The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1873-01-05

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again excited that sare ne~ trIek or device
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aye replied the woman. %as surely As shoa
tko1 hast time 70 fy. Remain here with the
fell purpose Of murder In thy heart, and tel
thee, Is surely ~ my na1e Is lara taoa shalt
never leave this tent q living man.
Fool - said Seiim, .. hare laid n! p1a1s
securely. In ten minrtes after have st-ueE
down SVEN. there isseazcsiy one OF the gaping
fcels whose appliances are EcE ringing II oCr
eArs thas viii be living men The bows are
drawn and the arrows are ont of the q1irerz
which Will be wsTm in the hearts blood Of
FIo.iue and Of every base Christian thai sits
Then" replied lara, Sit is the noze reees-
saTy TO slay fkee- II The good 30 die. the
wicked who have ca1se<i Their death should be
inTolved in Iheir destruction There said
her hand OF the gTosrd, take that and defeod
thy life as Best tbou can The leoksEs-o1, be
SIZE Of it, VIII not interrupts As nor cozne TO
the assistance OF either, for they fancy we are
bat two v-etehed jEgzlsrs, aud tia: what re
them
a aeath-PateDess cversp1ead the face of Sc
lin He had been slightly wounded By the
falling sEords and dagge-sI he WAS eo-fouad-
ed By this unexpected appearance Of cara be
fore him, and instead of being able 90 assassi-
nate, At any moment he p,eased. the Cnsus-
pecti1g SEein, he now found himself forced 20
take up 3 sword and defend his OWE life against
one he knew TO be as vindictive as size was fear
Less Still he was aware tina: his opp0.1c-1t
vasa won1an, and be believed himself to be az
superior to heE IN skill as in strength. Bat
how wac he to escape, when he lzd slain her,
from the Iookers-on, or hos was be then TO
avoid the general carnage which he had him
self prepared fog Florins and her follower
Snch were the various and conflicting con-
sideratioDs that made the sword OF Ssl!m
IEemb2e As il crossed that held n the steady
grasp Of cara
The combat vas a brief one: Sc brief that
II was over almost as IL began
As Selirn and cara crossed their swords, each
followed the first cat at one another's head By
\ stab, which cara had failed TO parry, bas
which stuck in her thick quilted silk.jaeket,
Seiim. though partially parted by his dagger,
yet slid along the ibis. tearing the hesh as IL
passed onward. The pain OF rbe wound in
famed the rage Of sclm; he thEeE il his
and as he, did 50, compelled Zzra rapidly to
give ground before him.
Great was the applause as tie IRE sparks
AeT from the sword blades IN these desE-z-ate
blows and skiIful parties.
At last cara appeared 10 stumble, and Seiim
rushed in upon her, and as he did 50 her niusbie
left hand crossed his right wrist with she dag
ger; and At the same instaus it was plunged 10
Ehs hilt In the side of ais neck, and Seiirl with
that blow bounded up. nom the earth, and
then, without groAn II On his face
Selim did not hear the cheers and h1zzas
which marked what was conceived TO be his
graDd theatrical defeat. cara did, and grasp
ing the rope which hung down in what might
be nov considered as the arena in which gIa-
diatoTs had been fighting; she caught AZ jt,
and with q short rnn and vigorous jump she
GE.S3> il swing her high over the heads of the
assembled guests, and then dropping behind
the chair of FloEine, she disappeared as sud !
denly as she had presented herself 10 the view
of the spectators.
AcelanatioRs marked beT exit as her en-
trance, ardfben tie eyes OF All exc turned to !
Selim, expecting to zee hin tlse, and like
those who lad preceded him. go around the |
table, where sat danes, knights ard mobiles,
calling out LATgesse, laTgesse.7
selim remained ssill-PeEfecsly still There
was no motion in single limb. Not anger
moved, but there he lay with bis face buried |
in the earth.
The applause continued; but then, as if the |
Same thought had occurred at the same in
slant to every spectator, the applause as sud l
denly ceased - every voice became mute /
There was the silenes of death all around, and |
a sudden chill OF terror seemed 10 fall on every