The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-08-20
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Vain oath, my sister. Ought ]
not to go and console my father
and moiherY Farewell, Mague-
Tonne, much beloved. l am young,
but one often sees the young die be-
fore the old. Shall never see thee
again 2"
Depart then, my brother. No;
by the Holy Virgin thou hast not
loved meI'
OF the two brothers who remain
ed, Amaury, the youngest, was
highly accomplished MsguelOnne
loved him intensely.
"Dear Amaury," said she, "sing
me one of the ballads which please
the knights aud ladies so much"
"Willingly, my sister, 1 will sing
for thee the ballad of Inesille du
Bearn."
"Stop," cried Maguelonhe, ''that
is very sad ballad you have chosen
for me-"
But while she was talking in this
way the second of her brothers
stopped suddenly. Maguelonne I'M
derstood that this one was going
10 leave her, and retrace his steps.
she looked at him with scOrn and
anger.
"What is it, then, which fright
ems thee, valiant knight? Is il this
grasshOpper which crosses the road !?
All keep silent. What canst thou
say to me? Go and be cursed, thou
who does abandon the woman who
is thy sister~
Having thus spoken in a tit of
passion, for the blood of her race
was as violent as the flames, she
lowered her vail over her eyes so as
not to see her brother depart.
Very soon traveller passed them
on the route:
''SaIutatiOns to the, Maguelonne.
Thy brother wko has just left thee
was robbed and wounded by the
bandits"
Another passed by soon after and
said TO her: ''God protect thee,
Maguelonne! thy brother has fallen
into an ambuscade, and the Moors
have carried him off in captivity"
A third called to her from q dis
lance: ga pleasant journey to
thee, Maguelonne. DOst thou know
that the Duke of Province was
drowned in crossing the riYerw
A fourth passed by and said
"PraY to God, beautiful woman.
The house where thou was born.
has fallen in the flames and they are
seeking for the body of thy mother
III the ruins"
"Hearken, MagueIonne!" cried
Amaury. "By the holy rood my
horse shall feel the spurs"
"This is overwhelming" said
Maguelonne. "WaiL for me, my
at the same time"
But there passed ut this moment q
fifth traveller, who crossed OH the
OppOside side.
"Hasten thy steps, MaguelOnne
Prince Herbert is dying of grief
for he has been told his young wife
has been carried OF on the journey,
and that they do not know what has
become of her."
ebay of miseryp cried tue poor
girl, "iet us separate, my brother
and let us pray God to conduct NE
to the man to whom | belong"
They saw her then pale and trem.
bling press on alone with her horse
But the sky became darker thar
night the tempest broke loose will
violence gloomy birds few through
the darkness, skimming with theil
heavy wings the soft cheeks of thu
Young bride. Her horse, overcome
by terror, rose on his feet. Magne
Tonne let herself slide to the grOunC
and continued the Journey on foot
the thickets caught her dress in thei
thorny arms; the stones tore he
shoes of velvet in shreds and madl
her delicate feet bleed.
At this moment hermit met her
"Ah! father" said MaguelOnne
stake pity Oh my misfOrtunes. %
my three brothers, the eldest il
wounded. the second is q captive
the third has gone to help the OtheI
two. The Duke of Province, my
father, has persisted in the great riv
er, and my mother has been buried
under the ruins of our house ant
Prince Herbert is perhaps dying a
this moment, and has hot God said
"a woman shall leave father ant
mother, to go with her husband, ant
leave all to follow him? Tell me
man of God, if have acted well 7"
"rhOu are noble and oOurageou
woman, Maguelonne."
Then, how miraculous the heaV
ems cleared away, the tempest sab
sided in the distance, and while thu
rain poured in drops from the leave
J of the trees, the birds began to sing
"Tell me, holy father, what doe
} this signify? Behold, the sun shine
} again, the trees are quiet, and tn
birds sing"
"This signifies that we approach
} the domain of Prince Herbert, TO
: joy goes before the woman who's
husband waits for her."
'But see, every where nv feet res
the earth is covered with Verdur
and flowers"
. This is because thy feet will new
er more be wounded with stone
aud bIiers, my daughter"
: "rell ME again, is it not dream
1t seems to me that high and rngge'
mountain decreases and lowers il
self to the level of the plain"
sit is because the dwelling of th
A.. thy husband, the Prince, will 500
: appear"
And so it was; the palace of tn
! Prince could now be seen; but tn
7 front looked sOm5er, and the win
: dOws seemed as thong they had no
s been opened for q long while.
"HOw gloomy the house looks
q They will say, alas that no one
: living to inhabit it,"
"Lile will only enter there whe
D thou dOst, Maguelonne, for it is
], noble and beautiful woman who
] the life of the house."
] Al these words the hermit disaI
" pesred, and MaguelOnne having I,
I ken q few steps further touched III
e door of the palace with the tip {
her foot, the door opened, and in
8 moment the whole house seemed i
Illuminated; the most delicious mus
e sounded through the vast galleries
3 and Prince Herbert, magnificent
D array sd, hurried, followed by his r,
D tanners, TO present his hand to Nj
r guelonne.
e Thou art most welcome here
said he, "thOu who are the life {
= he house,"
4 Then MaguelOnne smiled and co
Ored in recognizing in her handsOu
i husband the hermit who came [
e her in the forest. But that whiC
S was the greatest surprise of all W.
r to find in the large hall the oil
Duke, her mother and her brother
: who waited for her in festive CO.
I tune.
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