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On the follotvlng. altcrnonn, .Il.nrt%ﬁn,ti_unrl I, with ufpourse the iiievit.i'ile~.nan'-tr, In on up our inﬁll} the Hotel of tho,';'_ arshinls, Sc- II-Illttighlgeillllqi s nuie IIIIQ of streetas the church of St 'l!(t ' II.irtniit_an lnad luckily obtiiiicd —froin D.-r ' t'i,I sup'poscd—-t.‘ie address ol

the surg-on-o _ lﬂ_.t\'itii whonn .\lrs llalzcll was teiiiporarily rt’-Iyvig: and within tlll hour of our arrival it her, liy the hotel gnrcon. the letters ofwhic I was the bearer l'roini Aiiierii-a: one placed in my hands at the last innmcnt by Ilartniiann —' from bur liusbaintl,‘ he said; and in note. ﬂlllllflg that I would inys.-If wait upon her utid uilmtuulu n\_I-II'I.tll itn abonnt two hours from that time. This d-me. llartniann and I went out for it stroll. closely watcln-d iwiti in the\pl_ace, we were quite sure; but t-gr.-ss l'n~oni Seliaslopnl was wholly impossible without in guard int our heels.

Suliartopol is not a t-ity: it is an iiniinenso fortress, atid inotliiing else. ofwhieh the lltiII.'4:-rl are troop-barracks, fortilictl with reiiiarltablc skill, nnttd at. an incredible cost.

‘ I quite agree witln you, Mr llartnnnnn.‘ I tuniznrlted, ‘ that S.-li.n8lnptil is not a place to be taken by the collar. even by an .~\nglo-Freineh uriny ; and yet,judgiug l'rnm the confusion and terror everywhere visible, the Itnssiaus theta- uelves seem ta despair ofin successful dcfcint-e.’

‘ The confusion is iuore apparent than real ; utd ifwlnat Krilnlf reports is true—tlant ti p.nrt oftbe ﬂeet Inns been sunk, to block up the entrance oftlie harb-iur—n vigorous, systematic defence Inns. you tinny be sure, been organnizml.’

‘You are of opinion. tlneni, that the Allies will lire.tlt their tneth upon this granite streng- Ilold of the Czar?’

‘ Very likely. It is one thing to accept

‘‘ battle in the open ﬁeld, aind quite another to llold an enetiiy at bny from behind static- Iutteries and covered rainparts. Worse troops Inn you and I saw lneaten. lnnnd over liaind. the other day. ought to lnold Szlnastopol against any ainnunt-if force "be suct-t-.~'s"nil defcincn of such places proves nothing. Nap ilcoa broke his teeth. as you term it, nipnin Acre: \l'clIin«v- tun. nipon Burg-is : but here we are at the llotcl dun Mart-cli.innx ngnitn.’

°lIeiiieuiber.' said llartniann half an hour uuhseqvneutly, as I was about to pron-t-cl to in

tint Vi-il.i"s ‘ not tt word of Karl lI.i.rlni.niini.

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nor ofauy siispirion flu may entertain. bye. I shall henuixi ms for your return.’ Ten minutes had not passed when my eotnsin Ilarian was in my iii-iiui—nvo.-n-pinng. so‘i‘-iag, Iatiieitiing; blessing, thainlting lh-avcu all in an Iireatli. I.-ninienting for her f.ntln:r's illness; Iilei-sing, thnniiltfiil that her llIOIIlt‘l' and ht-rsclf would soon be near liiin—with him once nngaini; it might be to aid in restoring him to life and Iiealth-—te life annd In-.-nlth in free, happy Anierica—tliat far-nlflannl of lilcsscd iroinisa-, which she had so Iongi-d, yet tl.nrt- liartll ' hope to behold! And now, to dwell there with clear Aunt Ga etnne—-<1 name that had ever been to here holy household word ; with Cousin Ruth, whom slio knew as wall l'roin her It‘IIt‘I' II Illtty had been frtllll ttlilltllitinid iimepura le

