Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-01-24
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HAITI: OR THE lSTROLOGER OF ISPElN.
y = L r SIAN ST O RY.
By THOMAS H. MITCHELL.
Cha nter s.-Tg.e Storm.

Oh; rter s.-TEse Storm.
II was mid-spging. Night, wild and
dark, had fallen down upon the towering
summit of the Zaerian mountains IN fair
Persia. and the day-god had long since
shrauk from the track. Heavy black
masses Of clouds o'erhung the mountain
peaks. stretching themselves far out over
the lovely valley of Hermanshaw. and
forming an ink-blacb canopy. with not a
solitary star to relieve IFS midnight black
ness.
The Wild, red lightning played over
. the cl0u3-vaulted heavens. ACCOMPANIED
by heavy peaIs Of thunder, and the rains
began 10 patter in large drops on tie
rocks,
See father, the storm god rides upon
the somberhned wings of the tempest"
The speaker was a young girl of some
sixteen summers, with q full rounded
form Of voluptuous proportions, and
complexion Of unusual fairness She
was attired in a rich Persian custume,
and the contour of her finely chisel-
ed features was beautiful in the extreme,
Her hair was dar1, as the plumes Of the
raven. and fell IN long thick tresses over
her alabaster neck and shoulders while
her figure was tall, commanding and
graceful.
Slight, and gracefully formed, she
seemed hardly past the years of child
/ hood, yet her dark lustrous CRIBS beamed
with intelligence, and her nobIeness Of ex-
preston bespoke her to be one Of high
culture.
True. ZeIia, and Is sounds fearfully
grand IN this wild retreat Of ours" re
+ piled the astrologer. q tall stalwort man,
whose features-which had been darkened
+ by tie suns Of nearly fifty summers.
wore an Interesting and noble expression
The two stood within the gothic en-
trance Of an old tower, few leagues dis
. taut from tie Zagrian range-the retreat
Of tue astrologer during his stay at Her
manshaw.
Z" know it is but the voice Of the
storm spirit, dear father and 1t IS oft
heard among these hills vet | fear"
I Aud, as the fair girl spake, she gazed
half sadly into the face Of Haftz.
Fear, child "
Ay,' father, DO fear yet it is not
for myself
For whom then. Zelia !" asked the
astrologer. in a less stern tone, smiling
For one who may now .be u the dark
waters, replied the maiden.
- You speak IN riddles. child"
''Father have you so soon forgotten
Iago 2"
"Nay. zelia, nay l have not forgotten
Iago yet what caused you to think OF
him now, child -
- THIS is such a wild night, father; and
If lie is on the treacherous ocean"
'Zelia, and as the astrologer spoke,
he bent stern glance on the young girl,
Il would not chide thee; but if [ mistake
not, thy affection for the youth has ri
peued into that of love"
Father
'sConfess truly. child, is it not thus 2a
/ q Father was il not but last eve you
Icalled me to your side, and pointing TO
the broad spread arch of jewelled night,
babe me watch the onward course Of q
bright star
:" And that star, Zelia
" Was the destiny star Of Iago.h
q ct why recall that, child "
"Was it a dream mere idle fancy
or did | hear thee say that that star was
: in the ascendant ," asked the astrolo-
gers daughter.
1T was no phantasy of the mind, Ze-
la; you heard me say those words >
Then could you chide me, deer father
for loving one so nobla as Iago, when TIC
future is so auspicicus
As the young girl spoke she took his
r coarse hands in hers, and gazed blush
ingly Up into his noble eountensnce -