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and equally sucrcssful effort wh,led the
prisoner uu.e iIom his sorro~s. a
cluster OF roses. ~oven together with q
,ress OF bright dark hair, vas flung iron
the easement of the Young beauty, al
a inomeG; v hen the back OF the .lran.
ger was turned towards her. |, fell a.
| his feet. aud Was secured and pressed
% his lips with a respectful courtesy,
that quickcred the pulse OF the donor,
| but not clirlsc ot the fair girl accom-.
I panied the gilt: and II seemed as though
The Baron had susI soied " hereforc--
! tor ere long hc was alone - his apart
mcni. aud, when he had dismissed has
attendants, he oace IT ore advanced 10
! the window, and glanced anxIously to-
wards the Jealous !aliices by which II
Vas overlooked.
There was a Slight molten reVccp,i-
/ bic behind the screen: white haod
waved 4 greeting; and the Imprisoned
noble bent forward 10 obtain a nearer
, view OF ~ far owner. For 4 moment
RcchsiI lIlAoGm stood mo'i1nless, :or.
Z riScd n the excess OF heI own ,cmrIr-
| ., out there was a more powerful feel
: i1g 81 hear; than fear; ana. ~ the next.
she forced away her puson bars Tor an
instant. and. with the tcll.ialc hand
pressed upon her bosom, stood reyrale d
20 her enrapturel nrighhor.
From tha, day, the beauty allowed
10y cd 10 Lc.Iav 10 the captive her in.
tcrcs, IN -, sogrows-,hc did nc.c:
he admitted that she shared them: and
ere long there was not an hour ,h,o'-
on: the day IN which the thoughts o.
h1chcGi llInCum were not yelling Oh
the hand enc prisoner.
Ihus were things situated during
two long years, when the death OF the
rei gazing Sultan. n the termination al
that period induced the ambassador OF
England am France 10 demand fIom
his successor. Selim the iuIri. The H.
bcr!y q! tie Rus ian Minister. The
request was refused, fcr the war was
no; Vet terminated, and the new sovc-
reign required no better prcicNi Tor dis
regarding the European ambassadors.
than The continuation OF ho>iili,ics be-
iNcen The lWo cgunirieS. Bat Selln
had other and more secret reasons ior
iLus peremp,oI,lv ucga'iying their
prayer; and /: will be seen in tie suite.
that they did no: arisc from personal
dislike TO the captive Nusco,iie.
Like lllroun Airasoh;i, of Arabian
memory. tic new sultan, during the
FIR: week, o: bis reign. amused himself
by nocturnal wandering about the
streets OF tie city IN disguisc, attended
hy ihc subsequently famous IIusscin.
hs hr,' and iiycH!c hody-pagc and,
immediately that hc had refused com
pi4nCe with the demand of the a,nbas.
sadcrs hc resolved on paying an ia.
eognl's visit 70 lis prisoner at Tic Sc
YEA IoNcrs. Is ,oOn as twilight Lad
allen, like i mantle over tic golden
glori"s o: stan b3ul, lie accordingly set
forth: and, having discovered himself
10 !ar commandani, and erjpincd hlm
- secrecy, be entered the ante cham
Ter 81 lie baron, where he found ono
ot has suite, to whom lie expressed bis
desire TO have an interview with tie
captive an blsSaJor.
The individual to whom tie sultan
had adllcs sed himself. recognised him
at once; but, without behaving lLatLe
dad so, cuntcntcd himself with cNprcss-
ing, Ia, regret tbat he was unable 10
comply with Ike request of bis visitor.
tie orders Of the SULTAN being pcIeirp.
tory hat the baron should hold no in
tcfcouFse with any one beyond The
walls OF the fortress.
On receiving this answer, Sclirn Ie-
Piled clily, that the sul,ar need never
be informed Of tie Circumstance and
that, being near relation OF the com.
mannan;, and having obtained his per
Tissicn 10 have a few minutes con.
versa'ion wuh the prisoner. be trusted
lhat'he should not encounter any OBJ
s'iciH, either on the part of The baron
himself OF on that Of lis friends.
The dn-oman, With affected rcluc-
lance quitted tie room, TO ascertain.
as he asserted. the determination Of
bis exec!!cHcy, but, in reality 10 inform
him OF tie imperial masquerade: aud
m FIVE minutes more. the disguised
sultan and lis favoriic were ushcred
into The aparlmcn; O! lac amblss ddor
After some incon,cquent conversa.
lion, Ssiim inquired how the baron had
con'ri'cd 10 divert the weary hours Of
la, CAPTIVITY: aud Wls answered. thai
Lc had r@'cayorcd TO tighten them bv
books, and by gazing out upon the Sea
I'D AIatmDIa from his kiosk. E.lhaLgG
sighed az hc made The reply. aud re-.
ucmbcrcd how much more they had
been Enlightened ~ tie affection II She
i1'r Ecchcdr lianoum; and be almo,.
i.l' a., though hc were an migrate. thai
he tid not add her smiles and Lcr so.
iieilude 10 tie !pt q his prison bless.
ugs.
"Tie same volume AMI The same
hi1,k cannot please frr ever" said the
sultan, vi'h o s'rle. "al1 you would
not doubtless be sorry 10 exchange
'oui books Tor the Conversation ofyour
icilow.msn, nor yogr view at tic blue
PnPanJs ior ole more novel A pt,.
snn Is bat a prison a. ihe best. even
though you may be looked up VIII a'i
be- C7uflesy 90 ihe world But ,au.
e'l'Iyi.y .; not likely 90 endure n.ach
longer. Shck'-ur Aillb'-Pnrc bcfl|
Cod - am Intimately a,gu.,r,rG ....f