The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1860-07-26
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THE NCA'S DAUGHTER.
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A WAN LEGE END
From Hills Travels in Peru and Mexico.

From Hills Travels in Peru and Mexico.
Huasca, the Inca Of Peru, who reign
ed at the begilnGRg of the sixteenth
century and who WAS remarkable for
his love Of the arts, especially those
connected with the Improvement of his
capital, proclaimed that whatsoever
would find means of conveying water
with facility to his palace aud TO Cuco,
should receive in marriage his youngest
daughter, then beautiful girl in the first
bloom of womanhood. This offer was
no sooner made than, the young
man appeared, named Hassen, who de>
clan ed himself capable of performing
the great work. He was Immediately
furnished with as many men, and all the
materials which lie thought proper TO
demand, land the work was commenced.
While the work, however, was in pro
-rress, an mcilend occurred which dam
ped the ardor Of the youth for the &C,
complishmcnt OF what he had undeti-
ken, seemed to overthrow all eXpecta
lions of its ever being completed.
Among the numerous attendants upn
the wolkmen Tor tAelr preparation OF
their food, and the care Of the camp in
which they DIV eli, there appeared girl
of great beauty, who, while attending
upon her father, was observed by the
youthful engineer, who became So vi
0lcntly enamored that his attention was
distracted and turned from the object
upon which his mind had hitherto been
bent. He saw that the Accomplishment
of the work he had undertaken would
result in his marriage with the daughter
of the Inca, and ills thought accom-.
panied by all the honorS the Sovereign
could bestow, would deprive aim Of
that which he valued more than lite, and
tie him to bride whom he had never
seen ana had now ceased to desire to
| know.
Owing to this state of IIassan's mind,
neglect, languor AMI disorder reigned
III the encampment of the workmen,
which the first seemed to every one TO
arise from a conviction on the part OF
the engineer, that the Accomplishment
of the work was beyond his power.
Some time passed without any change
during which Hassan had frequent OPP
portunitles ofmeeting the young atten-
dant to whom he had become attached
This however, was bye and bye re
marked by the people in such manner
fSto induce the young girl to retire and
return no more to the camp-distract>
ing still more the mind of the engineer,
who was unable to obtain any further
information concerning her.
The confusion into which everything
was now thrown became known to the
Inca, who soon learned, also, the real
cause of the engineers default, and de-
termined to take his revenge by putting
to death the subject who had so grossly
and openly insulted his Sovereign The
character, however, of the offence was
such that llassan was Sont for before
! his execution, and appeared, guarded,
/ in the presence OF Inca, who sat upon
his throne, surrounded by his mobiles
HuaSca, happening to be man of mod,
crate passions, asked the culprit, in the
presence of his mobiles, whether he had
antIhing to say before his execution,
IN eXtenuation of the crime he had com,
mitted by treating his Sovereign with
contempt.
To This the young man replied, that
he had only to thank his Sovereign for
all the tavors he had received, and more
especially for that he was about to re
ceive, which would place him beyond
the reach of such suffering as he had en-
dured since he had become acquainted
with the innocent cause of his mistor-
tune.
AT the moment that the Inca was
about to commit him to the tender mer
cles OF the eXecutioners,t the girl we have
mentioned suddenly appeared among
the crowd of mobiles, dressed as she had
been III the cap OF workmen, and rush
ing into the centre of he hall, exclaim.
ed -
Stay, Inca Arrest the hand of
justice for moment, while l put one
question to the unfortunate culprit. 1t
shall be such that Inca will not disap,
prove"
From the moment Of this strange APP
partition until the demand of the girl,
there was not sound heard. The
whole Of the mobiles present remained
motionless and silent. But, had no
embarrassment overwhelmed them, the
presence Of their Sovereign would have