The Democratic pioneer. [volume] (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1845-1853, 1847-02-05

tunity to become personally known to his
future subjects, even at some risk to him
self. All seemed tranquil, aud the situa-
ton afforded important facilities for the
instructions considered so essential for the
fu ure sovereign. Yet Hualco for the first
time sho we'd a disincliuation for the pur-
suits which had formerly so much inter-
ested him. His eye was dull-his step
langud; he yawned over the abstruce cal
cula,ions O his tutor, made verses and sang
them to the twilight, and spoiled his pic
ture- writing by drawing fair ma'dens
with long, willowy tresses, instead OF hid
eous men with globular heads and triangu-
lar eyes.
"What ails thee. Hualco9" said the tu-
tor, at last, for between him and his royal
pupil there had never been any reserve.
cart thou becoming woman, when thy
people are looking for man, able to hur'
the usurper from his throne and make bis
heart an offe ring to the red>eyed war god!'
"a woman, father! a woman" said HUI
|
Hast thou seen her!"
The old man gazed on his pupil with
dismay. Had persecution and hardship
turned his brain, or had Maxtla contrived
to have some slow subtle poison given him,
of power to mar his brilliant promise, and
make his life worse than death!
Good Atahuilpa suspected not the SUBJ
tlest of poisons, and Hualco, recollecting
himself, contrived to set his tutors nina
at rest for the time, although his thoughts
wandered too often to the forest glade
aud the fair creature who sat singing nn-
der her plumy screen.
His favoriie retreat when evening SOL
tened the heat of day, and the moonlight
made scene of ofeDchantment ofthose mag
nificent terraced gardens, so long pro-
verb of loveliness, was the topmost terrace
: of all. where from an a. ti6cial lake or basin
the purest water was distributed IN nn
merous channels through the whole e1
tent of the domain, falling over the rocK'
in cascades, and shedding freshness on IN
fl wers and shrubs below. Glded ava
. ries, containing the rarest aud most spien
9 did birds, enlivened the bowers; ana rep
II resentations of others, ,exquisltely wrong"
a in gold and silver, we're amnng the-deeosa
tions of The reservoir. But the object up
o on which. amid all this magnificence, II"
q alco choose to fix his pervesely pens''
a ewes. was the marble statue of nymph
|. bending over the placid water as II seek
a ing mirror for her beauty. THIS hgur
9. was perhaps the last that would have al
3 tracted casual observer, since, though
IS was exquisitely wrought, its pale suooue
e hue gave it melancholy air, surrounae
as it was by gorgeous colors and gl'l'er''
). obiects. 1t was an alegorical hgure,
:. .re told and Hualco seemed to be studyln
), lis hidden meaning.
Is Here he lay, watching the effects of tn
IS declining light, and touching al intervals
e a musical instrument which he held IN his
h hand. when a slender arrow fell Just befor
G him. lie took it up, and found tied to II
g feather small scroll covered with the pic
}. ture writing of the country. As we ha'
q no conveniences for giving face'smhe
d this epis,le w e shall only offer paraphras
= ofi,s contents, which may be thus trans
e lated:
q "He who sits on thy fathers throne,
g prince, has this day drawn across thy po'
"
Of not set before he has fulfilled the VOW th'
1t made. Save tbyself, then, among tn
J. faithful pc eople."
ID The signature was yelled figure knee
II, ing. Hualco dwelt more upon this ina
is unop ;he warning. Could it be the torres
m maiden! He was too much OF an adept
v the ambiguous picture-writing not TO kno'
10 tha, the mysterious figure was quite
III likely to me an grief, or secrasy, or hnmi'
er lty. but the notion once in his brain ths
ID the scroll came from the beautiful uu
b. known, he thought of nothing else' an'
ne keeping the missiye in his bosom, toreoor
ct even TO mention ii to his tutor.
lh The next evening found the prince
: before, lying by the crystal reservoir an
to indulging ia such reveries as will Wis
W prince as we'll as peasant. A slight rus
ar ling startled him, and figure, covere
e. from head to, foot in garment OF ~
~ coarsest Mcqueen, knelt on the pavement
Id polished porphory.
$. "Prince )" said gentle voice, "you ar
ID bere .,ill. Your friends sent you yeste'
in day warning. Tomorrow 1t may oe 10
I'd late"
"Lady!" said Hualco, springing up as
ha felt already the assassin's dagger, an
is approaching his mysterious visitor
n. "Ladies do not appear thus" said tb
a. voice again, but with some slight emoa'
a ..sment "Your subjects watch owe