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An abrupt, shuddering -"o %tautly fell dead net the' 'feet -cif the foot and in the front rank of 'his sal- groan burst from thembut not a vole • or hand had 'interposed; they thought he had bac performed a secr94 deity to las country and himself. And with them also a dutyremained, whicb. honour,,as they imagined, enquired. them to fulfil ; it was to follow their' 'commander. Could they reture home as baffled fugitiv.es, and tell that they had left hint at Teutobang? •A fear- ful scene of. sel4-iumplatiog ensued among. the officers, same falling upon their own ',Swords, and others by mu- tual and friendly slit:tighter. Such was the point of Roman honour, so justi- • fied' by sages and lauded by poets,' and which on this, as on so many former •ocitas-ions was but too 'rigidly fulfilled. The -noblest spirits of antiquity could dare all but merited reproaeh, and en- dure everything but life degraded. Lit- tle did mankind then know that a sacred Being, in the form of a boy as yet only nine year old, was meditating a loftier morality by the - banks of the Xordan, or ,,upon the plains of Galilee; and. preparing to teach in words that shall endure for ever that there is e disapprobation more terrible than that of the world, atintradosatreol agrtihIlloyre fat toetilous than the When the morning of the third dee diers, animating them by voice ahd eat,' ample, and it was with an indesceibable thrill thee he saw teem waver, and at laat ''seek safety in flight. Only his Awa personal followers remained with • him, certain gallant young watriors,of the Cberesei, who, according to the fashion of their,:eountry, bad devoted themselves to Perish wherever theft leader fell ; and with these he reeolved: tQ make a last effort, not to conquer!. bii ttce die gloriously, He has "tette lees able, indeed, to give freedom •to country; but still he can bestow at least the example of a heroic end—tbat boon which is never fruitless. /Ie. -wav- ed bis sword, already reddened to the hilt with slaughter, and announced his purpose to his followers, who agreed With ardour to fellow wherever he led. They linked themselves togethee by their broad belts, that they might rush into the thickest of the enemy, and fight and perish as one mane 'But at, that moment there was heard from the rear the rush of a coming multitude, of misery dawned, the Romans roSe victims for, the slaughtee. their chief officers were dead, and utelnl what leading could they no depend? Lhe tanks -stood in silent:a for each man but too well understood the. feelings of his, neighbor. It wits then that a sin- gle vona) was heard among them, speak - mg ,in hesitation, for it epolto of sur- rencler. Every eye indignately turn- ed in search of the recreant, and they found that it was Cesonius, one of their dead commander's lieutenants, who had trembled and stood aloot while his companions were falling around the body of Yarns. As he was now the• of- ficer of highest military rank, the corn - band had devolved upon him, and he thought that a seasonable opportunity had arrived to preserve the army—and himielf. But te surrender with anus in their hands! to surrender to bar- barians, to become their sport or their victims --he had committed by the pro- posal a foal act of treason Which only his life could expiate. The surviving teyeeltvaritihoinsa—thaes ittotrhuastoirll asateeetim ibatnetalfeed came, or upen.a field at victory, in- stead of the edge of ruin into which ina few moments more they would be hurl- ed—assembled with the ceremonial of a military court. and arrainged the lieu- tenant before them as a traitor. The stern and compendious code of war was unrolled, the violated statute was read, and the culprit was unanimously voted to have Incurred its penalties; after which, with all solemnity, his head was struck off by the axe' of the executioner. Who would henceforth speak or even dream of - surrender I . The soldiers spurned the bleeding trunk from their path, and applauded the deed thet had vindicated the laws of Rome. They were now prepared for a last and terrible effort, in which they would either burst through the foe, or leave their bodies upon the field; but a leader was necessary for the emergency. All eyes were turned, upon the veteran Septimuleius, the 'bravest and most experienced of their surviving officers, and the old man devotedly undertook an office so fail of danger 'and despair. From the attempts ot the preceding day the safest passes through the defended swamps had been ascertain- ed; and these were to be- assailed by the freshest of the troops, while the wounded and more enfeebled were plac- ed in the