New York Clipper (Mar 1866)

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(.-. V ■Ml i*oi miBii, I If rUtor< 1 NMW YORK, SATURDAIT, MAlROH 31, 1866. ■> t VOL. XIII.-ffa. 51i. (PRIUB Taif OBin* FROZEN TO DEATH. ax Ml TBI m Tou oimii VnitD (0 amlh I wb»n tli» bnmtn Utt Bbkt uid tm la lU elicollwut— Fmu to 4wlb bueitli tta Ol IHa eUDy ftiMn In tb« wmtv tkj. AaAwkelidut Itliwelllouk, ..AittotDirawoettutdtrtUk, ^ ' ■' Sm Wiyj.^^iaiy-*^ - i* - ■-' tmU elwptd in I>uth'< entniM. 1M oalj know (htl one Mnl not*- Bm xeachaa the inUl7 nalbar iton, in* anluM thio' (ha donbltal door StutloditowbtlT Toe |oo4 Qod taiom— j4t hnn Ikom who m all meKT Hon ' Ja<(« 'twUt that waaian'i abu aad wot*. lai, nick tha tUit tUik bodr Bba dnak of Bonow'i Uttaiaat oap- Bal M no patalif pll7 aan Ear kom • lanpar'i camalui gnra. Sbla wu bat crlma: aba lorod (o > waH, AndloTlng, buiad; inaUag, faU. Boi «han u ha vho won bcr baait abonled woidi and apadoni art ? h«l why that waa ha ioa mat laalnlihl within "dot cboicar act"— Sba Taiy aonl of «tl(inalta— And wbila ibat man moal witir gnw, Andtioa allaMaa load lan«btar draw, Bla wntcbad Tlottm gupad for braaib, isd In Uta oold iteaal ttoaa to dulta. AkwaDI tha waalag Ttara will bring ' Atlaallhadarolnckoolng; ' And whan Iba dial tnunpla paa'ad, Iran foigaoaa tomb and foltH'a Flald neialwo ahall ilaa, and In thai day Hajhip 7on ma; not torn away - iQub a balplaia ona alioaa wnrr baait SfnU (ladlfliara choat n Iba buttr tut, tat *li9 ftoia to itih whan tba bomaa tUa Uba and flowa In lla dioall wldai And who (toia to daatb binealh iba eja Of tha cbUlr nam In tha winiar ak7. ? ail A SUVE'S DEVOTION. OHIiPTEB XZT.-lOonnintb.) •/•OtvWi da aan*,"aba uld, cbl41aglr, "ihia ai:al Solb*. Alail bow IllUa do yea know of tha pua of aorrow yon aia Jtiaptni npformal" •Vtt yua,inTO<n,baanlaona angalt Sonowl ffbitcanba -'Iba meaning of thetaworda? Ion aia la loor own conilir— '.'Blatnaaol tbaaaraalma—aranolosgtraauTt—" . •lamlba woiat of alanal" ahrltked onl tha IMcan. "Oh, Iba moil bUnd and InAttoaiad of alaToa I" "Bowcinthlabal" "Do not actk lo know forlharl" ••Batlmoit-I Willi" ■Mb, wbo oin tall Iba mlaaty of nnrtntln) a hopalaa pa*. daned Bpcn bim. For too flnt time, be baoame awan uf u,a nrmr. M^lsg loT« whlob nignad dominant la Uio biaaal of Iba AOl- can Qoaan. He diaw geotlr lowaf da bar, and onoa mora look ho band In Ua—tbOD be oiaaao bla arm tonnd bu walat He pteoed bla Ilpa to beia In a loring tmbraca, Bba made no rtaOlanca, cnt alood aid, alKnt and paitln, nalUar of ibem apoka for Iba apica of aiveral ainutaa, At lanatb Bcllka mnrmnied, "fity mtV "Vniy abonid yon ne«d pitj t" aald Da Qama, in a low, deep Wblapar* "Jon nerd not aak. For batiig ao bUod—tor maUgg no affoci la turn Itom one wbo wUl anial; lead me lo dailiuctlon." <*Dealmctlon f" "Xta. Ob, Cap'aln Saaamal I feel and know bow all tbIawOI end. II la aliaaoy wrlllan down In the book ot'alai and ;et. lO' laanlaUIng itatt lam. Ibarenot ibe power to teaiat TTbydId wa aiar Dealt or, morllDg, why did yon afrr prore ao uidt XbatknowledaawUUIII ma." ■■My dear DeUka—" •■OaUma not dear. Tan ma Ibat ron daaplaa ma; fo> cbarlty'a ■kaw lell lae Ibla. Hnab I who la Ibatl" Tha dark Tliagt or nelueeo wunow Tialbia at Iba fuitberand of Ibaapaftoent. HebaddnwntheRaaiaonrtalnaononaaida.aad saapad In. When be tonnd that be waa obaaiTed. ba aald. In a Ulu TOlOk "Did yoo call, oh I my Qaaen I" •<So," auweiad Bcllka; "bot yon can aitar. I wonid apeak with yon^" The alare ciapt Into Iba laom; and aleod regarding tha Porto. neM captain and bla companion wllb a alrasga look. "Beli>aoo,".aald out beroue; "I ahall nacd toot aarrtecL To- morrow I nnrpoae aetliog on wl\b my aoldleia In atanb of the nbbar. Hanio. Ion will raadUy ancaa my reaaon for doing ao, I dwlra to reacne the udlea whom he made prlaooaia dozing Ibe laal angagemant witli onr troopa. Ion bark on mora than one oocajlon giran pioori of yonr Talor. Add another wiaatb to the laoiala ion hara alreadyaalnad, ahonld weanooaed In allght- Ina neon Ihe Moonah cblel'' •■ffawlU alte him batUe. Let talm bawirel" aaldBrinaco, ibaklni bla dat menacingly. ■If en aie wining lo lake Ibe conunand of Ihe troopa t ' *'lt la for my Qaaen lo eonmand, and for ma lo obey." "Wa ab^ bava to oroaa ovar tba kingdom of Lndamar," aald Ballka, additaalng baraalf lo Tuoo; "bnt I am on the beat tatma wllhlbe Slog, and he will do all in hia power lo airre me, for be hiB aoffeied more iban miaalll>y the loanralona made by Banso and blaaaTaga bibe. To-morrow we wlUalait ont nponlbla haiardoni antaipiUe^ and mar oat effotta be orowned with lucoeaa." OHAPTEB ZXTL TBI QBUT DiaiBT.