Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-08-18

The attacking party which had deprived hin
Of his happiness had been directed by IN,
steward Of the Lord Bbisnu. who. by som,
means not explained, had discovered that tn,
fugitive slave was living, and had learned III,
secret Of the double entrance. The Mokar
tried to ascertain wha, took place afer ho Of
lecled his escape He found the body o.
Ienk, from which the soldiers had cut IN,
head as trophy, butiherc was no trace o
Floriora. Perhaps tie certainty OF her doom
would have lch him less miserable. lie tor.
turcd his mind with reflections oE what might
have happened TO her. Jcalou, passion,
sometimes drove him mad. lIc inquired NJ
the pcasan,ry. Some said lha, he had beer
killed, others TIA, she had b,sh taken away
10 a prison. others that she had escaped
The last superstition the Mokan treated Will
contempt, because he believed that il Florio
n were At liberty she would soon find hel
way to his side Thus tine passed, and by
degrees Mchal hardened and hardened
and the terror OF hls name filled the whole
country
/ Nearly ten years Afterwards, when his son
had grown to i tall lt,le hoy. Sho looked
much older Than be- Uas, MIrhal at his re,
quest, took him to fair, annually held at =
village on the on The Tnnsylnnian frontier,
O, the f,o, " the Kraplcks. \ convent oi
of women siards At norrca, distance fromihe
village. and The Mokan. disguised as 4 Bul.
rarian merchant, asked permission To slecP
IN the Hall of strangers Thi, WIS readily
granted. and the father and son lay down Up.
on a mat, anl rrpos'd ancr the fugues oi
the dav. The inhabitants of the convent had
an come out, curious to look at him many
had ch1lird with him while he aic his dtnoer.
In the dead of nigh, 4 woman, nun by her
dress, bearing lamp. cautiously entered the
room, and approaching the sleepcr', slo"d
nycr them and galed IN wonder at their faces,
IN wonder and love. ior 4 moment afterwards
IN, VIII, vas IN hI, knees embracing the rough
face Of the bandit, who awokc. lie gazed
on the pll- Suffering face before him
and as he gazrd vision of youth and beau.
" took irs place. "Flouora, o my flsuo.
"a Thou art not 80 changed as J am 80
Then they frll into each others arms aul
wcp, bitterly
She hoL eor,r.vcd to escape frum her cap.
tors. but believing ,ha, her husband sud
child were killed, repaired 70 tar convent
and asked for hospitality. Size had not taken
the ,cil-,h, rious wallachian roy.Isllrr'
particularly insist upon this Point-bcc,usr
only unmarried and free women -ere rccriv.
Kind of lAy sister doiar nicniii "sSHyttts 1ot
the others. They had even acquired a claim
over her something Ike that which a lord
has over his scrf 81 shall M, he allowed Ia
90 with my lord aid ,h", hinIly smiling,
"ifth. morning inis me h-rc"
M.clal arosr. and shaking the hoy Nho
sill slept. hade him follow. They went forth
in,o ,h, night together. For the second time
the Mo,an abandoned the wealth lc lad
amas,rd. anL thought only Of preserving the
ltlc flower. Many pcrc the tnnrcrs and
sugcrin-s they cncounIcrcd IN the passage oJ
the Carpalhian MourraIas for Mielal hl'
resolved tn iry his fortune IN another land
The pilgrims travelled on foot. buI FIoHorl
never complained ~ f,ruc. On the contra
" shc every day day grew Younger and
Younger, and when they At length crossed lh,
frontier. SIC romped with her SON sho va,
as tall as hcryclfin field by tic margin of
srcam. while Michal sat on fallen tree ,anJ
looked rraycly on through tears Of joy.
Thus they reut on and on in good old story
cook STYLE. until they came 10 ,he Canat oi
rrmc,Nar, in the capital Of which the late
bandits son corryed to open shop, and to
settle down as a pcac.b'e citizen. The low
crs of the marvellous took the MoLan up Al
much latrrr period of life, and made him =
rucuilla hero in one of the war. between tie
Turks aud the Russians, during which he
c.poused neither side, but inflicted injury ~
both. There Is no reason however for sup
posiug that he ever len Tamcswar again
lie had enough to do TO make the LITTLE
flower happy after her long period Of ml'lo'
tune. We do not understand him, II he dc
moi think her as beautiful ever Afterwards Al
when the dawn frs, revealed her coun,enanc'
to sm in the forest hidIng.placo. Miela
the younger son grew uP, and had b'oihcr
and sisters. some Of whose children may b
in Temeswlr tn this day.
Tnr BR,yp o. CAS. The editor Of tho
Philadelphia Courier SAYS "hlle al 'h'
"Burrinc Spring" near Niagara, lewday'