The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-10-24
OlT. a, 1857


O(T.A, 1857. la...
ed.e 4 wsshe a By ss sspaiag Waves With the e1esP
on of -. In molus in The csntre, where tne ooos'
the loue RENE mbered heroes yet rest IN Pea0s
q The ss. ws IS now lying under the
M .,.et Z molten silver, serene a. the
uAs ..s .s-a.;-, 4. 4he calm scene of ancient
.-s. and 4 he hu.h and stiffness in the ar =. (,
s. ,rn,.t tbs one might well have fanced one cou'1
= s. .rd according TO the old tradition sne Pas.
-, ~ e the Persians nsiehing in ths'r AGONY
and tue sho ut cf the Gsesks - they rushed y '
death Wi thin the pine grove the shaoo. ss
and dee D. / nut there light enough or n''.e
. t, busy he rself in preparing reP.s'
| ,s.,.. :. a,s.k peasant, whom he had met On 'ns
mount an path going home with well laden CONF. ~.
Inn, Il had brought xanthi to this spot 70 res. ="
/ IN. be 4 If the day was oyer, and then in'enoeo
/ resume heir journey in an hoar or sse' 1A-
moving about with alght step ana suun' - -
arrangir " the grapes and bread ano s.e 80
= the & ot Of tree where her lord hsd sses.~
- sh h.a oiveu herself up for the time 70 'ns
-: .s-~s..ress Of the love she no longer cared
10 conc cal they were together, free ana aione'
.he ba, aunp out from her heart all thought oi
| ..a \. nnressiou and her father in his anger anu
,..-,s Acbueti was with her. and what was Al w
wor,d beside to her This she felt was tne elo"
horl
n'a' .h.ast and ,oveliest hour of day is often
vb;cb the sun casts his last rainbow -nnseo
I s.-e he leaves the world to gloom and n'gnt.
III, x.ntbi dscovered that the wooden "a'sl :
| -h;.b Achmeti carried slung from his sado'e'
mtv and that it must be replenished as muc.
,.te of the horse as for their own. Inc iu.A
..;d he knew there was little nounsA,.
i -. verv far up the hillside, where ne cou'a
stream. "a emitting at Xanthis entreaties that
4 come hack as quickly as he could, he swung
- ,:..,s hottie over his shoulder and disappears
'"' :. .raas Still she busted herself IN prePais-
h;s comfort and at last, having maoe every
aoD' cant abe could think of that Was hkey y
i; =. abe went and stood quietly eanine ags'ns
in bar beautiful bright face turned IN 'h'
tree, -, .h;ch she expected tc see her love-
on .eer a little while her ear detected ioo's'ei
oward her she leaned eagerly tor"ara' e.''
-. ant a Joyous tone" Achmen' my sn
- ar. YOU come ?"-and voice. VOICE .. 4, =.
too we'll, !. answered. hoarse with rag
m.rli it is l who am come. , 6.
T, n 90 stretched out to embrace ner iosei' =
..h.- sid. ); her large eyes, dliated Win unu.'
-. 10 came fixed and CLASSY; her lips re useu
- Il 80, ave, cry for help; frozen with the a"e' p
- he fate she stood like statue wa'''1s :, :,
,nnro.ch of the ayenger Soon' 'on 800
80. her brother appeared, and stoppeo r.
her where the full starlight fell upon MS -
-. ..-.l Ia face. Slowly he raised his gum. s',
s. Ncf~ lex
80 toees and clasped her hands. ia
-, IN amaun p she cried, in voice Oh sun
=. This word which means SIMPLY "e'o'' N
Ts-.;.h expression but it is currently "'oa
<,....a an d at another time it would NOT hA'e =
.-..,,h.r I'd from what Ianguase it was taken -
e .nv,hp 2 could have aiie! e s' sosiaua f
.,rrath this would have done u. =
=, u To ask mercy in Turkish; II Is
e..;, wor. ! to be the last on the hps Oh ~ M ~
ea Greek a nd now, in your own o''o"' nc
,, the st.i N of: your infamyv ne nreu % -
Il VIZ" % ~ ON her sde and on her beautiful u
~..,.,.a q the starlight, death stamped 'ne ., ,
.ae.,..er5ous calm eHacing forever the iooA =,
.- and fes.r which had marred IT'S ios''~
-. .wful moment of consciousness
r....na; drew near and looked at her nos " A'> ~
80 vo,nu life he had destroyed, ous 70 %
h;m.e,f that the work was well ana su'ey a,,,,
.,..t the child of their common" IL :
-. 70 l;,eese no more. Then, wnen nc -. =.
+:sfs himself that Achmeu wo".o o1 -
-. ,.hcre he had left form of living oe.u',
.r,yt beating with love, ne turned cA'"''
-. I'D disappeared among the trees.
efs ,.,;..d MAJ long years after Greece
os eos'A "a tho Moslem driven from her "a
81 1-..s;o,.. w. He may be living stiii-poss'o'y
pe ~. old men, of whom we have nea'1'
..,sved their youth in the cause OF Ore'e
- 900. now fighting, hand to hand win ~ !,
foes on her shore. But TINS !" Get =, 20
,-...a 20 the Moslem which nerved ms manu- ~
A.. h,ood of his young sister, and iay nc. %
= the dust of death, is burning no" :" '
every Greek, with as quencniess : M -
uAJ = IN ..ore for the East, that nre
'"'s NC. - -. rh,a Turkey in Europe can be .
exist.
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