—in OAVTCraa OV m l(O0B& On the following day after tba foregoing oonTcnallon, Salika Blaead beraalt atlbe bead of bar troopa, to whom aba addreiaed a lew wotda ol anconragament ffban Ibia bad been donr, tba AMaaa were In fall much. Vaaco, Mr. Hapgood. Qatpard, and the rortngniat aallota, kept eloie by Bellka, wbeo, by a aarlea ol (breed mirchea, the whole party ctoaaad the IrooUtr of onr herolna'a tarrtloty, and galnod Ihe kln^lom o( Lolamar. Thla la at Ibe pteaent day called a Uoorlih kingdom, but all lla In. baUtaala are lift Moora, Tie majority. In. faol, ar« negroes wbo bare been bfionght Into eiibJnUon br Ibair Moilem con- gooota. and Ibay obey Ibeir role wlih abject aubmualon. At ua time ol wblui we are wntlog Banno ww a tairor to the petiy Blateasd Ungdopa on ibe bordere of Ihe dtant, and be bad made tKonandnemratona for Iho aake ot pllliga, not for aalll» mm*, lawetdngdom of Lndamv A wild people Indeed at* Ibe iwulby aona o( the deaert Indolent and energello by tnna, they lore to lonnge la tbiir tenia, or lo aoonr Ibe plalna on awlft boim Thi bait la aometlmea ao eicenlra that II la palntol to lonch tha aand, and eren Airlcana will not ran otcz II wllh naked Met The Moon aeam lo dawrre Ibe obuaotcr wblob IbcT bare tacelrad, ol being Uie moal lenclona, bard-biarlad and bigoted people Older beaTin. Ibay are ready for any acta of Tialence or npm% and they aeldom abow any plly, Tbelr alayaa are Inited la a moal ImpBriiraa manner, or pat to death wllboat mercy. They analvaya In the ailrameaolglallonT or •biUoenco, They era Ilka ibeIr dromidatlaa-endnte hnngar and Iblrat for a long Ume with gtatt patience; but when they haTo an oppor- tanlly, lhay will eat aa much at one meal ai would ullanr three or four oidinary men. They haTO a feiocdona appmice, with wild, aUrlog eyaa, aa If they were laniUca. Suiam inTaraad a aandy an^ barren dlalrlol, Bellti and bir party arxlTtit at the reeldeoce or Ibe King ef Lndamar. Tb'a oonilatad of a camp of lenta, ooratlog a large ipaea of- B*oono, on which Ibey had bien encled wltbent mnch regard to order. In the centra of toaao waa a lent ot mack larger tineaatene, and altoaatbarbandiomerlban the real: tbiawaetheroyalrvaldenca, The Slag recelred Ballka with great oonrtaay, aod Informed fear that Uanno and bla followata bad beon In the bel|hb«rbood bul a faw daja aince, and Ibat they, aflat pillaging u mnob aa -poaatbla, had telnmad agalD lo the boiden ol Iba deaart Vaaco ' and bla cofflpanlona wen lotioduoed lo the Lndamar lorarelgn, who wu anting on a black leaiber enabloo, cllpptog a few balta from bla nppar Up, wbUo a female allendant held op ■ looting- glaaa belDn blm. Be waa an old mao, of Ibe Arab caal, wllb a long, white beard) bnt tba aipreailOD ol bla connlenaace waa by nomeaaa nnpleaaant He aoiTeyad the Fortugneae captain wllh aoma mention, and Inialxed of Bellta If be oouM apiak her langaagai bemg anaaaxed in tba nagillTo, be appearadmn^ eniptlaed, and remained fir a time aUent and thoughtful. The Mlaadinta wbo airronnded blm, and aapeolally Iba ladiea, were absndanlli Don Iniulillire; they aikida tbouaud queaUone, ahd looked ouilonaly at Iba Forlogaeoe. Tuoo waa uiartaida tafotmad thai tba ladlaaot nok In Ibe country be then aiw did UHla daa bnl goaalp and look at tbamaalrea In the glue. Belike, hetMaae, aiad eompanloia, lati the Xlna'a lent, and freceaded an lhair matehi afantnaDy they caiohad the bctdeca of the Onai SeaerL It waa erealsg wbaq the Afrlcana and ratugtleaa inlTad al tba nttarmoal onlDM of the and wlldarieaa, and 'loimehirwan-rlalngMtn tha waitam borlaon-totha ntni. In tba opponte eonar, net oolumna of anokek '^ka her away I" aald Baano, ■•BIba wlU laaia b«Hil l» lima)" ' '■' • i i| Iki gigando African appeared to ba aadlr dlaeoMartad,i B* Tloiaatiyolubad tba blade of bla admiUr IdIo lla labi* CM^ The aeldlen polnlad to Taaco and Hapgood, and la«aM at tbair chief what waa to bo done wUb tbani, _. ■•Lai them be under guard Oil the morning," aaMBteaL glancing canleaaly at Ihe prlaonaib "By to-morrow mm'X will detaimlneup<nlhaltfile. Thaymuildler' Out baio and bia companion wan lakan out ot the oblafa taL and wen eonductadlnto a aoiallat