The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1825-08-01

snihe amounting Tue shnfcn head /.
sumo lifting water. and performing
the prescribed additions and they
looked up AZ US, rs we were driven
forward, with moCking grins, and
cruel eyes, and contcmptuons
hate. All chained and wrctched as
was.a something novel in this sight.
n something realizing old dcscrip-
tons, moved MT u a Kind of secret
pleasure and now the light broke
brighter, and ono voice, loud. deep
and mellow. was lifted up. and You
could not hear any sound beside.
we're it even the rustic OF n garment !:
once my chains Clanked. and eyes
glarcd on me, and held them atill.
In the short call, my ear caught six
times repeated the the Allah
Aekbar : and | could distinguish
Mahomed Rnsoul Allah and In
illah lllalah'--' In IIiah illalah !;
and the Moors all rose. aud stood
with NAKED feet. and with the open
hands of peaceful salutation, and
they raised them to their shoulders,
and crossed them on their bodies,
and silently or with soft under
voice, they prayed after their lea
der; and they burst out at each
pause with the loud Anccn and
eight times they FRUSTRATED them
selves, aud with their lorehrad4
humbly pressed the deck. The
black slave and the Aga in his full
torban. side by side, and their faces
all turned To the sacred Mecca
Deeply the scene Impressed me. |
felt as the great painter. when a pri-
soner among banhitli, that il we { II
sight to charm away for moment
the sense Of misery. As my eyes
rested on the groupc. meth0ngnt one
face was known to me large nous.
taches Of thick brisly red over
Swallowed III part a mDath hideous
with broken tooth one eye @as
halfcloscd, tl,e other scoWicd sullen
" beneath the tul'ban folds tie
blue coIlarless Turkish Scst showed
a thick strong neck and broad her-
culean shoulders spread with A burst
ing strength beneath leg Of vast
proportions piIlarcd the tlant frames
and his voice was like 40 other, an1
lis saladining aud prostrati0ns Mere
me with clumsy reluctant effort. -
Z eonld not be mistaken it was the
Lisbon robber---the Niolateg---hc
that murdered the fair girl.
" The prayers were no sooner o.
yer than We eaptiyes We're summon
edd t. the poop. The Rails WIS a
81 ut hu "a 9, cruel locking man
The deck was crowded ; but there
were no sounds, save alternately his
voice, and that OF his Interpreter, and
the trembling replies of poor Nea-
balitan taken with me, who spoke
the LingAu Franco, " then at times
n long pause. and the garglc OF VA
ter as the snake like pipe was slow
Iy usirawn. The result of this Was
the taking Off Of my chains, aud an
assurance that, when my ransom vas
paid, | should go free, q a promise nj
freedom for those taken with me.
provided | would pay their ransom,
To which | agreed and there came
to me Il cunning looking Interpreter,
and he gave me a place, aud Il car
pet, separate from he other prison
crs and gave me coffee and bread
and sQuattcd inquisitVcly by my side.
Daring the day could get no prlva-
cy no rest. | had no power to think
of my situation, and, III the course
Of it. | witnessed a strange scene OF
Turkish despotisnl. There vas Il
sudden tumult, aud loud cries, and all
hurried off =; and they dragged with
them the renegade.
=" He had struck, it seemed, the
black cook, aud had oyerset the
food and insnlted the serang. Again
all was silence as among the hashed
crowd, aud two aCCnsrI.s told their
tale muttered something fell from
the prisoner, but the dead silence
aWed him, and he felt fear. aud the
savage eye looked apprehension
The Rails drew up his smoke calm
" and slow, and the long gurSle e
choed loud and then a still smile
Just passed across his face, and he
gave II motion With his hand, and
they tied the prisoners arms behind
him, and pressed him into Il knccling
posture and large African came
forward, and his eyes rolled white,
and he raised the shining blade, and
the hideons head fell to The death
stroke, and sea water was thrown
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