The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-09-13

| IKE clOn0 over neT oellcdte DOsOln, one glow.
ing cheek rested on slender transparent
hand, a smile still fingered on heEliF-,' and over
all, like a glow of sunlight, was shed that lofty
and serene expression which marked her Tol.
tee origin. -.
Beautiful and happy exclaimed the Aztec,
beautiful and happy, royalaand beloved, thou
~~haIt not live. The prince adore sthy lover
thy husband 10. morrow. Tomorrow where
wilt thou be tomorrow p No! his path shaft
no longer be illuminated by thee So, the as
trologers have foretold that Thy life shall be al.
ways happy. but thou carml die .Ay, die in
thy youth, Thy bloom, and by the hand of an
alien and a slave. He thought NOT ofihat las,
night-he thought not when he scorned my love
that could dream Of Vengeance. But soft
she may awake. must be quick, or the bird,
he singing bird, will escape me yet. Now,
hated 1otec, thy time has come =
SO saying, the fierce Aztec drew from her
robe the fatal weapon. 1t flashed moment
in The moonlight which streamed like guar.
dian over the sleeping maiden, and was then
buried in her bosom. She uttered no groan,
for the knife found a direct passage TO her heart.
So passed the sweet Princess Torquosa to
the land of shadows. The astrologers were
right-she died before her noon, but lired with.
out sorrow.
With smile Of savage exultaton, the slave
drew The bloody weapon from the bosom Of The
princess, and hastily left the apartment.
The morning dawned with more than usual
glory. The valley of Mexico was all spread
out in the sunlight, glowing with beauty, and
full of animation and joyousness.
The population OF the whole empire were
abroad at early dawn, anxious to celebrate, with
suitable festivities, the marriage of their re-
nowned prince They might be seen in gay
groups in the markets, public roads, and gar.
dens, on the roofs OF The houses, and on the
boats and islands of The lake, in their holiday
dresses, adorned with flowers. and carrying
large nosegays of fragrant honey suckles and
roses. Banners waved, music played, and the
priests in long procession wound slowly up the
sides Of the ,eocalIis, with waving censers and
choicest offerings, seeking to propitiate the gods
The young prince, with a light heart, leapea
from his couch, and having been magnificenIy
alired, sought the apartments OF his bride, fol.
! lowed by crowd of attendant n6blrs.'
Alas alas (! tradition tells US thar, after the
sigh, he saw ihora- prince -Nszahuapilli, was a
changed man. He became stern even to sever.
ity, aud was never known to smile. He lived
10 be firmly established on the throne Of his ia.
,her, and then to see bis empire pass into other
hands But the changes in his fortune affect
ed him but little since the dark and sudden night
which hal fallen upon his youth.
| He died at last in obscurity. Some say that
the Aztec slave followed him through life like
an evil spirit, and at last, in his aye and deere
pilude, DESTROYED him with the same weapon
which had drunk up the 1ite.blood Of the Prin.
cess Torqnosa, in her youth and bloom. But
be that as it may, you may still see, in moon.
light evening" Two stately firms lowering over
The palace roof OF the Lord Of Iezcuco, the one
resembling a warrior prince, the other beau
leous maiden apparailed as bride"
As Donna Marina finished her tale, the Span.
ish general took up his guitar and played soft
Casllian air, The bold cavaliers around him
were suhdued by the p!ainve strain and the
sad legend, and their thoughts wand'red alter.
nalely from the barbaric splendours Of the New
World TO their native country-from 1.-The Toll
tee maiden" and her royal lover, 10 the homes
and faces SO far away.
JENNY LIMBS BRoruER-The Bridgewa.
ter (Eusland) Times says: 1t will be interest.
ing to many Of our readers TO hear that last
week John Lind, mariner, of Stockholm, son of
Hans Lind, School master, and brother Of Jen-
ny, the Swedish Nightingale" was married in
the Register office in this town, to Miss Mary
Gee, ofPig g"-nly- John had not seen his sis.
ter for many years unit! he accidentally me, her
The other day at Liverpool, on her professional
visit to that place. Jenny presented him with
handful Of pocket money, but John, like his
.,,hcr tp.. hr..,hnr.ri" af' arrsi "ti't's Work
for his bread and if his sister were to offer him
annuity to exempt him from labor he would not
accept it. lie spoke in the most afectionate
terms Of his sister, stating that she had support.
ed her father and mother since she was sixteen
years fase.
THE FREAKS OF FoRTUNE.-The New
York Day Book says there is man IN that city
who has seen some fifty summers, OF good
stature and commanding figure, who drives
WaverIy omnibus, and who has actually grown