The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-06-21


every house had been searched. and that. Ia
the bes, of his knowledge, all the male 10
hah'lan's who remained IN the village were
now present
LET them be separated from The women
and children said the general.
The order was promptly executed, the
men being drawn up in line before Nina.
1t was strange. an anxious srcre the
elderly men stood, like ancient Romans.
with their cIoaks thrown abou, them in
every variety OF picturesque drapery, some
l"f their younger campsnons were dressed
'n.brown woolen jackets, their snow W bite
shirt collars falling on their shoulders 9th
ers in short blue smock-irocks, con6ned
around the waist by broad girdlss of bright
mixed co'ors. All wore the picturesque
ooIna' but of varied huessAb blue, white OF
red
The women & children formed gloomy
background 10 this singular picture they
were lar more numerous than the men. one
or more OF every family having Joined the
Csriis' party The young girls who only
loriy-eigh, hours before had been weaving
rhap'e's with SO much gee and energy now
stood mo'loness, some looking fxedlv on
MIra; others their hands clasped and their
beautiful eyes raised towards heaven, ap
peated1absorbed in prayer The old wo
man, crOuched on the ground, pAsd her
Rafting psedessswth'gresler diligence, apr
lips moysadaPidly, buino sound escaped
rom them, and she had go placed herself
rs TO be able 10 peer through the slight
separation between two of the men who
stood before her.
Mna'now advanced few PAGES !. in !, fs995s! ~!
! a'H--s.-- t""o aopicSStu tDt
villagers
i know that two days ago, three morlars
passed through your village or their way
y ElzonGo. and that yesterday, they
we're brought back. | also know that they
ave been concealed in this vicinity with
me knowledge of the inhabilants;where are
,heyr
Not syllable was uttered ir reply.
Where are the guns'' cried Nina with
oud voice and irrltaed manner-'ihs NOR
lars you decorated with garands, becaus,
YOU supposed they were shortly to be usec
tgainst The queens foIces!'
rhe people continued silent.
Whilst this was going On--the eyes of th,
staff officers and 'he troops being all ixe'
on the general and the vilagers-the cur
had managed TO Glide into narrow allie,
by the side Of the church (al The back o
which, by a strange oversight, no senline
had been placed, then darling down lane
he crossed rivurl al the end, and plung
ed into a dell.covered with brushwood
thence through paths well known to hin
he bent lis course towards a small towl
V about league off, where lie knew Their
y was n CarlisI garrison.
y Nina. finding he could not make an,
v impression on the determined people be
fore him turned sharply round with The in
teni IN of commanding the cura TO US
V his influence them to induce them to CIV
v him the information he repaired; not see
ing him, he said, Where is the cura
Search the church, Search his house!'
v This being reported 20 Nina he shrug
ged his shoulders and proceeded once nor
20 hsrrangue the enthusiastically SAT-
ne, 'you appear resolved 10 refuse givinI
me the information ask for; now, lisl6
= to The voice of Nina who never premise
= or threats in vain. II; in one quarter of al
hour by this watch ldIawine it flom hi
pockeE the place where the csrlst mortar
- ale hldden be not divuIged, | will deci
mate the men now before me. Every tent
{ man shall he Instantly shot-decide 70
: yourselves
1t was a fearful quarter of an hour
!. Each man was Joined by female
mother, wife sister, or one 10 whom hi
n heart was devoted, the only individu1
unoliced by any Of The women was tn
gipsy. He was a stranger in The vlllse
and belonged to race for which lher
H. was no sy ympslhy on the part of III
mi Ma olthonoh lie ha.a ,,,,