centre. The cautions Septitn- uleius also commanded the soldiers to leave all the baggage behind, and car- ry with them nothing more than three days' provisions; a after that 'interval, should their attempt be successful, they would be able to reach some friendly territory:, . . In the meantimee Hermann, who had arisen before the daylight, was 'watch- ing the movements of his enemies like a: bird of prey. He saw at last their miserable skeletons of legions concen- trated into compact masses, the heads of Which were direaed against the out- lets, and he surmised the desperate na- ture of the effort for which these ar-. rangements had, been made. He turned and warned • his gallant Germans, ex- horting them to abide and repel this last onset of despair, so that not.a foe should escape a and with clashing weap- ons end tremendous shouts they at once welcomed and defied the advancing Rb - mans. The shock of the onset made the ground tremble beneath the combat- ants;. spearsand bucklers crashed apd shivered.; a steam e went upward from the centre of. the struggle, like ' the seething pf a mighty -caldron, while the' living Inass reeled hither and -thither, 'as' the changes of 'battle prevailed. Even those who fell, whether German or. Roe man,' endeavoured in the agonies of death to' strike aqaat blow at *those antagonists -who warred over their pro- strate bodies.. In such a close 'conflict the hardihood of the :illomans would have finally prevailed but for -the con- duct .of the Indomitable Hermann, who rallied or headed his troops wherever his Presinee was retliiiiedepr gave them needful intermissioh by supplies of fresh forces. As for him he appeared equally itaprevious to toil and danger; - his 'whole soul concentrated on an ac- hievement the fame of which' was to Amt. for ages,. seemed • for the time to have imparted its deathless ,and ether- eal energies to the body it tenanted. And ever and anon there thrilled from the rear ..tha e glorious bursts of weeTsoriee in a, -voice .which he well - knew, and the • tones of which were like draughts of a eiette existettoe'to his parched and fev- erish heart: • a • , and a sharp, oilier vitas of exhortation accompanied it. that pierced through the whole thunder of battle, like the shrill notes of a fife through the cla- mours of a hundred war -trumpets. Her- • welie Was just in. the aka of' making his final onset at ,the head of his de- voted band, when he suddenly saw at his side the beautiful Thusnelda, armed with a spear, which she had snatched from the hands of a dying legionary;. and with her eictue a band of Guinan women, who had arrested the flight of their countrymen, and driven them back upon their miesuers. With a sud- den stroke she pierced the bosom of a centurion ,whom she confronted, and at. his fall land cries of exultation burst from her companions. And crowding upon their steps came the late flyers, glowing With the shame of defeat, and anxious to retrieve their lost honour in the sight of those they loved; while - reinforcements from the hills poured in, at the same instant, to aid in de- fending the contested pass. Hermann beheld his bright one at his side like a flash of joyous annshine through the tempest; he looked at the rallied thou- sands who advanced to the encounter with redoubled energy, and he felt that the cause of liberty was no target hopele;is. "Thusnelda," he exultingly exclaimed, "thou hest brotight baek freedom to thy country: withdraw thee now to safety, and see how I shall fight in thy presence 1" And never did the sweep of the ocean whirlwind rash with more impetuous Wry upon the stricken and disperseu fleet than did fiermana and his rallied warriors upoze the Rowse rattles. Belore that tremen- dous charge, valour and discipline were unavailing; and the enemy, taken un- expectedly, were borne backward with resistlese energy to their main body; while multitudes, during that repulse - were swallowed up in the swamps, or struck Own and trampled under foot. Thus the attempt had completely fail- ed, and the „Humans, with forces dim. Dished to one-half of their former num-- hers,.