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by the bright sun if l had a doubt, yet |
see not why I should not) of thy honor, l
would Stay thee, with my own hand, ere thy
bosom heaved twice more.'
Father, for my life | care not-the dun.
geon does not terrify me. 1t is thy displea-
sure l feel. l am innocent!'
Il believe thee, for mine w honor's
sake; for after this thy word hath little
weight with me. Yet thou shalt not 90 un-
punished. Ho! without there. Soldiers, two
of you guard this woman TO the keeper
of my palace prison. Treat her gently,
mind you, and bid the jailor on his life see
that she suffers nc roughncss; for, ifshe be a
prisoner, she is no less the daughter of your
emperor. For you, sir, for whose crime |
cannot find a name--l will invent for the q
death that shall in some degree measure it,
Bear him of to the farthermost dungeon be-
meath the river. If he escape, the lives of
every soldier of my guard shall pay for his
Without a word calmly and dignlfed, with
only sorrow at the princess fate shading his
countenance, the young mar was led from the
apartment to become the occupant of the
dungeon.
!.
The imprisonment of the princess lasted
but "A few hours. The emperor, after the
first excitement was past, felt the father re-
turn to his bosom, and sent for her to his pre-
sence. The result of this interview-to
Judge from the expression of the face of the
princess when she met Ophiel-did not leave
her quite destitute of hope.
You are pardoned , exclaimed the iov-
full slave, flying and throwing herself at her
feet.
He has forgiven me. I have told him all
the conspiracy and ALL
'And what said he =
1t made him more thoughtful than angry,
and he asked many questions about him,
then shook his head, walked the room and
muttered. l could only hear by piece-meaI,
'Of policy--no heir 10 myself--the security
of the cmpire-a noble bearing--better for
my successor than a nobler--I will think oil
It--shc loves him too-his influence among
the people-consolidatc the emplre.' Icould
hear nothing consecntively.'
Mark me, my noble mistress---you vii
yet be happy!'
Il cannc, tell you, Ophiel. lie KISSED
me---'
'Who??
my father, minion---when I left him..
but trembled when l looked in his face ant
saw how dark his eyes were. He dare no
Stay Inn, for he knows he will Stay his daugh,
ter with the same blow
What do you think will be done will
him-.-that is, provided the emperor does no
give him to you for a husband? =
'Silence, Ophiel, child ! lie shall no
de-
'And if they keep him in prison, woman
wits can get him out
AS | left him, my father babe me NEE
him in council early on the morrow
Il angur something from this
MAY it be Of good was the forebodin!
reply.
Thus speaking, the unhappy princess, &C.
companIed by her attendants retired 10 he
apartment for the night.
The ensuing day, in the imperial hall o
JUSTICE sal the emperor, sole Judge and arbit
ter Of every case brought before this fearful
tribunal.-His word was the law-wi,h hin
lay the power of life and death. He was an
throned in grandeur, commensurate with hi
high station, surrounded by his stately no
blcs and glittering court.
A jewel of great size, Of mingled hues, an,
dazzling as the sun, blazed on his crown
Before him, on a marble slab, elevated abov,
the floor, stood his cxccutioner, holding i
his hand and resting upon it, a gigantic swor,
cleaning in every beam. On the right @
5 the emperor and a step below him, on
throne of pearl inlaid with gold, sat the prin
;, cess Eylla, pale and dropping, yet observan
! OF all that passed. She was attended by
brilliant galaxy of the ladies of her cour
The emperor was stern and silent, and thong
, from time TO time his daughter cast a glanc
t f%urtively upwards to read his face, it expires
sion foilcd Interpretation. 1t affords nei,he
hope nor despair. The emperor now way
; ed his hand-lrumpet sonnded-and load
ed to the earth with chains, the youthful pris
oner was brought in the presence of his Judge
Without ~trIal-without even naming the OF
fence with which he was charged-the en-
r peror, after gazing on him a moment, gave
+ parchment to one who stood at the foo, {
the throne, and bade him to read aloud. In
v stantly the trumpets sounded lhrice-a her
aid cries "Long live the emperor, the broil
er of the sun and governor of the universe
D and thrice again the trumpels resoundet
, 1t is known TO all the world that the pre-
! sent dazzling stone which adorns the imper
$ al crown, was found more than one thousan
9 years ago in the throat of a condor, whic
fell dead in the court of the palace. Fror
the variety Of It's hues and its brilliancy ther
e remains no doubt that it was brought froI
. the gli,tering peak of the Mountain of til
= Burning Stone. Every diamond having il
> mate, it has been the ambition of numerou
, emperors to obtain the mate to this and
is estimated that more than a million {
states prisoners have persisted in the cours
Q of ages, in endeavorIng to purchase the
forfeited lives, by reaching the summit. A
yet no human foot has trod it, and the dia
mond is yet unclaimed.
Nov, inasmuch as Montezuma, son
: Melef the net-maker, has been adjudged
e traitor, he is hereby condemned to be con
g veyed from hence, closely guarded and
chains, to the foot of the Mountain of III