Delaware patriot & American watchman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1828, 1828-03-18
Volume i !,

No man was better known than Ahmed the cob
,Sler. crowd soon gathered around him What
friend Aimcd.' said one. have you wnrked till
ycur head is turned -. Are Won tired of looking
down at yonr last cried another, that you are
row looking up at the planets i these and q
thousand other jokes assalled the ears OF the poos
eobblpr. who, notwithstanding, continued to sx
claim that he was astrologer, having resolved
doing what he could to please his beautiful,
wife.
It 30 happened that the kings ie,7eiier was pas
sing by lie was il great distress, having lost the
tiche,f rub, belonging to the Every search
Eae! been made 10 recover this inastimable Jewell
hut Is no purpose ; and the ijewelier knew he
could 10 hanger cnnceal its loss from the king, he
booked forward to death &C inevitable In this
hopeless state, wla wandering about the town, he
reached III crowd around ahmed. and asked what
IA. the natter. Don. ven know Ahmed the
e,,ihler2' said one al the bvstanders, laughing
he iias been inspired, cad is become an astrolc-
per-
erovn.ng man will catch u broken reed
iba ie~sller no snnnerheard The sound Of the word
III trntn2e,. than he went M to Ahmed. told him
uhat had happened and sald, If you understand
gnnr an. i iii mus he ahle to discover the kings
luby 10 10, and will give you two hundred
pis,es If cold. i.nt il You do not succeed within
NIX bouts. i wlil use al my influence at court to
haze YOU mt 10 death an impost or.
poor Ahmed q thandetstruck. He stood
lore without hcns abe 10 move o. speak, rehecs.
,ing Oh his nj, iotuaes. and gticvng, above all that
Nhis wife whom he 50 loved. lad, BIZ her envy and
sciisInpsS. hrought him q such fearful alterna.
ltya. Full Of these SAD thoughts. he exclaimed
! alaod. Oh woman. womsn thou art more bancs
u e the happiness oi man than the poisonous dras
100 u the desert y
The lost ruby had been seoreted By the Jewell
! ler's wife who, disqniced by those alarms which
ever attend Guilt sent of her female slaves 10
watch her husband. This slave, on seeing her
I master speak to the astrnloger, drew near; and
e when she heard Ahmed. after some moments Of
d apparent absttacton. compare woman to pol
" sonous dragon. She satisfied he must know ey-
I, ery thing She ran 10 her mistress, and. breathe
!ess with icar cried, YOU are discovered BIZ
vile asrooser. Before sx hours are past the
While stuty will be known. and you will become
istainn.s, il yDu are fortunate as to escape
with life. uniess YOU can find some way Of prevail
: mo Oh MIN TO he mercfa' She then related whaG
! She had seen anil heard; and ihmed's e1claina-
] ten carried as complete conviction to the mind OF
the terrified mistress it had done 70 that OF her
d slave.
!, The jewellers wife, hastily throwing on her veil,
? went in search Of the dreadful ashooger. When
she found him. she threw herself At his feet crying
i Spare my honor and NY life, and will confess
d every thing
/ What can vou have to confess to me = exs
! claimed Ahmed in Amusement
+ - nothing nothing with which your are not al
= ready acquainted. You know too well that STOLE
h the ruby from tie kings crown. did SO to pun
sh my husband. who uses me the most cruetlys
j. and thor. lit bv this means TO obtain riches for
d n, IT, and To have him put to death, But yous
/ most wonderful man. from whom nnhing is hidden.
Z have discovered and defeated my wicked plan. 1
- bcg only ior mercy, and will dc whatever you
Of command me-
: An angel from heaven could aot have brought
"a more consolation 10 Ahmed than did the jewellers
1. wife. lie assumed all tie igniiei soemnlty that
il became h- new character. and said, Woman,
a know all that thou hast cone. and it is fortunate
fi thee that thcu hast 10 confess thy sin, and
T. bey for mercy before It was too late. Return to
thy house, put the rudy under the pillow OF the
n, couch On which thv husband sleeps; let i be laid
s. oil the side iarthest from the doors and be satisfied
thy Guilt shall never be even suspected.
i. The jewellers wife returned home. and did as
- shc W. desired III an hour Aimee. followed her,
/, and told Tie escllcr lie had made his calculations
aud found b, the aspect Ut s'ie sun and mean and
p lhy lie cnnguration of the stars. That the ruby
vi, at ttat moment lying under the pillow ;t hiA
~ cnuch. IN The side fartiest from the 'nns. the
4, ew elleq thought Ahmed mnsthe crazy. but &c ray
lnf hgpe /, like ray from heaven tc the @retehed7
:. hs mi ID III couch ard there 70 his oy and von-
der fopnd the ruby iii the very place described.
4, lie came back 10 Ahmel, embraced him. called him
n hs dearest friend and the presefser 81 Hi lite. gave
81 him INC tAo hundred pieces Of geld, declaring he
was tie first asttoinger Of The age
H. These praises conveyed no JOY 70 The poor cot
e Nor who returned home thankful 60 Gnd tor
>, His preservation than eated by his good fortune,
81 lhe moment he entered the door. his wife ran up
10 to him, and exclaimed, " eli my dear assfclcger:
M what success?'
d. There! (said Ahmed very gravelyl there are
as two hundred pieces of gold hope YOU will be
mr. satisfied now and not ask me agair to hazard my
Il, life as have done this morning.-le then rela-