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Of the bells slowly diminished, a cry oi deadly
anguish aud despair was heard from time to time
in the stiffness Of the night, from the ssurrOund-
ing country, when some conveyance sticking 10
the treacherous marshy laud, was oveTtaken and
the unhappy fugitives we're slaughtered without
mercy. Finally these hear. rending sounds
were heard no more. The voices Of anguish
and pain we're hushed, and in their places we're
sounding in more than one quarter OF the vil-
lags, music and dancing and wild rejoicing.
II was sometime past midnight, when car
came rolling through the now deserted streets OF
st. Thomas. In it sat q man, closely wrapped
in his cloak, who was astOnished at the nRmer-
Gus lights in the windows and at the sounds Of
noisy joy. He stopped his horse at his own
house door. To his great amazement his own
house was lighted up, also, and within, music,
and the hum Of voices, and the clatter Of dane
ing feet, sounded upon his ear. AstOnished and
anxious at the sans time, he went softly up to
window, and beheld through it q multitude Of
we'll known faces. The company, excited BY
wine, aud wild Joy, were singing and screaming
aud drinking out Of his glasses, and dancing
madly about his room. They were all old &C.
quaintances and inhabitants Of the village
Not knowing anything Of the events Of the
night, the whole thing seemed like dream to
him.
Now, bis attention was attracted by volup-
tuOusly clothed woman who, with loud laughter
and bold gestures, was going about among the
guestS, and seemed to take the most active part,
in the lawless orgies. He did not recognise her
Immediately; but be soon knew her. It was
his own wife
"Stopl' be roarsd out, and burst into the
room where these revels we're going on. He did
not know yet what to do or say. 1t would be
difficult to find words to describe the fury that
seized him. Stop, he cried, while every fibre
was bracsd with rage. "What are you doing
hsre7"
At his appearance, the guests stood for mo.
ment, as if petrified. As he stood among them
the boldest retreated before the mans looks, 81
terrible and so deadly pale. No one dared t
spproach. him. He walked up to his wife dark
haired, blackeyed hnssey, with red cheeks an,
voluptuous form, who stood there like pIllOs
Of stone. He fixed bis syes upon her with
deadly glance, and cried, "On your knees, NO
man p The woman did not stir. "On you
knees, wretch 70 cried the furiouS man again
and gave her blow in the face that felled her h
the ground.
"Stop, dog /" sounded now, from all Sides
The Rsltz rushed forward, aud more thaD tWent
fists assailed him. He fought with them, AM
seized one Of them by the throat, and never lOOs
sned his grasp until he was thrown to the grOunr
and tramplsd under their feet, and his adverse
| ry was thrOttled 10 death. They then bOuur
his hands and threw him into corner Of tn
room.
The Raitz formed circle around him.
"What do you want with me?" he asked
while the blood was streaming from his mouth
"What do we want1 Look about you. d.
you not see that all here are Raitz9 answered I
tall black eyed Serb, while he looked dsrkly
upon the unfortunate man.
'ADd was Magyar. Wha; more9"
Ask your neighbor. Have you not heard
that we have been keeping holiday, to-Gsyf-
The celebration Of the destruction Of all Mag
ysrSi Yon ere one, the last in the village
All the others are dead. As the last you shall
choose the manner Of your death" !"
so then, you are the haugmsn, Basils"
"Yes, have been chosen for that by my pso.
pie" sul
| With o terrible execraHon, such as only tht
Hungarian language can utter, the Magyar, q
these woFdG, spit in bis face.
civilian |, rOarsd the incensed man, 'yol
shall weep tears Of blood fer that"
"Wsepl II who ever saw me wesD2"--
You may butcher me. You may torture me, o
tear me limb from limb. There are enough o
| you to do it. But you shall never see me weep
even, II you burst with your impOtant rage"
"YOu shall weep ana sm the one that vii
/ make you weep. KuOw you that am the on
who corrupted your wife, and for WhOss sak
she has betrayed ysu"
! "That is your shame, not mine"
"AI your kindred are murdered r.
"It is better that they should lie dead iu th
street, than breath the same air with you. "
"All your property iS destroyed"
MAY God destroy those who have done It.
fBy my faith you are cold blOOded fel
low Yet, you had daughter, alsOi pretty
innocent child T.
The Magyar started at his tOrmentOr and shnd
dsrsd.
"LiHa, believe, was her name," continue
the Serb, with refined cruelty, speaking hi
words slowly.
"Whati What do yOn mean BY that's" aske
the trembling father.
"A pretty girl, upon my word Desirable /
look npon, was she notf bH
"fhe devil take you, villain What nexts
$50 yoangl Only thirteen yearold | 30 ten
der Aud get, six husbands already Il wa
hard nut TO crack Your wife could not de-
eide which one should have her. stepped il
and settled the matter. / married her 70 81
six Of them" At tbs be burst ont iuto fisn,
like SeOrnful laugh.
Spsschlsss, and starting with horror, the an
happy father raised himself from the ground,
Il am sorry that yOa was not at the wed
ding !" continued the Serb.
MAY Gods Justice smite you'll cried the poo
father, violently restraining his tears But th,
heart Of the father was too powerful for the pfid
of the man. He plunged forward wi h his iac'
upon the floor, and Wept bloody tears.
''Raiss him up, said Basil; $50 that for th'
first tine IN his life, We may see him weep i
Weep little more, George Aud you there iOiF
IN with your pipes, 70 that he can have an &C.
compartment 10 hn tears |" And then the drum
ken band, with loud laughter, and deriding ges
tures began 70 dance around their victim, strik
ing and Punishing him, g they passed By him
Bat now GeOrgs sept no lcagsF. He shut BIZ