The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1871-09-16

small hanuS claSped III silent agony.
She entered a small arbor covered
with fragrant vines, from among the
leaves of which peeped myriads OF
starry blossoms. Soon another
came-one having an air of nobility
about him, and heroism i'll his hand
some face; he was tall, and had
black eyes, and hair that hung down
in locks of raven blackness.
He entered the arbCr and clasped
Gisela to his heart, murmuring pas
sionately: My darling! my own
GiSela, why in tears ?"
"Oh, luigi" she cried, Il would
| could smile, if but for your sake"
And in his listening ear hepoured
forth her heartfelt agony. As he
waited his brow grew dark, and he
involuntar;ly laid his hand upon the
poniard at his belt. But his man.
ner changed, ard leaning down he
kissed Ler tf.robbing brow and said:
"Gisela, would you consent to
fly from your fathers wrath to an
other LAID, where we could live III
peace 20
At first she shrank at tie thought
of leaving her father in that manner;
but i'll moment her arms were
about him and her face all aglow as
she cried, "Anywhere with you,
Luigin'
vt that moment shadow dark
ened tie entrance, ard Boliser glared
upon them with the fury of a mad
man. Springing upon the knight
he drew his polliarl, ard fierce
struggle ensued; but Bonser sue
eeeded in plunging his dagger i'll tie
heart of CASTILLO. Hastily drag
giLg his liteless form to the darkest
receSscs of the arbor, lie bore tie
faintinc Gisela to tie tower of Hat
to (thc principal tower of Rudes-
heim), and ascending the many
flights of stairs, at length came to
all iron bound door, which he
opened, aid upon entering the room
he laid Giscla upon tall, quantity
carved bed, hure with heavy cr.m-
son curtains. which stood i'll ole
corner of tie room; a chair of al
tique make, small table and sill
yer crucitix, completed the furniture
of the room. Bonser only waited
to see his daughter revive 4 little,
when he sprang down Tie stairs,
shutting and bolting the door be-
| hind him. He entered the arbor
hastily, and in tie dim twilight
seized tie lifeless form of CASTILLO
and bore it down to the Rhine.
Stepping into a boat, he was soon
passing swiftly down the river; at
length lie reached q cave known
only to himself, ard there buried
the ill-tated knight among the rocks
and saEd, where his remains were
afterwards found by party of ex
plorers. Bonser, row relieved O
his burden, rowed noiselessly bach
to the castle, with the awful secret
locked up in his heart.
When Gisela became conscious o
what had but just happened, sht
sprang up shrieking, ooh, Luigi
YOU are murdered-ny father tht
| murderer. Can it be go And thel
she became silent, pacing up ant
down the old room till it seemed t.
the servant who slept in an apart
ment near hers, with whom Gisel:
was left in charge, that her foot
steps would never cease.
!. The night was terrible. Th'
waves of the Rhine dashed higl
against the castle, the earth was en-
| veloped in deepest darkness, except
ing now and then a CLEAN of vivid
lightning; aud the peal of thundel
which followed was such as to star
tie the nerves of the most intrepid
The rain dashed down in torrents
| the wind blew a hurricane
seemed as if the old castle shook t.
its utmost foundations, 1t was mid
night all were wrapped in slum
Der but Gisela. The storm con
tinued increasing in fury, and thos'
footsteps kept up their ghostl,
tread; when suddenly the ancien
i clock in the tower rang out above
the tempest the tone of one o'clock
Then the footsteps ceased. Gisels
opened the iron bound lattice; M
longer was her countenance express
i've of despair-there she stood
against background of darl
clouds, clad in white, her long blacl