The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1824-01-27
ARABIAN STORY.

hi'ltHdHls' oiit uasi W IlIlst ne SAT III III
shop, lovely damscl approached ha,in
the door these words Z" There Is no Gun
:. piag equal TO Thai 81 men, since Il sarpasse
, ide cunning Of troman."
BY my vell then swear said she sthi
man shall be the sport ef female cunning
T, md he shall change this inscription Or
the next day she returned, most richl,
; dressed and attended by many slaves :
under pretcnce al purchasing some arii
Gle, she seated herself in the young man.
sop.
You have bcheld, said she, the grace
fnlnrss Of my pefson--can any presume
To affirm that | am hany backed p ut the
same time she uncovered part of her bo-
om-the young merchant was fascinated
| appeal to YOU continued She, whether
am not well formed : she then showed
him her finely turned arm, s. her face which
IN beauty equalled the moon when near
It's fourteenth night saying, are these
/ features marked with the small pox or
who shall dare to insinuaie that have lost
the use of one cy. p The Merchant re-
qdested 10 know her reason for thus ex-
posing To view 81 many charms, general
ly concealed under veil. Sir said she,
| am rendered miserable thro' the tyran-
ny of my father, sordid avariclous man,
who, though aboundHg with riches, will
not expend the smallest tribe To establish
ne in rlatrimony' Who is thy father ?
inquired the Merchant. lie is the grand
CadB' replied she, and then Departed
The young mdn IN a transport of astonlsh-
ment and love, shut up the doors of his
shop, aud hastend To his tribunal where he
found the Magistrate. ] come, Sir, ex-
claimed he, to demand in marriage your
daughter Of whom | am enam0ured.--
She Is not worthy replied the Judge, Of
80 handsome aud 81 aniiabr mate. She
l'leases me, said the young man do MOI
oppose my wishes A contract was i'm
mediatrly concluded; the Merchant agreed
To pay five purses before the nuptials aud
settled fifteen as joinlure. The father
still represented how unsuitable the bride
would prove, but the young man insisted
that the uuptlals should he celebrated
without delay, and on the next night hr
WAS admitted to the chamber of his bride.
But when he had removed the veil thai
covered her face he behrld such an oh
Ject may the Lord 'frnd us from the
sight Of So much ugliness for in her
VAS comprised every thing completely hi
deous. He passed the night as if he had
monstrous demons. At dawn of day he
repaired to u bath, ard having performed
his abntons, hr returned to his shop, and
refreshed himself with coffee many of his
acquaintances passing by, amused them
selves with Jokes respecting the charms of
his bride.
At length the lovely form of her who
had contiiNrd this affair, appeared before
him. She WAS more richly and more SO-
lnptnously Ornamented than on the prrce-
ding iu.eI, Jews; So that crowd of persons
stopped ia the street 10 gaze on her. May
this day said she, BIZ auspi. ious 10 thee,
my dear Oiu-eddya : may God protect
and bless threI TIE young mas face
expressed the e..doess of MS heart. How
have injured thee replied he, that thou
hast III this manner II AIDE IN the object OF
thy sport = From thee, answered the
beautiful stranger, 4 have not experienced
any ahruut, bat ii thou wilt rev Crse the in
scrlpton over thy door | will engage To eX-
'rica;e thee from thy difficulty The
Merchant instantly despatched a slave, de
string him To procure from II certain wrlteb
An inscription of letters IN blue audi gold,
expressing, There is no cunning equal 10
that Of tcomen since il SURPRISES and con
Pounds Tie cunning Of mtn.' The lnscrlp-
tlon was soon traced, and brought by the
slave t. his master, Hho placed IT over the
door Of his shop. Then by advice OF the
FIJI damsel he went In IA place near the cl-
tadel where he concerted with the public
dancers, bear-leadcr, aud those who exit
bit the tricks Of monkeys ~ consequence
of Which, while lie MS sitting the next
morning, drinking coffee with his father
iu.law the CGdy, they came before hrm
with thousand congratulations, styling
ntn cousin the young merchant immedl-
atciy scattered among them handstnl ol
money. The judge WAS astonlahed and
asked several questions. My father, SAID
! the Young man, was leader of bears and
monkcys such has been the profession OF
my family but having acquired some
wealth we now carry on the business of
merchants with considerable success. =
! but dost thou still, asked the Judge, be
/ long To the company ofbear leaders ? i
/ IN st not renounoe my family replied the
Wong man, Tor the sake OF thy daug hter
! But il Is not fit, exclaimed the Judge, that
such person should espouse the dangh-
ter of one VINO, seated on a carpet, pro-
nnuncp- the decisions of law one whose
pedigree ascends even to the relations OF
our prophet But, my good lather.In-la",
said the merchant, 'Iecollrct that my
daughter i4 my legitimate wife that va
luc each hair of her hrad as much as a
Thousand lives that for all the kingdoms
of the world would not consent to be ST.
paratrd from her
At last, however, divorce was formally
execnted--the money which the merchant
had settled was returned ; and he, having
applied I" the parents Of her who had con-
trlSed this stratagem, obtained the lovely
damsei in marriage, and during long sue
cession of years, enjoyed the utmost con
iugal felicity.
-.sa,s--
P0PE.-Mr. Pope was always com
plainIag ia his friends that he was poor
He bad an income of nearly eight thou
sand pounds year, but never could be
nrpyHiI,.d unnn ~ xtfpa amy arrnuut of hi.