The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-15

| patch concluded with. h command that the
thousand cavalry under the orders of the Bey
Mustapha, should instantly march to join the
faithful d army of the Padishah, in driving the
Inidels into the Danube. The dark eyes of
NIustapha flashed fire as he read the words.
He twas. now i'll the path to honors unbounded;
his auick imagination saw before him fame,
commands, national homage. He ordered the
trumpets instantly to. sound, recalled his horse
men eagerly, and told them the tidings The
Karainanian is brave by nature. He loves
plumber, victory: gold-hiltcd scymetars, and fine
horses;s and he expected to find them all on
the west of the Propontis. The squadrons
were weary of their days of discipline. They
hourishc9 their pixies and swords rcjoicingly,
and gave the young Bcy the first shout that he
had heard from them for month. In four
and-twenty hours he was in march, and the
march ncvcfhalted until he was in view of the
bright waters of the Bosphorus
| AIS hitherto was cxultation. The snowy
Bey and his Arab charger shared tho praises
of tllFwhole Moslem populace, who thought it
wortIIthcir while to. leave their coffee cups, to,
see the handsomcst soldier mounted on the
handsomcst horse in the Ottoman dominions.
His cavalry won the next praise. Never had
the idlers of Constantinoplc seen such dashing
riders. so capitally equipped, with turbans SO
rich, 8caftans so embroidered, and boots SO
worthy # the sultan's body guard. The Eu-.
| rcpcal Spahis looked on with envy; but tho
Dclhis, who always como from Anatolia, and
so, fate only knows where, triumrhed in SO
brilliant a body of comrades, and sworc that
they were worthy to fall into their rear. Moth
ing could be a higher compliment
Their trial soon came. From the summit of
q lowlrangc Of barren hills in Bulgaria, Mus
tapha zone day saw mob of foot and horse.
rambling about the country, some quarrcllipg,
some robbing, some cooking, and some with
their dogs. loose, looking for game. He in-
quiredR 5peasant what this strange medley.
mcants o his utter ast onishment he was told,
that 8ps the Turk ish 3 army. This ~ IS
sesllsas sef sas al yidents
What could be done against the Muscoyite
bayoncts and guns, with an army one huff of
whom were forced to rob for food, and the
other to rob robbers? His genious was instantly
OH the alert. lie conceived Il plan for at once
restoring their discipline, ard supplying their
food; and determined to take the first opportu-
nifty Of earning immortal fame by cnlightening
the brains of the laundering Vizicr. But what
was to be done with commandcr-in-chic who
had been slipper-makcr, and had never known
tho. use of steel but in his own awl? His high
ness listened to the plan of the young Boy with
Il smile; said that It was excellent, but i'm
practicable; that tic Ottomans had been in
the habit of conqucring heir enemies without
these inventions, and by the blessing of
Mahomct, they would conquer them still. The
Vizicr having said thus much, made sign to
one Of his attendants, and dropping his head
on the sofa, fell asleep.
.s,I1mstnpha Indignantly returned to his tent
| Some OF his ofictrs came round him on his on
trance "ComradcS," said hc 81 have failcd.
Ny infalliblc plan has been thrown away. Oil
the ears of that hog of slipper maker. He
was drunk when went, he was asleep when
came away. So fight or fight not, we must be
starved" He rushed into the tent, and un-
buckling his scymetar, began to mediate on
the first fruits of his glory. A slight noise
reused him; and he saw one of the Capidgis,
with the Nizcr's order for his head in one
hand, and the bowsrihg in the other. 1t was
clear that he had not yet learned to read the
language of the talsman. The Capidgi came
forward to teach him lesson on the liberty Of
speech \ true Turk would have given his
neck in return. But Alnstapha was too new
to life to have acquired its perfect courtcsies.
He was a mountainccr, and rude in proportion.
His only answer to the respectful salutation of
the Capidgi, was Il blow with the hilt of. his
looscncd scmytar which brought the Sutan's
officer to the ground. 1Ic then tore the order,
and kicked the unfortunate instrument of JUS
ticc out of the tent. lie was on the point Of
mounting his charger, to lay the whole affair
before The Dvan, when a most fattcring mes
sage arrived from the Vtzicr, apologizng for
''thc misconduct of the officer, who was OH the
point Of being bastinadocd for his error" and
requesting the company of tho Bcy to take
coffee, and receive the command Of brigade
of cavalry. Mustapha was instantly appcascd.