Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-12-05

lher discovering love which would dra,
upon me her eternal enmity! Go, prime
-go, Demetri. This evening as 500
las it is dark, | viii contriye to steal OH
Ito the fountain in the sycamore grove
meet me there at eight-your, pretext o
labsenting yourself from home will pre-
vent the princess from suspecting tina
lwes,- e g15i.s9 sHl rllJai1Iff
- Here the voice became fainter, as tn
person speaking moved towards an op
posite door; the footsteps of a man wer,
plainly to be distinguished moving in til,
isame direction. Helena could hear moth
ling more-she strained her ewes to the
ereyice of the door to which she; was
stationed, but saw nothing. Her hear
Overlooking with tumultuous passions
she was tempted for a moment to bursl
open the door, and iconfound the guilty
one who had presumed to rival her il
her husband s love; but, listening again
she felt assured that the room was empty
land moments reflection showed he1
that, by few hours delay, she rsieht
render her vengeance more signal and
complete. She therefore returned in
the same stealthy manner to her own
apartment, shut herself up, and took
measures accordingly.
Her determination was to prevent the
possibility of Anastasia quitting the
house. and then to disguise herself in
the dress Of serving damsel and to per-
senate her pc fidious attendant at the
rendezvous in the sycamore grove which
she had hehril arranged by her. These
meditations were interrupted by a mes
sage from the Prince, apprising her that
ne should &c absent from home, the re-
mainder Of the day, and should probably
not return till late at night; and, this
message, as the additional proof of the
calculating treachery which her faithless
husband scrupled not TO exercise toward
her, was the last drop that overfowed
the cup. The exasperation Of her out
ragged feelings knew no bounds and she
remained i'll solitude in her apartment,
that no member of the family might no
tlce ner agitation. ---
An hour before sunset, Anastasia was
summoned into her lady's presence, and
received an order to remain near her,
and finish some embroidery with which
She had been occupied Not daring 10
disobey, and hoping to finish her task
before her appointment with her lover
had arrived. the young girl sat down to
her work with unwonted alacrity. The
room in which they were was an upper
chamber, and formed the last Of spa
cious suite, having no entrance but
through the apartments that proceeded
it. Not long after Anastasia was seated
at her embroidery frame, the princess
arose and quilted the room, locked the
door of it and, leaving her attendant a
close prisoner, with no possibility Of
egress until she herself should release
her, she proceeded to Anastasia''s, cham
Der, where she selected a suit Of her
clothes, fastened to disguise herself in
hem, and throwing a veil over her head,
Quilted the house, and directed her steps
owards the trysting place 9s
1t was late in the autumn the days
we're shortening visibly; the evenings
we're cold and gloomy; night closed, in
after sunset, and there was
10 moon to illuminate the chill dark sky.
Helena was the first to arrive at the
,lace of rendezvous and, under the in
luence of never-slumbering suspicion,
he fancied, when she found herself there
lone, that her schemes had been dis
covered, and that her husband would de-
eat sher plan of Vengeance, by not APP
gearing; but few moments sufficed TO
lndeceive her. A quick, light step APP
'roached. What eagerness was in that
read, iand how Indignantly did her heart
hrob, as she listened to it. 4 The OBJ
curity was so complete, that she could
lot discern even the outline of the per- I
on who drew near but the perfume of
mbcrgris, with which her husbands /;
air and garments were always impreg-
ated, foated upon the air, and low
ounterfeited voice breathed forth the
lords" Hist, Anastasia Are you
ere, love ~ directed her towards him.
d She stretched forth her hand, with a
/" Yes,' md grasped some
hing which she recognized as the en-
HAITIAN worn. by the princelyl
ouse of c. 10 the next moment, the
rms of the impatient lover were thrown
round her, and she was drawn towards !
i'm in passionate embrace. Trans
ported to fury by the tender endear-
nents, which she knew was not intended
or herself, but for an unworthy rival,
nd breathing only the deadliest ven
s,ance for her wrongs, the outraged wife S
thrG>t her hand into her bosom, drew !
thence poignard. and, raising it on high, !
plunged into the faithless heart that J