Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1854-02-02
The human heart is a strange tbipe :

and make the work of years ; and while
the tiny deity of the bow and quiver holds
rule there, questions of mighty import
are sometimes decided with blindness
that would seem madness in a brute even
Love, once seated in the heart becomes
queer judge, and pending questions turn
in their decision upon points unknown to
all other courts
Now. under any other circumstances in
the world, Charles of Leon would not for
a moment have thought Of placing any
trust or hope in Abdalla !; for even had
the strange thought whispered BY Pedro
been true the Moor bad no power to aid
even himself much less any one else
Yet the Christian allowed Cupid to deliv-
er judgment. and tried to feel satisfied
with the verdict
The Christians had now reached an
open country, and upon looking back they
| could have gained nothing by taking to
the woods. Their pursuers were almost
upon them, and as Charles saw that some
of the Moors were armed with spears. he
knew at once that resistance would DC
nothing less than suicide
we may as we'll stop. Pedro
1T is hard, but | suppose II must be
done
IF we don't stop now we may ge.
taste of the Moors' javelins, and that
would be by no means desirable
Just as the knight ceased speaking the
Moorish leader shouted for the Christians
to stop. and of course the call was obeyed
/ 1t was Husam Ben Abbas who led the
pursuers, and Charles recognized him as
a knight who had taken part in the tour
nament at Granada, and who had been
wors.ed by the alcalde
| Art thou Charles of Leon y asked Ben
/ Al bas, as he rode up.
Il am
You are wonderfully altered
| Because l have been disguised
| Il understand Now, Charles OF Leon,
in the kings name, [ command thee 10
yield thyself prisoner
And, in the kings name, l refuse
sAhp
Hold, Ben Abbas Thou art bravo
knight, and yield myself to thee, but
not to MoLa mined Ycu see | cannot re-
sist you
You resisted the messinger.'
| sAy-and | might have resisted you
had l hopes of victory
4 believe you returned Ben Abbas,
with smile But if you yield to me, of
course you will return with me to Grana-
da without further trouble
IF such be your WISH said Charles.
And how is it with your companion p
l have orders for him, too, for he is sus-
pected of having-'
Gone into your prison and stolen away
your kings prisoner interrupted Pedro.
| You arc right there and will assure you
| will keep my master company now
Ben Abbas,' said Charles sometime az.
ter they had turned back towards GraDa-
da, what, think you, means the king by
thus
II old, sir Charles exclaimed Ben Alb
bas, with quick shudder; ask me 40
qustions on that point
DO not fear to tell me all you know
replied the Christian, for l shall not fear
to hear it
Then you can guess the truth
Perhaps so. / should guess that the
king meant to put me TO death
Charles Of Eeon, you have spoken the
truth =
The Christian started, and cold shud.
der ran through his frame but be soon
became calm again.
Mohammed bad better count the cost
ere he does that deed he said
He seldom stops for that returned
Ben Abbss He has done things more
| fearful than such deed would be-
The subject was dropped, and nothing
more was said till the party arrived at
Xejal. Here they found the messenger
sitting at the door of the inn, with big
bandage about his head He came out
and shook his fist in Charles face, and
Charles knocked him down. When he
got upon his feet again he claimed redress
Of his injuries from Ben Abbas; but Ben
Abbas cnly told him to mind his own bu-
siness, ard not meddle with quiet prison
ers. Then the good Mussulman swcre
terribly, and made use of some heavy
threats, but as no one seemed inclined to
take his part he moved back to his seat
with an extra pain in his head.
| Ben Abbas remained long enough III
| Xejal to rest the horses, and then, having
exchanged the messengers beast for one
belonging to Seiim, he started on. Little
was said on the way, for Charles felt more
and more depressed in spirits the nearer
be came to his journeys end 1t was ev-
ident that Ben Abbas sympathized with
him, though it was not in his power to aid
him. He sympathized with him because
he knew him to be true knight, and be-
cause be had overcome the braggart al
calde.
1t was night when the party reached
Granada, and the prisoners were at once
conveyed to tie prison. A beam Of joy
| lit up the countenance Of Tarik as be saw
the Christian returned, for his own life
was saved.
! Charles and Pedro were both conveyed
to one dungeon. It was one from which
there was no means Of escape, the light
coming in by one small hole, not over SIX
inches square, at the top Of the wall
They we're both securely chained, in op-
posite corners of the dungeon, and their
daggers we're taken from them.
To be Coa.iau<d