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I).-rj-nrvin who was not expected in Seliutnpol for some days lnenane I’:-t-sently our entiret-

* anti-in-‘ass nned it more cheerful tonne : we talked

of .\iil'tt .\ ai'th:t. my father, lIuth—¢ind were building castles III the air by the down, when lln-. l.~omiiie came in to say that the mjipel had Ilt.'i|lUlI—-.tl vv:.ieh signal every one. not on duty. must linrthwitln. lietake lnltiiself to his home. 0l'i:iurseI iuniiienliatcly took leave.

t'liere was still. spite of the 'rqipeI, niueb t-long-itiraml cniifusiun initho Itruutu, can-ted itseenned. by the nnunibert, of fuiiilllnis of coin- dition that were eager to_eeIini , fr-inn the sup- posedly iuiinincnt assault by the cllliee upon s.-niia-ra n‘ch.isi-npol to the ennnperatire;_sat'ei_v or the northern sale of the g'rc:nt'ttVt|‘l ntrsn-nut: in furtherance of which natai-.nl desire, in bridge of In-i.nts had been uiutircd across tliti IIl'.|IIl lianrliour.

I found Captain I).-nlzt-ll, as I shall now call

him, alone; and at his rcqut-st, I rebntedall that had passctl inn as nearly as I could reineiulier the very wortls of the speakers. Ile listcnt-d with liowcd head, utid his liice f‘lI\'I‘I'l'II with his hands, inn pi-olnnnd silt-ince. nniarkcd, as much as broken, by at deep stilled groan which twice or thrice escaped him. He tinade no reiinark in answer, and after waiting a while, I stnltl : ' It is ahso'utely necessary, Captain Dalzell ' 'l‘l-ere was in iinnreineiit in nor rise, but he t:t)liIl'tiIlcd lninnsell : ‘ It is absolutely necessary, \ inptniiti llatlzcll, that iiniuediately actioti sliuuld be taken inn this most unhappy business.’

‘ 'I'bat is true,’ said be, raising his head and looking inc sadly iii the lace ; ‘ but what action —to \\‘Ill|hI.‘IItI I‘

* I uinnot say, ignorant its I am oftlio precise cirt-uiiistniinces in which you are ilact'd.'

‘ Let nine plainly state them then : I am Arthur Dalzell, ci-tln-vaiit cnn pi i’

III in the (.‘zar’s service. anid now under t-entetiec of mar! iii/imanle, for horsewlnipping one of his generals. 'l'his.

riloll' knows-—kinows, not suspects only, as tolonol Pulniinpenull supposed. Ile and Her- jarvin lmve had in second interview, the result of which was, that the two worthies agreed to keep iniy secret, upon condition that they be permitted to keep and divide the live tlnousatid pounds lit-qiit-atlicd to in wife.‘

‘ Where could you Il‘l|l'Il all this I’

' I“roiu Maj--r Krilolfs U\\Il lips, not linlfan hour since; uttered plainly, uniblushingly, to my very face; htit which ufcoursc woultl. if inn-et-ssary, he as boldly, unblnslningly dentin-d. .\ legal acquittaiice, signed by .\ladanu l).nlzcll. placed iin his hands. the major was -least-d to say inn concltisioin, aind I might leave Scbastopol Iu-lIitiI'l‘ti\\‘.

‘ 'l‘hat penalty, then, for your cxccctling rashti-.-ss, Uaptaiu Dalzt-ll, must he aid.

‘Sir! ' exclaimed lltzcll, springing ﬁercely tip. as_if a'-unit to t~trilte llii:—‘ do on that. to save this worthless life ol mine, I ' lit-g-gar tiny wife niiitl child; and. tiiorcorer, cnrinli Krilolfund his brotliehrcoundrcl ? ’

‘ My Aunt Viola. would not estimate the moan-y at at ll-atber's value in comparison with your safct '.’

