The Rodney telegraph. (Rodney, Miss.) 1838-1840, 1840-04-04

broad expanse of moving water, and thei
deepshadow of the bold, craggy rock be-
noaals wh;.h he stud. He began 10 think I
something of. magical Illusion prevailed
At length the following dirty was chanted in
full chorus, by manly voices in his native
tongue
Where fhe sun warns, or the tempest lours,
The treasures Of ocean and earth are ours;
Freedom and conquest attend our sail,
And the prize shall be ours ere the moon turn
pale.
The wisd that rufaes the breast Of the deep,
And howls round our cavern shall lu us to sleep
We sailby the glory of moonbeam and star,
Bear hand bear n hand! unmoor the boat,
With the wind and the tide to our vessel float
When the black flag is hoisted rude warfare is |
Whore lis dark shadow quivers the boldest will
fly. a
Then, courage my mates, the wind sings loud;
The moon has burst from her swarthy cloud;
Again we must dash through the angry roar
OF the foaming surge, ere the night is Ger!
This wild burst freed the Emperor from
doubt as to the profession of the jewellers
and he rightly concluded that he was near
the rendezvous of one of the most notorious |
hordes Of pirates which, in that dark age, in
tested every island and shore Of the Medi-
terranean. Finding he was likely to escape
from Scylla only to fall into Charybdis, he
was about TO bend his course in different
direction, when his horse, with the natural
sagacity Of the species, finding himself near
the haunts Of men, Weighed long and loudly.
The sound had scarce gone forth. before all
was silent in the cavern; and Ohio found
time only to disengage his plumed helm, and
commit it to the deep, ere huge stone was
rolled from the mouth of the cave, artfully
concealed by projecting angle Of thu rock.
A flood of light instantnneously burst forth,
revealing group Of men, variously attired,
faasting round q table, hewn from the solid
rock, which blazed with goblets Of precious
metal, filled with the sparkling juice Of the
grape. Ia another moment the Emperor
was surrounded by armed men, whose fierce
and menacing gestures indicated that little
mercy or forbearance was 10 be expected at
their hands.
| The Prince, accustomed to command a
turbulentand warilke people, bent not from
his native dignity in addressing the lawless
band before him. Courage could not rescue
him from his perilous situation; but = bold
and resolute carriage was more likely to sue
coed with such men than cowardly suppli-
cation or mean submission. Turning. there
fore, to the foremost in the group, whom, by
his proud bearing and fierce demeanour, he
concluded 10 be their leader, he said
IstChance and my evil destiny have thrown
me intelyo power: my rank is noble; aid
me in my present need, and will so amply
reward your services, that henceforth you
may abandon the lawIess life you pursue" z
i The pirate tauntingly answered. Me-
would pay US poorly for exercising the rites
Of hospitality! What sum could you offer
Of Sufficient magnitude TO tempt the rover to
forsake his traffic on the deepf The wealth
of nations is ours-wc have bought our free
dom On The waves with our blood, and de-
rive our treasures from tho most remote re.
] gions Of the earth
"Peace, Theodoric!" exclaimed 9 rough
voice from behind, which made Ohio start,
as q tall martial figure emerged from he
cavern. SIS It thus he continued, address.
i ing his comrade, atbat you prove yonr boeelr
i cd freedom, by playing the tyrani . = stran'
ger, whose misfortune i 70 have 6lIeninAc
our handsi Now by ST. Nicholas de ~
4 ron Of the mariner, find man IS The same
abritaEy being On the throne, in the camQ q
4 On fhes deep. Give him power. anj he
sbusss tho prerogative with which be = In'
vasted.n During ihis speech Ohio examip'
/ ed, with an mir q troubled interest IN dalt
but intelligent countenance q ehe o1tla
His figure was lofty, wsl sn a1g .t /! SCI q