North American. [volume] (Swanton, Vt.) 1839-1841, 1839-09-04

we ash MOTTO taste of thy purple wine,
NOT 30 Fresle on the FAT 1T ,hy does. gold
and lcwels are TO Us unnecessary, the boon
we crave is more precious We beg 81
.hee, COR fathers, husbands, sons, and
brothers, already has the erur' hand Of war,
Died thy once happy plains, with widows,
orphans, AID chiidiess fires. Vast thou
bot one day 10 lay aside thy diadem, and
siufed ike peasant, which none has an
interest Ia deceive, walk forth beyond the
limits ri thy coBu, tern where thou wilt,
thou must behold the misery NJ thy faith
fol servants. | will tell thee, Oh, Mighty
Sultan, what thou wilt behod--the ven,
cradle. the hnaty-headed SWANS. driving
their fiocks 10 water, they had ceased 10
tod, their sons supplied their places, hot
thy armies wanted them they left their
peaceful dwellings Ia hght--to bleed-fot
thee. IL is war, Oh Mighty Sultan--cruel
and destructive waf--that has pulled the
props from these totterlng edfces. Mark
their tender otisptings exposed to the noon
tide sun, and beating rain: who shall pro-
'est The lovely iDnacents--who shall IN.
s,fuct their tender minds, or who shall
lead them 10 the paths Of virtue. Once more
Of thou cans't still bear the sight,) turn
thy eyes and behold those still more wretch
ed Iemales-these were once happy wives
sweet content sat smiling in their hearts
but now, Oh, sad reverse they are left 10
icel the most exquisite Of human woes.
hourly fears Tor lives by far more precious
Than their own. When they behold the
orient sun, they know not but before his
sitting beams shall guild the West, their |
much loved husbands blood may stain the
FLUSHING earth. Oh, dreadful thought |
the endearlng past-the melancholy pre-
'ent-snd the much-dreaded future all
,onspire TO tear The mangIed bosom. Help.
Oh Mighty Sulran, ere it is too Iate.'
i he Su'tan's counlenance now be came
errible, end he cried, "away with the
actions crew ; dare they to talk of oppres-
non; dare they to talk Of grievances'
through all my vast domain, there is no
uch thing TO be found let the slaves
'ehold the light Of day no more land
Immediately they all disappeared, and The
oIce OF gladness once more entered, and ,
u seemed eager TO enjoy the present. ,
'ut perceived those mobiles in whom | Il,
ad before observed change, had now de- !,
arted from the banquet; but it appeared :
OF to have any Affect on those that re. :
lalned and for three days all was mirth, :
nd the highest festivily. But on the r
venlng of the fourth, in The midst Of the !.
lost heartfelt happiness, a dreadful noise =
las heard like the rushing OF many waters.
looked out, and behold the atmosphere "
eeame illuminated; and great armies were :
curing from all parts, like a torrent, on
le palace. And | heard a dreadful voice A
y out-ihe day, the great, the terrible "
" OF retrbution is at hand. All was S
wv one universal scene of disorder, tumult, "
Ia destruction. Some threw themselves ii
ON the windows, some ran to hide them is
Ives IN the vaults OF the palace. where Fl
ey were soon discovered, and inundated IA
the vengeance of an injured people. in
he Sultan fell from his seat of state, ri,
d exclaimed aloud-"State, your griey. de
ces my people all shall be redressed dc
I'm how at leisure 10 attend ;"-but It was al
, late "a long succession of oppression
made the people desperate, and thew
re determined to redress themselves mi
lere now stood over the prince a mig hty mi
IN, and in his right hand he held sword co
i with strong voice he cried-receive (ef
reward ofthy unjust Government-and do
tantlysa most magnificent object appear ,
win benign counenance. beautiful 'i'
the morning ct was the Genius Of Be-
'olence)a with loud but sweet voice,
sad, remember mercy--in the midst of
Tory remember mercy. | now turned wa
ny guide, and was going TO express nv pnl
onIshment at what had seen but he ing
assumed an aspect, that terrified me :
eedingly, and | a woke. the
liter having reflected for some time on
very extraordinary dream, and every g
being deeply imprest on my memory. vim
1 down 10 write il, and as the town g
OF late evinced a partialitv for visions. mo
iaPs mine may not be unacceptable. 8
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