New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-04-17
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The Legend OF Argits.

IN. Consequently, It s supposed, his triumph was
empfete. The Ott01nans were dispersed and he
ad nothing to Do but 70 accomplish big promise Prin
Tiagoe had much wealth at his command and knew
i an able architect nsrned Manoh. To him he en-
rusted The task q constructing the temple
vorkmsn. That solitary region was according soon
1eopIed with strangers Tie forests began retire,
he fankH Of the mountains were torn open; and the
osaEs that looked in while passing down tie long
glades on the rugged ruins, became convinced that
their occupationfn that part Of the world was gone
forever. ls#3ss> e Y
Manoli had set about bis taak With enthusiasm
aasEe were day gangs and night 50 that the
Already the t0prnost pinnacle began 10 appear TO
tne distant traveller the surrounding trees when
saaashy uson 4 eas sdiss and spread
sssas esieeE a ss plan Of % the great haste with
Whicn m was carried out and began again fth more
sssom. ssa gs 70 sooner had the building reached
tae toEEheg than down ii came again HOT
one stone remained upon another MaroI had con.
fdence in his own talent aItH yzas fharafays cnls
vlnced dthas acIae iayai Waa determined to
give up che work altogether but Naess 1,sI basone
furious AS usual in espgises tbs exDen
sss of the frst exceeded ts satiase b.
at least haG To effect fheaacdEd tIe rrfS1re yss
obliged to sell the diamonds of lii wife HIS vagy
Wasaeossing him dsar, but he.daEed not fyaa It's
The simpler course was to swear by hia bead thas
Manof should be deeapitatsd and all hia moFkmen
hanged, If the church was not finished by d gwen
time az++3 st .ss t&
Under these circumstances, ManoIi went to consI
the aged anehorte who bad witnessed Prince Niagoes
VOW and asked Fhfrt what was s1 bgJ7ens Rnsld
again, was the reply, and when the last ssoaegis
about to be placed, come TO me, and by that Tins
may have found an expedient !, Manoli aceordinefy,
for the third time abored and for the third time
and went to tile ancaorise, who received him with
glare of horror such had never seen before hur
riedIy interrupted his piou5 salutaton, and said in
strange. unearthly voice, E Watch tomorrow from
the pinnacle, land the first woman thou beholdest
ching the east, causeher toe taken, when she
reaches the place Of work with Whateger ahe may
Rave in her arms, and walled mp within one Of the
glars Of the church Thus only will success crown
Manoli Wasa humane man; and his heart sfirank
within him ct hearing this order But his OWN life,
with that of many others was at and be went
away from the cell sadly determined to obey what he
conceived to be adiyine command. He was awakened
next morning by the singing sof the skJuen and
climbed up Immediately to the appointed plaeeNhen,
Shading his from the low sun with his hand he
an1iously looked forth. Some time passed and 40
female form appeared. At length slight figure was
seen Approaching down glade, in tie midst Of
ghS mist klnded into gold by the still santing rays
Of the sun. Manoh was about % rejoice, when snd-
denly he recognized IN the devoted victim his ovVn
young wife Uca,-hs wife Of two summers ofiy the
mother Of the boy smiles and esenwhoss cries
4 gladdened his heart, when he drewnear home He
knelt down and prayed with streaming eyes, that
some obstacle Nigh present itself to turn back her
H steps He had scarcely concluded when huge dog
rushed out from thieket basket oe
provisions which Uca was bringing for her husband,
and foreEd her to go back to prepare new meal.
Manoh rejoiced, and continued to look towards the
II aentand motionless East. Suddenly the form Of
meath hisRroad hard hand leaning forward 50 that
n ppled over, and to his dismaY saW that It
gas Uca again. The good honsaE had returned to
her home had replenished fsr basket and was now
S|not walking, but running lest her husband might
suffer by the delay. Mano Tesorted to prayer once
more, athOughfhe believed twas almost inpious thus
70 strive with fate. This time gaunt wolf stalked
fto her.dweling. a slE53sl ls5fz8
Mano returned thanks in passion Of joy, and re-
manned for whole day still looking anMous1y out.
