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THE ATHENS GEORGIAN: SEPTEMBER 4, 1877.
DRIFTING ASUNDER.
“ How much Iong>w must this la-t?
Great Hjavv'U be merciful; mv sin is
driving the tn;ul !* She stood bv, the
,v., waicldug the wl»t-
mrnivmin _
cm hills turn gray—n fair-iiaired,
fi'.irM'accu woman, wliose beauty
ferine bail gloriticd. “ Mad !”
repeated tlte word, as if it held a
Charm for her—repeated it until she
felt it was killing her. “ Flow much
belter it wWuld, be.” situ mitlmmtul,
“if I could die to-day ; it would be
a blessing to me; a blessing to us
both!”
Site swayed to and fro, great sobs
ra<-king her body; swayed like a
r, ed exposed to the relentless wind—
BW.tved, iikea wotuun whose s.mi bad
bc.ni lowered to mid t>aupied in the
dust. She was Margaret Hazel now ;
six years ago she h..d been Margaret
But that one name never cross-d her
li s; she darkened lmr husband’s life,
but she would not pollute his name.
HerUtory, her s n, were old, old top-
ic—caused by one thing, and that the
greatest curse that ever fell to. wo
man—jealousy.
She had been a happy wife tor three
short years, then peace, happiness
and love left her forever. Jealous of
her husband and her maid, she had
nursed the feeling until she was its
slave, and when one night when al
most mad she had tried to kill them
both, but she had failed, thank God ;
failed—and her husband cursing ihe
day they met, turned her from his
house.
“Yon are no longer a wife of mine,”
he cried—“ I renounce—I east yon
off forever.”,. , w '
Those words were ringing in her
ears to-day. Those words were driv
ing her down into the dephts. She
thinks of everything as she stands
there at the window of the tenement
house she called home. Thinks of
everything that has happened to her
during all the weary years she has
been nameless—and then within her
a strange, new feeling rose. “ Some
how,” she whisjiered, her eyes grow-’
• ing dusky, «’ sotyfcliow I feel hegVcn
is nearer me to night; somehow, I
believe were I to pray God would
listen—listen.’’ -
All the tempest that had raged in
her bosom was gone as she uttered
those words; she forgot that she had
ever sinned; forgot that she was a
guilty branded woman, as she knelt
at the foot of'the throne.
“ Be merciful with mo just Heav
en !” she prayed*; ‘.‘be merciful, and
give me peace!”
f^hc knelt still, although not a word
I •• I.’s au idea of my own,” said
! Mrs. Howard, the hostess, smilingly,
I “ an idea, which will be common be
fore long.”
Margaret .Bazoos whole soul seem-
&1 thrown hi^o li&r task5 her lingers
flew oyer th^gliriJjning k#ys.- Nev-
Jjj Vr had she played as Well before;
never did she play as well again.
“It we hut could sec the lady,”
said Colonel Growthcr, who had lis
tened breathlessly; “if we but could
g»-t a glimpse of her face.”
“ Which you might not admire as
yon do her playing/ 5 observed a lady.
“Perhaps,’’ assented the Colonel
“ But what say you, Risse ?”
The gentleman addressed turned
bis fine face toward the speaker.
“ Beg pardon,” he said, “ I was
enchanted with the music—what did
Fighting: for Schipka Pass.
tiallant Assault lij thr lurks—Thr Failure to Fol
io* up the Victory nl Plovna—Two Immense
Karins Fork Other.
one of the natural tbu. tains, when a
long line of ambulance wagons, en
shrouded' intense' cfcthds of du.-t,
ugust 25. — A dispatch
states that the Turks
Paposkein, after a se-
ont, turned the Rus-
wing. The Russians
were repulsed along ife whole line,
and stiff red heavy less.
London, August 26.—-Advices
from Horny Sliiden, dati'«| Friday,
say the Tui ka in si rung three vio
lently attnek<ed the Schipka Pass,
Thursday, on three sides. AU of
their onslaughts were repulsed. At
9 o’eh»ek in the eveniirg*rt rifle corps,
which had arrived as reinforcement,
stormed the heights oiHhc Russian
you say?” • | r '" l,t fla " k s,, “ 1 desptyale fighting
“Something that may not be asj«’o»hnued till midni^ when an
the music, so go on I eclipse of the moon popped the
entertaining as
with your dream. But—’’ turning
to the hostess—“ could you persuade
upon the lady to sing?”
“ I will try,” Mrs. Howard answer
ed, and a moment later she was
ploughing her way among the flow
ers, gaining the alcove at last.
“ Will you sing. Miss Bazel ?’’ she
asked wondering why the girl should
grow so while.
Sing! Margaret Bazel had never
sang since that fatal night years ago.
Would she sing? Yes, she would
sing the song he had loved; perhaps
sometime he would know she had.
j Perhaps ii Mould bring her peace,
j “ I will sing one song,’’ she said
simply, and the next moment Mrs.
Howard was in the parlor again.
