The Manitowoc tribune. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1866-1878, 1875-04-15

s'My child my own sweet Miriam,
answered the stranger.
Cornelius Immediately caused every
raw of the light Of heaven to be excluded
from the chamber, placed the stranger
on his right hand, and commenced
chanting. in low, soft tone, and IN a
strange language, some lyrical verses, to
which the stranger thought he heard oc-
cas.onally response; but it was sound
so faint and indistinct that he hardly
knew whether it existed any where but
In his own fancy. As Cornelius contlnu-
ed his chant, the room gradually became
Illuminated, but whence the hight pro-
ceeded. it was impossible to discover. At
length the stranger plainly perceived a
large mirror, which covered the Whole
of the extreme end Of the apartment,
and over the surface of which haze,
or cloud, seemed to be rapidly passing.
.sD1ed she in wedlock's holy bands ?"
inquired Cornelius.
ssShe was virgin, spotless as tie
snow"
SHOW many years have passed away
since the grave closed over her %
A cloud gathered on the strangers
brow, and he answered somewhat impa-
tiently, 'emany more than ! have now
time to remember"
ssNay,' said Agrippa, s'but ] must
know; for every ten years that have
elapsed since her death, [ must wave
my wand, and once for the last time,
you will see her figure in yon mirror.
s'Wave on, them" said the stranger
and groaned bitterly; ''wave on; and
take heed that thou be not weary
Cornelius Agrippa gazed onh1s strange
guest with something OF anger, but he
excused his want of courtesy, on the
ground of the probable extent Of his ca
lamities He then waved his magic
wand many times, but, to his consterna-
ton it seemed to have lost its virtue.
Turning again to the stranger, he ex-
claimed, ''Who, and what art thou,
man? Thy presence troubles me. Ac-
cording to all the rules of my art, the
wand has already described twice two
hundred years; still has the surface of
the mirror experienced no alteration.
Say, 6ost thou mock me and did no such
person ever exist as thou hast described
to me?''
"Wave on, wave on p was the stern
and only reply which this interrogatory
extracted from the stranger.
| The curiosity of Agrippa, although he
now to be excited, and mysterious feel
ing of awe forbade him to desist from
waving his wand, much as he doubted
the sincerity Of his visitor AS his arm
grew slack, he heard the deep solemn
tones of the stranger, exclaiming s.Wava
on, wave on - and ct length, after his
wand, according to the calculations of
his art, had described a period of nearly
| fifteen hundred years, the cloud cleared
away from the surface Of the mirror,
and the stranger, with an exclamation of
| delight, arose, and gazed rapturously
upon the scene which was there repre-
| sented.
An exquisitely rich and romantic pros
pect was before him; in the distance
arose lofty mountains crowned with &C.
| dars; a rapid stream rolled in the centre,
| and in the foreground were seen camels
| grazing; q rill trickled by. IN which some
| sheep were quenching their thirst; and a
| lofty palm tree. beneath whose shade
| young female OF exquisite beauty, and
richly habited In the costume OF the
East, was sheitering herself from the
rays of the noontide sun.
''Tis she /. It's she." shouted the
| stranger, and he was rushing towards
the mirror, but was prevented by Corn
elius, who said:
'Forbear, rash man, TO quit this spot!
! With each step that thou advancest to-
ward the mirror, the image will become
fainter, and should thou approach too
near, it Will entirely vanish
Thus warned, he resumed his station,
his agitation was SO excessive that he
was obliged to lean on the arm Of the
| philosopher for support; while from
time to time he uttered incoherent ex-
IRE SIS ,oas of wonder, delight aud lamenta-
ton. Ills she! tbs she! even as she
looked while living! How beautiful
she Is! Miriam, my child canst thou
not speak 10 me? Oh ! or only breathe,
or sigh Alas ALPS silent; dull and des-
olate as this cold heart! Again that
sn lie that smile, the remembrance of
which a Thousand years have not been
able to freeze up my heart Old man,
1t is IN vain to hold me / must, Will
clasp her 7"
As he uttered these last words, he
rushed frantically towards the mirror;
the scene represented in it faded away;
the cloud gathered again over the sur
face, and the stranger sunk senseless to
the earth.
When he recovered his consciousness,
he found himself in the arms of Agrip-
pa. who was chatting his temples, and
gazing on him with looks of fear and
wonder. He Immediately rose on his
feet with restored strength, and pressing
the hand of his host, he said, Thanks,
thanks for thy courtesy and thy kind
ness; land for the sweet and painful
sight which thou hast presented to my
eyes"
As he spoke these words, he put a
purse into the hand of of Cornelius, but
the latter returned it saying, NAY, nay,
keep thy gold, friend know not indeed,
that christian man dare take it; but be
that as it may, / shall esteem myself
sufficiently repaid if thou Wit tell me
who thou art
tBehold.i" said the stranger pointing
to large Historical picture, which hung
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