°metaled their calgilial position; elle. the egresseseivhich they had at- tempted Were strengtheneit imy ude reastworks hastily thrown up on the taming after the battle had closed, and y which the deliverance of the en- closed legions was rendered more ien- raetioable.. Mournful:, indeed, was now the condi- tiop of the cleeeated army, as the even - ng closed once more upon its broken an eahaeisted relic, • When they had seamed their atatiten. the ranks were concentrated—but how shrunken and spiritless coniPared with the mighty' est, that had occupied the same ground. only twa dayseagciee &mid these be the egions that had hop -84,0 March north - Ward tn. triemple end -Plant the victor- ious :eagle '-far--as liieingething exist - d, uttii, their progrees:Ivas arrested, hiatliatAiripaseible'boluidary of,ice with which nature had walled that lays- arisen/apart ereafiedlf Few of the urvivors had escaped unwounded, end ak. with' Pale cote ntenances and faint, ng aintas were obliged Jo proi thern- eliceetaupon their 'Spears; hut Stilt their gallant hearts, thought lees of pain than • he ignominy of defeat. Where were: OW their promieep and their hopes, and hat would be said -of them at florets They had been beaten; and by whonet y 'naked -barbarians, 'who had caught and crushed them with ease. How, vould the tale, sound by. the hearths f atfrig'nted octentryniete, and 'het' atimentent •totad,ecimpeasite for ca. greetit eater:lea:see ' 'While such was the feelings of the =blest soldier, those of the unhappy, genera--Batsilence, like the veilof the piaintey,- must be thrown .olver no ,anguage ean- eecte e too, was, woended allmost to le death and as he raised his languid eyes in the "twilight, and surveyed the silent, wo-worn remains of his host, the forms of the soldiers wavered before his dim vision- like'ghosts rether. than 'living el have endured," he exelaimed'with groan,'the deepest disgrace that was ever' fated to befall the Roman arms; and wherefore, then, Should T survive so nameless an infliction I Could I live, to confront my country, upon which I have brought Such a•burden,of shame I The very stones of Rome,' so often Animated with the triumphal pro- cessitints. 'of ' successful ' commanders, would cry out against me if the people eeraained silent. Could. I evert endure, wIth the returning day, the looks of my faithful soldiers wheel my folly has ruined? I will spare myself this mis- ery by stealing frum the world in sil- ence. Farewell, my beloved friends I Let those 'Who survivs this' rein at leest pity my memory, if they einnot-chensh and defend it." • when he ceased, the officers who surrounded • him hi silence •heard his sword tattle in the sheath. its he drew, it forth. He held the weapou with both hands, and ex- , Thus the battle 'continued. from hour to hour. The ,morning had passed in - (o mid-day; mid-day was followed by noon; and the noon was setting into evening—a lapse of time which hope contracted into a fleeting hour, and. despair „extended into a long dismal year; but still the escape of the Ro- mans Iliad net advanced a single step. -Their numbers were worn down to a handful, bleeding, exhausted, and stag- gering with every effort, like men drunken or asleep, yet still wielding their, weapons as if mechanically, and. more in the hope of dying 'honorably than achieving a safe departure). At - other hour would decide 'their fate, for the evening was closing fast, and should it find them there, it would dome with the darkness of the grave. In this dreadful crisis a stratagem occurred to the mind of Septimulems, upon which he placed his last dependence, and which lv yva.s prorapt to execute. He ordered a' soldier to set -fire to the baggage, for this purpose of distract- ing the attention and exciting the cu- pidity of the Germans. The command was obeyed just as, the twilight' had ap- proached; and no sooner did the bar- barians witness the rapidly -spreading 1 blazete'et4it 'thi:ty'"fearecl' that the rich booty was about to be torn from their grasp. They, e began,- therefore to re- in their exertioes: whole ranks soon abanclemed be umeeettelete tett et con- flict;• end ,there was a , genera melt to thee conflagration, where each was: eager to snitch a hand- ful from the flames. Thus the de- fence of the passes were relinquished, And the Romans advanced with renew- ed confidence and vigour. Their sud- den and trinestamus ,onsweee earst as- under ,the weekened ranks opposed to them; and figliting onward with rapid • career, theecile.ared the'networkof mo- rasses; and. gained' the open ground. where they- formed in order and con- tinued their retreat. Hermann, indig- nant at the. covetoueness. of his -people,. Who had se'suddenly.broken laose from control; Stel1 continued to resist at the head of his oweepersonallcillowers; and although borne back: .be numbers, he hung upon the' track of the flying ene- my to the last, atid harassed them in flank and rear. Scarcely, however, had of x:de:tthho.usand thus escaped the miser- able gleanings of sio great a harvest And now the might', deed being done, tee preternatural ekciternent' that bad achieved, it was exhausted, as that the pursuers, as they retraced their steps. at Midnight, dropped, down to sleep by" the way