Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1843-03-17


and fro in their service about the doors of the tent.
One swarhy figure alone stood molionless, aud
apparently engaged in listening to every word of
the gay discourse of the young soldiers, all eager
to take .he field ardent Tor honor and Tor excite
ment OF ANY kind.
| wish we knew a little OF the fellows we arc
going 10 Tight said one young soldier they don't
seem IKE anything we have seen yet, and they say
their dialect is something quite different TO any
thing we know Of here IL is TOO bad, after all the
pains have taken at SANDY hurst, and coming out,
and with my moonshe here, to find Nil my trouble
will he OF no use in Afglanstan and we shall not
know, when fellow cries out, whether he is sur.
rendering himself or telling You where his dia
nnnds are hidden
The dark figure have spoken Of advanced
from the door Of the tent to the circle of Young
Eugishmen
Do not he said, IN solemn and thrilling tone,
which immediately arrested the attention even of
the gnyest aud most careless oi his auditors do
not believe HAT tho accents you will hear from the
lips Of AN Afghan will he prayer for mercy, or
the ofirf of his treasure ~ save II life which the
demons themselves watch over; hut If YOU knew
by whom the prayers of vengeance which will
burst from afghan lips will be heard, and who
will lStn with delight to hoSs accents we'll
known TO theu, yen would long for the power Of
herring to pnss from your shuderiug senses.--
When Solomon, the greatest king then upon the
trees mud his gold with the priucely gilt of TWEEN
~ cities, aud hey pleased not Hiram, look in the
First Book ul Kings IN the Old Testament OF the
Christian Scriptures, what Hiram called the gift
The youngest of the PARTY, William Howard,
desruus to know what WINS alluded to, drew from
his breast pccke, little bible. He had faithfully
kept the last promise he made 10 his mother al
ways to curry This little bible her las, gift TO him,
next his hear. lie read in the ninth chapter of
the First Book OF Kings, What cities are these
which thou hast given me- my brOiheri And he
called them The land ct CHbul unto this day.
The bible young Towards mother hnd given him
had marginal notes, in which lie saw Cabu was
translated, dispiensing or dirty.
Even 20 f.; and though those cities stand in Ju-
dea, yet here, in 1lindosan, does tho same name
bear The same dark Specification. Listen 10 me-
and learn what enemies you will have to deal
with, learn the true origin of tho afghan race
the children of mighty monarch while he walk
ed uprighuy, and lie dearly beloved heirs Of the
demon tongue. When Saul, The son OF Kish
was chosen from The fathers sons 10 be king over
Israel, because he was the most goodly and the
strongest OF his rnce, his ambition, Unframed by
The prize SO early obtained, scared TO lofty anl
fnrnddrn thi1gs, after his love for earthly power
lnd been fully satisfied. Remember the witch o
Endur!
The young men looked with increasing interest
aud attention on Ibis strange narrator
Ut i'HeillSh VI |Nul were gfNllUtO BNOn mere
MS they had beeu before, and he obtained power
and mastery even over the demons. Night an,
day did his demon slaves toll nj his bidding ic
build the palace his pride delighted in it was lt
excel in riches aud in workmanship, and the dem
on art was tnsked Ivy their unalcring master tt
complete ii. But long was the toll, and heav,
the lubor his will required, md the days of Sau
drew towards their close, To hasten the work
he babe his eldest born Prince afghan, labor will
The demons. a iucreasp their pxerttnus and n
render him able 10 communicate with these slaves
he taught Prince afghan the demon tongue. We
was oil far from completion when the Angel &"
Denth stood before. Saul and demanded OF hin
his soul. The monarch bowed his knee before 1
monarch more powerful than himself, and he
sought OF him the boon 10 spare him yet while
10 puSs away from him for n season, till his palace
was complctcd; for well Saul knew that his dem.
on Workmen would OBEY no presence but his own
But lie Angel OF Death said, 'Lo 10 no IMAM iv
ing have said, thou shalt follow me, aud he SAT-
nay md thou mast follow me likewise. But io
thy power and Thy wisdom, for il is much, aut
like unto my own, will grant thee this thing
thine earthly form shall remain 10 The eye a.
though thy soul were in it when it is away will
me, md the demons shall believe thou Invest ant
shall labor at Thy palace
50 the dead Saul stood, night and day, prop
ped upon his staff before his palace as HE Twin,
Saul had done, andh demons believed that h,
H'N'i Nlh li'olt t WI DNt iUb hillc anus came
and grew hold MS he moved not, aud they devour
cd the wood of the sotf on which the dead Sau
leaned aud the staff crumhed aud fell down, AM
HE dead body OF King Saul Tell also, then tn
demons raw and knew That their master was dead
and they gave one loud shout OF triumph, so ,ha
such d sound was never heard before, and the
fled home. AMI Prince afghan left the unfin
lShrd palace, which he had not wurkHeu TO com
ple", and wandered into Affshanslan, where h
founded greet Kingdom, aud all his children an
his sub Gets spoke his tongue Of the demons
80 we are fight with the friends of the dem
ogs, who, no doubl, will lend their help to ihei
allies, and give Tho word of command in this ex
quisilc tongue which none Of us understand
Is hardly fair play, especially as | dare sny thes
delightful foes OF ours informed first by thei
ulllcs which Of us are TO fall before them. w
viii try wha, mortal steel and lead will do to bat
! llu against their prophecies
| Al this instant said the stranger, the demon
! know well which of you will fail in battle wit
! The Afghans and it is granted 10 mortal eye t
/ share IN This knowledge, The powers OF nature in
visible in their origin are so subject in this ysihl
world, and each of you may read his doom O
death or life for himself, and with the eye OF flesh
Are we 10 seq our nppnrons pass before us
asked Two or three officers at once
The stranger without replying led the way OF
! of the lent into the open mir All the officers 70
| lowed, curious 10 see The end OF this kind OF ca
Tern GrIhheIeilliis, hs ihcy esteemed II. Words
admluion broke from some Of them Mt the n
mnrknbe beauty of the night Nothing could /
more respienGeu, than The sky, every sIur was VII
ible, not the slightest rack Of cloud dimmed III
Iull eilulecnco Of lislli. The stranger pointed
the northern quarter Of The heavens.
There is star there said he, The ray OF lii
and light from Which does not reach the eye Ihi
VIII not long be quckened by the universal pril
riPle Of life. Te first falling in the powers
lilo Is here, The ego that can this star ma
sparkle long and brightly, but tor him who sees
not, the shadow of the Angel Of Denh lies blac
upon The snow OF Atfghanlstan.'
1t was the Star of Destiny, of which he spolS
the same which Clara Couuenhy had vainly e
denvored 10 render visible TO Walters eye.
SHOW us the starr was the universal cry fro
his listeners
You see that great brig star to which point
Yes, distinctly is that the Star OF Destiny
we all see tr
"A little TO The left of that star just above il, is
attn .tl,. Al, u