ona, which wii half llUd «Ua tliaawanhyHooce,whoreguded Ibaa WKli eeaaldaabUauW aalti, WbealbaybaAgiaOtad ihtMha^patt^la^'lo a r-"" UB. BABTHOU)UEtT, South Amnoin Cnom llANioa. For Blof^UnrBketdh iM tnolhtr eohnub upon a blollod akr, Bellka ordered bet aoldjan to oone lo a halt, and Ibelr moremeotJ were now condooled wllb ea much accteey and alienee ea potilbla. At aome dlitaice from where aba and her oompanlone etood, Ibeie waa ao encampment. Beatde Iba diomedarlca, dccUely ^leellDg, wllh three half-opened caiaaone, greupa of nan werd lo be eeeo: and birood and by the aide of ibeie, nomeroua teota wen diallooUy Tlilbia, "Ibat la one ol their cncampmenia," aald Bellka to our hero; "but whether II ba bla ot not, I am not, aa ye^ able to dete^ mine." I'Bhoold II piOTO to be bla—what then I" "looanjjnn and bare no fear " letntned hIa companion. "Ifwe find yonder encampment la Baano'a, wa muat be ewili and auddei- Ibla lury night we moal take blm by aurprlaa— atUdi blm, and catty off Ihote whom we aeoL" "But how an wo lo ucailatai whoae enoampmanl It let" In. quirtd Quptrd. "Wo ban to determine thai ffben Ibe deeper ibade of night eomea on, a patty of akltmlaben mnat cteep round the Mootiab tenia." "t wilt be one of that patty," aald Taaco. "And I anolbet," eulalmu Mt. flapsood. ■Ion mnat lake Baluaco wllb you," obaaiTad Bellka; "but tba thno la not yet ripe: In another hour or ao yea may Tcntnte upon Ibe eipediuon wllh greatat aacully." It waa ullunalaly amnged that Tuco, Mr. Hapgood, neloaco, and two of the Portnguaaa aalloia ware, u the ibidea of night came on, lo creep round the tenia, and try aod aaoertain It poe- ■Ibla, the Itne poalllos ot Hanno, the Mootlah cblat InianalUy, all around Bank Inio alienee. Bydrgrtea, tbebolTapon of aa ambercolnal aky ceaaed to liaoe a large aagmenl In the extreme llffllla or tba penpecUra, and eiplted like the anonlderlng te- isalna of en unfed fln An ell-powetfal Toluplnonaneaa reigna OTCr the organa during anight In Ibe deaart, whan the aanda radiate a eleaming daw, Ihiough which (ha atan an faintly trembling. The Fcrtognew deuTOKd themielfea up to aaeul contemplation ot the new and alrange acene In whtob (boy found thamaelrea. Adelldouioalmaaemedtoatealupoi thim, which waa doubly rellebed, eince It aucceeded emoHona which a long andfaUauIngmarob duttag lhe day bad glrantlaa la: (hei^ poeaofibexugblaeemed to be mon ampH, the aollludemcso deep. Sibanatad aenaallon waa raaaunated iltb aurprli* Ing aatrgr, and the mind beeama acoeaalble to a tboniand inlnate aalalli. At leoglh, the dark mantle of night, and (be dawa arlilng ftou the aanda, wen tbought to be ■ulBcleol aecnrlty agalnal datoctlon, and ao Naluaoo, and tha llUle parly of Poitngueaak cnpt oauUoualy along. They neand tba tenia, bnt came to a auddan panaa In oouaa* quence ol a motion tram Neloaco. wboea quick eye bad oangbl eight of ona of the Moorlah aanimalai Ina latter and Ihe ror- lugueae laid tbemaalTaa down full length on the aanda, aaa walled tUithe aentlnel bad got out ot algbl, Iban Ibay atoaa and wan conducted by Ibalr guide to a olamp ot tamarind traei. B^ nealh thaae tbey aaalad tbemaalraa. "Now," aald Nelaaoo, addjaaalog bla lata maatar, '■we can watch hen without l>elng obeerrad; we aball ba able to find oul eonalblng preeenUy, I dan aay." Tie party beneath tba tamarind tieia ramiloed alleal alter thla: but Uie eyie and ean ot each wan on Ibe alert It waa not wlUiout TlTid Intaroal, tbanfore, when tbey babeld, at aema diatance mm the tamarind treee under which Ihey were aaalad, a abadowy Icrm, clolbed In white, rlea abore Ihe brim of a cittern, rnm Ihe tnmbUog alep, aaatoely eudible upon the tanl~tnm ibe quick, yet gentle raaplttllon fttm the aelloals and flexible atatule, wbieh elood out la alrong rallel from tha autnunding obacurlly, they eailly cacogulied Ibe dgnn to be that ol a young gliL Hho pauaed lot aona Utile time, and watched Ihegrouoa oiuooiain the dialaoca, who wen alaaping eoondly In a circle round their blrcnao tit. The Tialon Una auddenly dladoaed to the eyte ot Taaco and bla companlona eiclled aa Intaiaat botdeiing upon Ibe mairallout. AI laal the camp with lie aaallared red Srea, now aeralog, at moal. to Inlloate the dia- tance of the ana from the alara, baoame enUtely dark. Iba ouDgglrl moTcd npldly forwatda, and threw beneir on the jack of a dnmadary, which, by auddonly eredlng lla neck and