among the bodies of the dead. Thus also it was with their gallant chieftain. Paint, 'but still exulting, be threw himself beneath the shelter of a tree; and when lie relapsed into imme- diate, but deathlihn repose, a gentle hand seemed to bathe and caress his• burning temples, a sweet voice mur- inurea words of 'exulting congretula- tion, and by fits some soothing song was poured forth that told of the hero's reward -from woman's love and devot- edness. Sucli sleep was rapture; and Hermann smiled, as, he- slept, at these dream-like sounds Mil melted so at, into his repose,. with the utterances of h voice eci fondly endeared to les heart. But he. knew net that it was Thesiselde herself Who had hovered near himduring the -fight, and' whonow stood over him to watch and soothe his slumbers; and, she felt herself richly repaid by the words of fervent -tender- ness that , at times fell unconsciously from his lips, Before the morning light arrived she stole from the spot, cover- ed with blushes. and Hermann after- ward awoke, refreshed by what he deemed but a vision Of the eight, Where latter can we leave that no- ble, that matchless pair, than upon the field which they have made.a hallow- ed spot to. all ages, and in the con- templation of a victory of which ev- ery age has reaped the .frnits? Tri- vial compared With these, would be the account of the acelamations that hail- - ed them as the jouat deliverers of their country; and the wild ‚festive glee with which ths land resounded when their union was celebrated amidst the tro- phies of their achievements. And did their course, an brightly commenced, continue to the close unclouded? But happen What might, could they be deemed unhappy who had accomplished such a deed? It is enough to know that the spirit of resistance thus kendled was never extinguished; that the Romans, in their subsequent in- vasions, never penetrated beyond that spot upon which -Varus and his legions had fallen; and that when, in the. ful- ness of time, the men of the North be- came invaders in their turn, and ad- vanced to deliver and regenerate the world, they fought and dont:tiered un- -der the inspiring war -cry of "Hermann!" The end. a - ARE PEOPLE BURIED ALIVE? Afteureiez.enty-Fear Emirs There Never Can he Any Doubt as to the IllmeSt.ion or The New York Herald of a -recent issue 'devotes an entire page to a spe- cially cabled discussion by eminent Paris and London specialists of the question "Are people buried alive?" Sir Henry Thompson, the fore/ribsi advocate of- cremation in England, says: "Occa- sionally such it thing may have occur- red, but very seldom, and no doubt it happened, it is possible, in England, be, cause the person who certifies to the' death is not required to verify it. If the law of the land, made it compulsory for an examination to be made, say 24 or 30 hours after detithapremature bur- ial could not possibly take place., be- cause, atter 24 hours, there neve i can be any doubt as to the question of death. "I am of the opinion that it is much easier, for a case of premature burial. • to take place in England than in France. In the latter country the legal formali- ties are 'much More strictly adhered to. Every case pf death is viiited by a proper functionary, summoned fox that purpose.. He is -.compelled to see that the body is uncovered in all its aspects for the -purpose of ascertaining -the iden- tity of the individual, And this- system, it may" not be out' of Place to tetnark, is similar to one in use by the Cremes tionSociety of England: • • • . "Why do you think the.French syse tem ,superior to that in England?"' • "I3ecause it is imperative .that two certificates of death, each volielied for by responsible persons, be forthcoming. In England 15,000 persons annually are interred without any certificate' tie any sort, while in the North of Scotland it amounts to 50,per eent, of the popula- "What are the conditierie under which burial before death 1i:tight tekeeelace?" "There are three. 