THE SOURCE OF THE NILE. Go1 
through and through.” —“ The cup, the cup, fays he, and— 
fill it full; I defy the devil, and truft in St George and the 
dragon.—Here is to Catharine, emprefs of all the Ru(flias, con- 
’ fufion to her enemies, and damnation to all at Paros,”— 
“ Well, friend, faid I, you was long in refolving, but you 
have done it at laft to fome purpofe; Iam fure I did not 
drink damnation to all at Paros.”—“ Ah, fays he, but J did, 
and will do it again—Damunation to all at Paros, and Cyprus, 
and Rhodes, Crete, and Mytilene into the bargain: Here it 
goes with all my heart. Amen, fo be it.’—“ And who do 
you think, faid I, are at Paros?”——“ Pray, who fhould be 
there, fays he, but Turks and devils, the worft race of mon- 
fters and oppreflors in the Levant ; I have been at Paros my- 
felf; was you ever there ?’—“ Whether I was ever there or 
not is no matter, faidI; the emprefs’s fleet, and an army of 
Ruffians, are now poflibly there; and here you, without 
provocation, have drank damnation to the Ruffian fleet and 
army who have come fo far from home, and are at this mo- 
ment {word in hand to reftore you to your liberty, and the 
_ free exercife of your religion; did not I tell you, you was no 
Greek, and fcarcely deferved the name of Chriftian ?”—-“ No, 
no, Sir, cries Strates, for God’s fake do not fay fo, I would 
rather die. I did not underftand you about Paros; there 
was no malice in my heart againft the Ruffians. God will 
_blefs them, and my folly can do them no harm—Huzza, 
Catharine, and victory!” whilft he toffed lkis cap into the. 
’ ye } 
iy is 
AnumsBer of the Agows had appeared upon the hill, 
juft before the valley, in filent wonder what Strates and I 
were doing at the altar. Two or three only had come 
down to the edge of the fwamp, had feen the grimaces and 
wo. LUT, 4G action 