' lletter nnnd better? It is an indditiontnl motive, is’ it. that I sliotnltl cast a wife—a wife stricken with hIiintliiess—peiniiilerI upon the

sisters I ‘ ' ‘no iuuclil too much I ' sohlwnl poor

Ilariain-—‘ a change too iiiighty, too blissful to‘

be realise !’

It was too much for me, I know, who i-ould ﬂy, nothing. sug;est l|tlC‘IIlIg. do nutliiiig. whilst that tirrent of iassionate tittcriiice was ponir- ing forth, but ejaculate unin elligihlo Vtit':tlIIt'tl H choking niympntthy. We calmed down at last; got oure on dry enough to see through them: nnind but I needed proof, that llartmanni his Arthur Ilalzo-ll. it would have been abun- dantly supplied by -llari.-nn's liner. which was II ggﬁned copy of her father's. Neither could it .etIt)tIl|'t:4I that no man so beloved by his wife and child uiust possess tiiany good, many adinirable qualitit-1-dwnnrfed, hidden, over- grown, as they might be by the oison-plants that spring up so plentlfu Iy in the sensuous Ind ardent natures that lnet or sptnrnn the purifying discipline of eclf-control.

‘ That is inauitua‘ni hell,‘ said .\lari.in ; ‘ she is honouring impatient dear eousin,'she whispered, ‘ or ion is Ill reinew Iner agitation, which, you may suppose, bus Ilien very great.’

.\linrinn opened I. dotnr very gently: a lady

‘ted in mourning sat nears window. her pile, ﬁnely oliise ed face, from which 3 lustre learned to breathe, through the eyes gave no light, turned expectingly towards us.

My nephew Mark,‘ she said in .\lsrinin's ﬁver accents, but more subdued, and sorrow- tinod to the ntlest tience of expression—, My nephew Mark I ’ was on my knees before Iier, clasping her slender hands gazing tip at Iler iuild, sc’r‘.npli face, and tnarvelling no long. 1- Hiat my aunt tiurstene held her still so frt-s..ly in remembrance. though divided from each other as they lnad been by more tain thirty

ears of wearing and tearing Iile. tired iardly say that the mother's ivords ol‘ wcl--oinie. of PH. -nt grief. of hopeful anticipation. were use.-nil nlly the same as her dnuglit-.-r‘s, though '.'JI'. IIIIUIIV IIIIRQII. 840 Wtiultl have Gill. out at tint:Q—l'ur. were there not oclllllls as skillul as Dr. Isoaiino to he lound in Ainerica 1-!-ut Clint she must perforce wait to no Gabriel Q

Bo very calm yonrs«-ll’, :

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world, because she is not only in long-sell’.-riiig. gt-title, but a loving. all-lnrgiving wonnnu! 'a_v. nay. Mast:-r llentlvrsoii, had as I may be. I am not t-apahle ol' the inl'atn_v you counsn-l. , When I prone so, Ilerjarviu will knnin nine to he ‘the tlastard you have heard him call me. And lie-sin,‘ he continued, for I, inn fact, kinew not what to u:iy—‘ my will is its own lord; for if it happen-s that, by any means wlmtevcr. Mrs I).nI'/.--ll is wroing'it upoin to comply with Kriln-ll‘ and Derjarviifs ternnis, I will that moment dc- nounnce iu_\'scll' to the authorities. nnnd pron-Iaiun the treason to the Czar of the confederate villains. They fear this; and tlit-refnru it in that they shrink l'roin wot-king upon my wife‘: feelings except through one. This gives me iiim,-—poi-hops it c‘nain-e. ‘I‘hcin Adiniiral Kenni- lnll', whom I ln.n\'ni called upo:i—tlne It-ttt-rl plat-ed in his lands was written by it niece of ‘his. Iit.'II't)IIIt‘I.I to poor l’ulnnnpt-null'—sa_vs la- will gladly render me any tlt'l‘\'Il'O in his power ’

