Spirit of the times. [volume] (Ironton, Ohio) 1853-1858, 1853-11-08

curse the COW which had lei him that
dance, andto think that he had made
hlmselfridicul culous inthe eyes ofo the girl.
However, they were soon sitting side by
slJe' Unpleasant talk, and the merchant
learned that the name OF the bond. maid.
en- was Cafine. 1aa 10 ''ffys s.'s1s1I''.@
BY this time be had quite made up his
mind TO marry her, if sne) would have
him; but although re1ecting upon his
wealth and her poverty, it sccmcl scarce.
| " probable that she should refuse bis
modesty was so great that he dared not
venture to talk of love. They parted
early. and Matthias went away, promis.
ing to return on the morrow. He did so;
and for many weeks continued these
meetings on which, for the first time
since his youth, he found real happiness.
AT length, one day he took courage, AMI
told Cafine that he intcrtcd to take her
away and marry her and make her the
mistress Of his wealth. 2 ,.- ~
MY lord said she, with simple sur.
prise, "has madness stricken thee? Dosi
thou not know that | am bond. maiden
and that there is no power that can free
me?" r.'
"Money can free thee, child" said
Matthias. -.E -.s s....
Not So" replicl she, "for it is on
ancient privilege of this monastery that
bondsmen and bonds. women shall for.
ever apperiain to it. If any freeman
casts his eyes upon one Of us, and dc.
sires TO marry her, he mus, quit his state
and become slave, he anil his descend.
ants forever, TO the monastery. This is
why | was not married last year to
Skanlar, the porker, who offered twenty
pigs for my freedom, but who refused TO
give up his liberty." Matthias internal.
ly thanked Heaven for having given an
Independent spirit TO the porker, and re.
piled, smiling, "Believe me, Carine,
that the fathers love money-they all do
and shall purchase thee as my wife"
'lt is nonsense" sail she, shaking her
head, "they refused twenty pigs"
81 will give twenty sacks of gold, ba.
by" cried Matthias, enraged at her OBJ.
stinaoy. Carine repliel, that she was
not worth so much; and that, If She
were, it was of no use talking of the
matter, for the father. would not sell
her. "By Saint Maron!' exclaimed
Matthias, 81 can buy their whole monas.
terry" --'
He was mistaken. The monastery Of
Sclafka was the richest of all the East,
and the head of it was the most sell.
willed of men. He cut short the propo.
sillons OF the merchanl-who went
straight to him that very day-by say.
ing that on no account L could the liberty
Of Chrine be granted. 'l( thou wouldst
marry her." said he, looking, as Mat
thias thought, more wicked Than de.
mon, "thcu must give up all thy wealth
to Us, and become our bon lsman." With
this answer the lover went sadly away,
AMI rcturne to Tnrsus, saying to himself
"i, is impossible to give up, not only the
gains of all my life, but even my liber
ty, Tor the sake of this cowgirl. must
try to forget her" .--
So he went back among his friends.
anl began to walk in the bazaars.
! When the Jew saw him, he cried out
/ "Hail, oh wise man, that will not burth.
en- himself with the society OF woman"
, But the merchant frowned black upon
him, and turned away; and to the sur.
prise Of all the neighbors, went and sal
down by the side of the Christian tailor,
and, taking his hand whispered to him;
"Closc thy shop, my friend, and lead
me, that ! may see, as thou dilst prom
ise, thv wife and Thy Child"
(Which chiId?" said the tailor. 81
have now three, Gorges, Lsbe!, and
Hanna" --ss. ,- t..
"All Of ,hem," said Mal,hias;"a "and al
so the ebony. y.hlack girl, Zarileh."
"Oh' SAID the tailor, 81 have set he
free, aud she is married to the pudding
seller, round the corner" -..s,..
cit seems" said Matthias 10 himself
/, "that it is the law of Heaven that ever,
one shall marry"
, The tailor shut up his shop and tool
- the merchant home anil showed him hi
; domestic wealth-that is 10 say, hi
: pretty wife, his three stout children, an'
;. a coal black girl called Zara,. who wa
= kneading dough IN the courtyard. IN
> friend" said Matthias, "what would's
= thou do if the powerful were TO say I
!, thee, thou must be deprived Of all this
= - or else lose thy liberty and become
n slave." sop Z. - ss+s ~. a., ..., -
n "Liberly is sweet" replied the tailo
Struggling his shoulders; "yet some liv
!. without It; but none can live wIthot
:, love-" ''Faf!a% '''FtH5&@ E.!-.NN =
= Upon this the merchant went back I
- =, his palace and mounted his mule an
> rode to the monastery, where ne loun
), ), the courtyard full Of people. 81 al
~ ~ come" said he to one of the iathe
i whom he met in the gateway, a"to 81,
~ up my liberty and my wealth for Il
" sake Of Carine," i, ..g g.,,..,s,.'.,.,
g. ali is TOO late" was the reply; "Ska'
: dar, the porker has just driven in all h
!, pigs, and they are putting the ,chaj
- round his neck inHthe chapel, and q
~ ~ these, people that thou seest collect'
!, I' are TO be witnesses Of his marriage wi
a. Carine." .gs'ts.l syyys III .,
r Matthias, smote his breast with h
Z hands, and the sides Of His mule wi
= - his heels, and gallopsd through q
=. crowd shouting out that nobody shou