'Fleet, syncope, or prolonged faint. Seciend, asphyxia through drowning; and third, the con- dition known as trance, Occurring al- most exclusively incliery young women of highly., nervous temperament. -pp yea tind the dread eif premature burial veep Widespread?" "One would hardly -saytethat, but -it is not -uncommon Twice in' life r have beefreleft money, by patients with the request that I would, make sure 'beadividing,the carotid 'artery. It can ;be dcitiesteaeily arid WM:Out the slighte 'est: disfigurement. Dr', 'Wilkes, President .of the Royal Atadepey of Phyeiciate is sceptical of danger of premature burial in France, England or aitywhieris•else on, the civa lized glebe. Never in his'experience has, be known a angle else, or met any med- ial -man who has: s • • (ADVERTISING ND MEDICINE. Advertising should be used in busi- ness juat exaetlY as raedicine ifieused in sickness. If'a i small dose s not enough give a larger one. If ,the large dose seems to be too big,. or if the patient improves rapidly, the dose May be dim- inished. • A Philadelphia grocer has this sign behind this counter:, "The man wha trusts is out,," TEN YEARS OF 11A.RICNE301 disappeared, bfitzas the days came and THE PATHETIC STORY OF MRS., -NANCY MeDONALD:..., Dore the rain of Repeated Operations Ili , Every eivaized etriiiiarY, at Last Yields to Surgical Skill in n Eineinatti Mont- • taten Remarkable case. , For le long and, weary. yeets Mr Nancy Metionald, a Wealthy widow, New Albany,' -:Inds, has been totally blind: Derbig these: years' she has, traveled over the cieilizeilt glebe, tieing her tvealth • with eet, lAyieh hand in the vain effort fe;;4:6;eestored to her heevena's grata:tete ,blessing. In the capitals of the 'cad world, famous for its scientific men she has, censult- ed the most noted Opthalmiits, bore the martyrdom of countless' vete-Eons. but all to no avail • Last Friday she regained he's sight. For the first time in all these, weary years Chin gazed apple 'the features of her children, and the scene time teas enacted about that. bedside when the flood of joy came with the flood of heavenly light can be better imare laud than described. ' Tee story of Mrs. McDonald's trials and heroic eourage in the facie of an affliction that would have appalled the stoutest heart is a. series Of chapters full of hope and despair. Mrs. McDon- ald La now 82 .years"old, end the first premonition of her ailment was when, about 11 years ago, she felt that a film was slowly bdt surely growing over her right eye., coaeulted a, well-known physleian in her nativeeity, who pronounced the trouble a cataract, which could only be eredieeted: with a knife. Mrs. McDonald did not shrink from the ordeal, but was afraid to in- trust so delicate an operation to home talent, and therefoes went • to St. Louis to have the operation performed. wetot not one grateful ray of light broke through -the unfortunate women's eight of despatr. Other ills threaten - Ing, 'heart failure end grip supervened, ancle had to be combated, and . ethen tilesb had spent their force, when re- turning Strength gave encourageMent for the third operation Mrs. McDonald as readily gave her consent. F Already- the never -failing ophtbel- raoscope told that the capsule -of' the orystallj e lenS bad become epague. jeehand ,. he cornea wee a thick "firm of :Which effectually as a certain pre- vented the light from piercing the olte Iseruction. Nor was the obstacle en- • tirely'uttexpected, as it is et condition frequently found in persons of ad- vanced years. • Once more Mrs. McDonald was plac- ed on the operating table with the operator and las skilled assistants about her., Agaici she readily succumbed to the anaesthetic, and in a fetv Minutes needles attached to long handles were plunged into the sightless eyeball. With steady hand the physician stuck the needles through the cornea. until the punctures Look the shape of a diamond, cutting the curtain. The result, watched through a microscope, was. that the punctured sides of the eurtain retracted, leaving a diamond- shaped' open space. Over an hour was occupied in this operation, 'and Mrs. McDonald survived the shock with the usual fortitude, Bandages were again applied, mid days of awful anxiety and sleepless vigils again followed. . LIGHT AT LAST, • On Friday the bandages were remov- ed once more while the patient sat itn en invalid chair, With hated breath and nervous trembling ear daughter stood beside her,- other relatives stood grouped about the room with beating Fannie. The bandage fell, and with a cry in welch' a, world of joy and thanksgiving was "concentrated Mrs. Ma Donald exclaimed:. "I can see!" When 'the eXpressions of happiness that these few words created had some- what subsided Mrs.,. McDonald, des- cribed object % about the room, and Lnally, when her eye became more wee to the light could even describe the vehicles that passed in the street. The delight of Mrs. McDonald was ab- solutely pathetic, and moved even the nurses to tears. In a few days the patient will be supplied with a pair of peculiarly con- structed glasses to substitute the ex- tracted lens, and will then leave for her home the happiest of mortals. IN TOTAL DARKNESS. Her means permitted her the greatest comfort in private hospitals before and after the operation, and. she patiently awaited the outcome. With both eyes bandaged she lay