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with clasped hands, begging for a glass
of water. Some had lost one side of
the face with sabre cut; others had
their bowels lain open! They prayed
us to put an end to their miseries, and
SAID, surely God will forgive u.s.
All the peasants, men, women and
children, that had not been driven clear
away, came in to serve them; but
there was not enough; and they died
burned with thirst, and their wounds
gangrened, for there were not surgeons
for the half Of them. They would crawl
down to those pools of water and wash
their wounds; the water was red and
clotted with blood! Oh, c'est un grand
maleur, la guerre, mes damesn (Oh,
ladies, war is a great eyiD he conclud-
ed'
ooh! please don't read any more,
dear aunt said Arthur, while his eyes
filed with tears. 4 shall not soon for
get that terrible account Of the suffer
ings Of the poor soldiers. Never: new
er! shall I desire to be soldier again,
if it makes me liable to see such dis
tressing sights. Indeed you were right
when you told me there were two sides
to the picture of war. The one that | !,
foolish boy that was, have been look
ing at SO long, had nothing terrible a.
bout it; that which you have shown
me is all horrible!'
yes, my love, it is, indeed said
his aunt. Especially is it SO, when
we think Of each Of those slaughtered
myriads, having had soul, which by
the event Of that day, had been driven
suddenly before its Maker, there to
give an account Of The deeds done by
it in the body. War, when viewed in
this light, becomes truly awful, and
Christians may we'll look forward to the
time, when its horrors shall no longer
be known in our world; and when in
its stead peace and love shall reign ev-
erywhere!'
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03
DESTRUCTION OF THE JANIZARIES BY
HIAHMOUD IT.

The destruction of the Janizares
will ever be considered as one of the
most memorable events in the history
of the Sultan Mahmoud. The Janiza-
rics were famous military hody; the
name signifying NEW SOLDIERS; it was
created by the Emperor Orcan, about
the middle Of the fourteenth century,
and was regularly organised by his sue
cessor, Amurath I.
The corps of Janizaries, like that of
the Egyptian NJ amelukes, was at first
recruited exclusively from young Chris
tan captives; afterwards, however, ma
tive born Turks were admitted. AS
the pay of corps was large, and as it
possessed great advantages and exorbi-
tant privileges, recruits were seldom
wanted, and the corps was divided into
those who were in actual service, and
those who were called upon in case OF
war; the latter received no pay, but
were entitled to all other privileges
At the time of its destruction, this be-
dy was composed of one hundred and
ninety-seven ortas or legions, Of one
thousand men each.
Having contributed actively to the
ACKNOWLEDGMENT of the Turkish empire,
the Janizaries, like most purely militia
ry bodies, the Pretorians Of Rome, the
Strelitz Of Russia, and the Mamelukes
of Egypt, became formidable body;
they made emperors and displaced them.
Many sultans had attempted to destroy
this dangerous institution, or to neu-
tralise its. influence by enrolling new
troops. From the commencement Of
the eighteenth century, two emperors,
Selim III and Mustapha " had paid
for their attempts by the loss of throne
and life. Mahmoud II, the cousin Of
the one and the brother Of the other,
who had obtained the imperial purple
through revolt, determined to accom-
phsh this enterprise or to perish with
them. For fifteen years he plotted a
gainst these Janizaries, who being ma
tually enemies Of all innovations, had
remained. stationary, while all Europe
| was advancing in civilization.
Mahmoud, who by his conduct had
gained the respect and affection Of the
Ottoman people, had already acquired
the moral elements of success; and by
organising small troops of artillery de-
voted to himself and hostile to the Jan
izaries, had also prepared the material
for triumphing by force. At the end OF
May, 1926, it was determined in coun-
Gil that a military reform was necessa-
ry for the safety of the Ottoman race,
and it was decided that the Janlzarles
should furnish their contingent Of the
new troops. At first, the military re-
ceiyed this resolution with GOODNESS,
but when it was attempted to enforce
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03
A MERRY HEART.

