The Morning herald., 1877-10-31
Idaho.

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Orians, Conntess Of Oinchon and wife Of
Che viceroy Of Peru, waa wasting away with
slow but inddious naalady that bid doh.
spce to all the skill that the court don
tor Carols, could bring " combat IL
With what delight she found hervef In
stalled In gorgeous palsoe, dignihed with
The title Of 'vise-queea," and surrounded
by court that was not esoelled IN spsenr
dor by many an European ono.
Her Joy was shortlived The Hight faded
from her eyeA her blood almost seemed to
cease its Aow, and her step grew slow and
hnguid. Day by day she faded uke .
bright flower trsnsplanted from it's native
bed to an uncongenial cline, until her hus-
band began to despair Of her recovery.
DO not repine, Carlos" she would say,
in answer to his bitter seh-upbraidinga-
"Heaven ordained all for the best. Could
have been happy had remained In
Spain, with al ocean flowing between us1
No.; should have pined myself to death.
II must die now, are you not here to close
my eyes and hear my latest sigh ? The
Thought consoles me for all I suffer, and
resigns me to meet the worst with forth
tude"
So, unrepiningly, the young wife
scarcely more than girl IN years-lingered
on.
Among all her attendants there was ono
she most especially favored, young Peru
vian girl, named Idaho. She had found
her one day while riding in the forest, snd,
being struck with her wild grace and beauty,
bad attached her 10 her person- Never had
mistress found more willing maid. Idaho,
apparently, was attached heart and soul to
her patroness And when this strange sick-
Aess came, she II was who watched almost
necessarily by her restless couch, famed
her feversd brow, and presented the COOL
ns drausht to hsr parched lips.
The new vice-quesn had instituted new
pra in provincial government; she looked
ppon her Indian subjects as human beings,
md treated them ~ such. Hence her par
iality to Idaho. She priced the unsutored
indian girl, whose faos, was but the mirror
f a guileleas heart far shove her Eusopssn
lttendsnts, and made no seorot of her
Partiality. This favoritism incensed tho
adies Of tho court beyond measure, and
dahos destruction waA resolved upon.
Aready the poisonous tongne Of slander
vas at work. 10 judge Of the progre1
he enemies of Idaho had made, we must
listen to conversation which took place
between the viceroy and the learned Dr.
Garcia
They had Just emerged from the sicS'
hamber upon the aower-oovered veranda,
saving tho Countess to the care Of tho ever
'atchful Idaho.
What do Jon think q this strange
nalsdy, doctor 7" naked the vioepsy.
Your excdlency, II bsfAss Ill my skill 10
letermine."
"But you must have formed some oon-
ecture3"
Most certainly were no trus son Of
fsculapius had I not done ~; but what
re conjectures In oass lils thisi I am
allied up to cure an jutangible disease,
eyond tho power Of any medicine ~ yet
nown to science. In my opinion her lady-
MP is suffering from = fever peculiar TO-
his climate and country, tho only remedy
Or which is an herb Of some kind known
Pnly to the Indiana"
Why not obtain Il from themSs
"lmpossiblel They are bound by the
most fearful oaths never to reveal IL to
"e'r European conquerers. Many fruit
esS days search have ! had in the forest,
boxing for this same herb. have Of
~'d eAa aupaavsa abs1as e@ ID IN