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From the New York Dutchman.
JEALOUSY AND REVENGE.
ATALE oFPAssION.
BY F. r. WILLIS.

BY F. r. WILLIS.
ooh Love thou art the very god of evil,
For, after all, we cannot call the deyil'
BYRON.
Count Rudolph de Sternheim was lord of
the Castellated halls of Lahneck AN ancient ed
ifiCe which overlooked the fabled waters of the
Rhine. He was not wealthy; but he num-
bered forty stalwart archers upon his estate;
and these were ever ready to fight for their
king and country.
The Count, however, possessed treasure
which he valued far more than all the fine
gold in the world and this was the lovely girl
whom an old friend in the hour of his death,
on the field of battle, had bestowed upon him.
The beautiful Brunhilda was some years
younger than her husband; but no one would
have noticed the disparity of age existing be-
tween the noble warrior and his lovely wife,
because he was as fine Of form and as hand
some in face as she herself was symmetrically
shaped and beautiful to behold.
Count Rudolph dc Sternheim was nearly
forty when he espoused Brunhilda de CASTOR,
Their union was blessed by son and heir.
and they had been married for upwards Of two
years, when an incident occurred which pro-
duced change in the somewhat retired and
solitary life hitherto l6d by the lord and lady
of the Castle Of Lahncck.
| OneSday the Count informed his wife that
he had matter of deep import to comlnuni-
cate to her; aud without further preface he
addressed her thuf r-a sa-s.-
4 "Riy dear Brunhilda, thou knOwest full well
that my late respected and revered sire, took
unto him, in second cspousal, the daughter OF
a nGighbOring chieftain, to wife. From this
marriage sprung a daughter and, at my fa-
ther's death, | swore to behave to my infant
sister with all the kindness it was possible for
my rough nature to manifest unto her And
well, | ween, did | acquit myself of my VOW
Ida is nearly twenty years younger than );
and since | became her guardian-her parent
as well as my brother-has my solicitUde ever
been of the most tender description in her be-
half. You also know that she has lately filled
the exceedingly honorable post of first lady to
a right noble duchess about the Court of our
soveroign and there might she have found
favor in sight of some goOdly cavalier, who
would have formed match for her worthy of
her birth and beauty; But, alas my dear
Brunhilda she has fixed her affections upon
page-a low born caitiff, who is not fit to hold
the stirrup Of the sister of the Lord of Lah-
neck. | am advised Of this ill-fated attach
ment through the kindness of her noble pa
trOncss, who has despatched me courier with
Il letter to that effect, and who counsels me to
remove my sister from the vicinity of the
Court. 1t is therefore my intention, Brun-
hilda, to take horse tomorrow morning, and
hasten to interpose my authority between my
sister and this base attachment. ! shall bring
her back with me in fifteen days we shall be
here; see that all is prepared for her recep-
ton"
Brmhilda expressed her willingness to full
! fill her lords wishes; and on the following
morning, Count Rudolph de Sternheim set out
on his journey to the court of his sovereign.
Fifteen days passed away, and on the even
ing Of the sixteenth, the Count made his ap-
pearancea at the gate of LahneCk. He was seat
ed upon his white charger, and on the crouT
was young damsel, beautiful as the dawn o.
morning. ......
And very like the goddess Aurora might sh,
have been deemed; for her cheeks wore all tn,
freshness of youth and health, although he
, heart was sad. Her eyes were Of the mos
,, liquid blue; her hair was Of sunny auburn
and her form was cast in mould of the mos
perfect symmetry. Her beautiful teeth, seel
] between the opening roses of the lips, wer
| white and even; and her curiously wOrke,
stomacher only half concealed bust of be
witching loveliness. Such was the lovely crea
ture whom the Countess hastened to receiv
with the most unfeigned kindness.
, Some months passed away; and, in spite o
the endeavors of the Count and Countess d.
Sternheim to soOthe the grief Of the younl
damsel for her separation from her lover
, Idas sorrow did not abate.
, One day, while the Count was at the chas
with some of the feudal chieftains Of the vi
cinity, and the child was with its nurse il
the garden, the two ladies were seated at on
i of the windows of the large apartment whicl
servetas the dining hall OF che Castle Of Lab
neck.
: While conversing with her ister-in-law
, Ida CHANGED 10 look towards the window, ant
! Ion doing so she suddenly uttered an exclama.
Z tion Of Joy, starting at the same time as il
something had materially affected her whole
frame.
The Countess glanced in the same direc.
tion, and there, at a little distance from the
! gate, she perceived tall and handsome youth
in homely guise, standing in respectful at.
i. titude, and gazing wistfully up towards the
! window. The moment he saw that he was
, observed by the ladies,-he DOTTED his cap, and
made a low salutatiOn, placing his hand upon
his heart at the same time, to convey to Ids
his appreciation Of the pleasure he experienced
at being recognized by her.
"'Tis he | 'tis he r. cried Ida. ''It is my
own Uric l''
"Alas it is very thoughtless Of that gal
liant thus to dare the rage and vengeance o.
my husband, said the Countess, with a sigh
for she sincerely pitied the fate of the tw'
Ihapless lovers, in whose behalf she did not
however, dare interfere.
Suddenly Ida fell upon the knees at the fee
J Of her sister -in-law, and bathed her hand
with tears.
:, s'My dearest Brunhilda," said the weeping
girl, in voice almost inaudible through dee