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

thousand brave men To battle. What
great responsibility rests upon me-
| must strive TO lead them Alright.
The picture of my wife, who now Is
an angel in heaven, seems to smile
kindly upon me from its place upon
the wall to cheer the resolutions |
have made. Who know. but what
her spirit, clothed in ,he invisible,
ETHEREAL robes Of immortality, hovers
about me, to watch over me, to
prompt my arth-trammelcd soul TO
holy thoughts aud deeds of right
eousness. | know that some of IN,
men must die; far from home, on
some lone battle field must yield their
lives. May | discharge my duties
Alright to my country aud my God.
feeling that the watch of guardian
angels is kept upon my actions. T Ea
ter jean and EicdHor II Well,
Jean, art thou prepared for tho NOR
row?
JEAN.-Ycs, signor This oppor-
tunity offers to my restless mind the
privilege of seeing somewhat OF the
world that lies beyond tho little
sphere Of our quiet wales. | am hap
| py at the thought of miugling with
the busy world. Signor Estell, one
thing alone remains; that possessed,
aud my happiness is then complete
aud that is thy blessing or tho love
Of Eleanor and myself.
EsTELL.-Then thy happiness shalt
be completed. You have my blessing,
my children, and heaven grant that
the sorrows that thy father hast
known may never be thine. Jean, it
is now nearly IL o'clock, aud we must
away to the cliff to meet the King.
Eleanor, thou must 60 to the home
of Jean, aud with his father aud |
mother thou wilt be safe from danger;
and in these troubled times, who |
knows what dangers may threaten.
Jean, wilt thou take Eleanor to thy |
fathers house, then join me here, aud |
we will away. ErU jean and Flea
nor l..
met Blanco to night, and he told !
me to watch we'll my shcepfold, or
the mountain wolves would destroy
my lamb. | hear strange tales about
the doiugs of the Brigands of the
mountain, and tho old mans words
fill me with apprehension. But Flea.
nor will be safe with Dubois. Ech
Scene 5h.-F0reSt cHcampmcnG King, |
EstcH, Dubois, and officers seated at
table; soldier on guard; others steep.
Sng IN The rear.
KING-The wales of Oldernu have
donet well. A thousand of such
strong arms, and brave hearts will
tell in battle. Colonel Estell, we ex.
pect great deeds from your regiment
EsrELL.--I shall strive to do my
duty.
KING,--The object in calling this
council, is to ascertain whether there
is any man of your acquaintance who
has courage enough to go to Tulon,
in France, and, embarking there for
Rome, bear dispatches to the Papal
court for reinforcements. The mis-
sion is one of peril. The courier will
have to pass tho mountains which are
filled with brigands, aud through the
enemy's country with the risk Of
being captured aud executed as
Spy. He must be brave aud cautious,
who would attempt it.
EsrETI lnnm of M ona "a,
particular who would dare attemptit.
Though / have no doubt many man
from our valley would serve the
king in this way. Jean dost thou
know ofany one suitable2
JEAN know a person who dare
attempt it, one who would gladly
accept the communieation--One who
knows the dangers to be braved, aud
the liabilities to be incurred.
KING.-Who is that2
JEAN,---Jeau Dubois, my lord;
would gladly accept the mission.
KING,--ColCnel Dubois, (your com
mission as Colonel will date from
this hour l accept your services.
Ifyou succeed, honors the highest
in my power to confer, shall await
your return; ifyou fail, even the at.
tempt shall be rewarded. You have
great dangers before you. The dis
patches will be ready in the morning.
| will meet the regiment at the old
castle on the Tulon road, and there
will give you the papers. You had
better take the highway, leading
through the pass lie Mort, as that is
the only practicable rout through the
Pyrenees. After passing the noun.
tains, you will be comparatively safe,
for though some of the bands 1f
Brigands that hide in the mountaius,
have expressed friendship for Spain,
they are not to be trusted. Enter
Bianeo R
BLANoo.-Shephardsl knowest thou
that mountain wolf lieth with the
sheep of thy fold? Even now his
ears tingleth with the speech Of the
Sheppard, what does he here? lie
liseneth to the plans of the shepherd,
for the safety of the fold He will
take advantage of the knowledge thus
obtained, to destroy the sheep. l
was alone on the mountains, and
the South winds whispered to me Of
danger. The stealthy footstep of the
wolf, fell on my ear, as he crept to
the valley, and to the sheep fold.
A man Leaoes The guards, and creeps
Giody.
Hal ne creeps away again, he will
g. again to his lair, aud the jackalls
of the mountain caves, and the vul-
lures of the cliffs, will assemble to
list his speech; There is a cavern in
the mountains, where the water his
SIS over it, like lightning thoughts,