The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1871-01-13

stroke, and yet IN vain you have not
the seen the trembling virgin grasped by
stained murderer of her sire, and
listened to the cry of her last agony
calling on death in vain; YOU have not
seen this, and yet, oh God, this fate may
be your own y
He smote his torehead'as ne spoke,
and cast his eyes towards heaven. Ag-
mes gazed for few moments with APP
parent caimuess upon her fathers agony,
and then said, apeaking in low, and
distinct tone, Father, fear not for me
Danish from your mind the dreadful pic
ture you have drawn, and be satisfied
the fate you have described sha3 not be
your daughters Look, father, she con-
tinued, drawing from under her pillow
a naked poniard, and holding il Gu high,
this blade has been my companion by
day, my bedfellow by night, since the
Spauiarj first sat down before our walls;
it is bright, it is keen. Ere the touch
Of violence polIutes your daughter, this
blade shall culver in her heart.
She was kneeing in her bed, her face
blanched, her eye kipdled, her right
hand grasping the hilt of the fatal wea
pom, aud It's point turned towards the
snowy bosom, that seemed, as IL rose. to
court the blow. The father caught 10
own the hand that graSped the poulsrd
bowed his head over his beautiful and
heroic child, aud wept. Calming his
emotion at length, Van Anderlain per-
suaded his daughter to lie down, and
again babe her farewell He had Olsen
gagged the poniard from her hand, and
now placed it 10 his girdle: but starting
up, she exc claimed, Father, would you
deprive me of my last refuge" He hes
tated q moment, then drawing the wea-
pom again from his girdle, placed it in
her hand, saying, Take it, but let moth
lug but honor bid you use it ! and again
embracing her, he hurried from the
apartment.
The day had dawneu when Van An
derln reached the rampant. The point
supposed to be destined for the enemy 8
attack was portion of the wall, near
an angle, which bad been preached (;
this angle was faxed on each side by a
gate, and it was the intention of Van
Anderlin at the moment Of assault to
throw strong parties from these gates
upon the enemy's flank One of these
parties was commanded by Albert the
other was headed by the Provost him
self. AS the foggy curtain of morning
was slowly withdrawn from the earth, a
salvo from the Spanish batteries an-
nounced the expected attack. Van An
derlin looked steadfastly towards the foe;
they were steadily advancing in a COM
pact, heavy mass Of infantry, supported
Cd the faDks by powerful bodies of
horse. In an instant the Provost issued
orders to the gunners to direct their
aim against the cavalry, and to allow
the infantry to advance unmolested. L.
He was obeyed, and the artillery, opeu-
Jog close and deadly fire upon the up
preaching horse, swept them down in
squadrons.
But the Spanish Infantry, then the
best in the world, bad by this time,
without the loss of man, gained the
foot Of the breach and the foremost OF
the column, utteriug their battle cry OF
"Lantiago '..sprung upon the fragments
Of the ruined wall and entered tn city
At that instant the gates on either side
Of the breach few open, and the cries
of Van Anderlin ! Van AnderliD =
Hnrlem . Harlem ; resouuded from op
posite sides, as two small but chosen
ban is of citizeus ruahed to the TANKS o.
the advancing Spauia rds. The cavalry
had by this time been annihilated BY
the unceasiug fire from the walls, auC
nothing was left to screen the iniantr!
from the long halberds of the Harlem
ers. They rushed upon the foe will
the ferocity of tigers. Surprised by tn
suddenness of the attack, thrown int
disorder aud incommoded by the com
, pactness of their column, the SpanisI
discipline was no longer of avail, aud