‘ I’n-ay lleaven, these frail twigs nitt ' not fail you I But. should tli--y. it would ie Bllccr insanity to sacrilico your life too vain‘ itso! pcreuipt.oril_v re-plin d the wilful uian. - We are all, as you have heard me say before. more or less insane. I, like Ilamlet, am mail u..1-'-nor‘-wt,-st; but when the wind is southerly

You know the rest. Good-night I‘

What to the per so could be said or done. with so fearless inn unreasoning a nature to deal with? I was at my wits‘ end—no longjourney, the reader may think ; and fuin to wait with what patience I could master for the solution which 'l'imo would liriug—tIie dololul 'l‘iint-, as it limped slowly past in ii belt-agucrcd city,wherein one seemed to breathe an atmosphere of peril, dismay, and death. Il(ll’_I:II‘\IlI failing to inppear as he laid appointed. in v aunt and cousin urged ituiiiedinnte -lcpirturc. the business of the legacy to be left in the lmndg ora |'eiIpt't3lttI)It.' syndic; and [dared not hint at the l‘t‘.itItIIII which forbade t‘oiiipIIanct~ \\'It,li so s.-an-ihle an arrangement. Next t-nine the Il1t|ll."I'IIIIIC‘II' by sea and Iatltl. intid amongst the \ o inns -if that fearful din was Adtinirul Kai-tonal‘ lti.hd by the bursting ofa shell.

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flint frail liopo gone, I once essuw IQ shalse Daliicll in resolution. V’-alum us ‘org. .\ly eager reasoniiig was as water shed I int

a rock. e was far. he siid, lroinn the t:|ItI*0I'1 his resources yet. What his plan nuns, if he had otne. new not. Inn lact, I rarely saw

him. except in the morning ht-lore he went out; but I kincnv his old vice ol gaming had no imd its ascendancy, by tho frupa-nt draft! is elude on any purse ;. and I could rt.-lusti nothing to in dying innit, III I Iirinl ht-Iicvcd l.iini to be. It an very likely. I thought, tln_tI_ the Ilmuilty of play lmd suggested the pnsszbility of winning in soon suﬁeloiit to purchase the connlvancc of Kril--llaiidDerjarviii. without impinging upon his wife's fortune. Poor inainiac!

And tlms the weary days di-nnggvd on, bring- ing us to Saturday. the ._-Illl .Noi't-unher. 'I'lic failure of the c.-iinliired attack had inspired the Itussiinas with new couragt-, which the constant arrival of rcizifort-enicnts—tlie tidings that two tlrand Iltiltcs were on their way to St-liaetopol —-the I_\lug lionabast, widely placardcd in Frciicli and Russ. pretcinlt-dly dcsrriptive of the t-n‘cr—iiieuiorahle charge of tlic Ilritisli light cavalry at B.nlak|ava—iint-rt-asc to cxultant cnnlidcnt-e. On that day, Novt-uilicr the 4th, dull and gloomy as the we.-tthcr wins, Se‘-iistopol st-ennetl drunk with pride, and anticipated victory. Triuiiipliul music rt-sounded on all sides; the clnui-cli-bells rang out their Illt‘l'l‘It'El pt-als; tlno vocilerous cheers of the soldiery gave savage chorus; and rt-|igion—simulated, unreal, as.-uincd to order, like the other less solcnnn slmins in progress. lent its aid to inflame the intoxication of I no ‘ roccssioins oI' popes,as before the Alina, hearing holy pictures. atnd chanting lsrtnt-1's psalms of triuiapli over the heathen, constantly patsslttg nnnd re-passing along the lines of devout and drunikc_in troops, which in countless numbers thronged the streets.

