Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1850-12-05
MISCELLANY.
A Thrilling Tale of Jealousy.
wALLAcHIAN LEGEND.

WA LLACHIAE- LEGEND.
Ia Mother sta55ing1 her oaca Son 7,ae
terrible discovery and ffghJI punish
Nearly three centuries ago, an extern
sive portion of that part of the country
which lies on the Wallachian banks Of
the Danube, belongingt to Dcmetri c.,
= powerful Boyard, descended from one
of the Greek Princes who had been
driven out Of Copstantinople at the fall
of the Lower Empire. He was veal
thy, generous and magnificent, the father
of promising son, (who, at the period
to which this history relates, was Is
years old, } and the husband of the most
beautiful woman in the country. Hele-
ma C was looked upon as the hap
piest and most envied Of her sex /; and
she might have justified the general be-
lief, for nature had endowed her with
mental powers no less remarkable than
her personal pericctions, had it not I'M
fortunately happened that, amidst the
countless roses with which her path in
life had been strewn, one sharp thorn
had lurked and pierced her to the heart,
rendering her, in the intolerable anguish
it oecasioned, regardless of the many
other blessings that had been showered
upon her. In a word, she was of sus-
picious and Jealous disposition; passion
ately attached TO her husband, and to all
appearances adored by him. She, never
'theless, lived in constant distrust OF him,
which his character and manners were
too well calculated to justify, for his
general admiration of beauty was mat
ter Of notoriety and although, from al
knowledge of his wife's disposition, he
had taken such precautions in his inf
deity towards her, that she had never
yet been able 10 detect him in a love
intrigue, she nevertheless felt so pur-
suaded that he was constantly involved
in such pursuits that she became prey
to vague jealousy, which elnbittered
every hour of her existence. f sa
AT last her suspicious appeared to have
found an object on which to settle
Among her female attendants, was a
young and pretty Transylvanian, famed
Anastasia, whose superior education had
rendered her a favorite with her lady,
All at once, the damsel became negligent
Of her duties, absent in her mind and
linattentive 20 the wishes of her mistress
when reprimaaded by her, she betrayed
insolence and hoaSeur. Helen threaten
ed to dismiss her fro,a her service. The
Prince opposed such a Aeasure; and in
proportion as the displeasu.e of his wife
was eyinced towards the deliiauent. the
voice and manner Of her husba.1 soft
Tened in her favor. 80. if in5.
This was more than sufficient to fiI,l
the suspicious of the princess. Eager
to ascertain TIE reality Of that which she
threaded, and resolved to rush upon a
knowledge that would break her heart,
she forgot her dignity so as to play the
leves-dropper and spy out her attendant
for some time without any result. One
Iday, however, when the young girl had
been sent for by her, and had neglected
Ito attend the summons, Helena treacher-
ously crept up back way to her menial's
chamber door, and noiselessly stationing
herself near it, listened to what was
passine within. a murmur OF voices IN
1.-The room convinced her that Anastasla
I was not alone, and almost Immediately
) that of the suspected damsel struck upon
-lher ear in accents, the purport Of which
could not mistaken.
"Leave me-" she said, " for heavens
: sake leave me If my mistress were e
know Of your being here, l should be lost
: lforexert Already she suspects, anf
watches me. and I lire in daily terrPr o.