The Morning herald., 1877-10-31

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remedy. I verify bsisvs that Il you
were to burn one Of these Indians Il the
stake, he would die with NE seerst IN.
spoken"
doctor, have heard tho story Of this
woAdrous herb, and believe il 70 b. ahess
fabrication. like the marvellous eold
mine ws hear Of but never And. Tho dis.
ease, which ~ hnd 10 incurabae, II nothing
but tho effect Of siow poissn secretly ad-
,ninistsred"
"Poison' What reason have you for thi,
conclusion ?"
"The events Of the post. My prsdsces
sors died tron the effects ofroison admins
ttr2l by HI Indian. You know the sulleD
hate thay stjIl bear toward US. Poison is
their only weapon"
::'And you think the Countess malady
proceeds from poison I" asked the doctor.
"Such is my firm belief" replied the
viceroy.
1T is also mine."
'Hal you agree with me, thenr
"On tho contrary, I differ with you on
tirely. The poison which has been admin
istered to the Countess Il the miasma that
floats in the air, that subtle essence which
seps the very Foundation Of health, and
bafaes an my drugs. What put the thought
Of poison in your e1oellency's mindi Who
would wish the death Of ono 70 wen be-
loved asyour excellent lady' Have yoar
suspicious fastened upon any one1"
,y'E.tYes; tho tavorits waiting-maid q tho
Countess :
'Idaho!" repeated the good doctos, IN
utter astonishment. Impossible! She
watches over her ~ tenderly u . sick
mother over her ailng child. Idaho !!
We're an angel from Heaven to come down
and accuse that girl, I would not believe
him."
"You have great faith In that girl doc
Tor, said the viceroy, with q smile.
II have great faith in pure, unsdulter-
ated human nature" returned the doctor,
warmly; 'tand I assure your sxcellency
that Idaho Is . simple child Of nature.
unacquainted with the name Of crime"
1T may be, doctor. am not woat to
jndee hastily, as you know. and I assure
you that I have strong grounds for my sus-
picions against this Indian girl Simple
child Of nature as you think her, she has .
lover"
II nee nothing to her prejudice in that.
It is the most natural thing In Life to fall in
love-"
"she often meets this lover In the forest.
Being suspected she has been followed and
watched. Yesterday she had meeting
with her lover, who, by the way, is chief
of some consequence, called Guatamoxin.
One of our ushers, who had been des.
patched for that purpose by Donna
Clare
''The old Jezebel |" muttered the doctor.
''Ensconced behind tree, overheard
their conversation, though Of course his
imperfect knowledge of the Indian tongue
prevented hin, from understanding It. But
hs comprehended enough to know that
Idaho demanded something Of her lover,
which he showed great reluctance In grant,
ing; but at last yielding 10 her pressing
importuuities, he placed small package
apparently a powder folded in q leaf-in
her hands, withs strict Injunction for herto
use the utmost caution and ssoresy, a. dis
oovery would bs certain death to both.
The listener heard them mention the name
Of the Countess, and had no doubt that the
powder, or drug, or whatever 1t may be,
was intended for hss; and he, moreover,
heard her lover say that the best time to
administer II would be At the full Of the
moon-to-morrow nishti"
''That ID, tonight"
Precisely, doctor. We must watch this
girl tonight"
EXACTLY the suggestion was about 70
make, your exoellency."
'sShould We detect tho girl in the act"
F. eve will take the--poison from her and
snalyze IL" The doctors eyes sparkled
'.Ds what you will with the poison" said
tho vioeroy; "but, my fathers memory !
If this girl prove guilty, she shall die 4 fiery
deathl"