Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1850-10-08
SahaoRAD RN,G8.
From the Oliver Brahch.
SELIM:
THE JANISSARi.
4 Gurkisb CescuS.
~ q. %. HALLoU,
CHAPTER l.
rHr SLAVE NARErr

but thcrr was very peculiar mlNluIc ol lhc
clcn Gothic blue eve and clustering auburn
hair. With a certain sleepy, Turkish fire,
which. flashing out a, urss- '-nm The sudden.
" darkcning orhs, impressed the bcholder
ui,h somewhat Of the surprise with which he
would have bccn the smiling paradise Of an
Italian landscape turn, IN the twinkling of an
cyc, to the glowing bu, lurid panorama Of
flaming vesuvius.
Bu,, reader, It i no, our purpose To enter
into a critical dissertation upuu cur hcro's
character. Suffice II to say, ,ha, Selm pos-
sc,-ci heart Of true noalepcss, whose capi-
b.liucs had not, a. vet b,cn thoroughly im.
proved, bot which nigh, bc, and was, tie r,.
crp,,clc Of klud feelings and powerful impul.
,as
. Buugb, up IN The midst OC rude and tur.
bulsnt solj,cry, he knew neither hthsr uor
mother. brother nor sister, save those whom
be- found amo1g The Mid and picturesque
guard, Of Sultan Mihmoud. What might
I have bccn his dc-ccut. Ne repeat, We know
not. Perchaucc hi, infn, eve, may have
opened upon the cr4ggy bluks Of the castle.
crowned Danube, ling u,er IT Hungarian
song. pcrchancc the mOtLrr who bore hiu
NAV have been q scull, maid OF haplcss
Graccc. .vhol,cIb, "S.u,um's rocIy steep
NIl ul, mi.I' bs,, hccn, for To- that reckless
anal my,, laul.-s army which, in olicn time.
rar.rclcJ itC loot Ut tie sui,aI', throne, were
Co be- iyuulth, representatives Of -lmos, every
known CLUE. who, ,u b,y,sh ycap, the prtIe
uf N,sl,m cuulug., over Christian realms,
rrru ug Co curse iho land which bare them,
1rI uc.li ,llc ruthly,' ya'ashau =, their rush.
.z- rank, ,ucP, onward 900 the charge Of the
,.c,ouu4, Au. ,o vbrmVs, gisru the haucr-
.a. t,'c. vt Dnnoad 1T the West, and
d" Pa,ha OF MANY tails"
AIIh @ All,h' Cod b, great Mlhoncd
D., BOO, prophet l.lr everlasting to sultan
Nahnl.ud, aud death {, the Christian dogs,
uhu 1rr d. dust before the hrya,h Of his ,cl-
me,ar'" such wcr, The teachings unicr
which four.sbcI S.lm's childish YEAR, and
such thc spin, which ,hc Young soldier DE"
in U.,h hr, daily ,u;,cuaH,r.
: .lu grew up Cd bra,yaudsalSart soldier.
a., brow irl, ,Ic smoke aud fame, and >abrc-
stroke ormany a desperate battlefield, By the
border, Of hardy Hungary, on the bound' OF
the .u,a,a,c Rus. lie had fought hIs WY
irum thc humble rank OF rhc ob,eurs private,
d, br SECOND only in command among the iur.
baaed Thousand, Of the sultan, chosen guards.
Indeed. i, could no, b. conccalcd, that hrs M
Gurrcc even ri,alled TIA, of lhc 'aliaH, Alr
their general, ioy though uc latter ~as a
brs,. sud experienced man, vet his sway was
stern. snd his punishmcnts sruclly severe
~, au.,rrc manners accorded 90, s"vcll with
the restless Janissaue,, as hd ,hc bevi'ch'ns
rcacru..ty, the cndearipe speech, aud the un-
Jaurtrd courage, which erasrt lhc manner OF
young Selim.
4 large dctlchmcn, Of troors Of which Sc
LIN had been appointed commander, had just
r.,ur,,l from a successful ,nroai upoa tho
Russian territory. whrl. their Appearance and
their vanishing, had been Ike the .wOop Oi
,hc rushing .ind, whose abiding place rcne
can Indicate.
Side by side, up ii. broad suce' q the
"Purrle Fcssa,us, rosd'b sjrreriui ranks
uf Sylcm's troops, and a, their hcsd tier
,.rpr chief. ON noble cosl.black sleod,
ub,ch hr oru hand had taken trom sraNUy
Cossaek, hard by the ca',lc.rres oi SlroyhI.
In the broad avenue wen, the tramp Of three
,hou,,pJ hor>emcp, and Scllm's ewes gre~
dark With glowing pride, A. he thought u'a;
every man among iha, gathering horde, VAS
.h,, as a brother, true unto the death. ipthc
,plc.ous stree, of,he "Rose-colorcd Palsccs, -
and by the walls Of the sul,ans palace, came
to the din - uucing sccs and clashIng sa-
brs,, and the dcsPo, Of the Eas, brel'l'ed more
quickly within the walls Of his impregnable
fortress. Sclcm kne~ il, but though his eyes
flashed ~fh living FIRE, not a thought Of dis
LOYALTY had ever crossed his breast, Many a
bcaming eye Looked ou, upon HIM from the
scraglio's prisoning laitiees, and Sclin knew
IL but the charm OF beautiful face caused
little trouble in the heart Of Selim, while hI'
soul delighted in the attractions which glitter
ed ia the swords Of his irusiy Janissarics. -
Up by the eastern gate they passed, and by
the slave-market, where were oongrcgaies the
captive maiden. whom the Moslems had torn
from their homes, to be the pray OF the efcm'
uats ci,rz.ns Of Cons,aH,InoPle.
Many 4 fierce soldier, with restless gaze
Stacked his eourser's rein, As rank after rank
in obedience to the wave Of Selim's scimetar
wheeled heavily round to the west. Many .
sorrOwful captive forgO, her grieis sud her
iears. as she looked in admiration on that proud
array, and on the gallant youth who swayet
It As he would. But Selim only smiled, a. he
caugh, the wondering glance Of some fair Cir
eassian beauty, or olive maid Of Spain. anC
turned to gaze, with new pleasure, on tn,
close, fast-iolloving companies, as they swePt
steadily and CALAMITY By.
Suddenly his restless and fiery sieed swer
ed away like petied and headstrOne youth
and Selim's arm and eye had full emPloymen