The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1896-01-11

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to bring them aDout?"
/. " ''It seems. so, father, she said.
''Everything else you.. who are my
father, may require Of me, even to my
life, but my honor is my o1rn:"s
,ssyVllat shall soy. to this headstrong
grip" gasped Zibalbay "Speak, whits
man, and say that YOU arenounce her,
for surely your lieart is not so wicked
that it will lead you to conserst to this
folly, and to- your own un'suing, to
stand between her aud her destiny"
Z" Now all eyes were fixed upon thu
.senor, who turned pale in the lamp
light and answered slowly.
= 'Zibalbay- grove to vex you, but
your daughters destiny and mine are
one, nor can / command her to forsaka
NE and give herself in marriage to @
man she hates. '.5,'4. - - u.
s,. t.Yet it seems that. you could COM
mand her to break her plighted trcth
for your sake oh, most honorable white
man." said Zibalbay7 with a. bitter
laugh :!g ,- ..:.;., r.....; =. ~, !.
least are not in love, tell your brother
there and this rabellious girl which
way their duty lies. 49,;
'Zibal bay said, 'I cannot plead
your cause and mine, though Not TO do
i SO be our destruction, seeing that /
= have sworn that come Whist may will
not stand between these two. To-day,
for the second time in Lay life, my plans
are brought to nothing by the passion
of aswou,ap. Well; SO it is fated, and
SO let It be-"
= Zibalbay did not answer me, but,
" turning to the senior, said: *''
"Will you still cling to Your purpose,
white man, and take advantage of my
daughters madness? If so, know that
your triumph shall he short, for when.
in some few hours. Z ikal comes again,
Twill tell him all and give you over to
his kee ping to deal with as he wishes.
Answer, then, and for the last time.
Do you choose life or death?" z
~ choose death, he answered, bold
1y, ''if the price Of life be the breaking
OF my troth and. the surrender. OF my
bride to another man. II Ignatio here
can l forget mine which I have sworn
with this lady? Therefore, till the
Lady Maya renoupces me, for. COON Or
evil, in death or in life, will cleave to
her.
'sAnd In death or in life I will cleave
to you, beloved" she said. Take such
vengeance as you wish upon us, my
father, yes. if you wish, give, over this
man to whom my heart drew me across
the mountains and the desert, to die at,
the hands of Tikal but know that he
will hold rue faster dead than he aid
while he was alive, for into the valley
Of death shall follow him swiftly
Now at last the rage of Zi5alhay
broke loose, and it was terrible. Rising
from his seat he shook his clencfled
hands above his daughters head ana
cursed her, till In her fear she ehrank
away from him to her lovers breast.
3 - ''As with my last BREATH he cried,
81 pray that the curse Of your gods, of
your country, of your ancestors, and OF
me, your father, may rest upon you
and your children; may your desire
turn to ashes in your mouth, and may
heart break by inches for renorse and
sorrow and YOUR name become Kissing
and a shame - ~ - - a.
He paused, gasping for breath, and
Maya fell at his knees sobbing: ooh!
father, unsay those words and spare
me. Have you no pity for a woman's
hearth"
''Ah!" he said, $50 much pity as you
have for my sorrows and gray hair.
Why should I spare. you. girl, who have
not spared your father? My curse is
shall break your heart at last ay, and
the heart Of that man who has robbed
me of your duty and your love"
Then he suddenly ceased speaking,
bis eyes grew empty, he stretched cut
his arms and, fell heavily to the floor. s
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springing forward, but too late to
save him, the senior and lifted Zibal-
bay from the ground and laid him on
couch. Peeping over our shoulders
Maya caught sight Of his CHASTITY face
and the foam upop his lips, ~
80. he is .deadp' she, 'moaned; my
father is dead, and he died caarsing
..No," said the senior; ,s;he IL mot dead, (
for his heart stirs. Bring water,
Maya" III
She obeyed, and for hard upon two
hours we struggled to restore hls sense,
but in vain; life fingered, indeed, but.
we could not stir him from his stupor. a
At length, as we were resting; wearted
with our,sfruitless labor; the gates
opened and Tikal came again.
"What now9" he asked; seeing tho
form OF Ziba1bay' stretched upon the {
couch. "Does the old man sleep?'
; eyes, he sleeps" answered the senior,
''and think that he will wake no
more. The words he spoke to you to- 3 3
you took 10 from Sin II - ssrss Vii soon
No. ansM sssi rik.l, Nv right, itS
will be the Lady Maya's yonder, though
by force it may remain mine, unless, IN
deed, she gives It me Ct hsr own free
will But, sag, how did this come I
nbout?" s.r..ss> ,sl.+;,r
Now: broke in hastily, fearing lest
the senior should say too much, and 4
thus bring some swift andzawtul fate
upon himself. ..Tss,~z4 ss
HE was worn out with tho fatigue Of &
our journey and the excitemautss Of
yesterday After .you had left he be-
gan to talk Of your, proposals, ana sud-8
denly was taken with this fit. These
matters are notfor me to spenks Of, who 81
an, but prisoner hi q strange land, #
still, lord, It will not look we'll IL hessss
who once was cacique of tits city dies
here and unattended, for then people.
may say that you have nnkaered hinl. 81
Have you no doctors .Shot4n be sum-
moned dattend him, for 81 ttllidut drugs 81
or even . bleeding knife, we hare, done
all that we can.dn?''...s = Z z
J, Murdered him, That ;til,eY viii sa,sj
In any case. Yes, there are doctofss
here, and the best of them is Mattaijg5sSs
my father-in-law. II will send. him.
But, Maya, before gso.: hlaav have yyou lit,s.s
word for ,.ras.. ss Ga a
Maya, who was seated sbg tie
! her face. buried ia her hand SEQ filss,,
and said: - ~ sss
81 s,px1rrs heart stone that TniI sGa Is