The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1851-05-24

VI, SATURDAY Y,
The night was faF advanced the wind which
had been gradually rising Tor some hnnra.dis- f.
PEELED the haze which had onyeloped the
moon, and she now shone In oloudleas glory
on the ocean.
No sail was nov yisihle-no indication Of
the haunts Of men met the anxious glance OF
Ohio, a. he slowly paced the bpaoh, leading
his tired horse, aud bitiehY uminaiing on
the past Where should he gain lodgng
for the niRhtY To eheot this object would
usk discovery While he was meditating on
the course to bo pursued, tie sound Of reye-
~ met his 1.-The laugh, ihe aaaa, and tho
Wild huzza, rose on tho wind, aud mingled
with the hollow waliine Of ihG billows, that
rolled IN living bFightncsspi his feet Ohio
looked cautiously round, ~ boistrrous peat
Of merriment awoko the lonely echo Of the
place but though the sound seemed near, no
object met his eye, but the broad expansc Of
moving water, and the deep shadow af- the
trurk beneath which he stood. lie began 10
think something Of magical Illusion prevailed,
AZ length the following ditty was chantcd IN
full chorus, hy manly voices, In his native
tongue
Where the sun warns, or the tempest lowers,
The treasures ofocenn and earth are oursj
Freedom and conquest attend our sail,
Aud the prize shall be ours ere the moon turns pale,
The ,sud that rnles tho breast II the deep,
And how round our cavern shall lull ua 10 sleeps
eve sailhy the glory Of noonboam and star.
Aud shout 10 the pillows that bear a. aG,r.
Bcar hand bcnr hand unmoor the boat,
With the Wind and the tide our vessel hoatt
Whom the black hag 10 hoslored rude warfare Y
nigh, NJ.
Where ia dark shadow qulyon the bodest win 0y
Then, coumgc my matte tho wind sings loud
The moon has hurst from her swarlhy cloud
Again must We dash through the angry ruar
OF the ioaming surge, ere the night h oerl
! The wild burst freed tho Emperor from
doubt a. 20 the profession of the jewellers; and
! he rightly concluded hc was near the rem
dezyous Of one Of the notorious hordcs Of p
rates which, in that dark age, infested ever,
island and shore of thu Mediterranean Find
ing he was likely TO escape from ScylA onl,
to Gll into Charybdis he was about to ben,
his course in different direction, when hi
horse, with the natural sagacity Of the specie
finding himself near the haunts Of mon ,ucigh
cd long and loudly. The noise had scarcel,
gone forth before all was silent ia the cav
crn aud otho huri only Time 10 disongag
.I..I... |.
hcim, uui commIr II 10 tie dcop, ere hug
stono was rolled from the mouth Of the cave
j url6nlly concealed 10y projecting angle Of
j. the rock, A food OF light instantly burs
e forth, revealing group Of men variousy at
b tired, ieasting round a table, hcwn from
6 solid rock, which hlazcd with goblets OF prec
ious metals, filed with the sparkling JUICE OF
> the grape.
In another moment the Emperor was sur
4 rounded by armed mon, whose fierce an,
{ mcnacing gestures Indicated thatiitiic mere,
! or forbcaronco was TO be expected at thci
IS hands,
T. The prince, accustomed 10 command tur
bulcnt and warike people, bent not from hi
G native dignity in addressing the lawless ban,
! hcttrrr- -riru-e enfirurc i1nt=f-r=rrIr=h
i from itis pertiof- rituatiur; ttt n t'uid au,
: rcsolutc carriage was more likely to succce,
K with such men, than cowardly supplicatioI
It or mean submission. Turning therefore, Il
the foremost in the group,whom by his prouc
u bearing and fierce dcmcanor, hc concludct
i 10 be their leader, hc said
= Chance and my evil destiny have throw
IS me into your powor4 my rank is noble ai'
me in my present need, and will so ampl
reward your services, that hencoiorth yor
r may abandon the lawess life you now pur
d sue
y The pirate taunGngly answered 'Mcthnk
It the fortunes of an unholmcd knight wodl
pay us poorly for exercising the rites of hos
+ pitality! What sum could you offer of sui
Il icinnt magnitude 10 tempt thG raxGr- -fnr
: sake his traffic on the deep The wcalt
ofnations is ours--we have bought our free
G dom ON the wave with our blood, aud dcriv
!. our treasures from the most remote region
I ofthe earth
Is Peace, Theodore exclaimed voice fror
s behind, which made Qtho start, as a tall mar
II tial figure emcrgcd from tho cavern. Is
thus ? he continued, addressing his comrade
N that you prove your bonstcd freedom, b
. playing the tyraht TO a stranger, whose mi,
y fortune is to have fallen into your hands p
u Now, by Saint Nicholas the patron of tn
! mariner, find that man is the same arbitra
|, ry being on the throne, in the camp, or o
, the deep Give him power ard he abuse
l the prerogatiye with which he is invested r
p During this speech, Otho examined, wit
Q an air of troubled interest, the dark, but in
= telligent countonance of the outlaw. Iii
fgare was lofty, well and strongly formed
$ Though plainly attired in the coarse garb OF
a seaman, he possessed 6rmncss of step,