EIl'KH|‘Ifng my way with diliicully hack to the hotel froinn my aunt's. about nine o'clock in the evening, I found Captain Dalzell impatiently awaiting nae. Ilc was greatly cxcitcd—uet, linwever, by wine.

‘ I am come, Mark,’ he said. ‘ to bid you farewell. I leave Scbiistopol in about four Iieurs hence.’

‘ Leave Scbntitnpol I then. witb—witli'——

0 With Kriloﬁ'-—yes. You start and blush, and Iain glad you do; it. is un involuntary justilit-intiou of what you have tt-rtnicd my insanity. Ileanssurc your-n~t-ll". Your Aunt \'iola's lnusliatid is not yet IIlIIt'II so low as to our-em base life above brave dt-.".tln Kiilolf dz Co. \\'lIl call here to-iiiorrow evening to receive the legal incqnnntlum-e for the legacy, whu-in you will be free to lIt‘llI nitli IIlI‘Ill. for. as I have already

You have arranged,

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\ X‘ ,1). mry llfdlelﬁr-nnddﬂtua sealed, 'nllowrd by the sulirt-quunt ||')‘{%¢ Q-lo-bruit-in iii uiitlaighc "1 [‘l'|§ the nSin\ionir'g Ptiﬁlon—‘ Do tl-Il"lII rt-lllotnbriinte of mo!‘ t.’rot-ecr,Innnet'Iii __ ifilore, ntnableﬂymulantii, acne plt-ntillilly tllsliibolt-tl; amlft ’ Iliiepiun lost ponrt-d forth to battle and entered victory. .Iaﬂnniia-d, di-uinkcn,alIlte with fulttllclgﬂi an‘ d - 2.‘

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About seven in tho mtlﬁillg. Krlhﬂ, who land been ahst-in'. all night, nitric jrn..' |.i. earthly. \|‘ot)dl'lI tnaturc illll can-rd tog‘ morn-d

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by a sense if in. dint one, ol the great use of the issues about to be subiiiittcd to tie bloody urhitraint-tit of bait e.

‘ You tire curly tip, Mr lleudci-eon,’ he said (I had not so tiiucli its thought ol la,-d or i~Icn-p); ‘ for in part, t-ou d not l't‘8I, ifl tried, Bu; where is your friend, Mr lltnrttiinnin" ‘ '

‘ I have not st-t-in him this iaorning.‘

' Ali, a soldier of t(‘l'\ICc I 0, who could sleep, I doubt not during the [llllIFt‘l or in laralfle rungle Iitery tninnutc ntnn\‘,' ntddtd tho m ‘ is worth in. I-tinidtetl soldiers to holy lIut=sia.

Ilc drew out his \\‘.'lIcIl, plat-ml it on the table, and t-agtrly nt)lt'(I the ]IltIgl'(‘l-‘H of ti 0 hands. I did the same, my eyes glued to the di il; and so int-rnous, l'ast-iiiatn-ll ditl I quickly la-come, that it rt quirt-d ll strong cllurt ol will to wrn-ncln away tiny gaze. and junnp up fioun the chair with thc intention of taking rclugo \\IlIl my aunt and cousin.

Ki-ilolfdid the some at the same nnomentf

‘ \Vlmt's that?‘ lie cxclniincd.

‘ Do you nit-inn,‘ said I, ‘ the shaking of the window, that’

‘Windniw! Tunnn-rt: JV»;/‘er, that is no window ! Ilark again ! it is vollt-ycd iiiusltelry; and that iinuttt.-ring thunder is the roll ofdriiinnsl The marl: is daslnt-d ntsidc at last. tnind they are fairly at each other‘! threats! Well, God defend the right I ’

‘ Amen! ’ The battle had indeed begun in furious tzoriiest, as the swiftly deepenin , widening thunder of artillery the its rinpidy increasing llntsbcs of lllllFI(t.'lI‘y and cannon- ﬂame, in-the direction of Inltcrinann, soon terribly testilicd. 'l‘ho surpr-se had not, nip- piirenily. been so complete as lad been unllci- patted. Sllll, lliu British lrtiops would he lighting at it frightful disadiaintage. And Arthur llalztll! What part land he inlrcaily played; or was he now 1,1,,’-iing, in that bloody III.

