The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1896-06-24
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4 say ing that the star w orm ood, men.
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"a moro extraordinary character his.
1 tory does not furnish than this man
: Il asss Z fsffsrrsd to AAttila. the king Of
& the Huns. Isl One day woun dei b. So
& Sss,ees,iia %llirnpinp along through the
y fields. and q herdsman followed its
BLOODY track on the grass to see whore
u the heifer was wounded and went, on
q back farther and farther until he came
q to o sword fast in the ea.th. the point
downward. Y. as though It had dropped
from the heavens, and against tho
Il edges Of this sword the heifer HAD been
u out. Tho herdsman pulled up that
Il sword and presented it to Attila. At.
tila said that sword must have dropped
from the heavens from the grasp of
~ the god Mars, an its being given to him
meant that Attila should conquer and
govern tile whole earth.
Other mighty men have been de.
lighted at being called liberators, or
(. the mercift,l. or the good. but Attila
called himself and demanded that 9TH
Y ers call him the Scourge OF God. At
Hthe head or 100000 troops mounted
& on Cappad docian horses, he swept ey-
II Sery .niIie from the Adriatic to the
& sBlaal. sea. He put his iron heel on
saa M Gna G aIeSe ava ana and TPaaeo Paa
Il and $jV Verona bee for mercy. which he
\ bestowed not. Tho 3 yzantine castles. Z
y to meet Ills ruinous levy. but up ct
I auction massive silver tables and vases
$of}solid gold. "a city captured by him.
q tie tirlhabitants we're brought out and
3 sput into three classes--the first class.
h those who could bear arms who must
3irilnediatelv onlist urder Attila or be
Abutchered the second class. the beau.
sstiful women. who we're made captiyes
q to the Huns; the third class, the aged
men and women. who were robbed of
!seyerythinp and let 20 back to the city
4 to pay heavy tax.
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& e grass never grew again where the hoof
4, 1. ,.ofs sAttila's horse had trod. His armies
q red Sened the waters Of tho Seine and
s. the sMoselIo ana tie Rhine with car
a mage and fought on the Catalonian
plains the fieTcest battle since the
i 5 world stoo d -SO0, 900 dead left on the
& field | " On and on until all those who
IS could not oppose him with arms lay
q prostrate Oil their faces in prayer, and.
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\; bishop cried SIT is the aid Of God p
d and all the people took up the cry,
ssisEs Is tis aid 6f God ~ As tho cloud
sSof5 dust was blown aside the banners Of
4 Ere-enfOroing armies marched in to
help against Attila, the Scourge of
s,s God The most Mnimportant occur
nces he fused as q supernatural re-
s0llrce, and after three months Of fail
ire to capture the city of Aquilela,
i and his sarmy had given up the seige,
the Ill ght of a. stork and her young
Iss from be tower of the city was
81 3 taken y him as n sign that he was to
a capture the city, and his army, inspir-
L ed by the same occurrence, resumed
D the seigo and took the walls at q point
Il Il from which the storls had emerged :.
Il So bri liant was tho conqueror in at
4 tire that his enemies could not look at
him, but shaded their eyes or turned
B their heads J. Ii
Slain on the evening Of his mar
wage by his bride, Ildico, who was
hired for the assassination, his follow
U ers bewailed him not with tears, but
with blood, cutting themselves with
& knives and lances. He was put into
!A thres films, the first Of iron, the sec
s ond OF silver and the third of gold.
81 lie was buried by night, and into his
Il grave were poured the most valuable
il coin and precious stones amounting