The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-09-09
From Blackwood's Magazine.
A WON ans PeFvePsity.

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lished in different forms, but none so good as
the originals
Sir Hugo had reached his ffthieth year un-
molested BY passion, save an ardent one for a
flowing goblet. Instead Of love passages, his
fdelight was in tournaments whence he al
ways returned victorious. At length he was
flung from the SADDLE Of his Indifference by
the beardless tilter love! He saw Angelica
the fairest maiden Of the lahd-forgot his gray
hairs, and, unmindful tf the incongruitv OF a
union between May and December, led her to
the nup'ial altar. Fortunately Angelica was
as modest as she was fair, and her firm virtue
repnlsed the numerous butterflies that swarmed
round the opening flowers Of her beauty. Sir
! Hugo knew the tried virtue Of hiz consort, and
therefore she was to him dear and precious as
the apple Of bis eye.
One morning he ode to paw visit TO neigh
boring baron in arms. his honest squire Con-
rade trotting after him. Scarcely had they
proceeded half way when the knight suddenly
stopped and cried
"Come here, Cenrade; most tormantng
thought has occurred to me. This il the very
day that Father Nicholas comes to the castle
TO say mass for my dear wife and myself, and I
am not inclined to have HMM nv abode during
nv absence; so gallop back, and desire your
lady, in my name, not to admit the priest"
| Conrade paused and sho k his head as il in
doubt, and replied. "Excuse me, my noble sir;
bnt perhaps the lady Angelica, if left to her
own discretion. will do what you wish"
ga curse on youi perhaps!" exclaimed the
knight; "I make all sure by giving the order."
"Do you think so?' replied the squire, s'now
], in my simplicity, believe exactly the coh-
trary. Take the advice of your faithful ser
want for once in'vour life; let things take their
course, and give no order upon 30 delicate
point"
1 GA fig for your delicacy," cried Sir Hugo.
angrily; "what absurd fancies you have got
into your head to-day! Do you think an hours
ride task so very tedous?''
"Oh! if it comes to that SIR" reioined Con-
rade, "T have no more to say"
He put spurs to his horse, and rode back to
the castle
Angelica saw him gallopng up, end cried in
terror from the window, "Wbat has brought
you back in such haste? Has any accident
happened to my Lord?'
"None whatever, gracious lady," answered
Conrade; sbnt the noble knight was appre-
hensive that some accident might happen you,
il bv any chance you took fancy to ride
Sultan"
81 ride-ride the large grevhound!' ex-
claimed Angelica in utter astonishment. 81
believe You are drunk or mad. II is impossi-
BILE that your M ster can have sen. US so redic-
ulous message.o
"Aye, but he did thongh,'' pursued the
squire; "and my noble master said al the same
time that he knew Sultan would bite terribly.
not being accustomed to be made a. Sny Of;
and he therefore begs that you will not at
tempt to divert yourself in that way" Hav-
ing said this, he again mounted his horse and
galloped off to rejoin His master.
| cam awake, or do dream?" calculated
] Angelica. s'The folly of Sir Hugo is SO
strange. that an almost tempted to believe t
all a wild dream. What does he mean? Is
it not enough that have hitherto tried to read
his every will and wish, and, when known.
obeyed them implicitly; and do deserve that
he should stretch his power so Far. and play
the capricious, naughty tyrart? Now I see
that To he too submissive, too softly compliant,
is not the way to treat him, the worm that
crawls in tn. drst is tramp'ed upon. But no.
Sir knight, it is not gone quite 40 far with US
yet; in spite Of you. I viii ride Sultan; and you
NAV thank yourself, as but for your message,
such thonght would never have enter ed my
head"
Her soliloquy was here interrupted BY the
entrance Of servant, who informed her that
Father Nicholas had arrived, and was ir the
antechamber.
81 cannot receive his visit today" said the
consort Of Sir Hugo, '.for my lord is absect.
Give this ss my excuse TO the reverend father,
and beg ct him 10 return Tomorrow"
"With all due respect to Father Ncholas,o
continued she, when left to herself, "he shall
not spoi, my pleasant ride. Now il my pony
were but here. He must have an easy gait,
and his teeth do not fear; he is as quiet as
lamb. OH how shall delight in this two-
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field pleasure of showing the surly old FELLOW
that care neither for him nor his orders, and
Of trying pasttime that il at least novel
one.',
| Through every corner Of the house resound-
cd her cry OF @Sultan." "Here, boy, Sultan,
Sultan!"
The immense but docile animal sprung from
a bone upon which he was feast ng, and was
at her side in an instant. Caressing him till she
got him into room, the door Of which she
/ shut.
"Now, friend Sultah,o cried his mistress,
emo growl, no bite. and all is safe" With
her snow-white hand she continued stroking
and patting his huge back for some minutes,
and then, in the hope that, il only through
gratitude, he would comply with her fancy,
she mounted her new steed. He showed his
teeth little, in some doubt what all tn at meant
but she soothed him again into good humor
and patient endurance Of the novel bu,t
but he thought this quite enough, and did not
stir from the one spot. Angelica was natur-
ally not much pleased with being thus station-
ary, she therefore gently goa ded him with her
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