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19 sance with his redoubted Copenhagen. All, owever, remained quiet until an hour past midnight, when it entered into his teeming ain to blow the thief's silver wind-call; so, without warning any of the rest, he sets s bead out at the window, and blew until I the hills and woods around yelled their hoes. This alarmed the guards, as not owing the meaning of it; but how were ey astonished at hearing it answered by Gother at no great distance. The state of nxiety into which this sudden and unforeseen ircumstance threw our armed peasants, is ore easily conceived than described. The ste of their master's great wealth, and even I reir own fates, was soon to be decided, and bne but He who surveys and over-rules iturity could tell what was to be the issue. Every breast heaved quicker, every breath as cut short; every gun was cocked and inted toward the court-gate, every orb of ision was strained to discover the approach- bg foe, by the dim light of the starry hropy, and every ear expanded to catch the Mistant sounds as they floated on the slow osty breeze. The suspence was not of long continuance. n less than five minutes the trampling of orses was heard, which increased as they approached to the noise of thunder, and in fue course, a body of men. on horseback,