The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-08-17

| were the principal features of the scene No
/ sound was heard, nor a word uttered. TIL,
whole building seemed deserted The agony
of, the father was extreme. ~
| s'Oh, my child child!' he cried, no longer
able to control the terrible emotions which hao
been surging in his soul during the last hour
| "shall never see thee more Y'
A Moorish slave came arouEd from the real
of the building, and assured his late fellow
captive that the girl had been carried off by
| the master, and that no one was at home save
himself But even as the lying rascal uttered
the concluding words, wild shrek resounded
through the chambers, and the next moment a
young and beautiful girl of seventeen summers
appeared at, one Of the front windows, looking
like a spectre in her garments of spotless white.
''My child-my Alicei" exclaimed MI. Col
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"Save me, fatherw was the response, and
wild shouts and groans were heard proceeding
from the interior of the building the maiden
threw herself from the window into the arms
of her father and, Lieut.. Stewart. xg.ak
The very moment of this reunioR was des-
tined to be that in which company of Alge-
rine troops came round the nearest corner,
marching up the street in the direction of
Lieut.. Stewart and his men,. 1t was also at the
same moment that the old Moor. who so long
had considered himself the proprietor of Mr..
Collins and his daughter. came to the window
through which the girl had just passed, and set
up startling yell.
"This way! p cried Mr.. Collins, and he dashed
open the front door of the building, and con-
Quoted the entire party within, 'slook to your
weapons, and take the rascals off their pins the
instant they haltp'
A sharp and determined struggle soon COM
menced, in the course of which half the Moor
ish soldiers were killed, and the remainder
finally gave way. But the rescuers had expen-
ded all of their ammunition, and only single
bullet was remaining-that in large horse
pistol in the possession of Lieut.. Stewart. He
was just wondering what. he should do with it,
when the old Moor came down stairs, with
huge sabre in his grasp, and made furious
dash at Mr. G. and his daughter, with murder
written on his features and flashing from his
eyes This sudden arrival decided the destina-
of the last bullet.
''Take it, you black devil" cried Stewart,
just as the fearful blow was descending, and
he fred his weapon, the ball passing through
and through the nliscreants head, and bring
ing him dead 20 q he floor.
"Now, boys" added Lieut.. s.. awe are going
to finish with hand to hand fight The pow
der and ball are out; we must trust to the
sword ~ t'EfH ne iii fi'@lia= p"
Closely followed by his men, as well as Mr.
SOiliuS duu NuicS auCc, tL6 Aicut. icu the WY
toward the boat 1t seemed as if all Algiers
had turned out to witness the triumphal re-
treat, the streets being flied with thousands of
men and women collected together by the brief
contest at the DIeorss house, hut not an at7
tempt was made to Intercept the progress
of the party, the bravest the Algerines con-
tenting themselves with scowls and denuncia-
tons. ssa.fr
Ten minutes later the rescuers were at the
cutter. Twenty minutes more and the entire
party were safely back to the Constellation,
not having lost man. The young Lieuten-
ant received the hearty thanks of his superior,
to say nothing of the gratitude of Mr.. Collins
and his daughter, whose family yprovedto be of
considerable consequence in New York; and.
we are assured that Charles Stewart was never
happierin his life than when Miss Alice was
united to one of his "chums,' noble hearted
lieutenant, now commodore, who fell in love,
with the rescued maiden during the Constefla-
tion's bomeward passage.