bendbig lla kneea, oanaed a abarp tinkling ol Iba llllle copper bella It wore to reaonnd, Then tboae wbo ware watching d» nealh the troea, wllh the etopor ot aalonlahaeut, atw bar pua baton Iho whole range of Area with an Ineoncelnble aalllnaaa, Sfloa on Ibe beck or Ihe animal wllb Ihe apeed ol Iba wind. Uat tne morameala of the dromedary had attruted Ibe attention of the aentlnela. Then wu a braying of Irumpala, and the ehouta of many of the Moora. A man, woo appaarad to ba their chief, emerged from one of Ihe tenia, and deepitcbed acme of hla foUowen on the tncea ol Iho faalim, and tba keadloug gallop of Ibree Anb mane wu loal In Ibe dlalance. Ilka Ike Oappuii of the wlnga ot a flight of aeaeeglea. "Uanno, ttaeMoorl" uldNelaico to hie compaalon. In alow, myiloiloua whiapar, u ba nodded towardt the sua who had giTanordaralorthaiurault ... "Maicirulhearen[" eielalmad Taaco de Otma, "Ailami Uaing man, then la Ibe Donna Anna I" "tH not apeak In io loud a tone," aild Keluaee. "ttmi are ducorered, aU ebanca will be goaa. Let na irilbdnV, Tha whole camp wiUaoon baatouied, Wllbdnw, matter I" 'Mo,nol"ialdTaato. ■■■ow li tha tlma t Lai oaoololhtm at once I" «ffhttr'«ieIVin«<D)a«UTa, ■ . . , •Xet na abrtka that nfflan Iowa, eyaa whan ho riaadi." '■And than lo faU, platted wllh ■ doaiajnaanl 0h.B4 MU- low me^ and make u Ultle nolle u poaalble. Bow the aealln:! baa paaaed—low la Ihe time I FoUow I" "Ibe Implooa wralch I" eiolaloiad Tuco, allll looWog at the Donoa AniaandHinua ■■! wUlnotcooaanl lo wtibdnwl" "tly bnre Uiptain," aald Oupard, "we mnat, perloice, beat a ntreat, and gala onr own quartan; then ae oac bold a council or wat. It would ba an act of madneie lo atiack thiea Moon now, aa Ihey would cut na to plaoee In leaa than tan mlnuia. Let 11 make good our ratnal I" . Naluicoledlbeway, and IheFortoguue followedi bnt Twco, who waa itlil lolh lo lean, choae to lag behind. A party ol Moon weta now Inalllntlng a aMct aurch In all quartan, and Meluaco caUad ont to our haio and Mr. Hapgood, biddlsg them buten oa aa apeedlly aa poaalble. Tbeae two laai wen ao much In.tbereataito bare loal algbl of their companlona, Ibelore. moetofihatao, Mr. Bapgood, lell auddenly on the und- Be had beeo tripped op by aomelhing, he knew doI whati and hla companion ab^ed a ilka ftta. InHbe apaca ot a law atconda, tbey found tbamaelTea In tba grup of aarenl Uocia-at leut ao tb«y auppotad them to bet ■ Uiick abawl wu wound round the bead or each. each, aod tha^r anna wan fltmly pinioned by tbalt at of aUken cotda. It wu In Teb> that tbey atrogglad lo firaa ibemaalTW, or endearond to bbout oul, aa Iho abawl round Ibalr beada aad fbcaa eOeolnally aUflld Ibalr criae. Tbey wan at the mercy of thalt enamlea^ wbo dragged them rudely along In alienee, Taaco and Hapgood wen taken lata the taut occupied by Hanno, Ibe Moor. OHAPTEB AlVU. nnuKum o* Huno.— tbi ■uooxioi.—ct viti or tu maoana. Bound, gagged and halphu, Taaoo de Qama aad hla com. panlon aooa lonnd iheoMlTet la Ibe power of aman who wia nolorlonaly of • nnga aod TladlcUTe natnia. Tba name of Banno, Ihe Moor, carried dlamay wllh It to Iboae who occupied theTarloaa counltlaa on Ihe boidon ot the duetL But it had not bean wtlbont an obaUntla taalatanea on the part ot tha In- habllanla that lie had oanlad on bit work of briiiaodaga. Bla battiM had beea many aad tnqnent—aoma of Ibem ptored (o be of apeeulUrly aigulnary.oatun. Tbe boldneea aadewinnaia of the Moon geaerelly maku them a great terrc* to Ihe nagnee. Twootthtaeel IbemwUI ooma auddenly upon abatdofcaiUa, and, before Ihe keapen bare time to coUcet In tbelr defence, wUl dnre • large part ol Ibem away, which Ihey can da at a gillop) wllk oonaummate akIH, One bold bcriamaa ku been known to accompUah the feet of catryug off urenl baUoeka tfom under Ibe walla of a town, In tbe algbl of Uie Afrlcani, whoae atrawa lall batmleaaly anuod blm- Tbough tbey an no malob for the Afrlcana Ui numbera, and an oflea wonted by Ibem In a pItobedbalUa, yet lhay an generally ancoaaafol In a manndlng aipadiUon. WoanUienatlTeklngaocmblnedagalnat Banno, ba ganarally aliuok bla tenia and rolnatad Into the deeert, where be wuaafe. ThedaaeclaaawgreatdeadaaahleTed. Ibe Indolial dromadarlee, wllb Ibalr bcary onlrerlui, knelt among nu gmnlte iphloii tbe large aOkan UnIa, wblob wen ■praad oat, wereaenenlly carpeted wllh brlUlaot lapaalrlaa, au^ Cwtad bynUerlea of gcld bedaad bocea, tufted