The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1850-07-26

pTOCeeueu, anu He SeetHeu 10 uIOWSe.
Dost thou sleep, uncle p demanded Juan.
He looked up when addressed, and, in The
imperfect light, it could be seen that the eyes
of The invalid was full of tears
1.-The Hymn saddens thought il soothes me,
Maria. Why didst thou choose it? Yet l
blame thee not. would could sing with thee.
! s,rove, but the voice failed ne, and my heart
felt strange as if with sudden sinking. re-
member me to have heard that hymn, the last
night that slept in The dwelling Of my poor
mother, Juani,a, Twas innocent then was
lad There was woman that was blind
they called her Doores.--she' sang it often be.
meath our windows. but did not weep to hear
it then as do now. Yet remember i. well.
knew the ballad all by heart, and could have
sang it with her; but had wilder fancies, and
Knocked the tenderness Of her Hymn with a
gay ballad of solne bolder spirit. could not
mock her now. Thy voice hath soo,hed me,
Maria, but sing TO me no more tonight.
feel as would sleep. Juan, give me thy arm.
The nephew started to his Ieet. Maria
would have offered an arm also, but Juan re.
pulsed her.
Mot thine !" he answered, in accents mol
SO low but that Velasquez heard them.
land why not hers, Juan ?'
"Maria lack the strength Here is Gomez
"Maria lack the strength! Is she not well,
Juan or am so much fsebler than before
1t must be so | feel it SO! Well Give
me help Gomez be it. them"
cold sweat covered The face and forehead
of Maria de Pacheco, as she beheld The officous
Gomez start forward al The summons oi Juan.
She saw Valasuuez grasped by them, as if for
support, on either size. The words Of the lat.
ter--
"ltis very dark--go'st thou rightly Juan 2?
rushed through her very brain with dreadful
import, the more terrible and startling, as, hav.
ing herself receded toward the cabin, she did
not see them approach. Then she was con-
scious lhat some one stood beside her. 1t was
Linares, followed by another. She grasped
his arm.
snow now! Linares lit is doing!"
Hence Quick God have mercy"
plunge and most piercing shrek, were
heard while she was speaking. Linares started
forward. There was sudden uproar in the
ship, The alarm was given, and the men were
running 10 and lro, while crowd gathered ON
the side where the deed had been d.,tso. An.
other scream from the waters-a scream Of
agony-a cry for help, and then the stern ac-
cents If Linares prevailed over all olers.
Murderer OF my uncle, bloody traitors
have caught the in the ACT !"
Away! ~ cried Juan de- Sylva,-"and 10
thy dulles Behold in me thy captain J"
"Never" was the cry from The crew. "Di
ego Linares -"
"Ihe heavy hand OF Linares was upon the
shoulder oi the culprit. His confederate Go.
niez was IN the grasp U! an equally powerful
assailunt. The proceeding had been too we'll
ueviscd-the action too proInpt--to suffer The
cunning Juan lo escape by any subteIIes, and
he VAS already given 10 understand that the lale
to which he was doomed was that to which his
uncle had been consigned. In The sudden
aroused scuse Ut danger which he telt, his i'm.
pulse was 10 call Donna Maria.
She is here % cried Lnares
The proud woman had recovered all her
strength OF soul and courage, and The convIc.
lion That the hateful aud malignant spirit whom
she had once feared, was now wholly IN her
power, she et al e1uilny sense vi pSasure m
ueIng able to discard The veil othypocrisy which
she had successfully wOrn.-ohe steadily ad'
yanced towards the clauiUrOus group.
"Speak lor, Ine MarIa exclaimed The captive
"lsIl these ulen,-says 10 Linare, that, III what
have done, have but obeyed Thy wishes !"
"As il my wishes should suffice 10 move The
loving nephew 10 The murder Ot his first friend
aud luosl loving uncle J"
"Demonius do hear thee, woman y
He was grappled instantly and firmly by the
vigorous Linares A duzen willing hands were
nigh to help him in the fearful deed which he
designed.
adjust perish Has my toll of blood been
taken Tor such as these Maria, dosl thou IN.
deed desert Ine "Speak thou knewesl my
purpose-lhou dids nol dlsclaim my deed"
II know thee as u iend--as one lOahe and
scorn Tie who would keep no Terms with one
50 contiding US his mothers brother, will keep
no terms with thee. What said 10 lhse be.
tore1 DO thy duty 10 lhyseIl and me! he.
venge Velasquez, thy captain, recover The
wrelched Lopez de Levya from The isle where
be was put 10 perish, and be the master ot thy
ship and crew J"
This then was thy scheme pemonios! {!
that should have been blindedby this womans
s4bllrlies !"
Thou vast the vclm 10 thy own vanites
thy own quIckness 10 crme-hy own cold.
ness pf heart !' said tho proud Maria.
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