The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-02-07

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Gen =. vas palxnsea 30 the masdsa Sofia.
o. never vcu15 have rorne this message.
Fer this I surrey know. tass al my days
A. wax;. ard barren because / suffered
rYrx mistress 10 seni me froEn her after 8
willie -t9sa-xAzp honor. even as sofia
wvuid Serd asr lord.
,raareupor Sosssa brake in upon him:
asgrs. ny lord. you have woE grsst re-
rowr ard Ear ard wide is your prowess
kuown sid sung"
That avafEs me roehsng." he replied:
my NE rings aeslow ike ~ empty cup,
ard So are Two lives wasted
-<av. nv lord neither lie "a wasted.
Fer raf,s.h have ycu done for others. though
may be lite for yourself. while for her
you bowed ;hs noAss % your achievements
mast aavs been enough.
'.Of thai I canner tel" he answered.
s-sg,t THIS 7 kuow she draEs pale lifs our
Behind convent walls. Often have ! passed
the gate wifA nv warriors, bat never could
/ hold speech Tsitb her.
she will have seen your banners glsnc-
ing n the sun" said Salita. and SO will
she know her sacriacs was good" There
upon she turned her again 10 her hGs-
band Fer my sake. dear Ruoei. ] pray
VOC go 70 BrDye" But stilI he persisted
SAYING he waula not depart from her till
dsatn, until az last she ceased from her
lmportunities and went sadly 20 her
chamber. Then she unbound her hair and
stood gazing at her likeness in the mirror.
% cursed beauty" she cried, wherein
took vain pride for my sweet lords
sake-truly art taoa my ruin and snare~
And while she thus made moan. the prin-
cess came softly into her chamber.
He VIII ret leave me. madame" she
sohbea. Jocelian6e came over 10 her and
gently lad her hand upon her head and
whispered Ia her ear, Not while you
livei"
For awhile Solitz sat silent.
Ave. madame" shs said at length.
"'even as I came alone 10 these coasts, so
will I 90 from them and slowly she
drew from IT'S sheath little knife which
she carried AT her g.rdle. She tried the
point upon her hnger. so that the blood
sprzng from the prick and dropped on her
white gown. AZ the sight she gave cry
and dropped the knife. and II cannot do
IT," she ssI6: Il have not thu courage
But you, mzdamel Ever have you been
kind 70 me. ana therefore show me this
last kindness"
II win we'll" said the princess; and
she made Solita 10 sit upon . couch, ana
with the TWO bands OF her golden hair she
tied her hands fast behind her. ana so
laid her upon her back on the couch.
And when she had SO laid her she said:
But for ali thar you die. he SHALL noi 90
TO Broye. but here shall he 5ide, AMI share
my throne with me"
Thereupon did Solita perceive ali the
treae hery OF the Princess Joceliande, and
yainiy she struggled 10 free her hands and
70 cry for help. But Jocelande clapped
her palm upon Soiita's mouth, and draw
Ing a gold pm from her own hair, she
drove 1t straight into her heart, until
nothing but the little knob could be seen.
So SoIita died. and quickly the princess
wiped the blood from her breast, and I'M
bound her hands and arranged her limbs
as though she slept Then she returned
10 the hail, and, summoning the warden,
babe him loose the Sieur Rudel
1t shall be even as you WISH she
said 10 him. Wise and prudent had she
been. had she ended with that; but her
malice was not yet stated, and 50 she
suffered 1t to lead her TO her ruin For