with boiae- Jla; aodtoa lun. ainklog In the weal upon thai aaa of yellow aaad^ would, perbape, riae upon aoenea wblob might bare in- duced oneu gire aaacrnpulcoacredenoa tolbendlalaof lbs Anb lal^tallart, and tha floUoDa of the Ibonaand and one nigbla. DoobUen than ara^ amid tboae )ocg aoUludee, hiercglyphlu which It wlU ba long ■oagblto deolpber~ncorda ol eillnot dyauUia and uu puaed Into cbllTlon for eret. Tbe duett life wonld be lalolenble lo any bul an Anb tr a Moor. It would be ao painfull; monotououa. Aa the alaru par- form aU the drudgery of gatdag wood and water, and watering tbe caUle, tba people tbemaelTea bate bnt UUIe to do. No wan- der tbey oaTaaelud upon tbe t»tda^)au4a, wbanlbaymayecjoy a Utile rarlety ot folligo aod pleaiant flclda. Ibrn an acme oun In the deearl, bwuUfnl epoU of rerdun, la Ibe mldat ot a world of Urien uud. Hen there ue penonlel aprtsgi of walar, lofly palma, and omer treea, with email patchae of pwiniagr. Tbeae hare Ibolr reapacUra owaera, wbo occialonally ftequent Ibem, to gather tba Imlla aad feed tbelr oalUe- Iba chief oaeei la thla part of Alrlcs ate Iboae In which Ibe gum tree growa; Ibe adacla, which enw) to the haigbt ol Iwaaly feet, and la two or three feet la circumrennco—a ainnled, crooked ngaad-looking l^ee, wllh lacTM of ditty giecn. Ibe gnm Itaa ewalla wlia lb* molfton ot tba raUij aeuon. and lie bub cncka wlUi tbe anper- Tanlog beat, Ibcn tbe Juice flowa out, end drlu on tbeaurfaea la email lompa ot latge diopa. Taaco aod Hapgood wan fotcad along, blladfolded aa tbey were, unUl Ihey reached Ihe teal of Iba Mocrlih chief, Ible occupied the oenlnl point of a aeml- dnle ot BBialler lenu. The tipialry wu rtlecd, and tba two prltonen wen dragged In wlibout mnch ceremony. Than Ibe ahawla wera nawouad tnm their beada, and tbalt lutnree ware Tlalble lo tbe bluk, croeMccklua eyea of Uanno, Ibe Hoot. '■From whence come tboae pale feoM (" aald the latlar. One ol Ibe aoldlen proceeded la explain Ibe whole patUealan of theltoaptota. "Ab, tpieil" nid Banno. "Tbey muat dial" A blaokwlara wai knedilog balon Banno; be bald la bla band! a auelalaabaa, Dpoa bawlai Ibe bat worda, ha rcea and ap> Ebed Ina apot wbenibe ptlionen auod. Aa he did ao, he le edge ot bla waepco, aad gcTa a bcritble gilo, which made loodof thapclaoaan ran cold, Thay balUTtd UiiU laal horn bad coma. a "Hold I" aald Baaaa;' «Bol pel, iltni I wm btlklik na of what had beat U doia vUkUMm." The aliTe lei tall hla weapon, wlUi an expreulonof dlieppolnl- mani on hla hidaona vlaaiau Baooo lelamaly cootemplalad, wllb aooa daitree of curloalty, the alraagcn who bad bean ao auddeol/ brougbt Into bia tent Be wia aealid upon rich cuatiloneaDdmignlloantctrpela; Iwo kneeling blacka held a large tiay before him. A emlleof aallafac- tlca aeemed lo ll|bt op bla gloomy faelurea ae he waaoad the troubled couolenancra ot Taaco and Hapgood. Iba loldler wbo bad eap'alLad to bin tbe pactlculan of their eaptun now en tared Into a proUxnattal'.ra, which Ihe chief of Ibe Moon Uelened to wUh an alt ol langot and waailntaa, Tbe man wu Iniariuplad Inbladlacourae by a dialani nolle, which wu foUowedbyln- melluoue abouta. The lapailry of Ibe lent wu niaad agala; aod than theie wu eleoloaed to lla ococpania, by Ibe light ot Iwniy toicbM loeaed aloR by tba Mooilab acldlara, a young female bcanly. Iltlad from acSafflng horae by a ooloaaal black aUre; aba wu half naked, and bar handa wen tied behind her. Aa aocn aa UiafHlofUiejoung girl bad touched Ihe aand, abe adnocad wllh a jnud Blap. Bit bead wu.elaTated; and, bating ftaed bar fonbead by ahuiy ebake bom tbe nrcn halt which vailed betfeaiutu, aheatoodSrmand reaolulf, wllh her eyea flieblng Ote^ and aa aipteaalon of earage acorn npcn bet Ilpa Taaco da Qama and blaconpanlon wan patfeoUy bawUdated at Ibe tialon picaantcd to Uiack The young gitl wu tbe aame that Ihey bad acea mount tbe back ot (he diomedaty. Bbe wu aurpaulngly beauUful, tod acpeared aull mon ao from tbe eepect ot lo moob wrath In ao fialia form-auotaealf-Foaaaaalou Inaobylngaaltua- Uon. A Mpla necklace of while poarla, wblob iramuel rousd bar neok, coaaulad wllb the deep hue of hw featuraa. Bar reatmaalaotiEuiUg, tern Into abreda and Uurown lato diaordar by tbe effcffta made la a bopeleu alruggle, mealed an exqulallaly fomad neck I long loeke ol black halt were mailed upon her boaom; aad tbe young irrluble llcneu alamped wlUi rage