Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-04-23


fierce the empe-Or's wrath would be. We
knew how he would hurl il over his sons
dUminions. We knew what restitution
he would demand, ani what vengeance he
wonld persue aud within the barriers ve
waited in dread expectation. The demaUd
soon came from the emperor in threaten
ing terus-the restitution Of bis bride aud
the surrender Of his sons person as well
as the forfeiture of his territories.
The city was IN a state of rigorous
defiance Tong-ko-lin-sing's army was 10y
al to man and so he ut once hoisied
the crimson flag of rebellion, sent back
his defence. aud wai.ui For the besieging
army. Then came the emperor's ansihma
= the fathers dreadful curse upon his ou-
ly son. his sons wife, the vicereaI city,
aud every subject within its walls
curse sworn by the names we hold most
sacred aud most powerful. ..-..
SO. garrisoned aud defiant we awaited
| the royal armies waited aud watched
until the watching became painful and
wcarisome--but nothing broke it until
your summons at our gate to-day. The
flight Of time has been uunoticed by us.
No records Of passing events has been TAX
ep. We have ouly been expecting the alta k
of ouf wroaged and angry emperor. The
prince occupies himself in bis inner
palace, and seems to heed nothing but tie
thought that soon his wife and his donin
ions may be sRatched from him. aud he
himself taken prisoner to the capital.
They are together always, as they have
been since we opeui The gates to them on
+ that night which you say is nearly ten
hundred years ago. There has been no
births, no deaths, no marriages among us
since no JOY no sorrow. Every thing
has been still IN silence aud suspense
still with Il heavy, passouless staguation
Every morning VIC have been prepared
for siege, aud every night has found Us
waiting unchulenged at our post and
never once until to-day has any one even
attempted to enter our garrison city
( Stranger can it be that this fearful curse
has been in operation lmost u thousand
years?". .,.
| could not answer. for my mind was be
wildcred by this Stoly and | was bitter
y regrotting that | had ventured dow,
that deserted creek. But when the oil,
mandarin entrea,ed me. in u low, excite
tone, to 90 with him 10 The prince, | rous
ed myself and followed in his footsteps
In a a'gOrgcous cutter room Of the palace h,
left me, walking on himsalf past tn,
guards who stood at their posts like stat
ucs, and through the groups Of attcudats
who moved lislless about their duties.
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