The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1892-06-10

uteu theSe dlSllncil0ns 10 me par
llallly OF nature, rather than to
his pre-eminence as a warrior.
Certainly form of more imposing
grace and manly beauty stood mol
in the brilliant presence OF his soy.
ereign, or moved in glancing line
and "slarry 'front.'" OF battle. Az.
lila, but in the flower of manhood,
had led veterans to The combal,
and held his station among re-
nowned chiefs at the right hand OF
The Sun.
"Azll," as the youth referred to
was called, deemed it an evil hour
in which this unexpected eleva.
ton was conferred, for he felt the
truth of the surmises Of his com
panions and found his apprehen.
sions aggravated from the thought,
that in his own might he involved
the fate of a being more precious
10 him than all The allurements of
ambition. "Le.an-Noorn loved
him; and as she yielded her lip to
the first impress of affection, she
poured into his ear the gulIeless
accents of youthful attachment.
Successful love is another Jewel
of the soul. Alas! that a thing so
bright so often proves so fragile
Their sentiments were necessarily
concealed for they constituted an
0fense, not only against a religious
tyranny, but exposed them to a
danger more inevitably fatal; the
jealousy of the Queen. From her
indeed, Azila received a summons.
J She was alone, and as he prosiral.
ed himself before her, she greeted
him gently, and raised him to his
feet. 'Thou art here. AziIa," she
said, "as my equal. l Ihave dcstin.
I'd thee to an elevation far above
thy fellows. The Sun wanes in
years, and a new monarch must, at
no distant day, be called to the
throne of The Naichez. As his
equal and successor, it concerns
me to select a warrior, competent
to meet the eXigencies of The State,
and who is, at the same time.
worthy Of my love. Rejecting as
Incompatible with my station, the
affections of my sex, and discover.
ing in you a soldier of established
fame, and a chief OF exalted blood,
| have designated You IN all things
the successor of your King"
'The Sun. gracious sovereign
he replied, SIS yet resplendent in
Heaven, and long and happy may
he continue to diffuse his gentle
influence over The Naichez. Ny
royal mistress sports with her ser.
wants. She does not doubt, and,
therefore, would not tempt his 10y
atty"
II trifle not, Az,la. | tell thee
That our sun must soon fall beneath
The horizon. see another rising
in youth, IN beauty and strength
to run his career. His name is
Azila. Love and glory await thy
pleasure"
AstOnishment struck the listener
dumb. She observed his disqnie-
tude, and mortified pride over
coming her self possession, she
yielded to resentment. ''D0st
thou hesitate, slave? Wilt thou
not deign ar answer TO thy sover.
eign! Recreant, art thou mad
Am | indeed thy queen, or some
light thing whose favor thou deem.
est common 7"
mighty Princess" replied All.
la, dropping to his knee,-"I am moi
mad. Thou art my gracious mis-.
tress and most dread sovereign
upon whose purity and beauty nc
mortal may look stigma and live
Thy condescension has overpow.
cred and bewildered him. Lei
him climb no higher lest dizzy
from greater elevation he fall
headlong'
Surprise and inciedulily at the
rejection of the plans she had ma
lured, mingled with the bitterness
Of humiliation, proved almost too
much for the wary queen. She
nevertheless controlled her fury
resolving TO defer, not TO forego
revenge. The attempt of Azila ia
disguise his feelings had not de-
ceived her. She knew that the
Other was Le.an.Noor, and from
that moment-ihess moment of IN.
rejection--a persecution was be-
gun against the innocent lovers
such as the passionate, untulored
heart of The Indian alone can die
tate, alone pursue. Yelling heI
sentiments under assumed indiffer
ence, she dismissed him with some
ordinary Instructions, relative tt
his command. Enough had trans
pred, however, TO caution one les,
sagacious tnan Azila, and he fail
ed not 10 apprize Le-an.Noor O
their mutual dAuger. Their ever,
movement watc6ed by subtil,
spies Of the Queen, their ever,
word tortured into proof Of gull
: against the trusting Le.an.Nool
Azila dared not Veek her save il
private, where teeva sometin,e
met and told their Yuye ehearl's sol
| row to each, and many weeks ha,
passed since the events above re-
, lated, when in bower OF yellow
Jassamine, ths ill.iated pair wer
lamenting their mislortunes, an,
there too, though they knew Il mol
an eye keen ~ that Of the mid