Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1851-05-05

= spirit Of the criminal, invoking. vengeanc
, on his judges head, appeared at the foot
stool Of the Almighty! ... 81. ,-g.ss-s
: Still no adjutant came. -.
i The bridegroom was uneasy. Yet ,unea
sier grew the bride.
Il sPerhaps," she whispered, ait were bet
ter to postpone the ceremony" '5-'
/ "Or, be replied s'to hasten it," 81
i A foreboding Of evi! oppressed then
both.
/ And still the adjutant came not. Two
three hours now elapsed beyond the appoint
ed time Noon approached-each minute
seemed an eternity. -. =.
AT last hoofs clattered in the court
Hasty steps and jingling spurs. were heard
upon the stairs. All eyes were fixed upon
the door. 1t opened the adJutant ap.
peared, pale, dusty exhausted, with the
sweat streaming over bis face. $500 -
"Remain without" cried the bridegroom.
l"You bring messenger Of death enter
not here. - ''
sNo message of death do I bring" re.
piled the officer, hoarsely, "but a hundred
times worse. The condemned man has ia
ken the hussars away with him = ALTO
wards the Hungarian frontier. A couple
Of leagues off they released me 20 make my
report" -,
@My horsep' shouted the bridegroom,
burrying to the door. But he paused at the
! sight Of his bride, paler than ever, and with
terror in her glance. an. g .....~ .-
wait but moment, dearest Lowell" he
said, clasped her TO his breast, kissed her,
and threw himself on his horse.
The animal reared beneath him and
would not leave the court. The rider
struck bis spurs sharply into his fanks.-
Once more he looked back. There she
stood, the beloved one in her bridal dress,
upon the balcony, and waved her 'kerchief.
"Yeu will soon be back, she said.
She never saw him again: "
Forward raced the hussars upon their
rapid coursers, forward. toward the blue
mountains-ever forward. ta4
Through forest wilderness, over painless
heaths, up hill and down-eyer forward to
the distant mountains.
Right and left steepied cities appeared
and yanished-the vesper bells greeted
them as they passed-loudly neighing, their
horses sweep along, swift and ever swifter.
Amongst them rode the gray headed
man, guiding them by untrodden paths
over swamp and moor, through silent
groves of pine, forward to the mountains.
In the evening twilight they reached the
banks of handsome stream. Here and
there on the distant hills glimmered the
shepherds fires; beyond those hills lies the
Magyars' home. and in their valleys this
stream takes its rise. Here, for the first
time, they dismount, to water their horses
in the wave whose source is in their native
land. -.- ..... ......s...
Whilst their horses sup the cool stream,
their riders strike up that gay and genial
song, whose every note brings forth memo
ries of home -s re#. a- 80
He! auch ieh bin dori geboren,
W0der Stern dorm strahit."*
Who ever rode SO merrily to death?
But the videttes make sudden signs that
some one comes. =#-y 'e.@g g.
In the distance horseman is seen; his
steed vies in swiftness with the wind, his
long plume and laced pelisse stream behind !;
the gold upon his schako glitters in red sun
rays. ssrE- @s #' .-sa s- ..A =
""The Captain!" is murmered around.
The hussars mount, draw their sabres,
form line, and when their captain appears
in their front, they offer him their customa-
ry salute. f ..t.-r- ......-
Breatbless with fury and speed, at first
he cannot speak Motionless il front Of
the line, his sabre quivering in his hand, be
is at loss for words to express bis indigna-
ton. Before he can find them, four hussars
quit the ranks; the youngest-the same
who tore up the sentence-raises his hand
to bis schako, and addresses his chief:
@Welcome, captain! You come at the
right moment to accompany US to Hungary.
Short time is there for liberation. Decide
quickly. We will seize your horses bride
and take you with us by force. Well do
we know that you come not willingly; but
so will you avoid disgrace, should defeat
be our lot. You must with US by force
If we succeed, yours the glory; if we fall,
the guilt is ours, since we compel you.-
Play your part! Defend yourself! Cut one
or two of us from our saddles, the first who
lays hands on your reins; see, grasp i'll
Strike, Captain, and with WILL"
He did as he said, and seized the horses
bride; whilst on the other side, an old SER
geant laid hand ON its name. The horse
stirred not.
The Captain gazed hard at them, each
in turn, but be raised not his sabre to strike
Behind him his forsaken bride; before him
the mountain frontier of bis native land
On the one hand, heaven of love and hap
piness; on the other, glory and his coun.
try's cause. Two mighty passions striving
against each other with giants force
The fierce conflict went nigh to overcome
him; his head sank upon his breast. Sud-
denly blared the trumpets in the rear Of the
squadron; at the martial sound his eager
warehouse bounded beneath him. With
awakening enthusiasm the rider raised his
head and waved his sabre.
sForward them" he cried, gin Gods
name!" a. # sf s.e,z = ....
And forward he sprang into the river,
the two hussars by his side, and the cloven