Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1852-01-12

most delighted and prominent part in these
abandoned orgies AT first he could no
distinguish who she was, bu', suddenly h.
recognizes her:- it is his o,vn auife!
"Slopp rather Lo~led than shouted
and dashed iato the room where the Saturn
4 ALA was going on. YET, he knew no
what he should or d.; it was hard IL
! find a wordAhat could express the fury
which possessed him. -
'sSep!"-he Numbered, while every
fibre of his frame quivered with passion
"What do ye bere!''
| AT his sudden appearance, the guest,
stood for an instah; as if converted into
stone. The very boldest stepped back a
the sight Of this unexpected opparation, as
he sprang into their midst, fearful 10 look
upon and ghastly pale; none ventured to
approach him. He strobe towards his wife
"A dark haired--b!ock eyed creature with
rosy cheeks and voluptuous figure, e,-who
stood there like marble. He fixed his eyes,
darsing their deadly lfghtnings, upon hers,
and cried, Down on thy knees, wife!''
The woman did not stir. s@ 50
"Upon thy knees, wretch!'' shouted the
infurated man, and dealt her blow with
his clenched hand upon her face, that felled
her to the floor. 7
"Stop, vile dog!" was now the exclama-
tion from all sides. The Ra'izen rushed
forwards, and the distracted husband was
grasped by twenty sirewy hands. He
struggled against them, cluiched ono Of his
assailants by the throat, and although him
self hurled 10 the floor and trodden under
foot, he let not go his hold, until his antag:
| onisi had ceased 10 breath. The rest, al
at once, bound his hands, and flung him in.
TO corner Of The apartment. They then
formed circle round him.
"W hat want ye of me2''-he asked,
while blood streamed from his mouth.
"What want we9 Look around thee.
Dost thou not see that here are none bu,
Rai,zen?" replied q gigantic, black eyed
Serb, as he scowled darkly upon the un.
happy prisoner.
''And | am Magyar! What more7"
"Ask thy neighbors! Hast thou not
heard that, to day, I'VE celebrate our festival?
The festival Of the des'ructi of the Mag.
yars. Thou, too, art one OF them; THE
LAST in the borough. All the rest are
DEAD. As the last thou shalt choose thine
own mode Of deathn'
"Thou, then, ART the execu,:oner, Basil 7"
Il? yes, have been chosen by my peo.
ple," with fearful curse, such as belongs
only to the Hungarian tongue, the Magyar,
at these words. spnt in his enemy's face.
sscoun6rel!' growled, through his tceth,
the exasperated man. "For this, shalt
thou weep tears OF bood!'' ,-
Weep? Whatl? Who has ever seen
me weep? Ye might butcher me, ye
might put me on the rack, ye might tear
me limb from limb; they are enough of ye
to do it, but see me weep ye shall not, sho'd
you burst with impotsnl fury.
s'Weep, thou shalt, and | am he who
viii make thee weep! Know then that i,
is who have dishonored thy wife, and for
whom she has betrayed thes.'
"That is thy shame not mine"
"And thy Kindred are murdered"
"Be,ter that they should lie stark and
stiff upon the streets than breathe the same
air with thee.'
Gal. that was thine is destroyed 10
"May God destroy, also, those who do,
like thee!'
s.By nv faith, thou art a cold blooded
fellow. But s,ay!-thou hast daughter,
too, a sweet, innocent child"
The Magyar gazed upon bis tor,urer and
shuddered.
Lima, methinks, was her name,' con.
linued the Serb, as. with refined cruelty, he
slowly drawled his words.
"What-what meanest thou?" asked the
trembling father.
/ ga comely damsel on my word! Tempt,
ing, rayishing to look upon, was she no,?"
"'rhe foul F;end seize thee, william
Proceed %
$50 young, too, only thirteen years; SO
delicate and yet sis husbands already
She was difficult to please Thy wife
could no, decide 10 whom she should belong
Then | slept in and set matters right. |
married her 10 all six!" And with these
words he broke out into n fendish scream
Of scornful laughter.
Speechless and benumbed with horror,
the wretched father raised himself from the
floor. ss
81 am sorry" continued the Serb, cha;
thou vast not present al Inc We0dlhg.-
Poor thing! She must have suffered a
goed deal ere the ceremony was over"
"May the justice OF Almighty God strike
thee!'' exclaimed the miserable parent,
with violent effort restraining bis tears.
But the heart of the father overcame the
pride cf the man. He fell with his face
upon the floor, and wept-bioody tears.
s.Hoist him up, cried Basil, shat we
may see him weeping for The first tirae in
his life. Weep then, little, George, and
you there, sound your flies that he may
have accompaniment to his lamenta,ion.
And thereupon, began the drunken band
10 dance about him with loud jeering laugh
Ter and derisive gestures striking aad push.
ing him every tune they came near him.
But now, George wept no more. He
closed his eyes, and remained perfectly
still, enduring all the insults heaped upon
him without sigh or word of complaint.
"Away with hlmH cried Basil, "ane
him into the loft, and set a sentinel 10 watch
him.. To-day we have celebrated the we'd
ding of his dainty little daughter, to morrow