Arkansas intelligencer., 1847-07-10
VOLUME 6-NO. 22
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YOU Ho' 'lut WINE ne IIVcs lhe people will have
40 ohcr President? Ile alone can please nuI
govern ,hcm they will have no othcr-oh, fo-
the love you have but now confessed, decide NO:
so. else yenrs aud years will roll away, and wo
will still be now! Ills death alone"--
"Oh! sPenk not of that, Edvardo." said she. az
the large dew drops of the soul rose in ler lus,rous
eyes; al love my father"
"LNdy, must obey, and await my time" SAID
tie youth, and as he spoke wild, strange light
beamed from ms eyes, even if some desperate
concclt had entered his mind. She did no, observe
It, butrislng, said:
ou may now escort nc back TO the CITY,
ld'"rdo The evening dews will soon begin 10
I''l, and must dress for the terua which give
tonight You will be thr:c!"
81 Will, angel miu!" responded the cavalier as
lie led her forth.
1t "as the Still hour Of midnight, and Gepere,
Rosus was alone in his private chamber. seated
b si"H table flied with papers and documents.
no" reading and signing one, and then arolher
GS' "hAo his people were enjoying the quiet res.
"hIch nature demands he, The greatest nnong
them, was iol'Ing for their benefit laboring both
III mud and body for their good.
lis daughter was beside him, busily engaged
IN copying n private letter for her father, but
started, as gentle tap =, the door announced n
visitor.
"Who is thcrc?" said the stern General, o, In
'"!1 hlS hand upon richly mounted weapon
which Iny near him.
1.-The sculInc!' was The answer. in a low. re.
spcclfuI tone.
"N hat is wuntcd!'
81 tcnr present for your Exce.Icncy. which
mas JIs been left, with strict orders TO be delivered
10 your cNccicncy alone"
"En'or.-ih;', me thinks, is strange hour 70.
a present. From whom doth it Gomez
81 know VOnr Eyr,Il,.
as he Had neat, square box of rose. wood upon
Inc table and placing the key the card which
WAS fastened on lis top. departed.
OPrn II, daughter have not time,' said the
General as he nG''ln turned his eyes 10 a military
report which lie was reading.
ION. know who Il is from! Ii is in his bond.
"r'ns.' exclaimed She, she glanced at tho
caro- upon lis top Oh, Whist present coud he
have d, sIlnrl for The thcr Of her whom h, Ioyc.,"
"llr, whom. daugh,cr!"
"i"!hcr. tic subscription IN this card is in H.,
M'"-"n""n hand wiring Of the brave cavalier.
ron ld'ardo EscuderO, and he has in this deli.
."'t way sent you some kingiy present, I'll war
your CURIOSITY"
The lady took tho KEY and turned i, in the
'"Sh' but as she raised the lid the report of
'"Lry Of pistols almost dealcned hcr, and will
""e Wild scream slc rccIcd, and fainlinp. fell ir
''e "oor' amid cloud Of smoke from The now
open Lox.''
In an instant the prcsidcn; sprang to her sii2..
'Oh' Hod! my daughter is slain!" sald he IN
"Sony-but his heart was cheeYel again, as She
sioAc:
"No-n". not s,ain, my fnt:cr, but he-he
""u" nave slam You 10 win me!' and again sho
iunied. Hy this time the room was filled with
soldiers and officers, drawn hilhcr by the repor,
tT ,uI q L,.i
machine, Tor such It was, explained the po, a.
sHn,i i"rir Generals HE, of loaded pistols
haa been 50 paced along tho box tha, any one
standing IN front Of ii TO open it, would receive
The contents in his body. 1t had been sent to
EoSas, at Ills late hour in expectation that he
would open il himself.
Narrow has, been the escape Of the daughter.
She had stood beside, instead Of in from, Of the
box when sh" opened it, but the fair hand, which
Nrr lover had kissed but so shortly before, was
now stained IN several places with blood where
'hc hHIs had graZr4 it, her arms and laced sleeves
were LACKED with the smoke: but worse than all
was lhc wound her pure heart had received, in
Ihc discovery Of tins horrible attempt upon her
father 5 life, by one whom sho loved and trusted
and who would have made her an orpban 10
hasten her marrngc. But she had named him to
her father, and within hour after the dis
coYcry OF tho plot EdNario Escudero was ar
danger, confession, and the disc overy Of his hand
writing, had so thrown him of his guard, tina:
when IntcrrogUtcd he made no denial. Brief
was the trlal.-lle was sentenced TO be sho, OF
the Retro, or military Plaza, at sunrise. VIII
haughty composurc ho heard his sentence, for
lie Yet dreamed that shc-shc Who was all-pow-
cr!ul with her father, loved, and would in,crcede
for, and save him.
But lie know not her high, stern sense Of duty,
II he thought that love and pity would have par
doncd him who would have murdered her father
In vain he sent 10 seek an interview with her
il'r answer to lis message was brief, bu, sh
would degn no other.
''IeIl him 10 ask Gods mercy-,herc is noEc
for him on earth! No, not were he my brother
And when al the mornings first light, tn
wecping mother and sisters of tho condemnel
knr.t at her feet and prayed for one word Of ir.
tercCSson, (ror they knew that yet she coul
save that son and brother, if she would bu, ns
his life of her lulher,) when in the agony
their souls they spoke Of his youth beauty;
bravcry--pIl now about 10 be buried in the to-
of disgrace. with cold, stern look as if her ID
ncrmost veins were frozen, sho answered.
..lle would have unde me fntharlessii'