wbllal makloa leepenie efforla to fne her lUUe handa, which wen ao firmly l^laaed behind bar. •■Our dangbier la fleet ol foot," eald Banao, with a alnleler inUa; "bnl ebe la no malob (or tba aona ol tbe deaerk" "I am yonr capllra," aiawared tbe young girl. In a lone of bll- tenaaa, ■'I know that otual, aad bto nuy dacraa that I ahonld be ao tot tbe remainder ol my lUe, I know yent cultomti and what I bare to ejpaol. Tout peoale Ure but tot pIDage and ta- pUie. It'a a noble apoll lot a warrior lo be eainbig off a young girll Wtaetcfcn do yoo pauaet It la lbs danguter ol an anamy Sou baTc now In your power. My rtlaUTu and Manda bear tn lelr boiom a haired lo Banco, tba Moor. Moidat me If than wUt; but I forewarn ye that thy army ahall ha waatedi Ihelt tinke will be tblonad by the aranglng awotda ol my people." The Moot llaieoed to tba young gltl with a cold amllai aid Iba bleak alaTe, allet baring bared from lla aMbbard tbe Urge aod gllllartng blade of • cnrrad aolmllar, eagsly oonaulled the Idoka of hla""""" ■■ffbeooe comu It, daugbter of Arena leera," replied Banno, "that tby fatber depntei women to thteaten nai aod could It be throngbaffeoUoo to thee that ha baa abeadoaed Ihea amongal Ihe Icrtlficallcaa ba knew no longer bow to detcad t" ""la falao I Be nerer abandoned mei but Tldoty la In lite of Ibe great Bnbma," replied the young gltl, u aha Tabily a to tepreu a tear. ■'Be intoxicaUa Uie hearia ot Ihe wa. ■■It la falao I bandc' ~ _ _ atfore to renreu a tear. ■'Be intoxlcalaa Uia EearIa ot the con', qnetlog wllh e dalnalTa Joy, that lolla Ibem men auoluely on tbe btlnk ot a pRdpica. Tba aacceit ol Iba unjnet Utta bat for a day, Ibeja<llce of hearenia all-paUanI, font bu both line and elanliy, I warn yon that, aoonet ot later, Taniicance win oTettaka tboae wbo encamp upon tbeae eanda Uka bandlla on tlu blgbwaye." "I do not brad tha alily worda of a weak woeaaa," aald Haiua •■Von WlU lira lo feel Ibe arenglDg ateal of my nc^ wbo will cbuUae to eiiermUiaUon Ihe bordu which an an Inanll to human nature," anawend tbe yonag girl, In a lone of bold de, fianoe. "Ion ban a hnn heart I" mU the Moor, wllh iomaUilng Ilka admlntloalnhiaiona. "Poor child I It'a to be ngnllid ibal your lather and brolhcn an not cquaUy bold. Hanno, Uia Maor, dora Bol war wllb wonao." "Let ma go tree, then,aod proreyonr worda." Tbe Moor nodded, and aald, ■'I canuat grant youi rcaueal, my daoghler. Indeed, to uy tba iinib, I adinln yoar eoiutge, aid bare ao much reapad for ralor, Ibat I obooM to ntala you among mrnlla. My pretty ZeUnde, let ua be friande." The yoong gltl dacud upon tba apeaker a glaooa ol bidlgnalloB4 "ffbat ay yon t" noeaicd Iba latlar. "Banno," aaldZellnla, "do nolecnfonnd bnrefy wllb btlgud- Se. Tbe dlamtareiled courage which elentea man canaol be led wllb theft or dlabonorV' Uanno alailed, and remalaed abinbad In I tpedae ot malaa- cboly nrcrle. Ihe formidable black alare, armed wllh hla long aclmilar, nlled by tone bla eyu to tbe young EeUoda and bla muur. Vaaci and bla eempaalen In mbfortuna tramblad leak from Uie tnlrepldily impnnled on tbe connlenaace of the young gUI, Ibe Moor might be actuated by aome aidden ImpuUe, aad u a ponlahDtrlTor balog ao bnrad In bla tent by the daughter al an enemy, he mlabt by a moUon order her bead to ba itnck or, • Then wu a abiiular alienee, which wu u monnlu] u It wu deep. It baled aateral minulaa. Tboia In Ua teat of Iba Moor teiaalaid Unmoratla, gronped In poeltlona wblob a paiotar ooald not bare halter cboieo. Tha daaahlet ol Ataaa lean alone affealad Indintcnce, end moekad toe kidaona aUra wllb an naolaait emilt, wbo dtTouradbcr I7 looka ia which an bnpir tatbable eiprutlon ol atrocity wu laprlalad- Bad tba Moor glTtn tbaali)hiaclBlgD,Uioaelatbal«nl woald ban been cor- and with blood, lad ma bead olEaUida would kaniallalli tbaiaad. IM'tfa th«mH aa t; aalr alMailg.Wii J liw B I ddwn oa tha ruga. BuFHew wuTJTWOTJI*.