To brood o'er all the ills of life
Is not true wisdom's path;
Away with care-away with strife
And show merry heart.
When sorrows come, as come they must
o, yield not to despair;
Nor let in gloom your spirits rust
But pleasant feelings wear.
Look up-look up-for 10! the sky
Beyond the storm is bright;
Beneath the clouds that fly
So let your heart be light.
So let your heart be light, | pray,
AS hopes ETHEREAL wings
And thus disarm care and dismay
OF their malignant stingss
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03
THE FALL OF TIE ROMAN EMPIRE

THE FALL OF TIE ROMAN EMPIRE.
It was in the early part of the fifth
century that the mighty fabric of the
Roman Empire, which had been long
lettering in decay, fell finally and for
ever into ruin. Their far extended
possessions, which it had cost them a
ges to acquire, were, in the course Of a
few Iustrums snatched from them, one
after another, and oyerrun by barbara
ans, WHO trampled under foot all the
institutions and improvements which
Roman greatness had introduced into
their most distant colonies. The Van
dals came from the banks Of the Elbe
and Ylstula, and passing through Ger
many, entered Gaul, plundenng and
destroying wherever they went. The
Cloths came from the banks Of the Dne-
lister, the Berysthenes and the Don !;
and dividing into two branches, the
Ostrogoths spread over Pannonia,
whilst the Visigoths twice ravaged It.
ally, sacked and plundered Rome, and
penetrated even into Gaul and Spain.
The Franks and Alemanns came from
the Rhine, tie Maine, the Weser and
the Elbe, and joined to swell the tor
rent that inundated the country Of tie
Caesars. The Saxons came from be-
yond the Elbe, and keeping chiefly on
the sea-cost, committed ravages there
similar to those which other barbarians
were busy with in the interior. Last
ly, the Huns, the fercest of all, came
from the remote districts of Northern
Asia, to which the Greeks or Romans
had never penetrated, and having first
attacked Bizantium and the eastern d.
vision of the empire, they then precip-
itated themselves on the west, under
the conduct of the famous Attila. For
upwards of two hundred years all was
confusion, bloodsehd and darkness
Not single nation was to be found IN
Europe, whose rights or boundaries
were ascertained or established. The
old order Of things had been swept a
way at once; and 1t was not 10 oe eA-
pected that SO great mass of discof-
dant clements could Immediately ar
range themselves into harmonious
and appropriate disposition. Gradu-
ally, however, this began to be the
case. Much internal commotion still
existed, but out of chaotic mass,
new and distinct empires sprung up,
like islands rising in the ocean. The
Franks established themselves in Gaul;
the Alemanns became masters of Ger
many; the Huns contented themselves
with Russia; the Visigoths disputed
with the Mahometans from Africa the
dominion of Spain; and the Saxons
crossed over into Britain, and formed
the political association known by the
name Of the Heptarchy. Whatever
difference their might be in other res
poets, there were two features which
gave all these nations a general re5Sn-
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03

UNIFORMITY OF TEMPERATURE OF THE
ANIMAL BODY, AND EFFECTS OF CooL-
The most trustworthy observations
prove that in all climates-ln the tenn
perate zones, as we'll as at the equator
Or the poles-the temperature Of the
body in man, and in what are common
ly called warm bloodcd animals, is IN
variabIy the same; yet how different
are the circumstances under which they
live2 The animal mass is d heated
mass, which bears the same relation to
surrounding objects as any other heated
mass. 1t receives heat when surroun-
ding objects are hotter, it loses heat
when they are colder than itself. We
know that the rapidity of cooling IN
creases with the difference between
the temperature of the heated body and
that of the surrounding medium; that
is, the colder the surrounding medium,
the shorter the time required for the
cooling of the heated body. How I'M
equal, then, must be the loss Of heat IN
a man at Palermo and in Lapland,
where the actual temperature IS from
70 to 90 degrees lower Yet, notwith-
standing this extremely unequal loss OF
heat, experience has shown that the
blood of the inhabitants of the Arctic
circle has temperature as high as that
of the native Of the south, who lives
in so different medium. This fact,
when its true significance is perceived,
proves that the heat given off to the sur
rounding medium is restored within the
body with great rapidity. This com
pensation takes place more rapidly IN
winter than IN summer-at the pole
than at the equator. IN the animal
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03

blance to each other, and increased the
probability of mutual cooperation to-
wards the ultimate advancement of civ
Ilization. These were-the feudal sys-
TEN, and the christian religion, both
OF which were now universally adop-
ted, and materially tended to soften the
harsher characteristics Of the times
I Cmchton.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03
MUTA BILITY..
BY SHELLY.

