The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-05-18
VOLUME 10, NO. A.

slisn midnight uiyd lha taef
fFHIn mIsed hfif'f ham Nh man
fFmtahd fefmy h0t tks,rt,asl
sle mld, tlnft ! hasa aHtt tamt
bIt0l where u my alamIn,his Tttsf
tbal ! mag feHf him r. B,afsEfk.
flHilmly rfamHt9 tealu mafl
about me church lut bm tststlgleg
iho iohiInel. returned ~ hof ahb
without daiae ufihef harm
lhe seuilHtl Was terribly lf.FW
fnal bnl The Ming. convinced that W
bad goo ihe fiHhi man IN the dphi
place persuaded him ~ keep guard
another night Agaln iho Young
mau tcriofmed his hnbinhl deyntiuna
and nnnin ha met ihe old woman
Tho incidents ihat now ocrnfred wero
nelfly identical with those of thc
previous niRht, nly ihe indimled
place of refuge was Che confessional,
aud the deceased princess was more
violent than hoiorc. II may bc taken
as q general rule that, in the popular
stories of VII nations, the second of
three adventures is general as simi-
lar to the hrst.
The king found some difficulty In
porsuading The young mnn to perform
the awful duty Of guarding The young
princess for u third night but his
entrcatics, aud aill moro, his repre-
scniation that soul was at stake,
ultimately prevailed. On his way to
the church, after he had prpycd with
unwonted fcrvor to his prbtcctress,
he met, not the old woman, but q
stately ludy, who went with him into
the building, and told him to hold In
his left hand bottle oi mixture
which she gave him, to take the mon
straucc from the tabernacle, and hold
il in his right hand, and thus armed,
TO sit down close TO the high altar.
She also warned him of the novel
circumstances Tor which he was TO be
prepared.
After the departure of the stately
lady, the sentinel awaited the signal
, of the midnight hour in great unea-
sincss. AT the last stroke Of the
! clock the princess again arose, with
fire dartihg from her eyes aud mouth
| cursing her father more bitterly than
! ever, and seeking with increased vic.
G lence victim for her wrath. Pres.
emily four men made their appear.
ance, who seized her violently, and
$ standing two on each side Of th,
: church, tossed her backwards and
: forwards like a shuttlecocl. At th,
c end Of this strange performance, they
r spread carpet over the altar-steps
u and ilnging the princess upon it.
!. were about TO chop her to pieces with
4 a huge sword. Warned that III,
:, time for action was now come, th,
$ sentinel flung the monstrance, con.
] tanning the Host, ut the impious four
and they all vanished, leaving th,
Q princess gasping at his icet.
/ Folding the carpet, the sentine
laid the princess gently upon it, ant
b touched her with the contents Of Oh,
: bottle ill she fell into a profount
: sleep. On the following morning
: the king found bis daughter and he
e guardian, neither Of them awake
y Causing them 10 be raised gently, h,
e had them conveyed in q four-hors'
j carriage to his palace, where he as
b signed to each separate apartment
G Scarcely had the princess awoke
when she called for her father an,
4 mother, who were anxiously watchin,
! at the foot OF her bed, and cxpresse,
her delight that, after her long nm,
' heavy suGeriDgs, she could once nor
embrace them. Next she called 70
A her dcliverer, vowing that she woul,
have no other husband.
/ On iba. very day the princes ant
the sentinel were married and il
|. grateful remembrance Of their dcliv
i erance from peril, tbe image Of III,
2 Madonna was placed on the altar o
i the chapel in tho royal palace.