Isonght; shelter from these thoughts at my tiutnt_'s; and loutid ht-r and .\lai-iaii wct-ping, praying. I could do in-inhcr, IlIt‘Bllt‘|I as the relief vnotnld lave lit't‘li: iintl I rt-piiiiit-d the street. It ht-ing snninday. the great tuajni-iiy of the civilian iiihal itaiits of Scl-iistopol \|'l'|'t; in the rhurcht-s, \\l-t-re religious !t‘l‘\l(‘(.'r—'~ro- t-lainittl by the iiiccitsiiiit lolliii of fniiwrnnl

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said. I quit Seliiistaipnil long lit,-lore the dawn.’

' You speak para lent.‘

‘ A few words will make my int-nning clear. A great blow is about to he atteiinptcd against the bcle.-guerinig force-s——a blow atlinii-ably pl.nniie:l.and, if sut'ct:ssfulIy carried out, the star ol I}ng|and's military grcatin-ss will stiller grievous eclipse. Its main l'eanto.rt‘ti iiiiny be thus (It'S<‘I'Il|t:(I :-—Ati iuiuit-iise fort-e iii iinlinntiy and artillery, varinnit~|y estiiinitcnl at from lilty to st.-vi-nt_v thousand men, tnill assail the llriiish position above lnkt-riimnii before dniylni-oak. Should lllcni-cliiltalfor the two Grand llu|'tes— I dnin't know who coiinmaatls inn chief—so far sticcecd as to extend in \'Itfltil‘ItillI hntid across to Liprnnndi at llalaklava, the L'riinnt-aii cnninnpnilgin will have tcriiniinatcd, and all that riuiain of the allied forces must re-em|nark—if they can ’

t But surely there is no danger of such a ctitasti-nphc'!'

* .\lucli danger. The llritisln position on the side el lultcrniann is easily assailahle, and the odds in nuiiihers will be overwlielming. Should the Ilussians, under cover of the darknt-ss. succeed in creeping up the slopes antl ravines, and with their cannon gain the ridge of the heights unperceivcd. nothing but It IlIII'tlt'Ic of war can give Raglan the victory. The British will be taken in Ilaiik, and it will be in Ion time before their own tliriitions on their lei; can he brought into action: the Fri-ncli will be still later. Still. il' they are not surprised. in few thousand only of that astonishin r infantiy tinny uitnltc in stubborn II"IlI of it til hr p n-oiinn-s.’

- Ilot how—I rcnnl y on't under:-tiitid —-

‘ Wliint this linns to do with my Ieu\'it.g Sc- hsstopoll Just this: by the Il|\'(lIII' ol Mniior llovinslti, I Pole by birth, whom you hire heard me often speak of lately. I act.-oinipany his regiiiient nnsa volunteer, in the van el nine‘ of tlne divisions. attired insa RIISPIIII olliccrz and litvoured. as MenscIiiltoﬂ' hopes to be by the darkness. I shall have at least a chance ol' joining uiy countrymen, if not of rendering them a much more irecious service.’

‘I understand. t isa desperate cast, yet one that even I would not attempt to dissuade you from.‘

‘ Tllllﬂk J00. my boy. Fart-nrcll 3 You wil'. know what to say to my wil'e—to Marian. If I csc.-ipc—wt-ll; ifnot, tht-y will be sure I do not till it cowai-do or in traitor's grants. I"oi-.-- f well agnlii! God bless you, Mark, and yours!‘ ‘ lle was gone.

