The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1846-05-21
cruelty, for which he was SO terribly ,dstin-
plished. He was seated. in.the Enronann

i " Soi'' tH V"I'4 "'t|stt@ttOu W ~" *1iiesO
skull cap, Che t0'nmon costume oi his coun-
TRY The teoi, of pavilion, had very gor-
geous ap3|>al4uec II was lined, OF rather
curtaned, Si||t 1fiiason silk, and carpeted
with the richS 7efic of Persia, tesselated
with thousahd gI0wing hues.
lnterupting the stranger in his saladm,
at the same time surveying him with a
searching glance, Ali sharply exclaimed:
"Thou art late, Coral. Is all preparedw
"Iti is, Pasha.''
Good!-At what hour wouldst thou
make the attemptw
"At midhight the moon will then have
risen TO guide our progress | have trusty
lemissares among the guard at the pass
the sherbet of the comrades will be drugged.
Giavella, who believes me gone to reconnoi-
tire, awaits my return in an old hut midway
up the ascent there win advance alone,
and the discharge ofmy fusil shall be the
signal TO advance and seize him.
GA fair PLAN" replied the despot slowly,
Sand ifit succeed, thou shalt have tDice the
reward promised thee at Ioninna. Ifitail,
and thou prove double traitor, | will have
thy head, though it be sheltered in the tomb
ofMahomet"
Pasha," said Coral, coldly, "gold is a
tempting bait to a robber, and thy bribe is
princely, y,-yet did not look for richer re-
ward, Iwere not here 10 do thy bidding"
"By the beard of the Pgophet!n vocifer-
ated Ali, impatiently, thy avarco is in
satiable. What more dost thou desire, thou
greedy infdel?"
S e Revengem shouted the traitor fercely;
I" Revengel a sweeter banquet than ever
graced the halls of thy Prophets paradise
Give me but that, and shall have little rel
ish for the common pleasures thy gold will
purchase me.'
"Thou hast satisfied me Of thy fidelity,"I
said the Pasha, with meaning smile :''there
is an honesty in thy hatred, which is worth
thousand pyotestations. Go, take refresh
ment and repose; at midnight thou wilt find
all prepared for the expedition"
"It cannot, it shall not fall" said Coral,
as with an obeisance, he quilted the pavilion
When the morrow's sun lose over, the fir
crowned hills of Anta, no vistige of the AL
bantam army was discernible in the plains
Far above, on lofty peak which overtop-
ped the Kiafa, lay the Vizier's array Itpre-
sented very remarkable appearance. The
misis from the valleys enshrouded the whole
mEognan, EGon tai e2 except portion Of its summit
perfectly transparent, and as the sunbeams
glanced on the undulating vapors beneath,
such of the Moslem host as occupied the
| highest elevation seemed as if floating on H.
Illuminated clouds. The phenomena had last
ed but few moments, when the morning
breeze, sweeping from the Ionian Sea, dis
spated the exhalations, and with them the
illusions they had created.
The sratagem of the night had been sue
cessful. Ali was in possession Of the prom
ised post,-and Giavella, the most nfuen-
tial, the bravest of the Suliote leaders, al
prisoner Immediately after the morning
prayer, he was brought before the Pasha,
who had fixed his head quarters in an old
fortress, formerly a sort of guard house to
the outpost in the pass. Coral was convers-
ing with his Machavelian patron, in the
only apartment of the ruinous edlice which
afforded shelter from the weather, when
tho unfortunate Chief heavily fettered and
guarded by two soldiers with drawn sabres,
was led in. The traitor, with all his hardi-
hood. covered under the glance Of inefiable
scorn which the prisoner cast upon him as
he entered. The form and bearing of the
! Capitano were imposing as Imagination ever
assigned 10 hero of romance. His stature
was almost gigantic, but the symmetry ofhis
we'll turned limbs and the graceful dignity
of his movements, prevented the impression
of ungainly height His features had the
fine, clear, and polished outline of the Bel
videre Appolo, and would have been, almost
femininely beautiful, had not the proud
curve of the moustached lip, the lion-lke
eye, and the broad, massive brow, half hid
den in clusters of rich, sunny curls, impaired
sternness and grandeur to their contour
which might well have become the Phidan
Jove. Having advanced a few steps over
the threshold, he gathered up the ponderous|
chains which depended from his wrists, aud
throwing them, with scarcely an effort, over
his shoulder, folded his arms and awaited the
Interrogation Of his summoner. Ali regard
ed him a short time in silence, and then ad-
dressed to Coral. who stood beside him,
some observations probably commendatory
of the captive's noble form and dgaifed de-
meanour,--for the brow of the former grew
darker and his baleful eye more Malignant
as he fnuttered an inaudible reply. Thefery
Suliote could not endure 10 be thus scrutin-
lied, silently.
Well, Tyrant," he exclaimed with bit
terness, swhat thinkest thou Of my capabili-
ties for servitude? Wouldst thou proue the
power that turks in these limhs,' he contin-
ned, fercely, stretching forth his arms, bid
thy minions ease them Of their bonds; then
turn me loose, wcaponIess as | am, upon