A Spartan of the Old Sort. —In the
moment of great danger or triumph, the
littleness or greatness of a man’s spirit
shows itself. The inferiority of the East
j Indian was made disgustingly manifest by
jt he fiendish cruelties they exercised upon
i the European women and children that
ji’ell into their hands. There was one Eu
ropean, however, who singly proved too
much for them, and triumphed over a !e
---p.jion of them even in death. He was an
mflicer, who, with his wife, was endeavor
ing to escape, and had proceeded but a
short distance when lie was slopped by a
party of mutineers. The officer was arm
ed. To sell his own and dear partner’s
life as dear as possible was the first tho’t;
to execute it, was the next. Seven ruffians
fell beneath Ills avenging arm, arid then
■they proved too many for him. Slowly
retreating, while keeping them at bay the
[fiends made i. rush at his wife—but no, a
| >hot from her husband’s arm saved her
: honor, though it cost her lift*. Anofch
-1 i-r eLot, and by El* av.-r» hand! too, the
! husband finds his rest beside the hotly" <>*.
his wife. Had all the Europeans at Del
‘hi behaved as this man did, the massacre
there would have been a glorious and im
mortal victory of courage and chastity,
; over revenge, force and bestiality. It is
! a tale lo horrible to relate, and, per
haps, the worst is to come.—[[Buffalo
Com.
