartment of his sister, which was con-
tlguous 10 the great hall where he had been
Teasing, aroused him from the stupor mo
which ne had fallen. After having for
lew seconds confused the uproar with the
dark dream that had occupied his slumber.
and into which these sounds Of violence
and disorder had merged themselves so
NATURALLY as 10 keep him still uncertain Of
their actual existence, he at length started
from his seat, and finally convinced BY
piercing shrek in which he instantly recoQ-
nized the voice Of the princess, that il was
indeed no delusion, he rushed to her assis.
lance.
AS he threw back the door Of commune
cation, the first peal Of frightful thunder
storm burst Immediately above his head, and
seemed TO rock the huge building TO IFS very
foundations; while by the glare Of the lightn-
ling that flashed into the room, and whose
fiery and fOrked tongue quivpred and leapt
Tor ala instant among the weapons that hung
upon the walls, he saw his stately sister sur.
rounded by a crowd of ghOsily forms yelled
and draPed so closely that nothing could be
defined save the fnttering of heavy gar.
Imenls. who we're overwhelming her with
lweighty blows; while they kept up . wild
land unearihly chorus. in which they snum-
lerated all the frightfil cTimeAOf BathOry,
TO which she had been either the instigatOr
Tor the accessory; and high above this uprOar,
10 which il seemed fitting counterpart, the
tempest howled, and yelled, and shrieked
about the castle.
In an instant the weapon Of the Prince
was in his hand, and he flung himself head
long among the aggressOrs, but his sword
passed through them harmlessly; while in
the next instant he was compelled 10 fly be.
fore shower of stones, which were hurled
, from all sides with a violence that threaten
ed his life.
AS he 6ed from the room he heard a
! heavy fall: his sister had tainted from pain
) and terror; and ere another moment had
J elapsed all was quiet, and no trace of the
} spectral visitanis remained save in the stones
, that were flung after the prince, and which
still lay scattered over the floor; bun the hor-
ror Of household was by no means diminish
: led, as, on gathering them up, they discover.
ed that blood-Ted cross was branded into
: leach!
' When she was restored to consciousness
n the indignant passion of the Princess was
II terrible to contemplate. Far from believing
r like her attendants, that her mysterious
/, guests were supernatural beings, over whom
! human wrath could exert no power, she fell
S at once convinced that the hands By which
= she had been smitten were too surely hand.
: of flesh; and every seperate limb atlestec
u by its separate agony that no dsembodieC
IS spirit had undertaken the work Of vengence
Under these circumstances she calleC
d loudly on her brother for revenge. which h
: as loudly promised; bat on whom il shonlC
+ be wreaked remained mystery 80 dense
/. that none could hint at the aggressors; ant
a thus, feeling her very existence painful unit
i she shuule have stated her violence, evel
of although il might be uniustly, she suddenl
!. turned upon the unwary attendants VIII
were endeavoring 10 soOihe her with th
assurance that she had been vIsiteS BY suiril
: of evil, with whom it were unsafe to me,
: die even in thought; and vowed that the
Z who were toiling so psrseveringly 10 perve
" her judgment in order TO screen the gull
= parties, must be themselves the culpFits.
- Panic stricken and trembling, the wre,cl
:, ~ ed creatures flung themselves at her fee
=, and protested their innocence; but wor,
- and tears alike availed nothing: the 81
5, had gone forth; and within an hour Il
- dungeons of EIzed once more echoed bac
d the groans and shrieks Of the tortured an
y the dying.
g Another week Of suspense and passie
q went BY, and siilI no light had been ihrOW
v upon the mysterious v.sitations when on
= evening Bath0ry took his seat at the bal
y quet, surrounded BY The small circle
nohles whom interest or timidity had cOllec
BE ed about him 10 his retirement. The chan
lg barlin, according to custom, stood besid
~ him ready TO present the 6rst dish; and 4