Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1865-11-01


lieved the monotony of his existence;
they prevented him from always turning
his eyes inward upon himself; they forced
him to look abroad He went to the
houses Of his friends and once more stud
led the perfections or imperlections Of
their daughters. His object was so mans
itest that the joke went round that he
wished to save the Christian tailor from
ruin. People jested with the jew as they
brought in their money to change. But,
Matthias saw many beautiful girls who
threw their glances of their almond-
shaped eyes encouragingly towards him,
he saw none that pleased his heart; and,
Suddenly retiring from society, shut him.
self up for a whole year in his palace.
seeing nobody, and taking back melan-
choly and discomfort for his only mpan-
ions.
1t length Matthias began to feel the
desires Of change, and made it a practice
every morning to have his mule saddIed
and to ride out in the base of the moun-
tains and, then putting foot to ground, to
wander until evening amidst the rocks
and valleys. On one occasion he went so
far that he could not return to where he
had left his mule and serrant before night
fall and lost his way. After going hither
and thither for some time, he was COM
PEELED to seek the shelter of a cave, and
wait until morning. Sleep overlook him.
and he did not wake until the suns ravs
slanting in through the cliff of the rock,
played upon his eyelids He got up; and,
having said his prayers, went forth and
beheld a beautiful green meadow stretch
ing along the banks Of a stream which
came from a narrow gorge at no great
distance lie did not recognize his where
abouts and was doubtful of finding his
way back, until he saw, at the further
end Of the meadow, some object moving
rapidly to and fro. 1t was Il young girl
chasing COW that had escaped from her
and ran with cord tangled about It's
horns in the direction of Matthias "Ahl"
said he, Il viii catch that unruly animal,
ard then make Its keeper point out to me
the direction of Tarsus So he tucked
mp his robes; and being strong and Wig
, orous, soon came up to the cow that was
wantonly galiaping hither and thither, and
brought it to a staadstill. May blessings
light upon thy sturdy arms, stranger"
exclaimed the girl running up out of
breath. and unwinding the rope from the
cows horns; "If Naharah had escaped
they would have beaten me"
"And who could find it in his heart to
beat thee, child p said the merchant, as
he looked on her and wandered at her
delicate loyclincss.
THE fathers she replied, pnIling Ma
harah in the direction she wanted to 90
Cripple blessings upon thee, again | say
strangerl'
Matthias forgot all about Tarsus, and
walked by the side Of the Girl, asking
questions of her. He learned that she
was the bond maiden Of q monastery
in those mountains, and her duty was to
take out the COWS, and especially this one
eTcry morning to The pasturage. DO not
follow me, said she, when they came to
/ the entrance of the gorge from which the
stream flowed; for am forbidden to
talk with those who | may meet Mat
thias thought while, and then bade h,r
ad.eu. having learned wha. path he was
to follow, and returned TO his palace full
of nothing but the image Of his simple
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