The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-07-25

was pause and there seemed a Struggle il
the lady's bosom. " hcn she spoke, there
was deep emotion 10 her voice.
Add would you run the peril of reach
'ns the Christian CAM, if your cscap t
thence was cocIIived a, 2!
Dear lady, yes 2
lou shall 60. To night there will be
one at the seward posicrn-you are allow
cd tho freedom Of the luieTior--the gate
will be opened for you, and boat at hand
And may the God you worship bless and
preserve yod'-aud SHE turned away to hide
her tears.
! 4 new Ugh, broke in on the MINSTREL
Gould i be That he was beloved Was
This the cause Of tho kindness with which
no bad Oeen treated With q sudden hope
he was about 10 fling himself u, the feet Of
The princess, when one of her fathers
e0uuchs entered the apartment, and he was
forced 20 resume his instrument IN order TO
conceal his emotions. No further oppor
,unly to speak with iis mistress occurred
during the Gay, aud he len Der presenco
towards the evening 10 despair.
Should he avail himself Of her Offer 10
escapel II he were CERTAIN Of her love,
nothing could induce hin 10 i!y without
her but did she love HINT THIS ques.
ton The captive could mol answer. liar
asscd wtih doubts, he saw the appointed
hour arrive without havlna conc to any
conclusion. 4 aew hope now arose. lie
would meet his mistress at the p1slern.-
Alai there wUs no one there but an Gu.
much, whom shc had brlbed, Who ras per.
scrseiy silent. The minstrel was stall il
doubts when lights were seen III the gar
den, advancing towards the postefn. No
ume IVES to be lost. The eunuch pushed
han inio the bopt, the crew Of which in.
siantly roved OF from the land aud tho
captive, yie!dtng to hrs fate, babe farewell
forever 10 tho Enir's daughter.
Bl, he could nc, forget her. Even after
arriving al the Christian camp, aud resum
ug his round, tfor oil had thought hlm
dead, bis only thought was Of the Saracen
beauty and long be fingered in Palestine,
when his interest should have called him
hbNhNt bhtfHE " stGA VI tiTis JuA Tt
spaiT at length took possession Of him, and
he returned sadly to EJrope, where the
iaifes, ladies of has own goy province sirose
~ win 10 win him by their smiles.
Ga had las knoNn the agony with
which the Emif's daughter watched, from
her tower, his depsuurc-had he been
told how, day BY day, she sought TO CLEAN
some intelligence Of his arrival nj The Chris
tao camp, he would lave left hts broad
possessions al once, and found his way back
to her. through thousand perIls, rather
than she should consider him ungratelu.-
Bui lIule did he imagine tie sacrifice she
had made. Since the FIRST day she had
soeu the pae but stall noble looking cap
uyc, sae had surrendered 10 hun her heat
aud the olIer Of his freedom sprang from
the heroic wish to SEQ him happy, even at
the sacrifice OF bis company. Had he spo
ken he love then, aud she almost wished
10 would. few words would have induced
her to sacrifice father, country, and faith,
to follow him; but he was silent, and she
feared her love was desp. I'D. Sui, her
noble heart refused TO laae its revenge By
,ntcrrup,,ng bis escape lui she watched
HIS departure, hoping 10 the last that he
would communicate with her; aud when
she could no more catch the shadovy hg.
ore Of the recedins boat, she flung herself
on her cushions, aud wcp; as It her heart
would break. From tina. day, her atien
dan,s noticed that she grew paier aud thin
ncr, as II some secte, malndy was eating
out her lie. But none suspected the truth
Ia the proud castle Of Llmsger sat the
owner leaning his head on his hand. lie
uas thinking Of her who had sat him free
from Mosem slavery, and when he recall
cd her beauty and eehtenos', he fell as 4
!, would be no sacrifice TO surrender houses
and lands aud kuightly honots, TO be agar
The captive misire III hor feet, enjoying
her Smiles aud sympathy, even though DO
+ ujcd her love.
4 III ia IN vain he saidi | can lind NJ
i lhsopincss here. Beauty has no charm
+ for me. will 90 again to Palestine, an'
T never return until see her. lie was
, l,au, 10 summon his squire, when that ndl
4 dIvtduat Sntefeu inc ioou''
i efhere is o page, my lord, he sait
: without, who wishes 10 see you on ufser
Ebusmess.
i Let him enter.
A youth, apparently Of Italian origin, al
A reared aud stood humbly at the door un'
!. The kulght signed him ,oadvance' The pa4
q looked a, the squire, when his master, Ut
's Outstanding the hint, ordered him to lea'
:, tho room. Then hastily advancing, Il
h. youth threw of his bat and exposed to VIC
70 a counteaance of sugularly iemen'ne pea
a. ,y, FOR one Of his sex ;,
: Henri Henri 7 said the page a.
o. bursting into tears, fell a, the kn'sh
II. MY own Zeuora and the knight cla'
~. cd her to his bosom; tor II was Tue I"'
~. daughter. "a . So
n, And how did you thread your "
cd through such innumersb'e dangers
n h.;,kt asked usinp her own tongue, WIZ