Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1859-04-01

mainder of his force followed the foot
steps Of Mr.. Collins. who led the way
rapidly up the intervening streets. |
On arriving at his late prison, an old
and dingy looking structure, extremely
spacious, having all the looseness Of the
Moorish style, the party discovered that
silence and darkness were the principal
features of the scene. Not a sound was
heard nor a word uttered. The whole
building seemed deserted. The agony
of the father was extreme.
'Oh. my child my child ! he cried,nol
longer able to control the terrible emo
tions which had been surging in his soul
during the last hour; shall / never see
thee more?'
A Moorish slave came around from
the rear of the building, and assured his
late fellow captive that the girl had been
carried off by the master, and that no
one was to home save himself. But even
as the lying rascal uttered the concluding
words a wild shrek resounded through
out the chambers, and the next moment
young and beautiful girl of seventeen
summers appeared at one Of the front
windows, looking like spectre in her
garments of spotless white.
My child-my Alice ? exclaimed Mr..
Collins.
Save me, fatherp was the response /;
and while shouts and groans were heard
proceeding from the interior Of the build
ing, the maiden threw herself from the
low window, falling into the arms OF her
father and Lieut. Stewart.
The very moment of this reunion, was
destined to be that in which company
of Algerine troops came around the near
est 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 had so long considered
himself the proprietor of Mr.. Collins
> and his daughter, came to the window
through which the girl had just passed,ant
set up a startling yell.
This way cried Mr.. Collins, and hi
dashed open the front door of the build
ing and conducted the entire party with
, in. Look to your weapons, and taxi
the rascals off their pins the instant the,
: haltr
Is A sharp and determined struggle sooI
h commenced, in the course Of which hal
the Moorish soldiers were killed, and th
i remainder finally gave way. But th
Of rescuers had expended all of their am
4 munition, and only single bullet was re
n maining-that in a large horse-pistol, j
sr the possession of Lieut.. Stewart. ii
r was just wondering what he should d
ID with it, when the old Moor came dow
2, stairs, with huge sabre in his grasp,an
a made furious dash at Dir. G. and hi
Ut daughter, with murder written Oh his fea
y, lures and flashing from his eyes. Tbi
le sudden arrival decided the destination {
is the last bullet.
as Take it, you black devilr cried Stew
e art, Just as the fearful blow was descend
20 ing. and he fired his weapon, the ba
s passing through and through the miscr,
IL ants head, and bringing him dead to th
be floor.
u Now, boys added Lieut.. S., we al
ol going to finish with hand to hand figh
81 The powder and ball are out we mu
rs trust to the sword
We Closely followed by his men, as we
ie- as Mr. Collins and Alice, the Lieutenal
OF led the way towards the boat. 1t SCENE
'e' as though all AIgiers had turned out
la' witness the triumphal retreat, the stree
tie being filed with thousands Of men ar
de women collected together by the bri
= contest at the Moor's house, but not a
IT, attempt was made TO intercept the part
en- the bravest of the Algerines contentiT
themselves with scowls and denunci
'aS tions.
ID Ten minutes later the rescuers we
I'm at the cutter. Twenty minutes more al
the entire party were safely back to Il
Constellation, not having lost man.
on The young Lieutenant received the hea
nd ty thanks Of his superior, to say notbii
lily Of the gratitude Of Dir. Collins and
daughter, whose family proved to be
ies considerable consequence IN New 1orI
ere and we are assured that Charley Siewa
not was never happier ia bis life than wh
sial Miss Alice was united to one Of
We chums, noble-beared Lieutenant, ne
the a Commander, who fell in love with {
all rescued maiden during the Constellation
homeward passage.