The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1845-10-30

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o. the 22ad 81 Msy. IsiI. = hsslalion
eflhs nIllsry ebay phlsh he Ras-isn
Gavrrhmrnl h.s rscenlly ssaaelishsd
q Nsyagarsd. sbd ahieh slossly .sssm'
bis ~ many Es.Peels The lsbd-wshr
Of Prussia. as drssn % On The Psfsoe
ground ADJOINING The sIssas'se esfEaeAs
eonsuuslsd. . lev wears since. IN The most
sneisnl and solitary potion 81 The cry,
near The church efSsInt Sapslf.
Ia front Of he Eaaks sasod Gsnersl
L--eti, tsll mas Il fiily. Tsmsrksbls
for kis erect esHIses, bio mssgEsnsss, bis
.sllos eonIleIaOn AID bis large. grey /
restless eyes. lie wss knowa throughout
The srsy lor he hrassry. Of ~hieh be had /
given many bEiliisnI proofs in Ihs cam !
p,igns Of Turkey and Persls; but. ~hs,i'sr |
il wss In, domsslie, ih!slieIIss he'd sour.
ed bic temper or that biz heart had be-
GENE hsrdeasa By the fGseueRi sppllea-
isn Of . discipline. degrading Ia iIs ma
lure and often horrible IN rs shsca, Gen.
L-sd had bseOns terror 70 the
soldiers. aaa scarcely dsy passed IN
xhleh his eomp,nd sas not siensliZsd
by acts Of such severity as well deserved
TO be called IerOciOus.
II vas known. however, that ibis man
ehsrishsd Q profound staehmeni Tor
yOuag girl. lbs d.uehser Of ~ old CON-
psnijn 10 arms. who had bsen killed 10
bIlle. lie had adopted Inc orphan ehld.
brought her up with care. sud never allow
cd her 10 be separated from hIu. And
she. though grateful for The kiodnss, and
stsclioa Of her father By adoption. was
tot The less governed BY en- irresistible
feeling Of consItsint whsn in bis presence,
the result Of his s'eln bresiiy OF speech,
HE im perious manner, and The cold Sc
verify Of his ssPeet. She was known
among the troops BY the expressive name
Of SOlouiovs, lnighiingals,l given 10 her
in recognition OF the grace with which
shs sang the Wild pathetic BALLADS OF The
slsvonlsns.
SolosioVis. 10 please the general. al
usys appesred al the reyisss and dIill,;
and on the day when the Incident. took
pace which are hereafter 10 be related.
she was sitting al The window Of the &C.
nsrsl's quarters, in . room on The ground
foor, whence her eye ranged along the
extended ranks--and . brilliant blush
might be seen TO overspresd her features
90 her glance rested for o monen, on the
handsome Gestures II young surgeon
m,j,r. named Ivan Polovoi, whose man
ly form Gas se, OF 10 rare sdvsntsge BY
The simple uniform Of h's military grsee.
Gen. L-eH had psssed end repassed
e~--,hs front rank Of The bssslioa with
dow snd 40 sugrJ JN4,, with Q frowning
men se,e absent. Suddenly wac nerro
the sl"w and uufiIne beat Of . drum, and
from the extremity Of The plain vas sseu
advancing band Of soldiers, each carry.
ing iu he hand one Of those long rod.
which are sIll used in the Russisn Ger.
vice as The .ools of hateful puni.hmens.
A. shis eight the General turned in amaze
10 his aide and 10 voice Of thunder de-
nsnded who bad given the order aud no
wac 10 be the victim.
A sergeant. conspicuous by his scared
end hTid eogntsnAnce, dsried before the
general. snsIcbsd irsm him hss sword,
sruck him on The face and answered cold
iy,' You!'
AIthe,e vords On electric shack SEEM
ed 10 pass along the ranks. and . CLEAN
fhsts lighted up the hsbi,uslly passion
less fesIures OF The men. sponl,ne-
cue movement the officers advsBred from
the line 10 The rescue Of their commander.
but in a moneni they we're seized, throSn
10 the ground. and nenseed by half .
score Of bsyosew. ..-
Ivan. The surgeon-n sjor. VS. alone er.
emp'ed. for h" sen.ieDesss and humanity
had son icr bin the sEectiop Of the
irooPs. A s'ensdIer sho slood near hin
whispered IN his ear, whs,her the night
ihgsle sings or rensias siieni. do not
move. xs'd, q single stsp. end you
are dead r.--...-
Recovering from HE s,opor. General
If had srssped with each hand
one OF tie ssyone,s pointed q, his breast,
turned hem aside wi.h powerful effort,
and cried OFT, wth = ieioc,ous glance
slong the liae.-
To year knes.. vile b,u,ts. t, your
knees, snd beg f'r mercy. or there viii
Mt be skin enough upon your backs TO
sKpis.e your crime" s..
4 savage chnckls wac The answer 10
this threat. and The serseart. with ihs |
iughtul tranquility which indicates a sci.
tied porpose, said, Every one Of u, knows
The doom that asai. bin. and Is ptepar-
ed TO sacrifice his life. When your sen.
ience 10 fulfilled &c shall en before Gen.
Sutof. The Governor Of Norognrod; We
fhall ley sthls fee. your sword, your bell.
your orders, aad xhst ,sm.ins or vourl