The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1858-07-30

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once mounted, horse aud man seemed to form
but one creature, and almost to realize The an
clent superstition concerning the centaurS.--
Their skill in archery struck a chill to the
hearts even Of the brave Gotbs; and with their
tough lances throsting sure and their harsh
voices yelling like the howIs Of savage beasts
above the din Of battle, they swarmed like
wolves through the aiirigh;ed fields Of southern
and central Europe. One horrible custom they
had, thai contemplated the disgust and abhor-
renee with which these ferocious strangers
were regarded-they ate their meat raw
Each warrior placed upon his horses back, be-
meath the saddle, great piece Of beefor horse
lrshi and when the action Of riding had render
ed the fragment somewhat tender, the savage
would devour it with the voracty of farnishtd
tiger, washing down his savage rcpast with huge
draughts Of sour milk. Such were the Huns
| Ferocious beyond The imaginings Of the dark
times in which they lived, barbarous beyond
the conception Of the inhabitants of benighted
Europe, they proved fit agents 10 execute The
decrees Of the wild, cruel despot, who deugcd
/ the West with blood, while he called himself
an instrument "a scourgc in the hand Of the
! Almighty.
AnlIa was one Of those mighty spirits which
arise from time 10 time, endowed 10 all appear
. ances with the power and will 10 crush a world
He was worshiPped as god by his followers
/ whom be led from victory 10 victory, while he
ruled them with a rod Of iron. "Wbere his
horses hoofS had trod," said superstition, sqhe
grass could grow no more" Smiling fields
! and Popu!ous cities stood before him; but
bowling wilderness marked the track his saw
age hordes had taken. From the borders ofthe
| Black Sea to the banks OF the Rhine he led the
Huns, laying waste the country as he vent
TIE aIrighted popuace fed everywhere before
him; and there We're not few who asserted.
m the extremity OF their fear, that the end of
the world had come. and that the final iudc-
menis foretod in the Scriptures were about TO
fall on the earth, by the hand Of The "Scourge
of God"
The Eastern Empire was the first to suffer
from the invaders fury. Greece was laid waste
from end to end, and Constantnope only esca-
ped destruction by the payment Of iremen-
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