Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-11-08
CATCHING A TARTAR.
ATraditlon q aNoden.


Charles the Twelfth of Sweden, suTnamsd, on
account OF his Warliks prOpensities, by hiI admir-
eTs the "LiOn Of TIE Nerths and BY bis dctrAck
ors, with equal justice, perhaps, tha "Madman OF
the North" accidentally encountered at the Cha
tsau uOrtz, q young creature from the banks OF |
the Voga-a niece Of Baron Gortz. 50 powerful |
was the impression she OF once made upon the Il
hitherto impregnable heart 81 the hero, 80 com
pleteiy was he sPslLboupd in her charms, that he
seamed totIose All reboiecttOn bE ether matters,
even Of the disastrous battle Of Pultowa.
The name Of ,this onchanvrssS was the Ppncep
Ikia-loE shs Was Rprncess. hef mothoF, tie bar
cas- sister. having married the Hetman Of the
TartaEs. Dsing left an oEph IN at an eITly ags,
she had taken up her residence with Bt-on GOrtz
at SlFahund.
TAa barren was a bit Of a histOriAn--oE at least
he thonght he Was-andWas then oAgagea IN Wi
thug history OF the king, who called upon hin
often 10 revise and correct the work Besides, the
haron was one Of tAe crown eoaaSi0Fss ana sWas
very often entrusted with the important business
Of the State, .,s.....t ..s4l- ,t.s4 .5.t.t,..
Inherent ln the breast Of gTeatness--he wished to
BE- loved foe himself alOnP, wltheut regard TO his
state and grandeur Consequently rs had him
self presented 70 Ikla undOr She aimpls title Of
Count d'Olien. aud In that uaHe ne paid his court
TO the orratc princess f0r AcE Tartar bl0od made
her disregard manJ of taa coagentiOnalhies Of
life though her uncle oftgit declared that she had
the blood OF the 9Ortzes fuu in her veins and
no more a Tartar thaR be Was; and there was not
Baron Gortz was highly dylightsd Of the pros
peck OF becoming the uncle OF the king bat that
delight was aewpeTed by WhplesOulp, dread Of
his prospective nePhsw-in-laW. For, stripping OH
the dazzling veil Of bis military glory, he must
scknoWledgc thai the " Lion OF tue North" was
an nnmltigatsd tyTant, aud Tulsd his SUBJECTS ia >
verv arbitrary maHner. a.tt .. a
.ron ds G5fz had proof ofthis one day, when
hs received . letter from the king Il con'aiaed
b-tz ioc,Yua,ion tas rearheA me that
the captain Of HnRans, uustavns ReinOld1 uho
was eondemned to death for neglect OF orders 81
the hatlle Of PaltOHa, but WhO escaped tetoi'
the gEeeatioa ot bis sentence, has been Sesa =
stralsuna. HVtie instanJly 40 The gOVernOE ~
him hold hiu Responsible f0rthe apprehension
ot this traitor. WiIhin five minutes Of bis Delns
taken aud unidentified, let him be shot And ~
person in whose house he shall b. found shall D
torthVEitt shot ID. aCHARLRs."
ThIs letter troubled the good barOu sorely, 70
his niece had made him promise 10 interceda fu
thls ldeattcal young ofiiceT. He broke into
cold p6EsRiFakiOH when lie Ethecten t9At II he %
50 the probability was that no woald get hlmse
shot for his pains he wished In his heart the
ne klng and Ikh were N irried, because then b
should be his uncle, and he could never think
shootlng ono Of the royal family.
He Wfnta The order 10 the governor, and SAINT
BY aeegSaAt, who informed him thai an onieeI
the police wishsd 10 speak with him. WOndeTtn
al tkIs he buried TO the hall below. On his n
tnrn be IhhRd Ikla, sylphle, dark haired, OAR
sysd gIpey 81 q woman, gazing listlessy Lol
the large bayfWlAdOE into the stEest below "a
noticed that ha wus IN state Of perturbation
.sWhat is the matteTfp shs asked.
@I want to put you on your guard, he e
clnimeA bgeafhlssSiy. a. 81 The 1pOlieohaVo sene Z
say they have reason 70 believe that yonng ma
10 concealed someRhefs ~ ~ iehatsan
= knSw H." sDswsfsa lkl'' eo0lyn u coAcs'
eWhol" exclaimed the aAtOalaAsdbarOn. "wI
.GusaaEus RslnOld.p flaa
The baron uttered dismal grOan.
sIkIa, you have murdered mep' he cried, Al
sank leeoly into chair.
"NOt 20 had as thai, hope" she replied, s@
iitsn Won that whoever haEbOFs the t:aitOE
70 y sAqr" exclaimed the fAshesneo baron
Sfou knew we'll ihat Gastayas Is no TT
aWhal sIgaInes 1hats II the king orders i,
must be shetland 50 must l X" And the par
groanea again. qEiAt maaegou take % iatai
Infa1esf IL this Wretehed young man
al3la mlelagtqRpa," Eeplled lkla, "He = az inl
cent; q og 81 Gear malhsF lceE ~
tsaes e ~ BE coahiry, ~ fcaad teiase
.fhea Why me dtuce did be leave it ."
$40 follow me when you sent for ms Find
!he puIea 90 hol. thSughs me oea' s'am
At thn 1asnt . servant entered the rooms
annonncsd Cont D'0llen.es -. gl
The barOdEVlaage bnghleued with hope
sThsre i buL one chance fOs us all ~ ne
claimed aniarrT The eount, aud then-7-7-g
checked himself abruptly.
,,lf Il depends on that our chance ls sme ], II
returned rogulshly; shut llstsn TO me, obey
ana all will Yet y peih, IiuAd MRpH a 4
peEate game; bat Il / win shall save life
Tar more value than my oWn."
She held q rapid conference with the 1aSt
and thenns 81 altenpd b het a llEDt with 30
ishmenk AID dlafin, khe Anally won him Ovci
her pnrpOaaa and he pFomised 70 assist her, ,tho'
hwas With fear and tFeuabIlng. But be had p
" well mnaa pp HE mlRd W thip, TINE that
should - shot anyway, aud he thought Il did
make nnEnh fli0Afence for. what. 1afi ~
He WfhafsW aud CliaEl3S the Twelfth, ,As 20
ds0ifan, entered the TQaga., Ia VEN The ualiS
0t hia faVOFile regiment; light blue e0at trln
"a with aOld. and ahe corners Of th0 okigta tnF
back kiSh scots Of black lanther - NhicA .
mldahle pAaF Of spurs were ATTACHED, thfea
nernf hlack hat. black atoek, buif annntlet4
heavy sword. He looked mono hka. q war
equipped iog The held than fond lovSr aeol
bis ladaia hawai-. s~ 4, assNAss.sS y = :
He tslt NE liHid school boy II he preal
Of hla e4ohlalle beauty, who had storned Ia
werks 81 he hear ard penetEatedJ 70 Ne
citadel. Would any Ons behave that be
Charles che Iuelflhs $3.50 haf faftsl 80
Il hArt4En, IkIa aloo had Der feaeeilona,
Herssksa Tnt,ar,@ ahpshaaghti "hs :
.sWSaf 6onsi shs anriaisssd, ala rsglmsn
HeW Devoted yea mnal bs y tAs king"