The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1868-05-21

hold council at cur camp. You,
Colonel Estell, aud you, Lieutenant
Colonel Dubois, are requested to be
present. Matters of interest and i'm
portance will be talked Of Como a,
II to our camp at the foot of the
cliff. Enter Bintco.1
BLANco.-Jackals and wolves roam
only at night to seek their pray. At
midnight's hour by the camp fire of
the hunter they watch, peering from
the darkness around their eyes gloat
over the sleeping forms of the hunters;
thoy await the death of the embers
to pounce upon their victims. The
dark angel hovereth nigh at mid
night woe to them that sleepl |
heard the wolves of the mountain
saying, "let's descend upon the sheep
folds Of the valleys to night, for a
goodly prize sluI bereth there They
come only at night. BE yigilaut be
yigilant!-- [crh
DUBoIs.-Strange mani twice now
have | heard that warning-"be Wig
liant they only come at night"
kING.-llis words are strange.
Well, must away. Remember the
hour of twelve. EccuHt omaia-cur.
tain .Jdtis
Scene Ith.-Gdrdea Dubois Flea.
nor, Jean, Mar, and BiaRco Jcdn
ioaikiag 0ith Eleanor.
JEAN.-Fair Eleanor, the time
draws near, when for the 6rst time we
shall be separated beyond the reach
of a day. Hitherto our lives have
been passed in childish sports, youth
ful pleasures, and maturer thoughts.
We have been companions to each
other from infancy. Yet from the
dear assurance, that you have this
night given me, 90 to the scenes of
horror, and tho dread privations Of
war with lighter heart, than ever be.
fore throbbed in my heart the pulsa-
tions of joy.
ELEANoR,-Oh, jean must you
indeed leave me now2 But why do |
| ask, when well | know that duty
takes ;hee hence. Though hard Il is,
yet l must bid thee 60, nor offer OPP
position; but oh, the hours how
slowly they must drag noise ,eith
ont -Shl What sound is that2 There
is some one listening to our couvcrsa-
tion from the hawthorn hedge. Let
us go.
JEAN.-'Tis nothing but the play
full winds kissing the hedge flowers !;
or some lone bird, that from its mos
sy bed too far has wandered in the
hours of day for safe return before
the shades of even, so now he restless
seeks to pass the night, till morning
dawn shall speed him on his way to
calm the anxious fears of his lonely
mate. So shall it be with me; the
hours shall pass but slowly on their
dull aud dragging fight, while far
away from home aud those love, |
seek to make wars dist nj shades Of
night to melt before the glorious
dawn Of peace. But when at length,
that dawn shall reappear |, like this
bird, shall fly with joyous haste to
cheer the heart of her who waits for
me. Come Eleanor, let us go and ask
thy fathers blessing on our love.
E.reunt Jean and Eleanor, De La
Mar steps from, his concedimct behind
The hedge, out into Tie moonlight, and
,cith ddrk sco,cI matches Jean and
Eleanor go into The house.
De LA MAR shaking his fist to-
,card he house The day comes not,
fair Estell, when you shall be the
wife Of Jean Dubois, and he, who
from infancy has crossed my path
continually, shall now feel the weight
of vengeance. The wolf for a time
may play with the land, but its final
obstruction is inevitable.
Taks paper from his pocket, opens a
rein M his arm icith daggcr point,
and rrites and reads.
Fair Eleanor Estell, loved thee
once, but now tis turned to deep and
deadly hate, for thou my love has
blighted, and hast given thy hand in
promise to young Jean Dubois
Know then that thou shalt never be
his wife for as with my own blood
| have written this, so with the blood
of jean Dubois | will write upon the
earth the name of Dc La Mar. Fare
we'll till thou shalt at thy feet behold
the form of him, that you have loved
so well, as lifeless as the clammy
hand Of death.
Pins paper to he floor ,cih dagger
Thcrel | will leave it here so that
her eyes may catch its presence when
she comes to weep the departure Of
her lover. This little note, bedabbled
with my blood, shall be the messen-
ger that shall convey 10 her the frs
impressions Of my undy:ng hatred
aud burning thirst for revenge.
now resign forever all peaceful avoca
tions; aud henceforth my life shall be
with the Brigands, an enemy to al
the human race, / must away to tn,
cave, aud report to Le Roe. Eci
Il. s. W. R.-Eate, Btaaco.
BLANCo.-Ahl ahl ah the demon
thought not mortal eyes could see hii
iiendish figure crouchcd upon the
earth, nor mortal ear could hear hii
cursed words. Why turks he abou
the dwelling of the innocent at thii
hour? Does he think that the gazellt
shall mate with the wolf, or the ring
dove with the rayenY The demon O
death even now he is conjuring il
his mind, the destruction of brigh
hopes. | know his power; | hav'
| fell his clammv hand sWeen nnross m,