Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-04-07
VOL. 3.--NO. ID.


wo,"he exclaimed. lie soon received a
summons to appear, and was demanded
how he dare attempt such a treason totho
state on closing the pipes. Bursting with
vexation, he repeated what he had done TO
make array with the slippers, (though they
had proved so diaboIical, he almost fear.
ed that might Cause q charge of murder
to be brought against him) the breaking
Of the perfume jar, and the putting them
in the sewer, from whence they had been
carried into the public reservoir. The
Judges felt inclined TO laugh at his mislor-
tune; however as the damage was unin.
tentional, he was allowed to go, on repay
ing the treasury what it had cost them in
pulling down and rebuilding. lie scarcely
found his way home, so sung was he by
resentment, and so mortified by the loss of
his money. He muttered as he went
along, "Karabeg shall not have my daugh-
ter, though the prophet seems to predict
it," His mishaps had made him more OBJ
stinate than ever, and when he arrived,
Zeica was so much frightened at his ap.
IpedTdHce, tHdt sic iOtllCu III u'SHlAy W
her chamber. He ordered a large fire to
be- prepared instantly, and throwing the
slippers in, "At last" said he, ''l'n de-
termined to see you no more; when cast
you in the river, we were fshed outagaln;
when put you in the sewer, ye made the
whole town suffer, but l'll defy any one to
relieve we nowy' The Slippers seemed
as obstinate as Bakarak in giving him the
lie, for the leather had mblbed the mols-
ture to such degree, that they would not
burn. Bakarak found his anger useless,
and that he must give up the idea olcon-
suming them till dry: lead extended
over the portico Of the house, and placing
them there, he calculated, | see Il must be
plagued with we some time longer, but
shall bless the hour when the sun has SUI
fciently hardened ye, that may commit
We to the flames again, and by Allah!
when We are destroyed will give u public
rejoicing.
The vexations Bakarak had endured,
had prevented his visiting mass--hc now
determined to 90, and throwing on his
cloak, went out, but as Fortune, or rather
fate would have it, as he passed the TIRES
hold, the slippers, by some means, fell
from the leads, and came tumbling on his
head. Though the blow had confused
his ideas little, he managed to look up,
hoping to find out who had done il, and
saw a cat running along,-hc took the slip
pers from the ground, and sent them, one
, after another, at the animals head; how
ever, he missed his aim, and they went in
, at one of the windows. He was beginning
! TO curse, and re.entere6 the house to stop
| the blood which issued from his nose,
, when loud shrek pieced his ears; not
knowing the reason, he ran quickly up to
his daughters chamber, and beheId her
on the floor, with the slippers by her,
She had tainted, and while Baka rak call
ed her slave, he attempted to revive her,
but finding it in vain, began 10 tremble.--
"Oh merciful Allah" cried he, "protect
your faithful Musselman, and let not
my daughters blood sink on this head"
The attendants had now come, but their
endeavors were also vain 10 bring Zelca
to lfe though no wound appeard, the cur
sed slippers had certainly struck her some.
, where on the head; and Mesroud consOied
, his master by repeated EXPLANATIONS that
she was murdered "You cruel man"
said he, sit serves you properly; had You
. but united my poor, dear, beautiful dead
mistress TO the man she loved, all would
have been WE'LL to be sure you did swear
that when those slippers ruined you, their
marriage should take place, and though
that has happened, for ruined he certainly
is who kills his oaCn daaghter) yet alas, us
| of n, avai!'-Drops OF persplratlon stood
on Bakarak's brow, his joints trembied,
and he fell on his knees. "Oh Moham-
, med, restore my ZeIica, and vow by all
| NV hopes Of Paradise, since, It's clearly
your wish, thatI will no longer oppose her
union with Karabeg, the cadi's SON" lie
arose. "Oh those cursed, cursed slippers,
they have indeed proved my ruin, and |
| find lis irnpous to war against Fate
slZclica noic be ran to recover, though slow
T. ly; thinking it unnecessary to leIgn lon
= yer. she in short time was perfectly re-
4 yiyeJ, 10 Bakarak's great joy, who did not
0 suspect the trick practised on him; Tor
though when Zeica saw the slippers enter
n her widow, she was not touched by them
d an lea struck her, that answered her
4 purpose equally well. Bakarak's vow had
}. been heard by Mesroud and the rest OF inc
slaves, so that an attempt to deny would
4 have been rrutless; he therefore sent Tor
J. old Mustapha, who was TOO good man TO
q ohiect 10 n reconciliation. and had his sons
! hnooincss TOO much at heart, to find obsta-
n Giles to the proposed anIon' lie soon pre-
J narcd the necessary papers, nor had ne
J. reason 10 complain of his friend Bakarak,
: whose misery disposition the late events
a Ind completely turned; and who, having