The sun had gone down beneath the long black hori-
zon behind him \ the trees had melted Into dim
shadow eourss Of the stream could no longer be
traced foeks the hill sides faded from aight
though &asSr monotennus beatng aud the shouting
1 of the shepherds could still be heard.
Manoli began to believe that the church was des.
be finished, and resolved to saEe It's
i DISTINCTION. Suddenly, near at hand quite among
the Horkmen, he hehed the indoInitahle Uca with q
third basket Of provisions one arm and her babe
upon the other She looked around for her husband
eager explain the causes Of her delay and to usti
fy herself He was soon in her presence. Looking
II on BY the workmen's torches, which were already
lighted, she wondered at the solemniEy Of his aspect
He did not shed many tears; for he believed that he
was oheyng the thrice will of heaven. He
4 kissed is wife tenderly putting aside the hans Of
the little child, which endeayored to clasp hisnack
Il for how could he have resisted that caress -and
then, in loud husky voice, ordered the two victims
to be enclosed in the central pillar of great aisle
4 They wondered and murmnred-but they Gheysd-
and the shrieks of despair that thrilled at first
through the darkness were drowned in the noise
of hammers, and chises and picka1es. Manoli looked
4 sterny on Until the pale face Of his wife had disap-
peared and then he went apart, and throwing him
self on the ground, spent the night in despair which
4 no consolation came to visit =
Shortly afterwards the church was finished and all
Hnnr
chitect. But some say envy, and some say injured
affection was on the watch. The most probable story
IS that the father Of Uca, master workman silently
excited his comrades against Manoli One day when
was right, they drew away the ladder aud called out
to him tauntingly toconle down nhe could. Theun
happy man shrieked aloud, endeavoring to- Justify
himself He had obeyed the orders Of Heaven, given
through the anchorite of the CELL They replied that
the anchorite had died the day before his last
visit, and that he had been deluded BY fend Id hu
man shape, His despair then became oyermWhelm
ing, But love Of life iis strong. He was great me-
chanican, and endeavored they say, to fabricatasa
pair Of wings BY which he might fly down from that
Y immense height. tsf3@e ES " 8s4fs845ss
!, he leaped with mad courage. Down he came. The
wings, shattered byth first shock, beat uselessy
round him during that terrible dive He was seen to
Ike an arrow they say that the earth
over his head The legend asserts that since at
the hour Of midnight, plantiVe Woman's voice is
always heard murmurng through the church inplo.
ring Manoli to release her and herehild. .as Ez
/ The present 5inhabtant Of the ruined Argis has
never heard these words forhe has never been pres
ent at the hour when they But he knows
that he can do so when he will Meanwhile lie never
wakes at midnight without offering upsa prayer for
the soul Of poor Uca, and even for tat of the un.
fortunate Manoi. is g
H. ARTLEss SnRLIcITY-OneSo Of the sweetest Incl
dents which we have noticed for many day-and
one which shows the effect Of assisted
by pure and undefiled imag Just fallen
nnder our observation. It is thus related :Aslady
visited New York city and saw on the sidewalk a
ragged cold and hungry little girl, gazing wistfully
at some cakes in o shop window. She stopped, and
taking the little one by the hand led her into the
Q store. Though she was aware that bread might be
better for the cold child than cake yet desiring TO
crafty the shiyerng and forlorn one she bought and
gave her the cakes she wanted She then took her
81 to another place, where she procured her shawl
and other articles Of comfort. The grateful little
creature looked the benevolent lady up full in the
face, and with artless simplicity, said, g Are you
Gods wife ?s Did the most eloquent speaker ever
employ words to better advantage?
II ~" Mr.. Beecher said that if twenty-five rites could
be raised on the spot, be would pledge twenty-five
n more from Plymouth hurch.-Repof Of The Neso
Il Haven KansGs Meeting s'.
b It has happened of old from political jobs
al That churches were rifed by fanatic rneb5 ;z