Soft and low lire music of Margaret v
l».. .1 !i
lighting.
The Ru-sians m untamed all of
their positions, notwithstanding the
Turkish numerical snjieriority and
cross-fire. The Russians have now
fought for four days the whole of
Suleiman Pasha’s army without par
taking of rest or warm nourishment.
Considerable reinforcements arc ex
pected during the night**- A late dis
patch says that the fighting on Friday
was confined to a lively cannonade.
The Turkish left wing, threatening
the Russians’ rear, has been driven
from its position.
Constant! xopT.i;’, Ajtgh-t 20.—
Suleiman Pasha telegraphs under date
of Thursday, confirming the report
of Wednesday’s desperate fighting
appear
As the Lead •
and halted
without decisive result. The fight-
Hazel’s voice filled the room; it was | *"S was resumed on Thursday. Ho
that old English ballad she sang
“ Coine l>aek to tap, my loved and lost,
Wherever you may be.” ,
“Beautiful!'’ was the comment on
every lip save one. The person whom
Coptain Crowtlier addressed as
“ Ross,” fell back against the wall,
rigid and motionless.
“ 1 am ill,” 1/c said finally, his
voice quivering with suppressed ex
citement ; “ excuse me.”
T^p ard .the alcove he flew, tearing
costly lace, trampling beneath his
feet the fragrant exotics he gained
the recess just as she was singing the
final lines,— . j ,
“ Come back, come back and U- wrgiyoii,
Come back before I die 1” '
passed the quivering lips; ki.clt,
although the moments flew swiftly
by, each one she felt bringing the
only thing she asked for on this earth,
peace—peace with the world—with
herself Suddenly a quick, nervous
rap upon the door broke the quietude
of the room; slowly it brought her
back to life; she arose, went forward,,
and admitted a small, amber-headed
fellow clothed in gorgeous livery.
“ Mrs. Howard has sent the car
riage,” he said shutting his hands,
“ be ye ready ?”
“ Go down,” Margaret Bazel 6aid
by way of answer, “ and I will follow
you in ajnoment.” *
The man obeyed nintefy, and again
Margaret turned to the window.
‘ ‘Can I go ?” she mused, a bitter
smile resting upon her lips; “ can
go there and amnsc a crowd of peo
ple from whom I shall be hidden ?
Yes, my life depends upon that piano
—I must go.”
The upper ten had long been in
search of a cheap musician to amnse
them at their “ soirees,” and in Mi««
Bazel they found that which they
needed—a woman talented and pro
ficient, glad to receive what many
would call meagre remuneration.
Through the long, dismal tenement
halls, Margaret Bazel went down,
flight after flight of steep, carpelless
stairs. Out into,the pure fresh air,
and into tho waiting carriage which
half an hour later she exchanged ifor
a petrfuraet^ furnished with
claret silk tfd containing a piano,
and
nd exotics, secure]v bid-
satin la
iug Mu
of tlicrg
“Margaret !” lie cried, “I am here;
forgive the wrong—forgive the bitter
past. I love yon still; I searched for
you nil these ■ f Ulu
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'file music ceased ; Margaret Bazel
looked up and saw her husband white
and,.motionless standing beforo her.
“ I am mad I” she shrieked.
“Your work is done!” ‘ ;j ‘
But he had taken her in his arms.
“ It is your husband,’’ lie whisper
cd; “ Margaret, my wife, forgive
me.’’ . ; •’ . i
r a f * 1 j- -i 1.
Now she knows its .all real; knows
that happiness i3 once more within
her grasp, - 1* •' i, “ •"
“ Do not ask fny forgiveness,” she
said, slowly ; “let. us both ask it of
Heaven.’’ . ■
In a little while the recess behind
the flowers wa</ deserted, and the two
! r * fj . • r t • • ' . .
souls that left it, did so with glad
hearts. Margaret Rosse is a happy,
honored woman to-day, her husband
living in her love; but well they know
that all the happiness that is then's,
or nll that ever will be, most come to
^ them across tho grave of suffering. *
I . :>>.-*■-...UtdXe i i isite
The New York Times says there
are indications of improvement in bu
siness of every kind. There is a
healthy growth in trade, and in some
departments it is better than it has
been for several years. The clothing
manufacturers, boot and shoe manu
facturers, and dry goods merchants
are making good sales but with mod
erate profits. It is to be hoped that
these signs aro indicative of a return
to more prosperous times.
A comparatively small number of
United State:! troops are now quarters
ed in the Southern States. This is as
it should • be. There is no need for
(hem in the South. In fact there has
been add wil l ebhtlnue tu be more need
i&ferimm ifi jema.ot the Northern
and in.the far west, to. protect
says : “ The Russians arc completely
surrounded. We,command their line
of retreat to Gabrooa.' To morrow
a decisive assault will he made, as
the Russians have nut profitted by
the darkness to effect a retreat—they
risk being all captured.’’
London, August 26j— 1 The Turks
have been'blamed fur.not following
up their recei t success at l’lovna ;
their inaction was thefl^l^oLipathy.
