The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-09-03

Ihnd slurkenpI. and Inc darkness in.
lspireu me with none.
| mad ONLY twenty wards to 70. but had
ireasou TO upprenGnd that snoulu sink
IN the mors1s. L nevertheless leaped
over men and horses, knocked down
more lhah eue OF the Iufks, Who eA-
teAGsu their AllhS 10 C%tea ME, ana
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| | listened; the Turks hau Lous peen
gone. From time 10 tilne heata the
groans of wounded horses on Tue heId OF
| battle; as to the neil, the lafks naG
taken care OF them.
| / attempted to extricate myself from
| the place in which L then was, aud this
| accomplished III about all hour. The
ootsLeps | had lett behind me on enter
ling, guided me out again. though
war with the Turks bluhls the edge OF
lseusibillty, lelt an emotion Of fear
when l cast my eyes beyOpd the reeds.
| however advanced; my eyes were di-
rected toward the scene OF massacre :;
| but words are inadequate to express my
terror Oh fceling my self suddenly seized
by the arm. L turned my head, and be-
held an AFnAut, slN ieet high, who had
leone back to see if he could pick up
ANYTHING else. Never was hope more
cruelty disappointed. L addres Led MIN
in the Furkisn language:
| "rake my WatciI, my money, my uni.
form, but spare nay liGe.''
"All these belong to me-" he said,
aand YOUR head In tAe barrnin,1
Inv hussar cap, and then my crayat. I
was unarmeu, and lneapablc OF defend
ing myself; at the slightest movement
lhe would have plunged his cuLluss into
nv bosom. | IureW my arms around his
body. supp!icaling his cOmuasslon. while
he endeaVored 10 uncover my head,
Il "Haye compassion ON mev' 7 said
"My family is rich; make me your prjs.
toner, and you shall nave large ran
lsUm."
SIT will be too long to wait for that ,,
lreplied he. "Only Mold yourseu' sim
that NAV cut" And he was already
taxing out INV shirtpln.
Meanwhile Eung. round him. he III !
lnot prevent mo, because he relied nnon
his weapons; and even, perhaps. from a
motive of compassion, wuicn was NOT
istrvng enough TO countCrbalapcc ma
hope OF q ducat. While he was Olsen.
gaglng my shirt pin, | felt sonelbinp
nard at his girllle. Ii was an iron hnn,.
mer. He again repeated, "uolu vour-
self Still" -
These would haze been the last word g
l should ever have heard had not tie
horror of such death inspired me with
the idea OF seizlng his banner: he did
not perceive wuav l was doing, and AL
ready ne held my head in one hant and
his cuUlass in the other, when. Olsen.
/ gagiug myself by sudden movement I
guVe him a blow on the face with the
| hammer with all nv strength, PlA Ar.
naut staggered; l repeated the blow
ana he fen, at the same time dropping
his weapon. IL is Unnecessary to ada
that seized it aud plunged it into his
| body.
l ran to our advanced posts. whose
arms perceived glittering in the sun.
and at length reached tue camp, NV
comrades suunned me as they wouId n
speeter. The same day 1 was attacked
with a violent fever aud was conveyed
TO the hospital ''. '- 49,
In six weeks 1 recovered from nv
fever and wounds, and rejoined the
army. On my arrival the gypsy brought
me her Tokay, and was informed that.
during my absence, different circum..
stances had come to pass exactly as she
had foretold and had procured her
money, consultations and many lega-
cles. All this Was very extraordinary
Not long afterward two descrters
| from the enemy came over to u.s.. They
| were Christians OF Servia, who had
been employed about the baggage Of the
Turkish army, and had deserted to avoid
a punishment they had incurred. Fhey
no sooner saw the gypsy than they knew
her, ana declared that she frequently
at ~ h l,n tt-Iy, H.,