Juliet signal. [volume] (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) 1844-1???, 1864-08-16
IDAHO.
A STORY OF PERU,
BY GEORGE l. AIKEN.

Orlana, Countess cf Cinchon. and yyifa
Of the EICaToy of Peru, was wasting away
With slow but iusidious malidy that hid
defiance to all the skill that the court doc
tor, Garcia, could bring - combat it
What to her were the luxuries and sulen-.
doris Of her new home in that f1owery land
70 which she had 50 willingly aud with so
much joyous anticipation acc Impanied her
husband! They were yet young in years
and love. With what delight she found
herself installed in a gorgeous palace, dig
nifed with the title of 'vice-queeu, End
surrounded by court that was not excel
ed in spIeudor by uauy an European
one
Her Joy was short lived The light fad
ed from her eyes, her blood almost seemed
to cease its flow, and her step grew slow
and languid. Day by day she faded like
a bright flower traHsplanted from it, nao
tive 5ed 20 an uncougenial eIiuse. ,ssrstil her.
husband began to despair os her recovery,
and reproached himself for having brought
her 10 that fatal cline.
DO not re9iue, CarlUa,' she would say.
IN answer to his bitter self upbraidingS
Heaven ordained all for the best. Gould
l have been happy had | remained in
S. ain, with an ocean flowing between us p
No | should have pinned myself to death
II | must die now, are you not here to
close my eyes and hear my latest sigh p
| The thought consoles me FOR all suffer.
and resigns me to meet the worst with for.
titude.'
So. uUTepiningly, the young wife
scarcely more than a girl in years-lirger-
ed on. Among al! her attendants there
was one she most especially favored. a
| young Peruvian girl. named Idaho. She
had found her one day whilst riding in the
| forest, and, be NJ struck with her wild
grace aud beauty, had attached her to her
person. Never had mistress found a moro
willing maid. Idaho, apparently, was at
tached Heart and soul to her patrCness.-
And when this strange sickness came, she
il was who watched almost necessarily by
brow, and presented the CO, ling draught to
her parched lips.
Envy is the curse of palaces. The Ia>
dies who had accompanied the countess
from Spain could. i'll brook this favoritism
Of the Indian maid. There was little cor
diality exciting between the Spaniards and
the Peruvians whom they dominated over
The PeruviaDs were conquered not sub
dued. The cruelty Of Pizarro and his fol-
lowers was still household legend, unim-
paired bv the lapse of years. The plide
and arrogance Of the Spauiards was met
by logged submission which lhinly
showed how unwillingly brave but feeble
race submitted to'the yoke. The Span
| iards despised the natives of the soil, who
returned this feeling with an intense ha.
tired, which burned all the more tierceIy
| because its fires were concealed.
The new vice-queen had instituted a
new era IN provincial government she
looked upon her Indian subjects as human
beings, and treated them as such. Hence
her partia!ity to Idaho. Sue priced the
untutored Indian girl, whose face was but
the mirror of a guileless heart, far above
her European attendants, and made no Sc
cvet of her partiality. This favoritsm TO-
censed the ladiesofthe court beyond meas.
ure and lGahO's destruction was resolved
| upon. Already the poisonous tongue of
SANDER was at work. To Judge of the
progress the enemies Of Idaho had made,
we must listen to Conversation which
took place between the VicerOy and the
learned DR.. Garcia.
They had just emerged from the sick
chamber upon the fowercovered veranda,
leaving the countess to the care of the eV-
er watchful Idaho.
What think you of this strange malady,
doctor?' asked the VicerUy.
Your Excellency, it battles all my skill
! to dete,mne'
But you must have formed some coniec-
ture p
Most certainly-I were no true son of
Hsculapius had | not done so but what
are conjectures in case like this? l am
called upon to cure an intangible disease
beyond the power Of any medicine as vet
known to science. In my opinion, her la
dyship is suffering from fever peculiar
to this climate and country, the only RENE.
| dy for which is an herb of soma kind
known only to the Indians
why not obtain it from them p
Impossible They are bound by the
most fearful oaths never 20 reveal il to
their European conquerers. Many a
lruiiless days search have had in the
forest looking for this same herb. | have
offered gold, employed threats, but all in
vain. They will not reveal the precious
remedy. verify believe that if you were
to burn one of these Indians at the
stake. he would die with theseeret unspok-
en-
Doctor, have heard the story of this
wOndrous herb, and believe it to be
sheer fabrication, ike the marvellous gold
mines-el doradoes-We hear of, but never
find. This disease, which we find 50 To-
durable, is nothing but the effect of slow
poison secretly administered