The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1860-07-26

once the fond anticipatons OF these gentle
friends and lovers. Rosa told her suspic.
ions thst Is had been stolen by Grille. Van
Basrle became curious, and ASKED many
!, questions. WAS be q small. thin MANI"
ssid he.
'Yss, exactly"
Thin black hair and squirting eyes?"
Eyes"
Talks in . low whispering voicer
"You speak As il you knew him"
at il thst ely rogue. Box:el."
NAY, but be calls himself Grille
"He may call himself what he pIeasss -
He is nevertheless Isaac Boxtel. He is a
cunning rogue. and there is no hope"
Nay; you do not know what woman
can do. have plan. will go to Hsar
lem, will see President Van Sytens;I will
face this Grille or Boxtel. and will charge
him with the theft. Heaven will and the
trash, and eopfound the tibet
dearest Rosa," said Van Baerle, while
tie tear- flowed over his cheeks. - approve
your plan. You mus, go-go Instantly -
Heaven will indeed aid snch truth. courage
aid fidelity. Il will remain on my knees
and pray for tdo:r 1t is all poor prisoner
can do. Oh, were it not for these cruel iron
bsrs!''
While he said this. Van Baerle laid hold
Of the gratings, his eye flashed, and a sud
den fever seemed to seize upon him. He
wreuched the gratings back aud FORTH max
ing them treinbls and fill The long dark pas
sages with grumbing echoes. ..Oh! this
accursed imprisonmen,!' exclaimed the in
sane Van Baerle. "what have done that
I should be thus separated from love. from
hope. from the free light aud the bles-
sed air. that God gives bountiuliy even TO
Al. L..
ing. and have known nothing but love to
my fellow man. Why. then this conspira-
OF against my peace. my happiness. my
right! Oh. God! why prolong this @xus-
tencs. while thy providence thus dooms me
to . living dessh?"
Overcome by this agony of feeling. Van
Bssrle fell PROSTATE upon the floor OF his
prison. Rosa would have remained 10
comfort him but al this moment. her father,
old Grypheus, disturbed by the noise. came
to sec what was the matter. Rosa extin-
guished her light. and escaped through one
of the dark passages. She went to her
room, wrote few cheering words to Van
Baerle which she afterwards presented
through the grating of his door. In an
hour, she had departed for HARLEM. Trav-
cling with the utmost rapidly. she reached
that place.
But Bcxtel was there before her. lie
had already seen tho President. and shown
him the Tulip which he claimed rs having
been produced by his own skill The news
had spread over the city aud the name Of
Box.el was ringing through the streets
quiries. and easily ascertaiued the facts
Loosing no time, she proceeded to the house
of the President, and asked for An interview
The servant brought reply that he was
too busy 10 see her. She sent him word
that her errsnd had relation 10 the Black
Tulip.
This operated like charm. and she was
admitted. She found two persons in the
room-the President and stranger; the
latter being dressed in coat of red velvet.
richly embroidered.
"fou are come to saw something about
the Black Tulip" said the President to
Rosa.
"Yes SIR
well, what is it?''
1.-The Black Tulip presented by Isaac
Box'el WAS stolen from me. Il WAS l who
produced it,"
"Tndeedp' said the President smiling dis
daiufully, land who are you?''
"I-I''--sS'd Rosa 'altering-"I am
IAN imposter." said the President iInpa-
Nently hnshing the sentence.
TIE tears now began to fall down Rosa's
cheeks. She clasped her hands and said,
..Oh, hear mel hear me! am not with men
Of honorl Am | not ia the presence of one
before whom innocence and truth may
plesd" Saying this, she rushed TO the
feet Of the stranger, whom she had recog-
nized as the Lord Stakeholder. Bending
before him, she did not speak but sobbed
audibly.
"Cbild." said the prince mildly. bur still
coldly-"let Us hear speak
Who are your
IL am the daughter of the jailor of Lor-
enstein."
$50 thought Go on"
''Well, Sire, it was who raised the Black
Tulip"
"AloneF,
mo. my lord: I had help. have per
haps committed . great crime. shall con-
fess all to you. The power Of Heaven Is
given TO princes. and the Stakeholder of
Holland viii nos be less merciful than tina.
Providence which has placed him at tue
head Of his people. raised the Black Tu-
lip by the advice, assistance and directions
Of d.. Van Baerlc.''
"Ars you aw arc. child. of what you are
confessing? Do you know that it is cap
ital offense to hold intercourse with . state
prisoner?''
"Yes. my lord know it. Ny life is its
forfeit; I give it to you. But there is an
other GRIMM al"
Indeed! who Is ise''
ia is an angel. may it please your excel
Are you mocking mes" said the prince
sternly.
II was never, never more serious. Sire
There - a strip of sunlighs which steals
through the CRATES Of DR.. Van Baerle's
window, every fair day. 1t is sent by
Heaven 70 cheer the heart Of the prisoner.
Is not this = crimss Will you punish il.
NY lord: and will you punish one to whom
Heaven has set such An examples''
The princs looked dark. and the President
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