Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1848-1850, 1848-01-20
MOUNT TABOR.


Bu, the past and future present ne s.rnnge
contrasts as the present What dlnrtcn,
events have ttnnspircd on tie same SPOT
Where the smoke Of the Indians wgwam
arose. and the stcaIlhy tread OF the wolfau
q panther WINS heard over the autumn leaves
OF twilight the population OF New York
now sufgcs along Where once Tyre the
queen OF the sea stood fishermen are sprea-
ding their nets on the dcsoatc rocks, md
the bright waves nre rolling over its mar
bic columns In the empty apartments OF
Eiom the fox makes his den, and the dust
Of the descr, IS sizing over the iorsaken
runs Of PALMYRA The owl boots IN The
ancient halls oil kings aud the wind OF the
summer nlrh, makes sad music through
the rents Of once gorgeous palaces. The
Arab spurs his s,ccl along the streets OF IN
clcn, Jerusalem, or scornluly stands and
curls hls lip Mt the pilgrim pressing wcari-
" to the sopUIchtc Of the Saviour. The
Muozliu's voice rings over the bones of the
prophets and The desert wind heaps the
dust above the foundations OF the seven
churches of ASIA. on, how good and cv,l,
lleL, and darkness, chase each other over
the world
Forty seven years ago, form was seen
standing on Noun, Tabor with which the
world has SINCE become inmlinr II was
n bright spyinG morning. and as he sat on
his aced IN the clear sunlight his eye res
ted on a scene IN the vale below, which
was sublime and appalling enough to
quicken the pnlsallons OF the calmest heart
That form was Napolean Bonapartc. and
the scene before him the herco AMI terrible
battle OF MoUSr TABoR From
Nazaroth where the Saviour once trod
Klober had marched with three thousand
French soldiers forth into the plain, when
10. at the foot OF Mount Tabor he saw the
whole Turkish army drawn up IN order OF
battle Fifteen thousand infantry and twelve
thousand splendid cavalry moved down IN
majestic strength on TN, band OF three thou.
sand French, klcbcr had scarcely Time to
,hlow b., l.I hand u men INTO sqn1rts
with the cannon al lhe angles. before these
twelve thousand horse, maxim. the earth
smoke and thunder as they came, burst il
hcallong cl.lop upon them But round
those steady squares rolled 4 scrcc devour
ny Ere emp'ylng the saddles Of those viii
horsemeu with lughlfui rapiihy AMI s,rcw
lnp The earth with the bodies Of riders an,
seeds together Again and again DID ,hos
'p'eudd sQlndrons wheel reform an
charge wiki dcafcnlng shouts, while the,
up.hod and flashing seminars CLEANED lJk
forest o, steel through he smoke OF blulc
tu, that same wasting Grc rcccl Ell then
u'i,hose squares seemed bound by a cirdh
Of fame so rapid and c1oean, we've h
discharges Before lhc.rccra,n ans . Ia.
~ aim as they stood f,l'nc or ,,ls.or-,
No charging sQu1irous Il SO fast Al,
nmQyu o, dead bodies was soon GrmcI
round them Behind tins cmhankm,u,
dead men AMI horses tins hlnl Of warrior
500 and Tough, l1ts, i-cllfI' hours. ar
vass,l,l scal.; timing me ranks Of lf
enemy. when Napoleon debouched Nl,h
,ncle diyslon 90 Mount Tabor and ,urr
q hs eye below Wnsl scene met b
cazc Tho whole PLAIN was filled ~.
.muchrg columns auI charging ,gllror
az wildly caNoo,nc NreIs. WIFI, he thu
der of common and fierce ratlo Of mQsaet
amid which now and Then was heard A,
blast of ihonssnds 81 lrumpcs AMI su,i
Of msrl,sl music filled an ,he htr 7
smoke Of barc was rolling furious oy
,hc hoss. and oil was confusion and cha
ln hu sight Amid the twenty seven thc
sand forks thai crowded he plain au1 ,
vglopci their cncmy ike a cloud AMI ar
ne lncS7ul discharge Of artillery and mr
lety Napoleon eonld ten where bis OF
brave foops were struggling only by
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