Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1846-09-17

Tho "a boots ia Tic aneieAt halls Of kings.
and the winJ Of summer night makes saj
music through the rents OF once gorgeous
palaces. Tie Arab spun las sliced along
The stfccs Of ANCIENT Jerusalem, OF .corn.
fully sat.ds on Mpunt ZION, sad cuds hl,
hp at the pilgrim. pressing woau,y to Tie
sepU.chre Of lho SAVIOR. Mue1uus Vuico
nngs o,cf the bones OF tic Prophets and
The descu.wInd heaps tho dust above the
foundations Of tie Seven Churches of Asa.
On how good aud evil, Ugh, and dAr1n,,s,
chstc zach other over the world
b., II may bc asked, what This f. 81 mus.
ins has to do with Mount Tabor 1t came
Upon M unawafcs, and was suggested ty
Two different scenes ny Imagination Dies
upon that Mount
Fory.seven years ego this mouth, 'orm
was seen standing on Mount Talbot, with
which the world has since become familiar
II was bright morning. and - he sat on his
steed ia The clear sunlight his eye rested IN
a scene In the vale below, siI,ch PES sub
lime and appalling enough 10 quicken the
was NAPOLEON BoNArAR1r, and the scene
before him tho fierce and terrible "BaHlc Of
Mount I'at0r" From Nazareth, where the
Savior once ttod klebcr had marched with
three thousand French soldiers forth into
the plain, when 10! at the foo, OF Mount
Tabor, he saw tic whole Turkish army
drawn up 10 lho order Of battle. Fifteen
thousand infantry, and twelve thousand
splendid cavalry, moved down ~ formidable
and majestic strength ON this band OF three
thousand French. kicbcr had scarcely time
10 throw hIs handful OF mcn into squares,
with the cannon at the anglc,, before those
IL 900 horse, making the earth smoke and
thunder as they came, burst IN a headlong
gallop upon them. But around those steady
squares rolled fierce dcvourng hIe, emp.
tying the saddles Of those Wild horsomen
with iughlful rspIduy, and sttewing the
earth with the bodies of riders aud slecds to-
ge,her. Again and again did those splendid
squadfons wheel reform, and charge with
deaiening shouts, while their upiited seine
tats cleaned like forest OF steel through
the smoke OF bAillo hu, that same wasting
FIRE received them Those squares seemed
bound by crdle OF flame, So rapid and con.
slant were the discharges. Before their Ger
tain and deadly aim, as they stood fighting
for existence, the charging squadrons fell 50
fast, that rampant OF dead bodies was soon
formed around them. In the rear Of this
1,,lr al Il. al NM and tn.
bad Of warriors stood and Tough, for SIX
dreadful hours, and was still steadily thin
ming tho ranks Of the enemy. when Napoleon
blvouched with single division on Mount
Tabor, and turneG his eye below. What a
scene met his gaze. The whole plain was
filled with marching columns aud charging
squadtous of Wild gallopping sIeods, while
the thunder Of cannon and fierce rattle of
musAelty, amid which now and then was
heard the blasts Of thousands Of tumpuls
and strains OF martial music filled the air -
The smoke OF battle was rolling luuousy
over tho hosts, and all was confusion and
chaos IN his sight Amid The twenty-Acven
thousand Turks that crowded the plain and
enveloPed the enemy Ike a cloud, and amid
the lncessanl discharge Of artillery, Nspo-
leon could tell where his own brave troops
were struggling, only by the steady stimuli
tlncous ys11sA which showed where dlsci-
pine = one,w with the Wild valor OF
overp The constan, flashes
from 6r, of dead bodies,
were |k%s o" the 'umu''uor,
nod chaotic field
a Napoleon descended from Mount Tabor
with lis liule band, while single twelve
poupdR fired from the heights, told the
We kleber that he was rushing 10 the
rhrnun into cnnGnsInn and iranl,.