Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1852-10-20

of the arm and over one of the shoulders.
In spite of the dress could have sworn
it was girl but then. Notwithstanding
the revolutional position, there was some
thing in the carriage of the entire figure
30 steadfast, SO bold, that was in doubt.
"I directed the attention of my neigh
boz, the American, to the servant. and
asked whether he took him for young
man or q girl. oh said he. glancing
at the object of the inquiry moment sit
Is boy; he has trowsers on. and head
cloth. What magnificent dagger this
ls-it must have cast mint of money!
The dagger in hin hand had more
interest for him, and he paid no further
attention to the figure of the servant. At
a sign from the Regent he bowed low
once more and stepped behind pillar.
whence he must have departed by some
other door, for saw no more of him
During the whole time that he was in the
room he had never turned his eyes from
those of the Regent. nor had he for an in
stanst cast a glance upon US. %
The weapons passed in the meantime
from hand TO had !: they all had the pc
culiar form of the kriss. which, especially
the singularly formed handle. is difficult
to describe without q drawing. One of
them. however, surpassed all the rest in
its magni6cence and in the number und
splendor OF its Jewels. Il was wrought
with such artistic skill, that am conyin-
ced that none of our engravers, except
the very best, could ever have designed
such elegance of form and style Of orna-
ment. r- FE
When all had sufficiently examined the
daggers, the Regent handed them TO ano-
ther servant, who carried them back TO
their place. The young man-if, indeed
he was one,-came not back. The Re.
gent whispered few words to still anoth-
eg servant and Immediately the game
langs. which had either ceased or only
sounded in gentle tones, like distant bells.
began another melody, @
1t was in the minor key, soft, but pier
cling 10 the lowest tibres Of the heart, now
apparently without any connection in the
tones, and then again seeming TO possess
the element Of melody, so that the ear lis
tened half in despair TO the movement
Suddenly the music turned to n more
lively theme /; il seemed wsr-song. bat
denotes to encourage the warrior to the
conflict. One instrument beat the rapid
march of storming column, in quick.
heavy, but mono.onous blows, while as II
in mockery. other instruments aocompa-
MED in single, shrieking tones.
had closed my eyes TO give myseifup
entirely to the effect Of this exciting tune.
When opened them again, little girl
was kneeling in the hall, who placed six
bows and arrows upon the floor, three and
three, with their points opposed 10 each
other. 'Api + cried the Regent. and one
of his waiting spirits who was kneeling in
the corner, moved like lightning across
the floor, and, not noticing the bows and
arrows, stumbled among them, throwing
them out of place and nearly falling.
The Regent took no notice Of this and
before the mischief could be repaired, the
girls appeared on the threshold-this
time moving still more slowly, as II with
reluctance, back and forth. again and
again, passing each other, and now for the
first time reaching their hands 10 each
other. Suddenly rose the sharply sound
ing tones of conflict. and. as if driven by
an. irresistible power, each OF the girls
few TO her place and seized bow and
arrow quicker and ever quicker follow
ed the blows on the gamelangs. shriller
and shriller eIulted the wild tones, the
bows were raised, the arrows were aimed
at the hearts Of the eombstspts but they
few not from the strings the touching.
agonized faces Of the loving creatures turn
ed themselves aside, the arrow points fell
again, and. as in sorrow. they shook their
heads till the golden spangles gently wa
we'd, and in a complaining tone. gently
smote against each other.
al II
movements again. bold AND resolute.
they approach in conflict, but love seem
ed stronger in their hearts than hate no
arrow left its string a. il under the in
fuence of some external force, could they
alone at times retain their appearance Of
hostility, and it seemed often as though
they would drop their bows and throw
themselves into each others arms.
/ never saw a more noble. modest and
exciting psntomime. than the dances Of
these six girls. The people. also, outside
the doors, who had until now, in reSerent
stiffness, not yenturcd to interrupt the cx-
hibition by single word. bad become
excited, and when the sisters went for
ward to the fight, when at length they
raised their bows with deadly intent. a
murmur Of pity arose. some OF the crowd
even cried out for mercy, and the SWELL
ing tones of the instrumentsrejoicingt that
no blood had flowed.
AT last the excitement Of the dances
gas raised to the highest pitch one party
Of the sisters Eprang for the last time for
their bows, and aimed at the breasts Of
their opponent. but these let their wea-
pons fall, and with averted faces offered
their heart, to the arrows. Then fell the
bows rattling to the noor, and rushing 70
each other, while the people without