The Worthington advance., 1880-09-30

nbly sang band of native aevotees. un.
til huge gong struck up its discordaut
sounds, when they withdrew. =.
! Passing his hands over the wall. search
ing every crcvice and granny with his
fingers, in the dark, regardless OF the his.
OF the startled snake, he sought an en-
trance to the prisoner; aud in five min.
utcs. free from cord or chain, she Law
motlonless in the arms of her overjoyed
parent and after successful retreat was
at last placed in safety, but not until q
dart from Cupid's bow and Azeeta's soft.
bright eyes had pierced my young friend
to the heart.
Soon they were united, and on fthe
death of his loved ones father, Charles
Gordon found himself worth few lac of
rupees, and with wife whose clingine
affection rewarded him for all dangers
incurred for her sake. But sickness
seized him, and as the heavy damp clune
On the brow that Azeeta pressed to her
bosom, and so tearfully kissed, she seemed
unconscious that they were the damps of
death, or that the dread silence told that
he breathed no more, and that life with
it had fled.
Slowly come the conviction to her
mind, and with u shrek that echoed In
my ears for years, so embodied was it
with unutterable woe, she fed to her ewn
apartment, and was comfortless. His
body was prepared for the grave, but 60
lite-like it seemed, that felt overwhelmed
with grief, as Ii GIFTED the torches around
his bier, and locking the door, withdrew.
As l passed thick and almost i'm.
passible hedge. | heard whispering, and
dropping to the ground, listened to thu
quarrel of two natives on the other side
Of the leafy wall.
If you lead me into troubll I'll kill
you with my dirk said one whose dia-
lect had proved him to b. q mendicant.
"Idiot'', answered the .ther. "the po-
ton placed in the water
he drank was sure, And he died when
was the sheeza moss known to tail2 Did
he not rob us of our sacrifice? And nov
within our reach is the only article want
ed to make the holy ungent that shall
appease the goddess for the loss of our
sacrifice. My knife Is keen, and you
have but to remain silent while repeat
the incantations, and to hold the BODY
firmly while l cut the heart from the
cursed Saib's bosom.
Creeping back through the door had
just left, l crouched down behind the bier,
over which the pail had been thrown to
conceal it from sight, and be in readiness
tor the mourntul scene on the morrow,
and was at once eftectually concealed.
Loossning my sword and grasping my
pistols. l resolved to immolatc the mis-
creants who had wed my friend to the
worm and torn the hearts of the whole
regiment. was scarcely ensconced in nv
before stealthily in crept
the sQualid figures OF the two devotees.
THO eyes of the foremost glared like a
tiger cats as with fiendish delight they
rested on the lonely corpse of my friend.
Giving quick glance around, he NUT
tered:
"When l have summoned the spirits of
the air, the demons of the earth, and our
goddess, sieze the hounds body
and hold it firmly.
Drawing large knife from his belt,
he knelt down and commenced a low
chant, then as he motioned his compan-
ion to advance towards the body, and
prepared to rise, knife in hand, l fired.
Shot through the heart, he sprang up,
his arms wildly alott, then,
with scarcely groan, he fell dead across
the corpse he profaned by his touch,
while his hot blood, squirting in streams
the snowy habilments of death.
1nvoluntarily sprang forward to re-
move him, while his companion moved
off. l siezed him as he fed past, but be-
ing naked, he slipped through my arms
like an eel. At the same moment l felt
his dirk knife in my arm, as he telt for
my heart. Drawing my other pistol,
there was report, and he stumbled and
md tell over the threshold with bullet
through his brain, just as my servants,
hearing the firing, came rushing in.
On lifting the body of the miscreant
first killed from that of poor Charles, !
started back as the high. was reflected in
something on the face of my friend. A
second glance convinced me that his eyes
we're open and as this flashed across my
mind the head was slowly moving round.
The Hindoo servants fled in terror, while
was staggered; fear was, however, only
and having procured rcstor-
atives. they were applied with effect, and
ne slowly revived and shook of the tor
por induced by the poison, and before
many days was out of danger. 1t seems
mat the loud report, sudden blow and
had aroused nature to renewed
action. and restored SUSPENDED 8nima-
ion.
1t is needless to tell the joy. OF the
whole regiment and the happiness Of
Azeeia, as her husband was restored to
her arms and companion to us.
More Chinese C0mnefifion. =.