The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1867-05-18
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~ meh n degree as ~ fdte ffum hIm
. declaration thal, VI lhe ttil Oue
himself gave hlm 4 son, ihe hanilIne
should vi tight welcome shortly
anef The uiiemhee NJ il.s conditional
bfumisp ho wa l1nofei with r. vIsii
W. 4 distinguished foreigner. whom
ho entertained hospitality n W. mt
llc ln ihc toBrse of cmtormiion,
the ltek n mn htif ~ iho THRONE Nns
mentioned and the stranger madr
mdst lihoml offer mying thm thc
King should have two children within
the course VI q year, " be- would
present him with one.
Finding that nu reasonable oldcc.
iion could he made io ihia proposal,
the king closed with II NJ once, and
before twclyomcnih had passed hi.
queen had blessed him with d pnir Of
twins, boy aud a girl, both a. beau
tiiul aa the day. lie was 80 highly
delighted that the contract he had
made NEARLY faded from his mind.
However, before anothcrtwelvcmonth
WIS gone his memory was refreshed
by a visit from the stranger who
asked which Of the children be- was
to haveY The king, with a dismal
face, made the awkward confession
that he would rather not part with
either. Tho boy was necessary as
heir TO the throne, and the girl was
her mothers pet; so what was to be
done? The stunger-who was the
Evil One, but who clearly made
good the provcrb, which states that
he is not so black as he is painted
was touched by the kings solicita-
tions, and told him he would let him
have both the children for FIVE years
longer AT the end Of that period,
he would assuredly return.
On rolled the FIVE years, and back
came the stranger, to find the King
more unwilling than ever. Hard
words were spoken on both sides, ill
at last a compromise was effected
The stranger was not to return unit
the girl had completed her sixteenth
year, and the king was then TO give
her up without resistance.
Years glided dismally away, ant
the fathers spirits became lower a
!. he approached the sixteenth anniyer
sary Of his daughters birthday. Iii
increasing melancholy attracted th
: notice of his son, a youth OF singula
! precocity, who did his best to learl
: the truth, but failed in every attempt
At last the boy bethought himself o
: his tutor, priest of eminent picty
who, as soon as he heard his pupil
report, at once proceeded 10 the roya
: sufferer.
al have sold my daughter to th
-" was the brief but pregnan
, confession Of the melancholy king.
The priest was not courtier enougl
TO dissemble his opinion that transac
, , tions Of this kind were highly i'm
! proper; but he comiorted the mourn
: or with the assurance that the chs
was not quite hopeless. If be onl,
: knew the exact time at which tn
: hateful visitor was expected he woul,
be on the spot and prove matcl
for oil the mysterious strangers in tn
, world.
!, The specified birthday arrived, an,
so did the visitor; but he found III
priest at the princesses chamber door
clad in all the insignia Of the Dol,
office. He burst not enter the room
An alteration ensucd, which ende'
in the retreat Of the enemy; moi
however, without declaration tha
: he would abide his Nme.
: As long rs the worthy priest lived
the girl was well protected, an
|, throve exceedingly; but when at III
end Of two years he died, she fel
sick, and did not long survive him
While on her death-bcd, she entreai
ed her father not TO bury her at onc'
but to allow her TO lay for week |
the church, under strict guart
With this wish the king complieC
and the princess was laid on a mag
niiicent bier erected in the churcl
under a strict guard. With thI
c the king complied, and the prince.
: was laid on a magnificent bier crccte
G in the church, while sentinel va
e placed at the door.
, On the very frst midnight a fright
. fnl event occurred. Phe princes
starting from her coffin, shrieke
4 aloud: "Where Is my abominab
i father9" and without more ad
q seized the sentinel and tore him
d pieces. In the morning the churC
door was open, the princess was qui
in her coffin, and the remains
y the sentinel lay scattered in yariol
7 directions. intelligence Of thesaawii
facts spread far and wide, and 4 sc
u ond sentinel was not easily to be ol
: tanned. Lots, however, were cast 4
;s the appointment Of person to {
90 up the undesirable vacancy, aud d
~ victim thus selected wps Young -
dier who was in the habit Of payiI
,r his devotions every evening TO /
n image Of the Holy Virgin. Az
a ierycntly praying, be sct OF for h
A. church, aud me, on his way an Q
y woman, who, asking the cause Of
II melancholy, and learning the dang
Y with which he was menaeed, urg
rs him 10 present himaplf al tho altar