The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1856-03-04

NJ i3ly waits Tor me.
+ Ny lady waits-for she waits.
. While morning opes her golden gates.
: My lady waits.-No fairer fower
:. E'er deck'd the floral : roy,, Hn 6
Th she, the pride of hail ana bower, -7s -..-.
I he lady of my love!
The eastern hills are fcck'd with light,
The iand-beeze curlS The Sc
BY love and tr ith snst4iasd for fight, ~
| My lady waits forme.
My lady wats-fOr me she waits, @
" hle nlorhiag q. her goldeng~tes. a .rstsafl
Underc!F Oct06er, 1855. --.-s - Il. -.
TALE OF BADEN AND OF a BAD .'UN.
A noble Hungarian lord, Count Christian
4 W, had come pass the seas,al at Baden
accompanied by his daughter Helen. Young,
beautiful, charming and heiress to an immense
fortune left. her by her mother, the young
Countess soon found herself surrounded by
host of admirers. Adorers of all kinds were
mot wantng-rich and pee, mobile and obscure.
tender and passionate, grave and gay. Ut was
IA perpetual tournament, of which she was the
queen, and where the asprants contended for
her hand by exhibiting their address grace
land seductive qualities. When she entered
iher carriage ten cavaliers were in the saddle,
caracoling around her caleche At the ball, Tho.
most elegant dancers were devoted to her
IThey had neither cares, attention, nor sighs
but for her; where at many beautiful women--
IFrench, English and Russian-were partica-
larly mortified. Amongst these pressing suit
Iors Helen selected the most voorhees, The
ICheyalicr Gaetan M was, it is true. a
charming fellow, pale and delicate, with fine
lblLe eyes, and long black wavy bair In the
Iplace of true passion, he had eloquence of look
land word; in short he dressed with taste,
danced marVellously, and sang like Rubini.-
But, unhappily, these advantages were con
trasted by great vices. A dissipated gambler,
L., ri -
quitted Naples in consequence of some scanda-
Gus adventures in which he had been implicat-
| ed. The Count, after having informed himself
of these facts desired, but too late, to put his
daughter on her guard against dangerous
Eaitection. Helen listened neither to the, ad-
| vice, the prayers nor the orders Of her father
I The man for whom he endeavored to destroy
her esteem was already master of her heart |
and she obstinateIy refused to believe in the |
Ilisgrace(ul antecedents of the young Italian. !
If Gaetan had had to do with father who /
I lacked energy, perhaps he would have become
the happy husband Of the young Countess, and |
Ithe-peaceful p0ssessor of the Immense fortune
with which he was so frantically in love. But
the Count knew how to carry his point either
by management or force. He was an old lion. /
He had preserved all the xigor of youth and /
all the rude firmness Of an indomitable char
~ 1ii|t1 AIOtilAll
had ever softened. Self willed in his resolu-
tions, stern in his execution Of them, he cast
about for means to put hors d1t combat this car
pet knight, who had dared to undertake to be-
come his son-In-law in spite Of him, when an I
accident threw into his hands letter which /
Gaetan had written to Helen. The Chevalier
impatient to attain the goal of his desires, pro-
posed in direct terms to the young Countess,
an elopement, and. proposed a clandestine
meeting, at the hour when the Count was in
the habit Of going out to play whist with some
gentlemen Of his acquaintance, at the Conyer-
sation House. 3aa
A rose placed in Helen's belt was to be the
signal OF consent. 5aeae rs7zs5 q FL. s-+srF
The young girl had not read the adroitly IT. !
tercePted note. Pat this flower in your belt, r
said TIE Count to her, offering her a rose, 'sahd
come with me-" ESQ
theirs arm. In the course of their walk they
met Gaetan who, seeing the rose, was over ,
joycd. s3.i.-
Then the Count conducted his daughter to
the residence Of one of their acquaintance, and
her to wait until he came for her.
That DONE he returned to the little house in q
which he lived, at the outskirts eff Baden, on j
the Lichenthal road. He had sent aw iv his
servants. and was alone. AT the appointed
hour Gaetan arrived at the rendezvous leaped 50
lightly over the wall of the garden, and find
ng the deer shut entered tie house through !
one Of the low windows Then mounting the &
stairs, filed WITH pleasing emotions, he direct !,
I'd his steps tcwartl the apartment Of delen---l j
There, instead Of the daughter, ae found the
ather, armed with . brace OF pistols. The I
Count closed the door, and said to the wretch !
d Geatan, trembling with terror: q 7a Z
al could kill you; L have the right to do SO.
1ou have entered my house at night. You Z
aaTe broken into it. | could treat you as a =
elon; nothing could be more natura'' -" i
But, sir, replied Gaetan, almost inaudi- 81
5ly, Il am not a robber.'if sTsa R,
''And what are you then2 You have come :
o steal my daughter-to steal an heiress-to
teal fortune. Here is your letter, which z
unveiled to me your criminal intentions.
hall show you no mercy! But, to take your !
ife, had no need OF this trap You know
he skill ofmy right arm; duel would have =
ong ago rid me OF you TO avoid scandal ] 6
lid not wish duel; and now L will slay You i1o "a,
,nly at tie last extremity; if you refuse to- i
,bey me- -
.'What is your will, sir?2 &
~ OH must leave Baden-.-1ot in few DAYS
lot tomorrow -bat this very instant. You J,
must pnt two hundred leagues between it and =
-ou, and never again come into the presence fea
f my daughter or myself As the price OF
our obedience and to pay your. travelling e11> n
lenses, i will give you twenty THOUSAND !;
rancs.n e
The ChaeYalier wished to speak.
''Not a wordh' cried the Count, in a voice of =
hunder @You know me, understand, L hold e