Southport telegraph. [volume] (Southport, W.T. [i.e. Kenosha, Wis.]) 1840-1850, 1844-06-25
The eyes of tie two beamed with de-

"io" uitii III yOu nealed furnace.
The giants testified their readiness, and
MIssgestalt inquired sHow know we the
victim?'
The count bethought himself 1.-The
inst man who comes from Savern, and
asks if my commands be executed; HIM
cast ye in, and remember that prayers or
entreaties avail him not"
The monsters retired to their furnaces
with savage glee, again fed the fire; the
count was satisfied, add galloped home
wards.
Arrived at Savern, FridoIin was sum-
moned to his presence, and the coun.
charged him to proceed Immediately 10 the
Elsenhammer, and inquire Of Missgestalt
if his orders had been executed. The un-
suspecting youth charged himself with the
commission and retired, but before mount
ing his horse, thinking the Lady Adelhed
in the interim mi ght stand IN need Of his
services, ne proceeded TO her apartments,
and informed her of his destination.
"My boy is ILL.," said the countess, ''or
| should, this morning, have gone to mass;
but do THOU, FridoIin, before thy ride to
the Eisenhammer, enter the chapel of the
HeiliEe Trau, and say short prayer for
thy mistress and her sick boy.
Fridolin bowed low, kissed her fair hand
and was soon on his road to the chapel
which lay full two miles out Of the direct
path to the Eisenhammer. "But what
matter9" said the steward, SITS for the
Lady Adelheid."
Wishing to assure himself OF the fate of
his victim, the count informed Robert Of
orders TO Mlssgestalt and krebs, to throw
the devoted trIdolin into the furnace, and
the triumph which shone in the counte-
nance Of the hunsman would have ineyita-
bly, betrayed him, had not the count been
too much blinded and occupied by his own
thirst for revenge 10 iced the looks of the
other.
"A few short minutes" thought the
count, "and he, who would touch mine no.
nor, IS no MORE"
"MissgestaIt can never iail," said Ro-
bert.
"lmpossi5le," replied the count; ssmy
directions were clear, decided, peremptory;
no mistake can possible occur. Bv this
time, indeed, is tridoIin no more.
Suppose, my lord, ride and learn
from Mlssgestaltn
do so, Robert-yet It's useless; ask
him Il nv commands have punctualIy been
executed"
II will, my Iord.n
Fritolln arrived at tie chapel, and vi
tered long and fervent prayer for the
health and happiness Of his mistress and
her son--he rose from his knees, mounted
his horse, and endevorcd, in some degree,
to regain by speed, at least some part Of
the time he had exhausted in his pioas mis-
sion. But IA sfortune seemed to follow
him-hls horse stumbled and broke his
knee. Frdolin dsmOunted, and was com
PEELED to walk ten minutes before he could
procure another stced HIS repressed the
curse whrch srese on his lips at this unfor-
tunate de y, and consoling himself with
''every-thing that happens is Tor the bast''
rode on. He soon reached the ILisenham-
mer, and called aloud to Mss csfaIt-
''tlavs CoaEt WrAhcIm's orders been
obeyedf'
MIssgestalt and his companion pointed to
the glowing furnace and replied TELL
your lord the man is cared for, and his
slaves await their reward
FridoIin, astonishcd, and corprehending
the answer as little as he did the question,
turned his horses head and left the Essen
hammer.
The couat walked up and down his
apartment, his quick unequal steps served
to show thu uneven state Of his miud-he
was waiting the arrival Of Robert. who,
ere now, might easily have returned Steps
were heard in the corridor, the door opened,
and FriGolin calmly entered.
The couat could scarcely believe the evil
deece ofhis eyes. Recovering mis- speach,
he cried.
Nv hence come you, FridolinF'
"From the Eisenhammerl..
"Impossible-hast tarried by the wav!"
IL visited, my lord, the Chapel of the
Heiligo Trau on a mission from the Lady
s'EIast been TO the Eisenhammer?n
81 have. my lord.''
"What answer dost thou bringr'
The answers dark, my lord, under
stand it not to
''Qulck. the answer"
'sThe man IS cared for; aid your slaves
await reward"
.iAnd Robert--hast met him by the wayl''
81 have not, my lord"
The count remained for some moments
with his eyes raised to heaven aud then
exclaimed THE guilty one has persisted.
and the innocent is saved. And so it was.
Robert, impelled by his own passions aud
anxiety to hear his enemy was DESTROYED,
soon reached the Eisenhammer, and on
asking Missgestalt if the orders of the Lord
Of Sayern had been obeyed, was instantly
seized by that monster and his relentless
confederate, and, in spite Of his resistance,
prayers, and entreates, was hurled into
The furnace, where he soon must have been
to a cinder. The commission
Fridolin had received from his lady, togeth-
er with the accident that had occurred to
his horse had been the means OF OCCASION
ing the steward to arrivr only second al the
scene OF death, IN time TO hear that the pun
destined for hun, had fallen where
i was so Jusile due; and the high honors
with which he was immediately loaded.
showed that his noble, but misied lord, was
making ample PREPARATION FOR his former