Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1854-02-23

vIRGIS BRIDE.
ZEBRA struggled. but the king caught
the dagger and cast it away He turned
again to gaze into the beautiful features
of the maiden he so much coveted. but the
expression of his countenance suddenly
changed. and instinctively he carried his
right hand to his oosom
/ Mohemmea's loft hand was fixed liko
The grip of a vice upon Zehra's arm, and
she uttered cry of pain as the fingers
sank into her flesh
sOl o groaned the mouarch.
Zebra thought it was rage that made
him look so strangely but the expression
of his countenance soon became dreadful
to look upon. He gasped for breath. and
gradually his hold upon the maiden's arm
loosened
%, torture gasped Mohammcd, as ne
carried both his hands to his heart sZeh-
ia Zebra =
The maiden started back aghast She
was terrified by the fearful look of the
king His countenance was turning to an
ashy paleness, and his eyes were rolling
wildly in their sockets.
Zebra Zehrar p he gasped, syou are
mine mine The fiends shall not snatch
you from me What ho. there Ben
| 1amed ! Mahmoudl Husam Ben Abbas I!
Where are ye ala OH off Tarik -
Tarik see that your prisoner dies Ha !!
ha ha Abdalla must die He shall
die Where are my attendants Ben
Abbas. where art thou p
| Wilder and more wild grew the frenzy
of the king His gaze at length fell upon
Zebra, and he sprang towards her With
low cry she eluded his grasp-he took a
step beyond Eer--tottered a moment and
then fell heavily upon the marble floor -
| Zebra uttered shrek of alarm. and while
its tones still rang wildly through the per-
fumed air of the apartment the siken ar
ras was thrown aside and Emma clided
into the room. She approached the spot
where lay the king and kneeled over him
'Mohammed is dead ? she said
Dead = cried Zebra starting forward
4es. 0, Mohammed Mohammed =
This is the end of thy race-the goal of
thine uufaithfulness l told thee thou
lshouldst never take another to thy bosom
Hadst thou been true L could have died
for thee; but when thou didst prove un
true, death was for thee alone. O, how
few there be who know the human heart =
Emma arose to her feet and gazed into
the wondering ia ce of Zebra
You are free,' she murmured, 'and so
is the king =
80, this is dreadful 7 murmured the
maiden.
But not SO dreadful as it might have
been had Mohammed lived, said Emma.
as she moved to the wall and touched a
cord that hung from the ceiling
In few moments servant entered
Haste thee to the court ard tell the Of
fcers that the king is dead said Emma
Stop not to gaze here, but GO
Ere long the cry was echoed through
The Alhambra--1 Tie Ling IS deadr The
passages leading to the royal apartments
were thronged, and soon Husam Ben b.
bas came rushing into the chamber.
Dead dead Is he dead p he cried.
Emma silently pointed to the stiff body.
Ben Abbas bent over it and placed his
hand upon the marble brow
Great heavens 7 he uttered, death may
not yet have done its work =
les it has, said Emma.
'Here-here-it has but / meant at
the prison 0, for the wings of falcon
inow p
| MadIy did Husam Ben Abbas dash
from the death-chamber All who were
i. his way were overturned as he hastened
to stay the sword of The executioner-
| Hope lent him her speed, and with every
nerve and muscle strained to their utmost
be flew away on his self taken mission.
He spoke of saving some one, did he
not : trembingly whispered Zebra, grasp
ing Emma by the arm.
Yes
Did he mean Charles of Leon2'
'He meant any whom the king had
doomed. The Christian may yet be
saved
%, heaven bless him if he succeeds z
Come. Zebra said Emma, as she look
ed once more upon the form of the king.
which the attendants had raised to the
couch, let US away from here
| Emma took the maiden by the.hand as
she spoke, and led her away.
The old physician came and gazed upon
be corse of the king Ben Haned ac-
companied him
The alcalde asked what had caused the
catastrophe. The physician shook his
head
j fear it was the bursting of his own
passionate heart. The fit was on him to-
day
| Thus spoke the physician, and those
who stood around believed him They
dreamed not of that neglected wife who
bad saved fair maiden from the foul
grasp of a sensual monarch
CHAPTER NXIV.
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