They were waitiiig't^ttenijft a move-’
ihent en masse, deciding not to stir
until all their forces were in position.
over a hill in the distance.
’ if the line reached us
the fountain, I learnt
e Heavy battle fought the day
before in front of the Turkish fortifi
cations aronml Plevna. The ambu
lance wagons gradually gathered,
until the large space around the
spring of cool *.vater was covered
with these conveyances, filled with
human beings, mangled in every
conceivable form, wao gasped' forit
drop of water. Some conld not
drink,’as the attempts to swallow’
brought gushes of blood from gaping
wounds in the throat and chest,
which prevented them cooling their
parched tongues, covered with the
horrible dn-t, wliiclt rose at the
slightest movement upon the roads.
Weary with this sorrowful scene, I
mounted my horse and pushed on.
A short distance from the fountain I
encountered a second ambulance
train, loaded like its predecessor.
For two hours they continued to
pass me, and then came still longer
trains of country transport carts,
loaded with the less severe cases,
intermixed with an apparently end
less stream of ammunition wagons,
surplus baggage carts and camp
equipages, until finally the read be
came completely blocked by the in
discriminate mass of horbes, carts,
wagons and mangled humanity,
streaming toward Sistova. I was
compelled to jead my horse to a
hillock by the roadside and wait for
an opportunity to pass on, as well as
to allow my wagon to come up. For
mot e than an hour I stood there watch
ing the passage of this motley cara
van and beheld hundreds of gallant fel
lows roll by in open, springlcps carts,
with a Hazing sun pouring dou’n
upon their bloodstained forms, with
choking clouds of dust parching their
burning throats and settlirtg in
masses upon their agonized coun
tenances, until they ceased to look
like human faces. Whiio waiting for
the road to be cleared, we were off n
asked if there were no troops coming
to the rescue, and many were the
bitter comments made on the folly of
The present activity shows that all dashing those brave fellows against
the Turkish army are acting under
one supreme direction. A corre
spondent at Bucharest writes that
their forces now number 50,000 men
at Rasgrad, 40,000 men atrOstainn
Bascar, 40,000 with Suleiman Pasha,
and 55,000 at Plevna and Loftsclia
under Osman Pasha. To-day they
arc faced by 200,000 Russians.
Berlin, August 26.—It is officially
announced that all the great powers
and Belgium, Holland, Sweden and
Portugal have adhered to the Ger
man protest against Turkish crneltics.
Vienna, August 26.—The Politi
cal Correspondence has a telegram
from Belgrade saying that the prepaj
rations for mobilizing two army corps
tire being hastened.
. London, August 20.—Midnight.-r-j
A special to the Times says the re
ports it the engagement' in'Schipka
Pass hitVc been much exaggerated.
It was only one feature of the general
advance of the Turks. . The villages
in the immediate neighborhood of the
Schipka Pass are now in Turkish
hands, and heavy fighting is going
on at various points, with evidences
of brilliant generalships on the part
of the Turks. The movement is tend
ing in the direction of Timova.
Reinforcements for the Russian
army are pouring in, and many more
are expected. The Turks must send
20,000 men from Plevna to meet the
Roumanians. The Rushans are now
as strongly posted at Tirnova as the
Tnrks were at the battle of Plevna.
Reports as to the bad comissariat of
the Russians continue. It is said
that the troops at Sectova, on Tues
day, rioted because of the bad pro
virions, and threw lOcijOOO moldy
loaves of bread into the Danube.
. . >,-• ■ ■■
The Horrors of War—.V. Plrluro of lho Ka«iUn
Eoirnn from PIatm.
London, August 25.—The Times
correspondent with the Russian army
at Sistova, sketches the retmu of the
defeated army from Plevna:
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the vastly superior Moslem force,
strongly intrenched on the height
before PJeVna. One oflScer who was
badly wounded, led the extreme a'd*
Vance in the assault on tho Turkish
inlferichmcnts. He Itad penetrated
far into the Moslem lines, and said if
he had been properly supported, they
could have carried the positions; but
the column' w as not strong enough,
from the want of troops or general
ship, and the Turks, finding this out,
turned upon them and drove them
back with fearful loss. “ Not more
than half of that column came back,”
was the mournful) close of the
wounded officer’s statement. I learned
hero that the battle of the previous
lay had lasted from morning until
night, the Russian attack being made
on both wings of the'Turkish line,
under the command^ of General
Krudener, who led the right in per
son, while the Rnssian left was
commanded by General Prince
Sclmkoffski. “We cohid not do any
thing with them; they were too'
strong for us,” was the universal re
mark of officers and soldiert*, and
their cruel wonnds told how wrath-
fully they had endeavored to carry
oat the senseless orders to carry
Plevna by storm.
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debt the other day, wrote as follows:
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been standing for seven years, and I
think it is high rime it was paid.”
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sheet of paper, while the boy was
waiting: “Dear Sam, I don’t; and
may a difference of opinion never
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