Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-06-05

with divers devices Above them were in
scrbed in Greek characters, Rash monarch !
behold the men who are 10 hurl thee from thy
throne and subdue thy kingdom !"
At the sight of these things the king was
troubled in spirit, and dismay fell upon his at
tendants. While they were yet regarding the
paintings, it seemed as if the figures began to
move, and faint sound of warlike tumult
arose frcm the cloth, with the clash of symbal
and the bray of trumpet the neigh of the stead
and the shout of army but all was heard in
distinctly, as if afar off, or in a reverie or
dream. The more they gazed, the palmer
became the motion, and the louder the noise,
and more distinct and the linen cloth rolled
forth aud amplifed and spread out, as it were
a mighty banner, aud filed the hall, and ming
led with the air, until its texture was no long
er visible, or appeared a transparent cloud :;
and the shadowv figures became all in motion,
and the din aud uproar became fercer and
6ercer; and whether the whole were an animat-
ed picture or vision Of an array as imbodied
spirits, coniured up by supernatural power no
them great field of battle, where Christians
and Afosleuls were engaged in deadly conflict
They beard the rush and tramp of steeds, the
baIs and tie stormy din of thousand drums
There was the clash of swords and naces, and
battle axes, with the whistling of arrows, and
the hurng of darts and lances. The Chris
taus quaiIed before the foe the infdels press
ed upon them and put them to utter rout the
standard Of the cross was cast down, the BAN
ner Of Spain was trodden under foot the air
resounded with shouts of triumph, with yells
of fury, and with the groans OF dying men,
Amidst the flying squadrons, King Roderick
beheld crowned warrior, whose back was
turned towards him, but whose armour and
device were his own, and who was mounted on
white steed that resembled his own war
horse Orea In the confusion Of the fight,
the warrior was dismounted, and was no long
er to be seen, and Orea galloped wildly
through the field without rider
Roderick stayed to see nc more, bat rushed
from the fatal hall, followed by his terrified
attendants The fed through the outer cham
ber, where the gigantic figure with the whir
ing mace had disappeared from his pedestal
and on issuing into the open air, they toand
the two ancient guardians OF the tewer lying
dead ct the portal, as though they had beea
crushed by some mighty blow. Al nature,
which had been clear and serene, is now in
wild uproar The heavens were darkened by
heavy clounds loud bursts of thunder rent the
air, and the earth vas deluged with rain and
rattng hail.
The king ordered that the iron portal shoald
be closed but the door was inmovable and
the cavaliers were dismayed by the tremendous
turmoil and the mingled shouts and groans
that continued to prevail within. The king
and his train FASTENED beck to Toledo, pursued
and peted by the tempest. The mountains
shook and echoed with thunder, trees were up
rooted and blown down, the Tagus ragged and
roared above its banks It seemed to the
afrighted courtiers as if the phantom legons
of the tower had issued forth and mingled with
the storm; for. amid the cleps Of thunder,
and the bowling Of the wind, they fancied they
heard the sound of drums and trnmpets. the
shouts of armies, aud the rush of Steeds Thus
beaten by tempest, and overwhelmed with hor-
rcr, the king end his coartiers arrived at Tol.
edo, clattering across the bridge of the TaguS
and entering the gate in headlong confusion,
as though they had been pursued by an enemy.
Ia the morning the heaFens were again
serene, ard all nature was restored to tranquil
ty, The king, therefore, issued forth a'ith his
cavaliers. and took the read TO the tower, fol.
lowed by great multitude, for be was anxoas
once more to close the iron door, and shut up
these evils that threatened to overwhelm the
land Bat 10 on coming in sight of the tower,
q new wonder met their eyes. An eagle ap-
Deared high in the air. seeming 20 descend from
heaven He bore in his beak burning brand,
and lighting on the summit of the tower, fan.
ned the FIRE with his wings. In little while
the edifce Durst forth in a blaze, as though il
had been built of rosin, and the fame mount
} ed into the air with a briancy more dazzling
than the sun nor did they cease until every
stone was consumed, and the whole was reduc-
ed TO q heap of ashes Then there came vast
flight of birds, small of size aud sable of hue,
darkening the sky Ike cloud and they de-
scended and wheeled in circles round the ashes,
causing so great wind with their wings that
! the whole was borne up into the air and scat
: tered throughout all Spain and wherever a
particle Of those ashes fell, it was g stain of
blood. 1t is, Furthermore, recorded by ancient
men and writers of former days that all those
on whom this dust fell were afterwards slain
in battle, when the country was conquered by
Arabs, and that the destruction of this necro-
mautic tower was sign and token of the ap
preaching perdtion of Spain.
ART OF S"lMNlNc-EH -EHeu are uIo"ueo oy
raising their arms above water, unbuoyed
weight Of which depresses the head Other
animals have neither motion nor ability to act
in similar manner, and therefore swim, natur-
ally. When man falls into deep water, be
will rise to the surface, and will con:inae there,
if he does net elevate his hands. II he moves
bis hsnds under the water il any way he
pleases, bis head will rise so high as to allow
bin free liberty to breathe apd if be will use
lis legs as in the act of walking (or rather oi
walking ap stairs, his shoulders will rise above
the water, SO that he may use the !ess exertiQ,,
with his hands or apply them to other ,esdache