- did not know how aoon death might OTttlake tbao, Tbay e«»< ntaed Ui wblapan, aod blllerly legtilted hartog bean as InwB* dent la not to oara foUcwed Beloioo wllh giealer npldlly, nl tegnU wen now of ao atalL Bapgood eodearoted lo cob* aob hla captain by aaantlog blm that Batlka wonld attack Iba Moondatiag Ihenlgbl; but bout afltr bout peawd, aad Iba two priaoaara, during tbe flight ef tbeae, wero In a aUle of mltoahla luapanae. Noaoondawen heard to giro token of aayHaaal^ and Taaco began to daepUt. He endearored. by mlitairaflbt^ to btaak tba corde that conlaed bla arme; bnlall IhaiamTbd faille, Hia captcn wan too wall eracUced In theblndoffal priaonera to laare any chance for theilt tending their bonlai aldea, Ibeeeattlea kaatcoaetaat waleb otet let pMatnIa Baa. Tba algbl won aadlyaway; towardamorrlcg, Taaco and kl« oompanun unk to alaep. Ibay were awakened ftom Ibla by being rudely ahtkea by acme olHeaio'a aoldlen, wbalaUiaalal by algna Ibal thay wan to get ap. Tbey obeied Immediately, and, upon looking round, wen aurprlied to find that Ihe lani had bean alinok, and tba wholepattr of Moon wen mtta nuucb, wllh the noepUon of a few of Ine guatda, wbo had bib Ian la cbatge of tbe l-nt In which Ibe pclionata had beam eleaplng. Ibay wen pboed on tba backa of two aboiilaaaA marea, and wwe then aurraundad by a alrong body c( Moot^ aimllaily monnttid. Tbey look their way erafribe eanda la Ika nar c( Ibe mala body, The march wu conUoued foi mmt boutai but, at lengib, toe whole parly came to a balb Taaco and Hapgood ware told to dlanonst, which was no aaij tuk,u tbelr arma wen plalonad firmly to Ibalr aldea. Thayob- aearad Ibat a canopy bad bMD Htctid, |i4 banttOi lUa 1 Bg» bar of ciip^Kl bad t)M& IpleaJ oul cb ioe UBli BaBSi>, ua Uoor, wu ualedon abeap of eoli coabloiA bBUi> Death the ciaopy. Be wu enmundel by hla troopa and pan. tilaa. Among hue lut wen two uriub- Tba Fortugatia pibonon wen hurried along towtrdi (be apot where Ibe Meat wwateled. "Bring toith tbe prlaonenl" aald Hanno, In an Impatlou tone. Bpou Ibla, Iwo nan, aaUru it AMct, wan dnggid la boat of tua canopy. Ooaof them wat adTaneed 10 yean, wkUa bla coBpanIca wulntbefallfiaab otyonlb. Tbeywan^ la tat, Mbar and eon. I "Abdultada," aald the Moor, adinaalng bfmaalf to the aldai of the two petaoca who had bean brongbl belcn blei, 'Wawar me a quwIfoD. If chann bad plied ma In your alluaUon, aiu you tn mine, bow would yon ban tnaled mt I" "1 weald ban placed my bael upon four Back,aad laataj apeir Ibnugb ycui baattl" Tne Moot amllad, and nId, ■laxpaoM Mmncbl" tbai tanlag to Iba old Atclean babre blm, ba oonilatisd is lA- dreas bla TlcHm In a mon aaalsia lent, "Do you know," be obierred, "tbit you tad Ibe young ata by you aide baye kUled fire of my people, whom yon bare daln la coldMoodl" . " ' "Aad Ifwe could bare alalnleaUmiaaa many wa dionU sat biTS bealialed to hire taken aumnaiy nngaanca npoa nbban aad matdatanl" exclaimed Ihe old maa, lalilag bb olaachad fiatti inaaadagaaDnat. "My apaat b lodeed red wlOi Iba blood at jour paopla 1 and, ware It u ny power, I wcotd glT* It a aitU dacpet elain, br dipping It Inio |ou own bluk beinl' - Banno nude ao oihir npiy ibaa by a aoileu with hbbial. On the Inalant, thi apuker'a bead wse aavared from bb Body br oia Iftnbl. alreke of Iba aolmltir, which bid baan wielded irllb tuob dexlerlly by the black alara who had been eppcloted «Ht r eiecnilanir u ibe Uoct, u lo lure Iho body ot Ibe African bead* baa, Taioo do Oama and Bapgood had been allentipeclalon at lbl»honlDleacane,attbaaigbiatwUcb Ibay giewaiok andlalal, Tbe KB of Ihe murdered man, bound and maoadad aa ha wu. mads»nab.towatita Iba ipol wban Iho lyranntoal MeoriS aaa'ed, Ue bad not adranced many alepa baton the KlallarBl Ibe eieouilcner waa egalo whirled round, and the youag mta'a bead rolled upon the aanda, Baano'e feaiuru wen Ugblad dp Wllh a amile ot grim aetlafecHon, Be pointed le the dead bodlaf which wan Immediately remored by aome of bla aoldlen, "And now," aald Uie Moor, ■'where are tbe otoer priaooinf Dedaaaand Bapgood wen ihmil forward in CNnlellba manluary wralch who aat benwih ibo eincpy. Tory baUarad that Ibay wen about to abue the aimo fate aa ue A'rioaaa. 'Abl" aald Baono. Ina mutlaimioDar. "II wonld ba obattiy to pal Ibaaa Inldala to doalb; bat Ihey do act deaat*e laatcyl Tbey tn aplea, not wanlcrft What, bo, there I Take Iba wblu ticea to yonder clump of treea, bind Ibem fltmly to the Irnakt ct them, end letre toam to Ibelt lab I Iba wild beuta cf tha duati can make a meal el tbem al tbaif laltnnl" Taaco and bb companion, mai>h to tbritaoiptlBtb fbud ihaB. aclrea dnaged towaida aome dala-treM wblcb elood at soma Iwo or three hundred yarda dbiance rr«n Uie Jodgmaal aaal of lbs tyrtonlcal and marcUcaa Moor. Tbey wen uaoooacloiia efiha cruel ordara Ibat tbe htter had giren: bat Um horrible traih aoon flubad upon them when tbey found tbe