Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1851-01-02

said
Every one of us knows the doom that
awaits him, aud is prepared to sacrifice his
life When your sentence is fulfilled we
shall 90 before General Suroff. the Cover
nor of Novopored we shall Law at his feet
your sword. belt. orders. and what remains
of your body, aud we shall say to him.
General l.. was a tirc,; we have slain him;
here are our weapons, we await our punish
ment.' And thus saving. the sergeant tore
away the Generals epaulelts, and trampled
them under his feet.
These decorations belong not to YOU"
he continued "a knot should be borne by
the executioner. Remember the soldier
Btsakoff. scourped with rods for having
been moment too late in presenting arms.
Remember the old snhalisrn, ~h~, for
Spni on'h,. suifvrm. was ordered by you
from the ranks, and struck upon the face
with Your whip, until the blood ran down
ms cheeks. he unhappy man, iranuc
with rage aud pam, lifted his baud ~ resls-
lance, and Tor this he was logged aud sent,
manned aud dying, TO Siberia"
The sergeant, while he spoke, had con-
tlnued with terrible comp"sure, TO strip
the General of his belt, his coat, aud his
under garments.
" That subaltern, like myself, bore the
name of Guedenoh; we were born in the
same hoyel--he was my brother"
Spite of his indomitabie hrmness, the
General could not refrain from shudderng
as he islenedIo this fearful accusation. 50
elnau,ut in ~ calm simuIicite "a pa..ion-
loss IN its brevi,v A car Snlowinya She
had Looked ON =, frs, WIN va,,ue wonder
unable In coo,nrabend The scene th,t bad
osssod h,,esa IT,. ,',, -, -, 49,.
Gnaer.l ,anriyed IS ,,;s s,,.',l h,. a,,,,,,r,',
,nrn a,yay h.. Cara, s,,o.sd ,hn, she he.
,n, -, ,e,.o;,o ,I,. ,,,1,,,,,.o ..s,l,,,,
7nd on,,dars,,nd Ia, no ,.,. d,o,noI =,
rec,,ye. a.. ,erra,l,n, nnri.h,.en, h.. b,d ~
4 a. ;na,r,o,7 SOL NH h.rr,.r s,,.,
rose 70 her fee, clasned her hands ~ snn-
/ nlic,,,on and sbr,eLeI aln,d II, terror ana
/ dasn,;r
I'm had IN ,his ,oo,,e,, stool ,ro,;o,.
Ioss o,'l s,I.n, ~, ~, c,,,,Id ~, ,es,., ,ho
a,.,,,,.h ~ h,s h,' l,,,oJ ia go, ,ho
,'.,,,o,,, -. ~. t.'s,.'t.'s.-
49, 49, oc me ;n,er,srence XXI made -,
c,r,.,rd. IN, ,he fond IN, or music, ,,,s
beard-lyAN threw up his arms, urued on
his heel convul.,ycly and fell to The ground
= rnrnse Tbe buliet had pierced ms heart.
giran,ic soldier stepped forward from
the ranks. hlted the body. and bearing 1t to
the window where SoluwIoya stood, he
threw # Al her feet. and said Nl1ntiurale.
this belongs to YOU"
White as marble. She gazed upon the
ccrnse of her lover, bc.a towards IL, wiped
.hs.blaslg fo7ehcna aih aeg asaas rhieC
gave forth one terrible cry, aud Tell by As
side.
Meantime General J.. haa been "n'nl @
gun carriage, dragged through the RANKS
AID sc"uTsed Nth RODS, the torture o
when was Out lhe beginning "i ms punish
nenh he hdu sCaicei3 reached '"e eA
iremity OF the Iue, "heh "N"ice exclaimed
o TIE ovens
, Ihe unhappy General nan dead win az
ony, heafd Inc words, a"d Ahe" lheit MORN
meaning. Ode hundred voices repeated
10 the ovens
\ mortal paehess "NefsPfead MS lea
lures; his courage gave way he groane'
aud begged Tor mercy bu' he huffah
/ oi the battalion drowned ms voice. dl'
, GneicnoH, approaching hun once replied
81 too, begged cor mercy whoa NY brothe
fell dying with the blows you ordered"
W t VIII not pursue lnc Mucous uctdls q
the scene that followed only adding tia
General l.. and the superior officers at lh
battalion, shut up Ia the ovens, which TN
yengeful soldiers took care to heat slowly
we're literally baked alive
This crime presented lrightlul original
ity. aud It was deemed meet It's expiration
should be LIKEWISE. The tidlngs were born
, to the Emperor, aud eight DAYS aiterward
, several blttalions of arliler, marche
+ through the streets of the ancient Russlal
cap,iaI. they had beea preceded by a Ma
ior-ieneral who had won for himself II
The Polish camnaipn the title of Warsa,
| Ex.cn,,o,er o,e III his ads anneareJ q
: The barracks of the onrineers and ordere
,h,.,, ~ narsde ,ha new, morn,n, m c,tigu
are. and .,,bont ,ha,r we,nons IN IN
snail .on.,e a, tho western en, If ,ba ci,,
Tbey rcnl,ed nv ,hc,r ,nyarI,hla k,,ach
" I,aod ~, On IT, LAM, ,,,a. 800, 49,,
" ,oun ~ and o,Iad ,bs,r ,o,,s,.ches !
g., an ord,n,rn GAIA a.. 49,. -
and ,.,,h ,.h,,o In. ~, -, 80,
orde, y" ,he,r ,es,,.'yerTed ,l,' en-,
: ho,,.aa,, 49,. ell - C,ai.- ct,'''..'i :
, H. 80 "a - - =,