The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1867-08-20


mother, "where is my child ?"
"The stranger Elm, who sought our
hospitality, has fled :" said Dram, looking
at her TO see the effect of his words.
Fled ! tho siranger9 lie has taken
our child!"
And the mother sank under the burden
of grief
"To horse to horsel" shouted Dram
no longer old.
Torches cleaned; stecds nc;ghed pro-
visions were gathered; and in few
moments small baud of the sons and
servants of the patriarch were mounted
on their tIeetcSt horses, and swept like Il
tornado over the southern plains.
Korah and /lllah flew like the wind :;
for they knew the whirlwind would follow
them. They heard the trampling Of
stceds in the distance. Their horse, in
spite of his strength. slackcncd speed
under the unusual burden.
The aycnging foe drew nearer; their
shouts were in their ears.
Leave mc!' cried Zillah "lcavc
me, and fly! Leave me AMI my father
will be satisfied =
Korah spoke to his steel lie nci1hcl
an nnswcr,a and fed onward like the wind
\ light CLEANED acro>s the plain. A
few moments and ko ah shouted Il signal
cry. IN another they were on the ground
surrounded 10y hundreds OF armed men
and noighing s;ccds. There was war
| cry, and these men were ~ their saddles,
prepared to meet the foe, now seen APP
prolch'ng in the first CLEAN Of the orient
Dram halted his little troop, saw with
rage that he could not attack an over
powering force, anl saw, also, that this
force belonged TO Bnrak for he rcco.-
nizad one of the troop who had once been
his slave, and who, after committing a
crime, had fled TO his enemy
The old man turned his horses head to
the north. and, with his little troop, had
soon passed the bounds of the horizon.
/illah, fuigucd and exhausted by her
feelings ard fears, lay upon couch in Il
tent provided for her. Korah brought
her refreshments, and she slept an hour
/
mounted, and went rapidly toward the
south-Iillah riding on beautiful horse,
by the side of Koiah
On the second day, they saw the CLEAN
ing tents and the white hJcks of Barak.
The old mln came forth to mot his son,
and look vainly round for the trophies of
battle. There were no prisone,s-no
spoils y veilcd woman only roll be-
hind his son.
"What means this p he exclaimed in
astnui-hmcnt and anger.
korah -prang from his horse, and as
sisted IiIlah 10 alight. lie led her for
yard, and she removed her veil, and
bowed low before the angry Barak.
"Ilah :" exclaimed the old man.
lie became very pale; his knees tottcr,
ed. korah sprans forward TO support
him.
"No, no; It is impossible! How canst
thou be the /ilah have loved ;"
MY fathcr!" said the maiden, with a
voice fdI of tenderness
Ills Zilah's voice !" murmured the
old man.
~ am Iillah." said the beautiful maid
en-; 'Z,llah IS the name OF my mother
it is mine !"
"llow came>t thou here ?" asked Bar
ak, with a sudlen energy. elias my
son been rlI>e to me -
"Not false to thee, o father :" said
Korah, 'but most true to thee. Was it
not like thy son to love this beautiful
maiden ~
The patriarch eazrl upon the lovely
daughter OF his beloved. Ills stern brow
relaXcd he held ont his hands. Korah
and ZIllah knclt at his feet AMI kissed
them; and he laid hand upon the head
Of each, and blessed them.
"For thy sake, o daughter of Zillah ~
said he, "dol forgive"
The maiden was conducted to TIE tent.
OF the women, AMI repJsed after her rapid
journey.
The next day, scout was seen hurry
ing from the north TO the camp of Barak.
At Il signal, llocl;s AMI her,ls, horses and
camel<, we've gathered hastily into the
cncampmcnt; and the men were set in
the array Of battle. \ cloud Of horscmen
and camel1 were seen ON the northern
horizon, and rapidly approached the en-
equipment.
"Ihy father comes, my Zilinh," said
Korah. ''lle is coming to rescue and
avcrge thee"
81 90 TO my father" said the ml;len