Saturday morning visitor., 1848-08-12

impenetrsble 10 the beams of the sum-
Darkness surrounds her-sbe gropes her
way. Presently hand seizes her il is
Alamir's hand.
"Euniizsh, my spouse, my love, let us
haste to fee -
He lifts her upon his steed, who trem-
bles for impotence, mounts himself, and
soon reaches the mountains which com
mand the dwellings. The spirited horse
seems TO have presentiment of the dan.
ger which threatens his master: though
carrying double load, he speeds, as ne
yer before, IN his course. Eunitzah twlnes
her arms around her lover, whose heart
palpitates twice as violently under the
darling hand.
Since the lovers had determined upon
flight, Alamir, under the pretext Of hunt
ing, had explored the road which leads 10
the first Russian station. He feels no
anxiety--love seems TO clear his path.
The white stripe on the sky announces
the approaching. Alamir slackeRs the
pace Of his stee; he wants TO favor him,
and husband the strength of his delicate
companion. He stops, saying,
"We are safe. Eunitzah! Take short
rest. SPEAK, my love! Thou knowest
the young girls enter the room of the bride
only when the rosy air indicates the morn.
We have made a goodly disiance--we
have gained two hours over those who,
perchance, might pursue US. Press me
closer 10 thy bosom From the top Of
these mountains ! have seen the floods Of
the Cuban. My faithful Zenir, after this
pause, will carry US flying 10 the Russian
shore!r
Eunizah smiles she graSps frmer the
hand of Alamir, when he suddenly alights,
casts, with his head bent forwards, ret
respect glance to the way already made,
and his ear discovers distant noise.
"AIamir il is the mnrmuring Of the
water fall, ~hich is heard alar in the stIll-
ness Of The night"
"Thai hear, too, but other sounds
rhingle with it,"
lie lies down on the ground, and seiz-
ed by panic, he rises after minute.
''l am not deceived, the ground resou:ids
with the tread of horses. We are pur-
sued! Thy slave has betrayed thee!"
mo, no. The yoor child has been O.
vercome by sleep. Let us nee!''
son, Zenir!" cried Alamir, sand If it
must be, die after having rescued Eunit-
zAh,"
The charger rushes on along tie path
but night gradually yields 10 light, and
Bunitzah describes the warriors pursuing
her.
"Alainit," she says, ',here they are !
we are lost -
He measures by one glance the urgency
of the danger. However much he may
spur his steed, he will be ovcrtaken. On
ly few minutes, and both viii fall into
the hands Of their bhterest enemies. Al
a'depth of eighty feet below him the ri, er
rolls its waves. Alalnir looks at the pre-
cipice with painful shudder then sud
denly seized with thought worthy of his
courage and his love, he turns 10 his be-
loved one:
"Eunitzah thou seest those rocks
thou seest the river-yonder shore is our
only hope! Hast thou sufficient courage
TO plunge with thy lover into the abyss?
Look! Ormiassin approaches!"
Rather death than that ierociOus war
riur! larry not. Even if stream of
flame were rolling beneath, | would rush
down with thee 20
Alamir hesitates no longer-he covers
The eyes Of his Irusty steed.
"Colse tighter TO me, tha; our bodies
be only one body, and our minds only one
mind!'
Then he winds his long girdle around
her waist, turns his horse, and rides to-
wards his pursuers. They see it with as
tonishment, when Ginning the mount, and
imagine Alamir, discouraged, would de-
liver himself up TO them. 1t was done
only to gain better onset. Suddenly
throwing his steed around, exclaimiDg:
"Eunitza! close thine eyes!" he rushes
down into the river! Horse and riders
disappear under the waterl
Who would have believed it! Ths
Circassiahsteed, as If animated by mir
aculous power, emerges from the deep,
and struggles with the stream! And the
leap has not separated the lovers
The pursners, at first stunned at such
tcmerity, rain bullets at the fugitives. In
vain-a god seems TO protect the lovers
and the faithful horse against fatality
Zenif by his last effort gains the opposite
shore. Alamir and Eunitzah fall pros
traie to their knees, full of gratitude to-
wards the Almighty.
But, alas new danger awaits them.
The Cossacks heard the firing of the'Cir-
cassians. The whole line is alarmed, and
a troop gallops towards the place OF the
report. At a distance they perceive
horseman on the left bank Of the river
The cry is heard: "Here they are they
cross the river!"
Eunilza' loosens her veil, ties il to a
branch, and lets it float in the wind as a
sign Of peace. The head man approaches,
and observing the splendid beauty who