aoldiera of Ibali enemr proceee lo bind them (Maly to tba Iraaka ot lbs Inti in qaaatlcD. Ailar lUt bad beau dege, Ibe aoldlen nluned Is tnait chiat Beon afiet thla a dioaadaty wh led towtida Iba cenin of Uie oanru, a wbbUe was alien, and lbs whole laaiy wu agalB la moUoo. The Iwo bound man eaw the long proees- elou ol bcnu, aoldiera^ and diomadirlea fade gradually taaa their eight, amldai Uieolaahot oymbab, aod tbe loud UnUaga ot lbs Utile bilboatbe tnpplcge of dramedailea. Tba datett wu apread out beton Ibe eyea 01 tbe Europcana; aooo, lolllBda aeemed to wake and enlarge liaelt, u II eppeated In alt ila tandaati apale Une baced Iba bot'ccn, andgtre tallaf to Us imita Toe flat ebon of ibb eea of eauda baa been ploogbad op baoeaih tba tread of Uiabeaala, The grey blaeotbeaTao mingled gredaiUy with men dacidre tlnla; aide ralectloua ol Iba meat Tirld coton InnndaUd tba eipanaei the mlaU wan llnged wiUi gold; and along a Une upon which ibata' gate wu flud, a borat of flaato apouled, aa It wan, abore the rapora of a ftnsiek; Than gbncing. lue tbe fliab tnm a aarbln^maIale, the rayi ol Uie euD wan darled orer Ibe uidabUou or Uia aolllude. caaihu tjdliergalaaicaduacnaeUiowblb abcelaotUialdaaJlB(ta% Ihe expanding abadowa or a few alraggllog pain treea, Iwlqe ia u many mlonlM tbe aun appaartdio rewund atoag ibe eattbi for Iba alt behig calm, Taaco and Bapgood aaw Ibe ptooeatioa tt Moon plunge down toe uody aloooolUn. and mount again lbs weatatnaccuniylafUUgajlop. Boeaanertbblbewhobcanlcada wu loal to alabb Iba poet priaouera appeared u If ibay wan Utetally nadar Ibe focue of a burnlcgglau, ao Inbnas wu Inskaab Ihaatmoapbanaeemad of gaa, Ilie diaconragaaunt which tt bora CI taUgue aod deaf air night be aaaUy guMaad by Ibali d< lanca. Bet a breate ellrrtd; then waa noUiuig now Vlalbls bsl lhamonotonoue eipacio; nolhlog fait bul an orerwheliDlng laa* aatlOD, wblcb made tbe eyolida dnp, aa aU moral ananj IMtook tbem. Tuco de Oama wai the flnt lo ipaal. ' ~ '.guanga," be ejaculaiad, "Ibat BeUka ataoald hiTS noilBad • ao hiacUra during tbe nlgbll" ■■Ftrbeye abe doM not gueu that wa bare Ulan tltc Ibtbmlll of the 'pemy," returned Bapgood; ■'Baluaco and ou niaawm ao fat It/tdrauce when wa wen caploiad.'^ •1 cannot think thai abe can remain la Ignanaeadf oorpo. alllos. In any can her iroopa migbl bare atiackad Ufa Moon dnrlog Ibe duiaeu of the algbt Alaal my Maa& what wfll ba cur lalo aowf Wud aad letocloaa beealaot inrtifM Ibasa ptrb." . ' The apeakat ahuddared u ba gate axpnaalOD to Ihliago^l^lai tbcnghL "We moal ool deapalr," aald HaMood, endaamrlag to aianu tone of coolldioce aod hope, whlah ta wu fit tfnl IbaUatJ 'Boocor may come arben we uast aisaci It" •Tobebonndenobilpleaa.U Is moal borrlblel" tildTuaat' ■■And wban an Ihe Oonau laii and isai 1" "WCeth ibo, b Uie lonna maldao «bo comported btntU la bnreir I" euggaalad bb coinpanlon. ■'Bare thay all ahand (ba "in»/iile u (ha two AMeanaV' Taaco grained. ■'Do not torinn me Ihu," he ajicnlatad, "We muat laarn to look al Iba woiat aide of tblnn" tatugad Bapgood) "alUcrngbwacannolTatywellbalnaworNpUgblOam' wa an at preeenl. oh I Uut I could rood Ibe bonda that ocaflsa -el ItU,lodud,fMiroltoperlihUiaar' "I feel Ihit I hare baan Uie canae ot all ibla I" "Bowaot lawbalwaibinyouboaatoblamal" ' ■1 pauaed and llogeied behlod wban momenb wen pnciM^* and BiTe Ibenby beea the occaaicn ct aacrllaUig lbs Ulbdl my Irland u weU aa my own. lob Ihcngbl muM thSBnsai bitlax hour dcublr blllar." "WhalfoUrbtobl"iatutneaBaMcod. "WaiNtllatalaiaa ohanceaadaeoldaot. ItbnofbnItofyourei,Biywaiyaieallaat oaplalD, Ibat we an Una boaod and helplaai. Baoiab aachi tbougoi from your miod. For my ewo nam I am tbanklul Ibil tn an able to abaniroubb togeUier, IfllbalbawUlothaana thai wa an to perbb, we muti cow to ib deenu u beat we ma^." "I am JaaUy rabokad," aald Taaoo. >'Toa ibaU not bett laa agala murmur.", loaiconnDia, Bon Dnoun—Hra, Moattflsta, widow of Abnbam KoaU, flor>,wkobaa Juil died la Bofkil at Ibeagaolatfsaly^l^ waa a abler ol tbe lab Hatkaa lleiar " "— '" tba Botbacblld ftmlly In Loidsa, ba not leu thaa <l,goD,OM ilarllag. liar BoltaobUd, IbtJoudjr Bar pnp ally ti soppi ■ .1 kOcuMtaOtmtJ-Thn ban 1 big ktood-hsuAiklbik,. Ibb, Ilia, It u I '•liearlaL," tana MM aiikl laebN'tt fenglk, thirly.tbna laebn lahai|ht, DxlaaalMMiBaHMab chasiL aad wilgba aa hoadred aad algblf B(ui% Mdld fMk ihlrlhsUwrtdMtottaValMBMia. .