Saturday morning visitor., 1848-08-12

similar thoughts filled her soul, and rea.
son would not admit single ray Of hope.
Ataiuk reviewed his warriors in an o.
pen plain. Eunitzah walked unperceiv-
ed into grove of rhidodendron intersect-
ed by a brook, Also Aamir had retreat
ed 10 its shade, absorbed with thoughts of
his love. Discovering Hunitzah, lie en-
deavors 10 fee, and his strength fails him,
he wavers and sinks at her feet.
"Why dost thou try 10 avoid me ?" she
commenced speaking. II love thee -
Twice the leaves of The trees have drop
ped since first saw thee; bnt did not
love thee. Thou hast saved the life of
my father, and the waves of the great sea
are not SO movable as is my bosom when
thinking of thee. Why wilt thou flee
from me ?"
"Dare | believe it?" exclaimed the
young warrior; my dream of last night,
in which | say thee addressing 10 me
the same kind words which thou hast pro-
nounced-my dream is not mere fancy {:
thou lowest me, thou forgivest me?"
II forgive thee, love thee! But me-
yer will our hands be entwined in each
other in the holy grove. Thou know est
not to whom | ain aifianced."
ooh, do not call the hateful name All
my blood revolts against it,"
es, rather death than such marriage.
will speak 10 my father; he shall know
for whom my heart beats. Atajuk |
shall say 10 him, either my window must
open for your deliyerer, or the grave will
receive your only daughter"
Her lips touched the breast of Alamir,
and she disappeared in the thickel Aeeler
than the gazelle, speedier than the hind
before the arrow Of the hunter.
Day passes after day, but Eunitzah VEN
lures no: to speak OF her love. Ataiuk
observes his daughter withering away
like The flowers of the field.
MY child" says he, "has A llah touch
ed thee in his wrath ? Why do thy tears
flow? ! will give up my flccks, my most
splendid arms, 10 recall smile to thy lips,
color to thy cheeks, TO hear again thy mer-
ry ditty ring in the mountains and valleys"
20, father" answered Eunitzah, "what
is the use Of richesp Poverty is what
cove!; for poor is thy deliverer."
How, Alamir ?"
"Ele Is the beloved one Of my soul; for
him | will die"
Struck with this avowal, the Prince CO.
vered his face with his hands. His daugh-
Ter thinks him angry; he is only affected,
He loves Alamir like son since the day
he saved his life; whence shall he take
courage TO reproach his daughter for her
feelings? He becomes sad and pensive
like her; like her he seeks solitude.
chen he meets Alamir, he accosts HIM:
''Yonth, why didst thou not let me be
pierced by the iron of the enemy? Thou
hast saved my life, and precipitated my
daughter into the grave"
My Prince" responded Alamir, asiz-
ed with alarm, Il will mount my charger
and hurry into the large forest, and thou
shall never see me again."
"hy daughter would follow theen
Command, and will plunge into the
torrent Of the stream, even blessing the
parent Of Eunitzah."
"My daughter would rush after thee -
Eunizah is gentle as dove; but her
heart is fercer and prouder than the glance
OF the eagle. No more OF, despair! Ne
yer will the nuplial hymns be sung for my
child"
Command, Atajuk, and l will obey
thee faster than the thunder does the light
ning."
"What can want thee TO do? No hu-
man arm draws the arrow which penetra-
ted Euniizah's bosom, out OF the wound
Her hand is promised TO the son of our al
", the chief of the Beekmirzans, who is
more powerful than our clan, and boasts
of number of horsemen as superior to
ours as the large river is TO- the little
stream. Soon the day viii come when
must fulfil my promise, or | will see fo-
rest of lances raised on yonder hill. AL
amir, thy prince is very unhappy. Why
didst thou save him from death ?''
30, that my death
"No, TIE life of my daughter art thou,
whom dare not call my son." No ray
Of hope appeared TO cheer them. Ataiuk,
perhaps, by his influence, by the yenera-
tion paid 10 his authority, might have ap-
peased the prejudice Of his nation, and
could have given his daughter to.the war
rior who saved his llfe--the old men REQ
objected a precedent but how escape the
wrath Of the allied prince, who Mas capa-
bic of the most terrible vengeance how
sacrifice the interest of the country 10 the
interest Of his tamily3
1
When ihe Circassians are not at war,
either among themselves or with the Rus
SLAMS, they combat the animals Of the for
est excitement seems natural want Ia
this people. Atajuk started on hunt Of
the boar, accompanied BY thirty men. A.
lamir was Of the party. Unfortunately,
eagerness in chasing the game led them
beyond the limits Of their usual excur-