The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-10-08
xere completed. and the work Of death eon,rnen.

SfEf ceEiPefa, anu tue Nofk OF death Gon1fnen
cod
IL was the evening of the Sd dav from the
ARRIVAL OF the Turkish Admiral that the family
ofthe wretehed being wl,p lived to tell the tale
deserted the 1anies Thai rose from the burning
mansions Of Their friends, aud heard. in the calm
silence Of twilight the distant death scream Of
THEN butcbered ioH Hsiaen wrist lev 1iyng
,yretcbes, close pursued by their iniufiate mar
Jefcfs. told them bet TOO truly Of their mtIend
iag fate As one Of the most important IN ths
valley. then faulty was almost the frsi mar ked
ont for der, aud, ere they had moment IA
think o preeaullnn. pafs Of Turkish s9ldief
bcset fo house, wliich ailptded but few re-
sources for refuge o. eonceslssest From a
place of imperfect security fhe distracted Pro.
siae was an involuntary witness 10 the murder
81 her miserable sisters, aggravated by every
insult and ludignity suggested 10y brutality and
crime, whilst her frantic mufher was stabbed
upon the lIieles cofpses oi uer violated off
spring. nabated with pluHdei, the monsters
ten fhr hou.e IN search of farther victims, whilst
she ctept from her hiding place TO take last
farewell Of her lmci.ered patent, aud fly 10, re-
huge to The mountains. she had scarce dfop.
ped tear over the inundated remains OF all
that WIS dear to her, and made step toward,
the door, wlrn she perceived fresh party Of
dempns already a, the threshold Too late to
regain hen place OF refuge, death. with all y, ag-
graYated horrors, seemed now inevitable, all on
the moment she adopted an eSpcdient Size
few tow ards the heap Of slaughter, smeared her
SIT with the still e0zlng blood other mother aud
falling ga her face beside her size lay motion
less ~ death The Turks entered the apart
mcnts, but, finding their errand anticipated,
sere agaiu departing, when one Of them, per
ceiving b''lliant spanking on the finger Of
Phrosne, returned 10 secure IT, He lifted the
apparently lifrless maud, aud attempted to
dfaW II ~ It had, however. been too long, too
deadly worn , II was the gla OF her allianccd
husband aud had larfied tall il was now oniy to
be Withdrawn from the finger by an effort. The
furk, b0Weyel, made but quick work, after ia
vain twisting her delicate hand IN every dlrec.
uon 10 accomplish hts purpose he drew knife from
his girde. aud commenced s'ieng oil the flesh
ftomthriiDger. This wds the last scenes hr could
remember Il was midnight when she awoke
Il Dmihr swoon ipto which her agony aud her
effort 10 conceal il had thrown her aud she
hy cold and benpnnbrd, surrounded by the nov
cloled streams OF her last loved friends Ne
cesslly nuv armed her with onergy nothne was
left FOR consi ieratlon, aud day would soon be
breaking. She rose, aud still faint with terror
and The loss OF blood, flew 10 Il spot where the
valuahlcs OF tie hpuse had been secured dispo-
stng nj thu most portable about hen person, SHE
took her way 10 the mountains. She poin cd
out to Us the clili where she had long lam con
coaleJ, aud the distant track by which she hid
eaihed II, through path AZ every step impcdod
by the dead OF dying remains oil her county
men. by the time she tna med the tide Of to-.
ror had flowed past when IN no louger obs,r.
we'd from hel lofty refuge the daily pursuits aud
murder OF the inundated Sci0ts aud when she
saw the Ottoman fleet sail from the harbor be
ocath It's crimson pcnnnn, now doubly tmgcd
win blood. she descended with her fugitive com
panons, to the opposite shore Of the island
Here after waiting Tor mauy tedious dav, she
succeeded IN getting on board an Austrian yes
sci the master Of which engaged 10 land her AT
Hydra, IN return for the quantity Of jewels aud
gold size had been aide 10 reserve. She reached
the lslaiul ~ satrb whore she now remained for
nearly tep years. but finding 81 fineying hcl
faiinus beneaciors 10 be wtnry ufth-ir charge
she vas no going 10 seek, cten IN the land OF
her enemies, fclatire wba had hcen living al
Sm. rna, but whom she knew not if she should
sal fin surviving or fallen by the sabre oftheir
common enemy.
Her tale WIS told with calm composure of
repeated and long contern plated grief: she
shed no tearin ITS relation, sire scarcely heayed
a SIGH over her SORROWS, she seemed, young as
she was, Co have already made her alliance with
misery. She had nov, she said, bur one hope
lett; and THAT should fail, she had ony death
to look to.