The Democratic sentinel and Harrison County farmer. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1851-1852, 1851-05-28

To-day we have celebrated his daughters
wedding, tomorrow we will drink at his fu-
neral. Good night, friend George
He was dragged up to the garret and
locked up. There he lay motionless. In a
short time the singing and dancing ceased,
and all was silence.
He lay with his senses benumbed, think
ing neither of the past or the future, when
he heard slight rustling at the garret win
dow. .+...... ...,
Through the darkness he saw white
figure pass through the opening and grope
its way towards him. Was it dream? or
was it reality? The figures steps were
noisless, But presently it spake-in a
scarce audible whisper: -.. ...
Father -fatherP
Lima ta> .""4 rA
He looked up in the face of his child, and
she in eager haste cut the rope that bound
his hands
my childp murmured he, and clasped his
daughters tottering knees. My dear, my
only child tr 4.a ..
Let us tly,' said the maiden, in faint and
suffering tones. The ladder is at the win
dow ' s'@ l'@ t'"
George clasped his parting child in his
arms, and bore her through the opening in
the garret roof, and down the ladder resting
her head upon his shoulder, and covering
her cold cheek with his kisses. Near the
ladder foot he stumbled over something
What is that? A spade. We will take
it with u.s. .s a a.a
For weapon said the father .. ..
TO dig grave said the daughter.
On the other side of the house was heard
heavy monotonous step. 1t was Serb on
sentry. sl sas#
/ Stay here! Keep close to the wall!' said
George to his daughter. He grasped the
spade and crept noiselessly to the corner Of
the house. The step came nearer and near
er. George raised the spade. The Serb
turned the corner, and-lay the next moment
upon the ground, with his skull split He
had not time for a single cry.
George took the dead mans clothes and
weapons, took his daughter in his arms, and
left the town. - .. ...
/ The morning star glittered in the bright
ening sky. Towards day break, and with
out having exchanged word, father and
daughterreached the nearest village. George
had many acquaintances there, and with one
of them, he thought he could leave his
daughter. He found but poor reception
Nowhere was he suffered to cross the thresh-
old. None offered him so much as a crust
of bread. All closed their doors, and in
formed him to depart, lest he should bring
! destruction on their heads,
The villagers were neither hard hearted Oh
cowardly; but they feared that if the Serbs Of
St. Thomas heard of their sheltering fugi.
tive, they also would be murdered or plum.
dered, With anguish in his soul, the wretch
ed man again took his child in his arms and
resumed his journey. .....s
For six days he walked on, over stubble
and fallow, through storm and cold by night
and parching heat by day--his child, his
beloved child on his arm, He asked not
what allied her, and she uttered no COM
plant.
/ On the sixth day the maiden died of hun
ger, misery and grief.
~ The father felt his burden heavier; the
arms that clasped his neck slackened theil
hold, and the pale cheek that nestled on his
shoulder was chill and cold.
! But the spires of Azegedin now glittered
m the distance. George hurried on, and al
last exhausted by his speed, he reached Al
MONDAY the large and populous city. Ir
the front of it a vast multitude was assem-
bled--more than twenty thousand souls were
gathered together, listening to the words O
a popular orator, exalted upon scahold il
the midst George made his way into the
throng; the speaker was relating the incred
ible atrocities of the Raitzen. Several O
his hearers noticed the weary, Withholding
travel-stained man, carrying in his arms ,
pale girl with closed eyes, who stood a
mongst them like a fugitive from the mac
house.
i Whence come you?' they asked him.
!. From st. Thomas 3a W HN
I 'Ha! up with him on the scsffoldp crieC
those who heard his reply. ... -
I "A man here from st. Thomas Up will
him and let him speak to the people
/ The crowd opened a passage, and Georg,
was hurried to the scaffold When, from
this elevation, his emaciated and ghastl,
countenance, furrowed by suffering and des
pair, his failing limbs, and the faded. ant
A ashy pale features of the child upon hi
i shoulder, became visible to the assembled
1 multitude, q deep shuddering murmur raj
| through its masses, like that the Platter
Lake gives forth when the tempest nears it
shores At sight and sound Of the heavin.
> throng, a hectic flush famed upon George
cheek, an unwonted fire burned in his bo
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