74 Zimeo, a tale. March 14, 



ced such ardour, such emotion, such palpitation, as at that 

 moment. Long we remained thus infolded in one another's 

 arms, unable to speak. " Othou !" said I at last, " -vvhom 

 I had chosen to be my companion on a throne, thou Ihalt 

 St least be my companion in death." " Ah, Zimeo I" said 

 Ihe, " perhaps the great Orifsa will preserve our lives, and 

 I fliall be thy wife." " Ellaroe," I replied, " had not 

 these monsters by treachery prevailed, Darnel would have 

 chosen thee for my wife, as thy father had chosen me for 

 tHy hufband. My beloved Ellaroe, do ye still depend up- 

 on the authority of Damel, and Ihall we now wait for or- 

 ders that we can never receive ? No, no, far from our pa- 

 rents, torn from our country, our obedience is now due on- 

 ly to our hearts." " O, Zimeo I" cried (lie, bedewing my 

 face with her tears. " Ellaroe," said I, " if you weep in a 

 moment like this, you love not as I do. " Ah !" replied 

 llie, " observe, by the light of the moon, this unchangeable 

 ocean ; throw your £yes on these inunoveable sails ; behold 

 on the deck, the traces of the blood of my two friends ; 

 consider the little that remains of our dates, then— O Zi- 

 meo I be but my hufband, and I fliall be contented !" 



" So saying, (lie redoubled her carefses. We swore, in 

 presence of the great Orifsa, to be united, whatever fhould 

 be our destiny j and we gave ourselves up to numberlefs 

 pleasures, which we had never before experienced. In the 

 f njoyraent of these, we forgot our slavery ; the thoughts 

 of impending death, the lofs of empire, the hope of ven- 

 geance, all were forgotten, and we were sensible to nothing 

 but the blandifl.ments of love. At last, however, the 

 sweet delirium ceased ', we found ourselves deserted by e- 

 very flattering illusion, and left in our former state j truth 

 appeared in proportion as our senses regained their tranquil- 

 lity ) our souls began to suffer unusual opprcfsions : weigh- 