for weeks waiting for the day when she could once more see the sunlight. Weeks and months rolled around, and then one day the physician in charge informed her as gently as he could that for some un- known cause the operation had been a failure, and that if she would save the sight of the left eye the right one would have to be taken out. The shock of this awful news -was terrible, bet with the fortitude of a Christine she bore it, and splunitted to the sec- ond operation. After the' inucleation she left her bed with the consolation that nit least one eye, had been left fate. Butand she was resigned to her But the end was toot yet. Scarcely three months had passed when the same sinister shadow came creeping over the left eye, and ere many days the certain of endless, night fell upon the unfortunate women: Age had added its. outer .affliotions, the trembling' gait, the feeble. strength, but could not weaken the indomiteble courage. As before stated, she traveled extensively, and coesultefi -the wise men of the four corners of the globe. She bore with the stoicism,,, of a Spartan the endless tortures which science has devised to bring relief to the afflicted. Until last October . her • wanderings were in vain, andthen :she went to . . Cincinnati to consult a famous occu- list. With minute and. critical pare ha examisted the eye, and found- a fearful condition present,and, added to this the advanced years of the eatlent. The complicatious existing 'were sech as to render the ease almost hopelesaand would have deterred a bolder band. In addition to a classical eenile cataract there was a puscharg-ece lachryineee or tear sac. To removl the -cataract meant that the pus contained in' the.sac would discharge itself ihtd -the e'yet: inflame it, and create such disturbances as might only be guessed at. • With the eliagneem. And; the -course of action fully outlined the physician filially. told Mrs.' McDonacil that, while her case was a desperate ;one, she had one che.ncenn a thousand it she would agree to submit to two,'if--not' - threeoperatione. With everything to gain 'end noth- ing to. lose—with the same eourage that had sustained her in so ma-ny. trials - she consented. Placed in .the special-, ist's. Own private hospital, with every, attention :givens that such. en 'Wale lishanent can command, Mee. McDon- ald on Oittober'.14 submitted le the first operation, -the eimeleation of the tear sac. -This, operation, performed while. the patient was under the hie faience of ether, consisted of an incia sten being ,roede at the extreme end of the eye alongside et the nose, open-. Leg- of the tear, sae, removing the pus and completely -exterminating or dis- secting' the she.;' The 'operation, aside from its deilcady, 'Was accompanied by the ttiss of much blood, wherein lay, danger to the -patient eneetetecl by ege. and long suffering. It lasted 40 min- utes,. and When • Una:patient regained she lied hoepe the. shriek epettell. • consort:Bite:Ikea Was • surprising that • PITAL' OPERATION. . • .Then came weekit of. seftering, in • which the patient was Obliged to keep _ her bed 'with bandaged eyes until the wound, made by the removal of the tear ;sae should he eentlieelY healed,' During this time the patient *quire& the, greatest Attention, end it, last on Dedember.2 it was. decided that the sec - cid operation could. be attempted -and the effort made. to, remove: the, catar- act. As 'beforeestaited, .this•was one of the character celled the classical sen- ile, which -means, thatathe -crystalline lens had, become gray and perfectly, opaque. This time- the 'moreopowerful anaesthetic,:'cocaine,- weetettiployed. A. small, keen taltaaactaknife in the handa • of the --skilled topeteterieast insterted at the edge of-- 'the ieeitatitesa. pushed -in a straight line thretigh., the anterior chamber, and: -;in 15 '-ntlititites'froini' the: time 'theapPlicalthan' Of the' itniteethea tie the cataract was eereoeed*a Again the ij Wit' Was oitt; bed: with 'eyes, and -the hour atm; Windy awaited ' when the subsiding • flarmalatiota would permit the -removal • of the batadege§ and -the 'beat or -worst ,ruitthit POLICEMEN IN JAPAN. ,•01.1114 They club only Every Other Day and Are Generally eincient. Japanese policemen are for the most part recruited from old sanauria class, and, as might be expected from the sons of men who carried loyalty and de- votion to or beyond the point, of ab- surdity, most of then are courageous and incorruptible. They are intelli- gent! and. weledisoiplined ,as well, and do an ellornieus amen& ef work for salaries, that, according to Western ideaS, are extrediely small. 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