The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1851-10-15
The Prediction.
An Austrian officer, the Baron d

WHO had served in the last wat
against the Turks in The huzzars of
Zeckler, was fond of relating the many
singular adventures winch he had met
with in his different campaigns, and you
NAV Judge of them by the following
which give you in the very words lie
made use Of.
1t was in the spring Of l7SS that |
left M-in Transylyania with the re-
cruits for my regiment which was sta
toned in the ncighborhoOd of Orsowa.
1t SO happened, that we passed a village
on our way, where a Bohemian, or gip>
~ey, who was one Of The occasional sut-
ers of the army resided and had estab>
lished herself name in the neighbor-
hood by telling fortunes. My recruits,
who none OF them wanted faith. were
eager to know what the stars intended
in their favor, aud who laughed at
their simplicity, was yet simple enough
myself, to hold out my hand aud TO lis
ten to the sorcerer The 20th of Au.
gast, said the gipsey, with an expressive
look, but nothing could prevail upon
her to add syllable OF explanation, and
left her with those words impressed
upon my mind. We now joined the
regiment and took our share of fatigue
and danger. 1t was very well known
that in that campaign the Turks, acting
with more than their usual ferocily,
made no prisoners, aud that their gem
erals paid a ducat for each head which
vas brought into the camp. This was
enough to excite the activity Of the
Janissarles aud Spahis, who neglected
no opportunity of making ddcat at
our expense, and they were so numer-
Gus, and their expeditions conducted
with such secrcsy, that frequently at the
dawn of day we could perceive the out-
posts of the camps guarded as ii were
by headless trunks. The prince de
Cobou.g at last thought Of sending eve
ry night large plckels of cavalry beyond
the usual line of redeltes, and these
were generally composed of 100 to 200
men but the Turkish generals enraged
at seeing the profits of their people in
terrupled. sent still larger detachmeu,s
than heiore against our pickeIs, by
which means they secured a greater
number Of victims. To be appointed
ono Of the out plckets was now almost
considered as sentence of death, anG nc
oue lett The camp without having previ
ousIy settled his affairs We were now
IA lhc month oi August, aud a few skir.
mi hea With TIE enemy had not aliei eC
he position of the army, when about
week OGiorc the 20th, my Bohemian, o
whom I had frequently bought provl
sions, came to my quarters, and navin!
alioVcl me into my tent, request I'd tha
woun ,ake the proper measures to Sc
cure hor legacy in case the Goth @
.irGu-' should prove fatal to me, offer
ing GA Acr part if survived that da
p 80 make me present of basket of to
e kay, vine at all all times high price
a and now particularly scarce. That ih
c woman should make me such an olle
= and upon such terms, seemed to prov
tina, she was out Of her senses, Gltua
ted as was my death was by no mean
improbable, but had no reason to SUI
pose that it would take place prccise
on the day she had lnretold. there
IF fore readily consented to the proposa
n betting 50 ducais against her tok a
\ The major of the regiment, not witho
II smile, drew up our agreement. III
= 20M of August was now arrived, and
saw no probability of our coming 10 ;
10 engagement with the enemy. 1t "
o, my regiments turn however to furnish
H. picket for the night, but there were t'
N officers on the roll of service hefn
IL me, In the evening, as the hnSsa
u were preparing to set off, the surge
" brought us information that the nllic
who vas TO have been at the head of /
- party had fallen dangerously i'll, aud o
o., of my comrades whose tour II was, pl
p pared accordingly to take his pla'
on But this last officer was no soon
ys mounted than his horse, ill then /
lie gentlesl animal in the world, began
". rear and to fling in such a manner Il
'iI- he, no longer able to keep his seat, y
'c' thro6n, aud in falling broke his leg.
ns was now ior me to take the comma
-, and prepared to obey, but must o
..I with sensations that were not usual
re. me on such occasions. My commi
sod was OF so men, and being lnlned by
md from another regiment, | had with
IN in all 900. Our post was 1000 st
beyond the advanced guards of
in right wing, aud near a marsh cove
inc with very high reeds, we had no ye'
vet tes out, bu; none of us dismounled,
be the orders were to keep out swords
un- shealhed and our carabines charg