The weekly clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1863-1882, 1882-11-22

V.EDN ESDAY. NOV E NJ !
community eou d bring no charges Of IN
fairness against this plan, for did not th,
accused person have the whole mattel
:, in bis own hands
This semi-barbaric King had
A DAUGHTER As BLOOMING As HIS NOS
FLoRID FAScKs,
and with a roul as fervent and impe
rious as his own As Is usual in sacl
cases, she was the apple Of bis eye, aud
: was loved BY him above humanity
Among his courtiers was young man
of that fineness of blood and lowness OF
station common to the conventional
heroes of romance who loved royal
maidens. This royal maiden was we'll
satisfied with her lover, for he was
handsome and brave 70 a degree unsur-
passed in all this Kingdom, and she
loved him with an ardor that had
ienough Of barbarism in it to make it
exceedingly warm and strong. This
love affair moved on happily for many
months, until one day the King happen
led to discover It's existence. He did
not hesitate nor waiver in regard to his
duty in the premises. The youth was
Immediately cast into prison, and day
was appointed for his trial in the Kings
arena. This, of course, was an espec-
tally important occasion, and his Males
ty, as well as all the people, was great
| ly interested in the working and deyel-
opment of his trial. Never before had
such a case occurred never had a sub
ljeet dared to love the daughter Of the
King. In after years such thing be
!came commonplace enough, but then
they were in no slight degree novel and
startling.
THE TIGER CAGES OF THE KINGDOM
were searched for the most savage and
relentless beasts, from which the fercest
monster might be selected for the arena
and the ranks of maiden youth and
beauty throughout the land were care
fully surveyed by competent judges in
order that the young man might have a |
fitting bride in case fate did not deter
mine for him different destiny. OIL
course everybody knew that the deed |
with which the accused was charged /
had been done. He had loved the
Princess, and neither he, she nor any
one else thought of denying the fact
but the King would not think of allow
ing any fact of this kind to interfere
with the workings of the tribunal, in
which he took such great delight and sat
isfaction, No matter how the affair
turned out, the youth would be disposed
of, and the King would take an esthetic
pleasure in watching the course of
events, which would determine whether
or not the young man had done wrong
in allowing himself to love the Prin-
cess.
THE APPOINTED DAY ARRIVED.
From far and near the people gathered
and thronged the great galleries of the
arena, and crowds, unable to gain ad- =
mittanee, massed themselves against its
outside walls. The King and his court
were in their places opposite the twin
doors-those fateful portals, so terrible
in their similarity.
All was ready. The signal was given.
a door beneath the royal party opened,
and the lover of the princess walked 4
into the arena. Tall, beautiful, fair,
his appearance was greeted with a low
hum of admiration and anxiety. Half
the audience had not known so grand a o
youth had lived among them. No won Il
der the Princess loved him What a o
terrible thing for him to be there s.
As the youth advanced into the are g
ma he turned, as the custom was, to q
bow to the King, but he did not think &
at all of that royal parsonage. His Il
eyes were fixed upon the Princess, who
sat to the right of her father Had it, e
not been for the moiety OF barbarism in
her nature it is probable that lady would a.
not have been there, but her intense c'
and farvid soul would not allow her to b
be absent on an occasion in which she
was so terribly interested. From the mo- IL
ment that the decree had gone forth u
that her lover should decide his fate in
the Kings arena, she had thought Of b.
nothing, night or day, but this great y
event and the various subjects connected 10
with it. Possessed of more power, in g
1uence and force of character than any III
one who had ever before been interes- IL
ed in such case, she had done what eS
40 other person had done-she had pos al
'essed herself of the secret of the doors. e
She knew in which Of the two rooms, al
hat lay behind these doors stood the til
age of the tiger, with its open front, ia
md in which waited the lady. Through Sc
,hese thick doors, heavily curtained u
With skins on the inside, it was impos- ey
ible that any noise or suggestion should w
,ome from within to the person who su
hould approach to raise the latch ct M
me of them But gold, and the power OF
# woman's will, had m
ev
BROUGHT THE SECRET TO THE PRINCESS
And not only did she know in which II
Dom stood the lady ready to emerge, 70
IL blushing and radiant. should her an
Ioor be opened, but she knew who the Pa
adv was. It was one of the fairest a.
nd lovliest of the damsels of the court 10
vho had been selected as reward of IN In
he accused youth should he be proved o.
innocent of the crime of aspiring to one nu
o far above him and the Princess M
ated her. Often had she seen, or i'm IN
gined that she had seen this fair crea- ef
ure throwing glances of admiration OF
pom the person of her lover, and some ur
ines she thought these glanees were "
erceived and even returned. Now and 20
hen she had seen them talking togeth- DO
r !; it was but for moment or two, but t[9
luch can be said in brief space it th'
lay have been on most unimportant hf'
1pics, but how could she know that? no
he girl was lovely, but she had dared |, Il
, raise her eyes TO the loved one of the ES
rincess; and, with all the intensity of an
le savage blood transmitted to her OF
trough long lines of wholly barbaric yo1
ncestors. ~
SHE HATED THE WOMAN col
no blushed and trembled behind the Tor
lent door. tnt