Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1829-03-19

tnls second rlsft. The kaianter rcplied sGKS her
! went to the house OF your patron TO ,rans
ant 10 you the mandste Of tho naSnaniaoa.
AboaS, saw there the beautiful Tsmira viii,
the gazeiie eyes the rose Of Ispaasn, brilliant,
as 'hs azure oompsck which onl, grows in Par
| adse. Tier glance on me produced The nag
| Gal efeet ofthe sssi OF solomon, and resolved
70 saKs ner for my wife. | went this yer,
morning 70 her father, but his word was give n
leyoui and 5sou, kazi IS The Only obstacle 20
| my isppinsss. Listsn!i possess great richie
and have powerful friends; give M TO ne your
claim on Tamirs, sad, ere lorr. will get vol
| appointed civsn-5eghl. you SHAH be The chiei
sovereign OF justice in The first eitY a the uni
verse; viii give you my own sister for wife,
she who wssformeriy the nightiagais of Iran,
the dove OF Bahy Ion, leave you 10 rsflsa, an
! nv offer; Tomorrow return foP the answer
he aew kazi was thaGderstrnek 'sNhati
| Nieid ny aglita 10 him for his sisferi WHY
sne may Re cid and ugsy;'ts ike exchanging
pearl 81 BahFeln foF enc OF Msscata; but he
IS powerful. itl do NOT consent, he vii de
| pfige ne 81 my place, ard ike my plaoe: ant.
yst would freely aacrifice ii for TamIea. Bat
"es= no logger kaz, would her fatAer keep
his promise! Doubtful. love Tamra NOR
than all the world; but we must not be selfish;
We must forget oar own interest, when il ~
jures those We love To deprive famisa of
sharce of being the wife eta kalan,sr would
be dol,g her an injory. How could have the
h1aFt to fierce her 20 forego such glory mere
" for the sake OF the poor insign fcant kss,
that ami should never get over a. IT'S done!
viii immolate N, happiness 10 hers, l shall
be very wretched; but--bul--i shall be aiyan
bega,"
II 8east the honest, misIed by awi,i,1g ave.
pr f.uat,aA hs.r. saI ka..l s.. -
sake OF love, and rot ambiiie,,, he must have
been undeceived when hes- two rival passiens
came INFO competition, and he could ou.y ban
ish the fist. If bis eyes wePs NOS opened
those OF the wesld bsgsn To be; for, trom thai
moment, he lost (when be haa more need of
them than everi the esteem aud confidence he
had hitherto inspired. and became known by
the name at Rehut the Ambitious
Not yet aware shat the bi ghes We rise IN rank
the harder we find Il TO 10 yirtnous, he wa.
forever Rattering blmself wnh the future. Now
his conduc, was 10 be such as should edfy ths
whole boldly ofthe magisracy If ispahan. Of
which be was become the lead. lie would
not be satisfied with going TO Mecca 10 visit
the black stone, the temple OF K,s.laa, aud
purifying himself in the waters OF z N aim, the
miraculous spring which God Caused 10 issue
from the earth for Aesr, and her son ismaei
He would do more; he would d Distribute double
2ekashs TO the poor, and win b.ek Tor the
divsn beghi, the noble title which the people
gave 20 the mcchanick OF the suburb OF julia
The frs, judgment which he pronounced as
diyan begh, bore evidence Of this excellent
'reso'olioD, but an unfortunate event occurred
which proved the truth Of the following verse
Of the renowned Ferdusi, in his poem Of The
"Schahhameh. 7
"OHf frs, .fauis, axe me p-o'ifck bobtg Of
'.f6ouiige, produces seeds innamera5e Ire ssind
zoufts dsm ascag, and ne k,opo net ahete they
fda, Or z0ten they may rec; bm ms zee kao10,
hee Ree' rs az every step ppsn he path Of he, and
streao % Nth faaafs IF b,aerness.''
The royal aIgrete Of Schah Abbss was a.
gain broken, and immedagely confined ia an
cd comrade OF Rebut. He had not hswe,er
the sirname of ''Honest,' and his wo.k was
consequently subjected 20 The closest scrut ~,
Now. i was discovered that very fine da
moud had been taken from the jighs and fraud
ulenily replaced; he unforsunste jeweiler was
arrested and dragged 10 the tribunal Of the
aiYan oeghi. The ambitious Bsbut felt that
there was no chance for him il he did not hur.
" tho affair 20 an immediate close. He forth.
vita condemned bis innucent fellow-labourer
to the punishment due to his Owe iniquity, and
tha sentence was executed on the instant
Ills conscience told bin that msn like him
was unworthy TO administer just-e 10 b.. fei
low citizens. pilgrimage To Mecca would
new no longer suffice 20 sppease bis remorsc;
his ambition told BIN il cond be luIed BIZ moth
ing bat laxury and spiendouP BY severe ex
actions, he smsssed large sums and hy gif,s
contrved TO gain over the most Influential
members eflhs dvsg; he thus got appointed
Khan OF sehamschia, and. from the modest.
distinctions OF the J0dics,uFe. he passed 70 the
turbulent honours % military power--s change
by no means rare in Persia
Abhas was then colleeting all his forces 10
march against The PROVINCE Of KandNhap, and
TO reduce the Afghans, wha have since ruled
over his descendants. In the battles fought on
this occasion, Bebui the Ambitious gained The
sigma, favour Of one equally ambitious; for
Ahhss vas an interchangeable conquerour, whom
isrtune, with all her favours, could never sa-
tisfy.
The Khan Of schamscha was so thoroughly
devoted 70 his master, so blindIy subsaryient
to his Will, that he presently became his conf
oa's'. He was the very man for the favour Of a
despo'i ne bad ne opinion Of his own, and
could always find good reasons for those TO
which he sssehted-- This, in the ewes Of Alb.
has, constituted AN excellent counsellor.
The monarch triumphed. Conqaerov Of the
Knrdes. the Georgians, the Turks, and the
stghans, he re.entered Ispshsn in triumph.
He had sdy aade il he capital of his do
m'uions, and now proposed to himself to en-
JOY there qnietly in the midst OF his glory. the
fruits OF his vast conquess; but the heart Of she
ambitious can never know repose. The gran
deur Of the sovereign crushed the people; Ab,
has teit this; he knew that. tAcugh powerful,
he was detested; he .rembIed even In the in.
most recssses ofhIs palace. In pursuance of
the Oriental polio, which has OF late years been