Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1862-02-27

lcIulDS W surprise anu SIay MN UQt the 1Urk
had been too prompt at the first sound Of
alarm he had vauted into the saddle of hi,
Arab steed, and summonng the faithful by his
powerful voice, rushed to the charge aud rolled
back the tide of battle.
The shouts Of Allah !! and '.,smillah!' = rent
the air. Before the devoted Greeks rose tum-
bling sea OF white turbans, lit by the flashing
blades of scimetars While on their hanks poured
an irregular hut deadly volley from the Turkish
infantry The standard Of The cross was cap.
iured, and the little band Of PATRIOTS after fight.
lne I'll all hope was lost, were driven into Mis-
solonghl. which the Turks all but succeeded in
entering. The old men. women and children
who were preparing to fly, flied the air with
lamcptpons as their last hope vanished.
Denetrins sought the PATRIARCH, ard, throw
lug down 5r(ore him the remnant of his shat
tered blade said, sadly:
Father, have sought death, but have not
found 1t. When the standard was captured,
con'd ton have thrown away my life, brt was
horne 'if i'll the tide Of iugityes, and saved
against my wilt
My child, said the old man. 'murnur not
against the dccrees Of Heaven. The best Of Us
cnn only do his utmost the result is with a
higher power than mans will. Go to thy be-
trohed-sfe needs thy presence, doubtless
she, at least, will not grievc at the failure Of
the suicidal pr'jecf'
Mrnnwhie the Pacha was seated in his tent
upon Il pile Of cushions. An alabastcr lamp
lighted the "ich interior Of his military dwelling.
lie had lavcd the blood STAN, from his hands
his fatal >cnetar had then returned tn its lew
cled SCnhbard. aud now, with the amber muuh.
piece OF Ills ch'oook applied to his lips, he was
'hha''hg ana eX2en'hg "rea'he- # fragrant
smoke mus'nt' reFh"P' on the delights of that
paradise I" "hch MS hdcIi'y to the cause OF
me Pr"F"et had gwen nm such an inconstes-
/ ''''n cn'u
"e''' l'asSan'' ne SAID, addressing an officer
VINO was s'ah'lhS re'pect'u''y before MN, with
ms arms i''"eh over ms gI't'erlng vest, think
es' 'n'u 'he HndGi o"g5 VIII renew their at
TACK
No' r"e"a we nave mem Gagged now heir
ia,e Is IN your hahuS. but what shall be done
win the prisoners
i"ey Sha'' ore ny the beard oi the prophet
A' 'he nour o' h'eh noon 10 morrow see 'hat
.ne'F ''"uS arc stricken from '0cir shou'dorS'
hey WEI nc an "'c'P'ao PreSe"' ~ 'ne co,'-
c',""s S','' ~ -''' "'' avs VI WV
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''"''S' ''."o'' ''"' ~ 'ee '"' '''us ""o ''o'u
INV" S"u1 p"y
.,: 1'" '''"s III" 'e'''' 'oO' '''s''"'s'
aye
| flassan inclined rovorenty an disappeared,
OUT soon re'"r.'eu 'r'nS'oe u.eeN 'oy Oh s's"t
""u 9''ce,u' .'gu'e "''l eHceen'"S "e"u'y'
o'aVe c'.ou ',,' "c"' 10 '"e ooy S'ooo
e'ec' anu WIN 'oae" "a a'"'' before num- '""efe
your fe'c'e"ce h"o" you III "no'e pres
o".u you S'a"u
ne oeau,''u' Up OF 'he o'y CURED with
scoTh'u' smile
""1 no save ne answered 'ho"eh cap.
."o NV Ivy. 1'a" " s''oT '''o,p ''' ''c' Oh
maui ~ MO" yo" ioS-i h"o" yoo as
'he aES"sS'h OF my race-'ne oppfessor OF my
o'""'r'''e''
lnn 'c' "o2 Fa'' '"e r"cha' hoow you
Tue 'n'e reserved l"r you
~ Nn"" not au, prisoner OF war, taken
WIN my arms IN my ha'ioS you may perhaps
S"'o' me-
'We do not shoot rebels, replied the Pacha
IT is" wus'e OF ammunition No there is
kcener way of solving the mystery That fair
neck and the c'gc of the scinrtar will he
made acquainted Tomorrow. Then thy body
will be striped and exposed on the public higt-
way I'LL the dogs dev"nrit
a sudden r"eness overSpread the face Of
'he Greek So his dark eve closed and he would
have fallen, had not liassan caught him in his
arms.