The ladies' garland. [volume] (Harpers-Ferry, Va. [W. Va.]) 1824-1828, 1827-12-08
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furiatr mur,ierrr,. told them but too truly Of
! their nprndIn. fate. As one of the most I'M
p"it,nt IN the valley, their family was almost
/ the inst marked ont Tor murder, and err they
had moment 10 think IF prrchut NJ. a purity of
Turkish soldiers he>ct the house, which afforded
but few resources for refuge or c1ncralmcnt-
From a place Of imperfect >ccunty the dis
tractrd Fhrosine was AN involuntary witness to
the murder of her miserable sisters, aggravated
by every insult and inilr nit, suggested by br,l-
taliy and crime. whilst her Iruutc mother was
Stabbed upon the llIccss corp>es of her violated
offspring. Satiatcd with plumber, the monsters
left the house in search of farther Victims whilst
She crept from her hldIng place to take last
farewell Of her buchcrcd parent, and fly for re-
fure to Tie mountains.
She had scarcely dropped tear over the i'm
moatcd remains of all that was dear to her, and
made step towards the door when she per
crived fresh party of damons already at the
threshold. Too late TO regain her place of re,
tugc, death, with all It's aggravated horrors
seemed now inevitable, till on the moment she
| adopted an eypcGlent She flew towards the
heap OF Slaughter smtarcd herself with the still
| oozlng blood Of her mother, and falling on her
! face beside her, She lay motto nless as death -
4 The Turks entered the apartment, but. finding
/ thclr errand anticipated, were again departing
when one of them, observing brilliant spark
ling Oh the finger Of Phrosnc, returned to SC,
! cure IT, lie lifted the apparently lries> hand,
/ and attempted to draw 1t OF; ii had, however,
( been too long, too drarl Y Wofn it bc gift
OF her atfltnvcd husband. and h,d tarricd TIL il
| was only 10 be withdrawn from the finger
| by effort The Turk. however. made hut
/ quick work, after in vain twisting her delicate
! hand in every direction to accomplish BIS pur-
! pose, be drew 4 knife from his glrlle and com
1 meuced siicug utf the flesh from the finger
! This was the last sceue She could remember
. 1t was midnight when she awokr from the
| sWoon into which her agony and her tftoIt to
| conceal II bad thrown her; and She lay cold and
| henumbed surrounded by the now clotted
! stream, Of her last 10y ed friends Necessity
now armed her with energy no time was left
for consideration, and day would soon be break
! iuG She rose, and still faint with terror and
the los itlooi. flew to a spot Were the va
iuab!,.e OF the house had been secured dispos-
Ing 0! the most portable about her person, She
took he way tn the mountains She pointed
out Ia Us the cliff where she had long lain con
cr;.rd. ana the distant track by which Size had
gained IT, through path at every step mpeded
by the dead or den.s remains Of her country
men. By the time She acined the tide of ter
ror had flowed past. HFten She no longer ohserv-
rd from her lofty reiU%n The daily pursuits and
murder OF the inundated e>c,otts, and when she
saw the Ottoman fleet san from the harbor be-
meath lis crimson pennnn, no" douby tinged
with blood, she descended. with her fugitive
companions. to III" opposite -hore of the stand.
Here after waiting for many edin';' day,
She succcpded in getting Oh board Of an Au>tri-
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