Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1855-09-12
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! Tkcfs ~ss once upon titar, sertsin |
bake 81 lorraine, u no was acknowledged /
shrnnrhsus his dsmxins 10 he ore Of the /
-isrsi primers that tver lived. u fact. there /
MS No ne ta.asurr a,iapsed ltv him thai did |
snst ssteassh bs privy essuaseiio.s and gen |
sis,ssn in sssrndancs: ppi hs said snrh |
v;uy things, and arch sens;ble encs, iAss III |
jaw Of his high chamb~riaia were well nigh |
s!isl,cred fun laughing With delight ~ one |
and ssp;ps with wonder a. the 9th r.
This very witty ard excecdingiv w,se po- /
sentats lived fen half century 10 single |
l,iesssdneae, .. length biz couf;icfs began TO
shiek il = ersst pity that 40 wise and vralshs
pfisce should not hare child after his
own .iks0ss., TO inherit his taisnts and do.
Msins; 20 the, urged him most respectfully
=, marry for the good VI his estats and tie
welfare of his sohjscts. lie turned their adj
vie, over in bis mind ,ns four or Eve years,
md then scot forth efuisssriss TO summon 70
hiS court all the beauiifai maidens OF the
land, who were ambitious Of sharing A Dacal
crown. 1hs conrt ~as saon crowded With
b~aa.ies % all styi.s and complications, from
among whom he chose one 10 the earliest
budlins Of ter charms, and scknowledg d by
the gentlemen 70 be unparalleled in grace
and oseliness. The coartiers e1tolled the
Duke 10 she sk,es for Masking sueh a choice,
and considered IL smother proof VI his great
Weldon. "iba Duke" said they, sis wax.
ing little too old, The dam,ei on the other
hand Il little too y5dng; il one 10 lacking
10 years, the other has superabundance;
thus want on one side. Is balanced BY an
excess on the Other, atd the result - a we'll
asserted marriage
The Duke. rs is often the case with wise
men who marry late, md take damses rati,-
Of youthful! 10 their bosoms, became d5iing
~ fond al his wifn. ard -sry p,oPrii, in-
dulgea her In all things. lie was, conse-
iqasntly, cried up by his subjects in general,
and by the la'lies in particular, as pattern
for husbands: aud, 10 the end, with the
wonderful doclity With which he submitted
10 he reined aDl checked, acquired the ami
nhls and enyiahls sppeIln;iou Of Duke
Phi,ber the wife ridden.
AZ length the worth, prince fell dangerous.
~ III, and felt his eni approaching. Tie
looked sorrowfuliy and obviously upon his
young and tender spouse. who hung over
him With tears and sobbngs. "Alasw said
he, s.tears ar soon dried from youthful! eyes,
and sorrow lies lightly on youthful heart.
In = little while thou wilt forget in the arms
OF another husband him who has loved thee
% Lnderly. =
"Nevcr. neverp' cried the Duchess
"Srver will clcave to another! Alas, that
my lord should thi-k me car able OF such in
consistency ?" The worthy wife. ridden
Duks was sooshed by her assurances; for he
could not brook tho thought of giving her
up, even after he should be dead. Still he
wished 10 have some pledge of her enduring
c0nstancv.
"far be it from me, my dearest wife,"
said he, "to control thee through eng life.
4 ysar and day Of strict fidelity will mp
poase my troubled spirit. Promise to re-
main faithful! to my memory for a year and
day, and will die in peace"
The Duchess made solemn vow to that
effect, hut the ANXIOUS feelings of the Duke
wcrs not vet satisfied. 'sSafe bind, safe
RndP thought he; 30 he made will, be-
qursthing to her all his domains on condi-
,ion OF her remaining true to him for year
and day after his decease; but should it
appear TINT within that time she had in any
wise lapscd from her fidelity, the inheritance
should 20 to his nephew, the lord Of neigh
boring territory.
Having made his will the good Duke died
and was buried. Scarcely was he in his
tomb, when his nephew came tn take possess
sior, thinking, as his uncle died without is
sue, the dom,ins would be devised to him of
course. To was in q furious passion when
the will was produced, and the young widow
declared inheritor Of the dukedom. As he
was a violent, high handed mnn, and of the
ssurdicst knights in the land, fears were en-
t,rtainsd that he might attempt to seize on
tho territories by force. lie had, however,
two bachelor unclcs for bosom counsellors-
staggering, rakchclly old cavaliers, who
having led loose and rio'ous lives, rrided
themselves upon knowing the world, and be-
ing deeply experienced in human nature.
"Pr,thec, IN, be of good cheer" said
they, "thc Duchess is young and buxcm
widow. She has just buried our brother,
who, God rest his soul was somewhat too
much given to praying and fasting, aud kept
his pretty vito always tied to his girdle.--
She 10 now like bird from n cage. Think
you ahe will keep her vow? Pooh, pooh
impossible. Take our words for tive
know mankind, and above all woman- kind.
She c,nnot hold out for such length OF
time; it 10 not woman kind it ia not widow
hooA.-ws know 1t, and that's enough
Kecp sharp lookout upon the widow, there
fore, and within the twelve month you will
catch her tripping then the Dukedom
10 your own"
The nephew wa, pleased with this counsel,
aud immediately placed spics around the
Duchess and hribcd several OF her servants
to kecp watch upon her, so that she could
not take single step, oven from one apart.
mcus Of her palace to another, without being
observed. Nevor was young and beautiful
widow exposed to 80 terrible an ordeal.
The Duchess was aware Of the watch thus
kept upon Ter. Though confident Of her
n~~ ,Ant twd, aha kupw that IL xxaa
enough for u woman to ba cirtuous--she
Must be above tho reach Of Islander. For
the whole term Of her probation, therefore, |
she proclaimed y ctr OF non-intercourse with |
the other sex. She had fsmales cabinet |
ministers and chamberlsins, through which |
she transacted all her public and private con-
Germs and il 10 said that never were the af-
fairs Of the Dukedom SO adroitly admins
tered.
All males were vigorously excluded from
The palace; she never went out of its pre-
oincts, and whenever she moved about its
court and gardens she surrounded herself
With body guard Of young maids Of honor,
coUmauded by danes renowned for discre-
s,os. She slept in . bed without curtains,
plsocd in the oentcr Of tho room, il,umina-
Ssd By iaNumcrable wax tarcrs. Four an
asns spiastsrs, virtuous - Virginia, perfect
@ragoons Of wstchfulness, who only slept
daring daytime, kept vigils throughout the
night seated in the four corners of the rooms
on stools without backs or arms, and with
eaats cat IN checkers Of the hardest wood, TO
Keep them from dosing.
t1as wisely and wcarily did the young
Duchess conduct herself for twelve long
MooS0o, a1a .l~~Aa. aivnnsl hit her tongue
81 10 despair At finding no room even tor
sSsoise. Never VAS ordeal more burden.
ssas, Of more snduringly sustained
The year passed away. Tho last odd day
sssivea, and long day it was. It was the
3iss q June, the longest day in the year
Il ssemsd o. il il never would como to an
end. 4 tAossand times did the Duchess and
her laAies watch tho sun from the windows
Of the pslaoe, A. he slowly climbed the vault
Of heaven and seemed still more slowly to
roll d,xs. They could 40. help expressing
their woades, nsw and then, why the Duke
should have tagged this supernumerary day
y the end q the year, ~ If three hundred
ssd sixty- Eve days vere not sufficient to try
asA sask The 4dclity Of any woman. Ii ia
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