Tinrouglieut that fateful night, Sehastopol remailletl in it lhlo of tuxnu'.t,ou| iigi'a|ion_ Exeitiaganddresscs were d -In-ereil I‘! all the

liells to be IINIl~'lI('li lor tlc dead and dying falling by Iiundruls \\ illn t-vcny (II'IUIlltllttl| 01 (Lo tcin est of lire raging otcr Inltt-riinann—wcro ccle mined by _l'eltt_)e‘ of pa] cs, aiitl did not cease fora iiioiut-int. At about I all?‘ art niiio J't-lock, liotncu-r, a thin dlreaiiiofnntixiouit people la-gun to set in towards the entrance to the lulu rnniaiin lltundi In l't'n|t'li \\ lnlclt. in the Illuﬁl dig-pg-g ling,’ it was pet-t-.-nary to cross the Adinniriilny and Cnnrecniing Ilnirl-ours; the road itst-ll" running nlongtlnc (!IlHlt'l‘II nnirgin ol'thc Iliny of linker. nmtm. us it is called . and whit-l-, Ill reality. in Ilic inna-r ' ortion at the gtvlll or iimin Innni-hiiur. A considerable crowd was llIl’tllII\‘ tlrt-re, “"|l*'ltI"l: “ith pale Itioltll, the continiititns and last-.~wcllit-g iidlnx of wounded soldiers; but no doubt III ['0-'ll’t'(I to he as yet n~inh-rtaiint-d of ultinnnte \'it-tury. Allit-it, as the morning wore 0". II lvcliiig at anxiety and distrust gat|.ci't-d strt-ngth; and in in tI"J\\(IttI at/‘c, where I took reluge froini ll.e jostling crowd, exclamation: of savage rage grcctcnl the tidit gs uhin-Ii In-gun to pour in soon after t-It-rt-n o'clot-lt. l’ri-rttntly, an olliecr of rank, sumorling hin»sell' upon to Q arm of an orda-rly. l‘ltll.'ft‘II the place, and in reply to en nnt-qtiniintnnnt-e. said in It low noico;

‘ It is it innnssntt're. mon ilnr. TI-.e rt-siutnnm-o is despt-r.nte—d- vnl-like Still, I ll ink we mint win at last.‘ The lricntl said some-tl.iag, of which I oal caught the word ' inirprin-c.’

‘ It wont have been oomph-tr, no for as our division was concerned.‘ rt-pli.-d the new -n-aim.-r, ' but for an |llliM’l'l|IlllIllI|lc act of tiiadiit-t-n-. or treasou. We had t‘l't'] t up an in ru-inn-(I to within about two hutndi-id yards o nnu Iiiglisln battery. on tht-_ir near right. in ten uiinutt-s, tlit- unsunipt-t-lung guinnu-is would have been quietly lvnnynn-.-ti-d at their posts, when an officer. wlioan the darkness did not pt-riuit me, through vir_v close to him. to make out dis- tinctly, stiddenly wrench:-d u innusket from 3 tloltllvr, rain forwnnrd, and ﬁred it, shooting the while like a tloinion. A score oi muskete were levelled at him, with what eﬂi-ct I cannot say ; lat ti e niiiscliief was, of course, iirt-pnnrnble; anal a shower of round and gra ie saluted us front the battery, wliicln had else been ours without resistaince.’

‘ I)al'I.clI I ’ tiny heart whispered. as those words ncll upon my ear. ‘ Dollie I, no question’ ' and so iinnpwssod wins I with the truth of that itnstiin-tine t-tinjcettire. my mind was so tilled, as it Vt'l'l't‘, with the hopes, the learnt, to wlnieli it gave birth. that for I eoiisinlcrahlo time I was tnlilﬂetlful III‘ Wlittt will panning uluund mg, Itotn-lug in_\'scll' at last from the trance of

churches by the Greek clergy to crowded mili-

tlnought into which I bind littlotn, I heard 3

ujtnr,