Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1840-04-12

cry, and Captain s., having perfect conf
dence in his strength and sieadinos placed
the daughter, who was as light as fairy, be-
fore him; and with the mother clnging behind,
gained the shore in safety. while the hackoty
and bullocks were swept away by the force Of
the tide. The terror of the animals, proven
ting their cGectual struggle. destroyed them;
for, moment after the pcrilous escape Ct the
ladies', the hackery was upset and the bull
locks were drowned.
Many battles and dangers required n longer
time in description than in action 1t was
Just so in this case. Short, however, as the
time had been, a crowd was gathering; and
no, only the ladies', but all tongues were loud
in thanking Captain s. for his gallant con-
duct. Meanwhile, he gazed on Yamma with
wonder, and she on him with grateful sur
prise. Many OF the Parsecs have fair com
plexions, and Yammas was transparency so.
Indeed she looked, though pale with fright,
and dripping with brine so much like Venus,
rising from Oceans bed, that Capt. S--pro-
nounced her, III his own mind the loviest of
the creation. He galloped TO the fort, pro-
cured palanquins, and saw the fair Parsecs
conveyed home in safety.
lwsh, fol Capt. SIS sake-I wish, for
the happy termination of my s,ory-that his
acquaintance with Yamma had here termina-
! ted: but am impelled by the laws of history,
and the nature Of my information, TO proceed,
not with the wing of fancy, but with the
plume Of plain matter Of fact. In short, then,
Captain $ used every means in his power
to win the love Of Yamma He corcsponded
with her through the medium of fkiers, or
religious mendcants and fortune tellers. lie
loved her TO distraction, he offered to marry
her, for S. had a soul too noble TO ruin the
object of his alteration. She listened to the
! m nj nfb nd OH all
toms of her tribe; she offered her lover oppor-
tunities of seeing her; he visited her in the
guise of Ilindoo astrologer, and she "a
greed TO leave her father and mother, and fol-
low him 70. life. Unfortunately they were dis
covered, and so promptly followed by three
stout and well armed Parsces, that S--was
nearly killed in an unequal contest To pres
crve his prize; and poor Yamma was returned
( to her enragcd family.
| The reader may conceive her terror and
confuson-how she protested her purity and
! innocence--how size was disbeleved and up
! braided-how S-stormed and raved-how
he offered her family every rcpara,ion that an
honorable man could make, and how they
! spurncd his terms with contempt and indigna-
! ton. lie cannot. however, so easily picture
what followed; for he may not have believed
or known that such scenes occur in the world.
Well, must briefly describe-no, cannot
! dwell upon i'll hurry over il, morely sketch
/ ing the outline, and turning with horror even
from my own faint colors.
The heads of the tribe were assembled, and
an oath ofsecrecy having been taken, the fair
! Iamma was introduced, arrayed as a bride,
and decorated as the daughter of the rich jew
! elcr, Limee Dorabjee. After certain ccre-
monies, her mother and grandmother APP
preached her, where she sat as a beautiful
statue, and presenting poisoned bowl and a
dagger, said in a firm tone, Take your
choice" "Farwell, mother, farewell, father,
farewell, world" replied the heroic Parsee
daughter, taking the deadly cup, and she
drained its contents. Her leaden eyes were
watched till they closed in death; she was then
striped, arrayed as a corpse, and conveyed TO
the receptacle of the dead as already des-
cribed.
When S-heard that Yamma was gone,
and suspected that she had been murdered,
according to the customs of the Parsces, the
noble fabric of his brain gave way, and rea-
son fell from her throne. "My horse, my
horse," ried he; and he patted the neck OF
his animal, the alarmed attendant saw the fire
of his eye, and t-embled. Away went horse
and rlder-far behind ran the groom. lie
heard the hoof of thunder on the ground, ant
his masters voice urging his spirited stecc
towards the foaming surf-then loud ex
plosion of breaking billows-ond on gaining
the sea shore, he saw black point on tl.'
stormy surface of the ocean, but he never saw
the brave s. and his Arab more"
Chambers. Edinburgh Journal.