Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1844-02-10

fcJOlned The WARRIOR may any knight IL
: the world, whether he DO King, Em2e
ror, or Kirsur refuse my challenge, con
sStenlly with honorr
!. 'Of a certainty not, answered the Duke
pronounce thee noble, il thou vert not
beioro-Julio, my son thy sword--kneel
stranger at my throne, reverence thy God,
serve thy country, be true TO thy la&.
love, aud arise a knight of the order of
Medina, andv Gount MareschaI of our
reamG Now thou art match for the
proudeSt hero in chrstendomr
'Fhen Numbered forth the stranger,
sprlnelng like lightning to his Icoi, with
nervous haste i challenge thine own son,
Count Julio, he whose sword is still in
hand--as one who has been false to the
honor of a knight, and to hiSsoath--as
remorSeless treacherous william? The
which will prove, so God maintain mer
An awful silence reigned around, the
young Count who was standing at his
fathers side appeared thundcrslruck!- -
The Duke himself was speechess with
surprise; and the numerous armed re-
tainers, parlook OF the general aslonish
ment. Count Julio Mas the FIRST who re-
covered himself, and thus broke silence:
Stern llbeller of knighty lame. Il
know thee not, and might refuse an un.
accredited challenger, but my Ieige faith
er has pronounced the noble and ac-
cept the chaIlengc-so keep me heaven as
thou liestn
'Amenr sternly calculated the slran.
ger knight, and every one that heard the
voice trembled, for it sounded unearthIy,
so deep and dreadful was its tone.
Heaven Judge the rightr exclaimed
the Duke, 'to,morrow's dawn shall wit
ness the combat; ourself will be the spen.
sor of our new created Mareschal, for
such assertions against our son must
speedily be effaced or proven; the air
which a new knight nhales is polluted
by such examinations!
On the following day while darkness
was yet struggling with the rising sun.
thousands had assembled around the lists.
Al length the Duke and his mobiles en-.
tered The ARENA, they we're not greeted
with the same joyous shous they were
accustomed TO receive, for there was a
panic terror which awed the minds of ma
ny--a!l were expecting some great or
horrible event, and the few who hailed
the good old Duke as he entered shrank
back in alright from the hollow sounus
of their own voices.
flushed indeed was every tongue
when the challenger rode into the lists
in complete suit of sable armor; noun
ted OH sable charger, whose tread seem
ed TO shake the solid arena. There was
nothing OF trickery about its rider; no.
curvetlng nor prancing for the sake Of
display; compared with the gay and
splendid dresses Of the lovely danes, the
dark knight seemed like a thunder cloud,
huge, black, and threatening slowly
floating along bright summer sky-the
prophet Of desoation! Nothing could
contrast more strongly than the behavior
Of the yourg Prince; he rode into the
lists with an air Of graceful and pracr-
ced chevalier, his bearing was gallant in
the extreme. The crowd naturally low
ing display burs: into an involuntary
shout OF admiration: the dark night sat
lunmoved!
After the necessary preparation had
been concluded, the charge was sounded
the combaianls closed, and Count Ju-
Ito sank down as though he had been a
reed! Being however an experienced
horseman and courageous knight, he dis
Engaged himself from his fallen charger
and seized his battle axe from the saddle
how--'Fwas in van--lhe stranger knight
aimed but one blow, and he fell lilecss 10
The ground--his brains were scattered a.
round the lists!
Horror and trembling speechlessness
seized all present: but the conqueror tnr-
ned from the scene and with an air Of
dignity and approached the throne.
'lou stand amazed great Duke!' said
he would TO heaven the calamity could
have been ayerled from your house! you
now are childless so am I--your happ-
ness has ended with you sous life, and
the author Of his death most sincerely
mourn your bereavement
My souimy Julio groaned The unhap-
py Duke.
IIear me. great Cosmo, ere you pre-
judge!- continued the stranger, 4, also
was once happy ina child, but now wan
der, hopeless, homeless and companion
lessl aad daughter--but one, and she
--oh, God Of Abraham! was fair as Jep-|
lha's sacrifce-fair, good and excellent
in the mind! but she is dead--ihis weaponl
drank the blood of an only daughter
MY very VITALITY felt it 50, for as myE
sword pierced her heart. Judge, Oh hoay-
ems! who lct the greatest agony Then
kneeling DER her PROSTATE lorm; while