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with their fiery natures, which promised gIosy
and victory In this world, and sWorid 70 come,'
such as mere sensual souls could feFel n iAs
prospect Of
saw Count Julian on he morning Of he dnt
on which he had pledged himself to The Mnhom-
etans. As be walked siaislly amidst he VAR
riors, the malice Of = thousand fends vas con.
centfated in his fiery eye. Not inl then had
he seemed himself to know the doplS Of Bis ~
Solte. Now the die was cast forever. Eor >
long time he had concealed q ID BIZ o6h bosom,
gradually even then, was the fun scheme ~
vealedj till at length Il burst forth, and nc
smouldering sparks became one sudden l1nc
Not one hand was uplilled % defend he fii|h y
aTo you, htrsaecE. mcshinIs / need hol rs.
count the dark events that followed those lafI
Of inhmy. The armies Of he Prophet anop11n
lfom conquest to conquest Our Spain hath
fallen (shall she rise no more and ) Vas with
her enemies Then was a. The lowest alysaif
degradation; lower could not sink. had
followed with my Arab lord, AbdcIazim. over
many a asauguinary field. Tho bones 6l nv com.
tTymen. bleached by the sdn-rays uhiicncI The
plains We had passed; and before us fed iha
frantic hosts Of my people, scattered over hin
and valley, las sheep having no shepherd Tho
noble kindness Of Abdelazim had attached ne q
him, and ! was bis iavorite attendant. Yet Oh
how gladly Chow gladly, high Heaven Is my Wit
ness) would ! have escaped from the l.SlIt|ly ol
theconquering Arabs tent but knew NOT what
course 10 pursue, wealthless friendl1U As was
Ian old worn-out mani Of TIE ciIils over
thrown, Of the millions Inassacr1d. why need
speakf The once countless population Of our
land, where arc they nnwf Blood blood q
nations blood calls out to Heaycnl snd with
voice Of penetrating cloquenco cries now for ron'
geance: Beneath each turf beneath each sd.
through this wide territory, our brethren Do
sepulchFcd; and surely as Eternal justice rlI18
the nations, 50 surely the God Of our aihcIs shan
avenge the blood Of Spainl"
Here he seemed to think that he had finished,
and, much weariod, vas about TO rec|ine nuhil1i
but suddenly recoleciing himself he once more
summoned bis hiling strength, saying;
"But SIN, stranger, to you the mystery i uhl
solved: how came here IN this lone hcli1ilarrl
! had not thought 70 hold you thus long my lis-
tener, but few words more shall sulIco mo noN.
| When the in1dcl standards had been horne I0r.
ward allsr the hard-pined victory Of Xcrns. no
barrier seemed 70 resist the onward march Of The
invaders City aher city fell, preslnco a||.f
province was rhynged and IN The l1sla| camp u
/ the cnnqucrors there seemed 70 be exhibited The
very Saiurnalia Of he'll AlIcnglh lh1y r1o1|IId
q check. We arrived (ior ail with hlm 1I|D
before q Wellswalled city. whose namc. our aar-
tves said, was AURA.
@Whati~ burst lorlh Alonzo dariihs wildly
toward the startled hermit, said you 1nIi1l
Aunai were you thcrrfp
Peaoel peace" returned tho old man
"Whal means this passionate emolloni |.s'
at AuFia.n Then, extending his hand 1'.1||I-
eantly towards Alunzo. he continued, in I11h|lr
tone: Hear me but little longer, rInnrcf,
then, II you win, speak on. Anri1 itI|. a city of
heroes Or Of martyrs. Never had The in1d1|1
received such stern resistance 4. they net with
before that glorious city even The enthusiastic
ilro which their herce fiih had kind|cd IN their
bosoms seomed half oxlineuishrd l.rn We 10
war with men' they cried, or with d4nonar
Yet Aurialelll Its palaces and loNcIl, l1oull,
iis sepulchres, It's men. women, ch'|dr1'|-a'| AZ
exlcrninated utterly Itwnsa savage Irinmrhl
Scarcely, methinka, one solitary Goth escaped.
II saw three captive women only IN 81 ~
camp. They might have lived, bul hey VT.
passing beautiful; they rejected lho h|sl cTert
Of Mohammed, and they were doomsl
II was the guardian or one of ~ c.IIil14
and sole interpreter with them and with der
Arab masters beheld the uimanlY murder.
in cold blood, Of two Of those virgin qulcnt
Even now have bei0ro my minds eye lie d11-
zlng lustre Of their beauty, heightened By =
seraphic holiness when, dedicated % death, lIlg'
stood IN The fearless might 81 inhocsncl hl|1Ie
their execudunnr and lie--thnt demon Moo|I
his seSwling inward.ahrinking sye-hls o.Is,
He graspsd their unsininsd loslIinlns 7I'to ono
well trained in hideous decda ! Nn Ihem M
wavering die Oh, would that had d'rir
His voice grew sill weaker and more qu|QoIinl
as be pursued: the third Of my c1pIIleI h1d
asked for respite, 70 reTolYc Wiihln herself l1
or death Par, far did she Transcend eFln hlf
fellow-eaptlses IN the maIesiic power of hrfe.rf.
whelming beauty: The harharlan1 u1o 4r4l
upon her Quaod beneath ne poncl1ul'nr rnI'|r
Of her Fadlant eye; they scented aba.11d. 4. ID
they stood before descended etllla
"Abdelazim behcld hcr Soon ~ 11T0t
stoned me to Be the moascnEcr OF he Lore 10 uV
captive, u sho would now ALLURE lh1 CId1t 50
ieigned submission to iho Arabia l14.. I1lIl
that time, with uellvroughi arlilco l1o Il|1.|@I
me as her slave % work her will She upbI4'lS1
me. when IN her proscnco alone, uiu keen ~.
proaehes Of aposlacy that smolc me % lhole.lff
She said she scorned he prolcrcd love af Abf.r
aziin. Instantly, an unawareR she loopod towards.
me and plucked my dagger nun my side. shrek
ing aloud that bad slIigon 70 seize Dor al ny
prey. I was asionishcd beyond tho rQNoI Of
utterance. She paused net; she boun4 ne by
promises Of wealth, and again she ihItaI11td
vengeance with her wild voicc. ] rlQo1. fr'I'e1'
with sudden siupeiaetion; had tagicd viii 1er.
beyond the alloiled time. Il vas death N..'
bear witness against me. she clId' + i b1I|I14
her, Hastily Ivowcd obedience. and d.p1I..l,
She was that night led % ths bridal t1nl q At-
delazim. iIf tf.
"As he entered where nho awaited hin. va
At his side as his interpreter She cried OUT IN
our Gothic tongue, (Which ho understood no1
Depart and bring hiihor ins,an y {pqf 4.e.n1l9
stcedP 0beyed, leaving Abdalazim with nrl
alone. As returned, 1 net her. IN her hand
shr cIonched tlshtly ths dassls stained viii solt
she had stabbed the Arabf
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