Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1876-10-04


"Whatl he thought, had she pro- 2
cured the Junia's antidote ?"
The captain was so surprised that
he could do nothing but stare into
the face of the princess. He could
not move.
AT Dhaleh's command, King put 4
forth his arm, uncovered to the eI-
bow, and her fair hand held the !
phial over the wound.
With eyes almost starting from .
their sockets Brutus Jarl saw the
contents of the bottle drop upon
deadly spot. I.
With eyes kindling with hope
and thanksgiving, the occupant OF
the couch looked into the face Of
the Indian princess.
He saw life there, and the cap
tain seemed to have opened the =.
doors of doom.
Having performed the labor :
which had evidently brought her
to the quarters, Dhaleh placed the
phial with what remained in it in
the ensign's hand, and turned to
go.
Farewell" she said to Louis
King. "Dhaleh has broken the
most sacred laws of India Here =
tofore they have not been broken
for thousand years." !
Then she turned upon the cap !
tain:
"Juzza struck himself with his
own knife" she said, "but ere he
died at my feet like dog, he told
me all. Traitor, to your oath!
Englishman, your victim will live.
The antidote forced from the priests
of Brahma, is killing the poison
in his veins"
The next moment she was gone,
and Brutus Jarl trembled in the
presence of the man whose coun-
tenance told that he comprehended
all.
"Follow her, Jarl" said Louis
King, "she is going to do some
thing RASH" 9rz
Glad to leave the quarters, the
captain obeyed, and minute sf-
forwards Anna Wells came in.
"Saved, Anna" said the ensign.
holding up the phial. "Savedi
The priests of Brahma have been A.,
forced to disgorge."
She fell upon his breast, sobbing ,
in the Joy of the moment.
Dhaleh had broken the sacred
laws of ancient Hindoostan. Du-
ring the previous night, she bad
entered the temple of Brahma, and
forced the antidote from the priests. ]
at the point of scimitar. Alas
the vengeance of the god overlook
her. Capt. Jarl did not follow her .
far. He saw that his cause was =
lost and retired to his quarters.
The next night the sons of Brah-
ma crept into Dhaleh's palace, and
found her sitting upright in her
couch, dying. She had infused the
Jumai into her veins. The fierce ,
priests stood about her, till life fed
like beautiful bird, and devoted
her soul to their stern god.
When the soldiers went to ar
rest the treacherous Englishman,
they found his quarters closed:,
but forced an entrance. He was
there, quiet cold, and the sword
which he had yielded so gallantly
against the Sikhs, lay CORY at his
feet.
Reader, this is no fantastic story
of East India that l have told
Many an old soldier in England re-
lates it to-day.
Shortly after the denouement,
Anna Wells became Louis Kings
bride, and the happy couple, ac-
companied by the brides parents, {
returned to England, thus escap-
ing the horrors of the massacre at
Delhi.
i Here my story ends with the
triumph of truth and right, and e
am admonished to put aside the
pen. (. - ..t
Delhi is not much of city now.
! The temple Of Brahma still
stands, and beneath one of its al
tars sleeps the passionate Indian. :
princess, who broke the laws which,
had been kept for thousand years.
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