Martinsburg gazette and public advertiser. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1826-1833, 1833-03-14
New Series---No. 8:

the cold eye, of an old and unfeeling
Turk. had a miniature painting of
myself, representing me as then ap.
peared, young noble and handsome in
my Oriental costume. gave il to the
slave, AZ his request, and he departed.
lie had been absent several days.
and had been revolving in my mind q
thousand probable causes for his long
detention, when one evening he ap.
preached my gate with two fcnaleS
when ! was sitting in my garden. The
slave drew near, II have brought hers
he said, the beautiful girl; she has
seen your picture, and she has come to
love you. One ofthe two-sguros fis~ssf.
back her long white mantle, and disk
covered a person ofmatchless symmetry.
proportions which a sculptor might enss
w, but never initiate. She raised her
veil timidly from her face, il wes q
dream of lovcliness. ssIt ID hei" slify
rnurmured in the dialect other cours,
try, and she threw herself into nv
arms, and wept like child upon my
bosoms
Father, it was grevious sin to lovy
as loved--to forget my God and my
country, and my religion In that wild
excess Of passion. But she was beau
tiful--vefy beautiful. She was Young
but her form had reached the voluptuv
GUS fullness Of perfected proportions.
her large dark eve, dark as the sky III
heaven, brilliant as the holy starr
which are flashing through it, was sof.
tened by the tenderness of love; the
-tinge played ftfully upon hey
check; not in abiding radiance, buff
the tremulous lighting up an inconetont
glow, like the flush Of sun set sky
upon running water.
But why tell of this. Let me hasten
On to the catastrophe. The fight OF
the unfortunate girl was discovered,
and she was at last traced to my dwell
ling. The officers Of the Bey, and .
host of the common mob Of the city,
crowded 10 my mansion, with threats
and dreadful demands. / went to the
door, and was met by a cry, sudden
and louds
The girl bring out the girl--let hey
die the DEATH And then tho fiendish
mob exulted, and held up before mo
the sack, in which they were to drown
their beautiful victim. Yes said q
faint sweet voice behind me, 4 will
die-A-iarewell, may you be happy!' and
she would have passed me to tho fierce
men who were calling her without, tbs
dark savage and bearded mob, which,
was rolling towards us.---sStop!' | ext
claimed, 4 will die with thee,' and +
caught her arm, and held her back
from the wild eyes which were glarina
before me-
A moolah or priest whispered in my
ear, sRenounce your faith, embraces
that Of Islam, and all will be wen.
Say after me Allah Ackbar, Mahom.
med Reesoul Allah
His words were potent as the sury.
gestions Of the Great Tempter; my
brain rceled--l looked upon the fierce
dark, mob, and upon its fearful victimy
Allah Ackber, Mahommed Rcesous
Allah!' shouted aloud. 1t was done.
! had abjured the holy faith Of my fax
theirs. A whitening consciousness Of
my fearful apostacy came over me, and
| sank to the earth like one suddenly
smitten with death.
When | awoke to consciousness, and.
il was long after, and called for tbs
beautiful girl of Circassia, they told.
me that she had persisted, by order of
the Bey but that had been pardoned in
consequence Of my conversion 10 Is.
lamism. And thus had the fend mock.
ed me. For the poor boon of my ex.
istence had denied my Cod had
not turned aside the bitter cup from
the lips Of the beautiful one that loved
me. She was sleeping under the cold
waters; would that | could have slept
at her side, with my soul unsustained
by the gilt of its apostacy.
Father, am dying. The fever OF
this heart will burn on until am no
more. 1t is fearful thing to die; ~
go into the presence of the God whom
have denied: Father; it is very dread.
full
Finn's Latest.--Why is an emcfid
like country dancel Dye give it upf
Because il is do1n IN the middle and ~
again. -
Pennsylsani0 Loeferies.--A bill for the
entire abolition of Lotteries, in the State
OF Pennsylvania, from and after the 3ist
Of December next. has become law Ono
section Of the bill gives authority to the
Union Canal Company to hiring suit a.
gainst the State. 10 ascertain whether or
not their lottery privileges have been ex-
hausted, or whether. BY the act for the
abolition Of lotteries, that company shall