BY SHELLY.
The flower that smiles to-day
Tomorrow dies;
And that we wish to stay
Tempts, and then flies;
What is this worlds delight
Lightning that mocks the night,
Brlefeven as bright.
Virtue, how frail it is!
Friendship too rare!
Love, how it sells poor bliss
For proud despair!
But we, though soon they fall
Survive their joy and all
Which ours we call.
Whilstskies are blue and bright,
Whilst flowers are gay,
Whilst eyes that change ere night
Make glad the day;
Whilst yet the calm hours creep,
Dream thou-and from thy sleep
Then wake to weep.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03
ME N O r Y.
EY WORD SWORTH

ET WORDSWORTH.
y pen to register, a key
That winds through various wards,
Are off assigned to Memory
By allegoric bards.
As aptly also might be given
A pencil to her hand,
That soft'ning objects, sometimes even
Outstfips the hearts demand.
That5mooths foregone distress, the lines
Oflingering care subdues,
Long vanished happiness refnes,
And clothes in brighter hues.
Yet like a tool of Fancy works
Those spectres to dilate,
That startIes conscience as she turks
Within her lonely seat.
Oh! that our lives, which flee SO fast,
In parity were such,
That not an image Of the past
Might fear that pencils touch,
Retirement then might hourly look
Upon soothing scene,
Age steal to his allotted nook,
Contcnted and serene;
With heart as calm as lakes that sleep
In frosty moonlight glist'ning,
Ormountau rivers where they creep
Along channel smooth and deep,
Totheir own faro 'murmurs list'ning.
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03

P o L Z [ c. A L.
A 1T U II n

The following beautiful staazas ar
from the pen Of Willis G. Clarke, de-
ceased, late editor Of the Philadelphia
U. S. Gazette. They were written Z
short time before his death.
Sweet Sabbath Of the year!
When evening lights decay,
Thy parting steps methinGS hear,
Steal from the world away.
Amid thy silent bowers,
IFS sad but sweet to dwell,
Where falling leaves and fading flowers
Around me breathe farewell.
Along thy sunset skies,
Their glorles melt in shade;
And like the things we fondly prize,
Seem loyelier as they fade.
A deep and crimson streak,
The dying leaves disclose,
AS on Consumption's waning cheek,
Mid ruin, blooms the rose.
The scene each vision brings
OF beauty in decay;
OF fair and early faded things,
Too exquisite to stay:
OF Joys that come no more;
Of1owers whose bloom is fled:
Of farewels wept upon the shore;
Offriends estranged, or deadl
OF all, that now may seem
To Memory's fearful eye
The vanished beauty Of a dream,
Der which we gaze and sigh,
Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-11-03

UNIFORMITY OF TEMPERATURE OF THE
ANIMAL RoDY, AND EFFECTS OF CooL-
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IS THERE AN UNBELIEyER?

IS THERE AN UNBELIEVER?
BE 7. Il. GAYLEY,
Is there an unbeliever3
One man who walks the earth,
And madly doubts that Providence
Watched DER him at his birth :
He robs mankind forever -...
o. hope beyond the tomb;
What gives he as q recompense?
The brute's unhallowed doom!
In rnanhood's Hottest hour,
In health, and strength, and pride,
0! lead his steps thro' valleys green,
Where rills mid cowslips glide;
Climb natures granite tower,
Where man hath rarely trod;
And will he then, in such a scene,
Deny there IS God'
Yes!-the proud heart will ever
Prompt the false tongues reply,
An omnipresent Providence
Still mad!y he'll deny;
But see the unbeleyer
Sinking in deaths decay;
And hear the cry Of penitenca!
lie never learned to pray.
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