Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-08-18
MI : c ELL A y Y
From aTai,r'. M,sntinr.
STORY oF A FREEBOOTER

Halfof the legends of Wild countries refer
20 the exploits, good or s,.l. Of brigands !"
rrrsral. the tone Of suca narratives Is rather
favorable to the lawlss' ihaa otherwise. and
10 f, ea,y 10 uniers,aaJ vhv this should be
The rlnk, of or'lawry, vhsu power I' IN the
hand. of the violent or the corrupt, are re-
-rui,rl from those very classes which IN bet
'srtnas become the varrnes, friends uf snci-
CIV. There is no reason why the Mokau, O,
vhoss exploits We are arogt tosPcak, should
r7,. under more favorable circumstance have
tsc0nc an ornament to bis name and 20 ht'
country.
The Ioklns are Vandern, shepherds from
Tr1syIylu.l. VINO roms down TO the plains
uBr'-1rl wal!achi,. on permission, to pas.
rur- 'hr.r fo,ks and herds They are not
1ecc,sl,,ly q eas tribe, or 'see, and are i1-
jc,J 'otncd sy mauy rec spirits, from the
surrounding un,su'-j countries, ~ho see in
vrahorl Kind Of a l.r- n'an' Of e>r1p-
h- ne tyranny to which an stationary eiii-
t,-, are liable.
Mcha' ,he Mocha0, as be vas generally
called aNer became famous. was a native Of
Bulgaria, and vas born n the euvirons Of 50
rbp. som, ,vraanical Pasl,a, when he was
very Young. cndca,orti 70 sen, and make .
,sryau, of him, bu, he escaped, and, after
wandering as a bsc.ar through Seryia, At
's-r,h crossed the DANUBE. lpd proceeding
y,N norhvard. me, company Of MoLans on
rsrrv1v. with herds Of cattle, to the lower
plain. Of walaebia Hea,one cn'isleihim.
'r'f amoac', them, and having bcen used to
the care of cattle, soon wa, regarded as a
uIglb'r acquisition. In rrcce,s oi time he
became chief herjsmln, a0d Pro'psrou'ly
continued his surual voya.rs in search Of
pasture, ,onsiinrs as far As the levels Of The
uobutri.
n, had reached the age Of nearly thirty
wi,hou, hayin. suffered further ,ici,'i,ude'
10 bis new state than are eommOs,,,;, iiug,Grut
10 Il. when one autumn, ha vas returning to
be elected country. With many companions
and vas, herds By engaging in the Pedlsry
trade across the Austrian frou,ies, IN addition
90 bis ordinary duties, he had now acquired
comparative wealth and, althonrh he Wa
aglired in worn leather garments, eoyerec
Nth a sheepsktu cloak, the wool Of which
looked raiher dirty. any one Who bad .ecr
b,n reclining beneath temporary tent mad,
.5latsuple of blankets supported by two up
rights and ercss-siick little apart from ID,
rest, near the banks of the Dimhouri,,a, IL
rs lower course, would have a, once guesse,
6tn to Be- 4 nar sf responsibility. 1t "a
near The e,entde.
The sun was ssuing over the vast plain
covered partially With fOrss, beyond the 'ive'
The land around, as far as the eye eoul
reach, was dotted BY small groups Of men
driving in the cattle that bad s,rlyed toward
kisd Of field enclosed on two sides BY ,h
winding stream, and on the other BY the sirlg
Cling camps.
Tsnt,, If such they could be called, wsr
scattered here and there. Piles Of luggar
formed pillows ior weary men, Who had sup
ped, ani were smoking their pipes. Fires
fed by half 6tisd shrubs, hastily COLLECTED
EnOuldered rather than blazed ailiu.ervsl
sending up columns, as il were, TO suPPor
the canopy thai was gathering overhead. Th
Nos'n looked With pride al certain vast bull