Lexington union. (Lexington, Miss.) 1838-18??, 1839-06-08

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swift horse, encircled by the arm Of its
rider, and painting with alright,
As day dawned, the horseman refined
up his sieed, and springing to the earth,
drew after him his pale and sinking bur
den.
1t was glorious morning; and their
halt was in Il valley where happy hearts,
blessed in each other, might have been
content to dwell for ever. Much time was
spent in restoring the maiden to eonsci.
odsness,tor hers woon was long and heavy;
and as Rechid Aga hung over her, and
bahed her pale brow with the pure water
of a mountain stream, and crushed in her
small hands the aromatic blossoms of hen
na-plant, he felt that the words Of Moham-
med had been weak in painting her beauty.
He had laid her down beneath the tall
boughs OF Il maple tree, at whose roots the
fresh moss grew rankly, clustered with
deep-blue violets; and when the fair 10
hara at length opened her eyes, and bebeld
beside her the friend of her ailianced hus-
band, she clasped her hands in transport
of JOY and gratitude; for she guessed not
| that he had stained the skirts Of his honor
with the defilements of treachery, but at
once preserved her from the flames IN
friendship for Mohammed.
AS Aga caught her meaning, he eagerly
encouraged the delusion; and, spreading
before her some dried fruits, with which he
had come provided, he urged her to par
take OF them ere they pursued their way
back TO the city. The gentle Zohara,
grateful for his care, smlingly obeyed ;and
her false-hcarted companion FASTENED TO
the stream to procure for her a draught OF
| its refreshing water, on the fair scene amid
which she was seated.
The clouds, those graceful cup-bearers
of the sky, were riding like snow-fakes
Upon the clear blue bosom of space; on
every side blcomed clusters of bright and
many. tinied flowers, worthy 10 be the en-
Wy Of the consultations; the sun,a heaven
inspired painter! had skctchcd a thousand
beautiful designs on their leafy tablets;
and swccter than the musk of Tartary was
the perfume which accompanied his touch.
The forest-boughs dropped honey, for the
haunt OF the wild bee was among their
leaves; and the ruby cups Of the Bursting
buds were each sealed with a diamond
drop Of dew. The distant mountains bath
ed their brows in light; and the lesser
heights were clothed in drarerles Of many
colored vegetation; the tall trees which
overhung the stream looked like stately
beauties, mirroring their gracelulness in
the clear waters; while the more flexible
safsaf, the weeping willow, and The leaih-
cry birch, ben, low into the wave, as
though faint with enjoyment. The slen
der-hoofed hind at intervals bounded past,
light as the wind that waved the branches;
and the bulbul nestled in the leaves above
her head, and not yet weary of his melo-
dious griefs, was pouring out song TO-
which the peris might have loved to listen.
As Zohara contemplated this fairy
scene, her soul was stepped in the honey
of delight; the thorns Of care, and the
knowing canstic Of sorrow were alike shut
out; and when Aga held the cup to her
lips sparkling wilha smile that spread the
glossy feathers Of hope over the black
heart Of falsehood.
But ere long the scrpcnt-tonguc Of guilt
betrayed lis worthless purpose; and the
affrighted maiden learnt the unholy pas
sion which had caused her to be thus
borne away from the roof of her father,
with terror which denied her utterance.
The vows breathcd by her pcrfdious suior
did but rouse hatred in her bosom; and as
she became more calm, she welded the
name Of Richard Aga to every reproach-
fnl epi,het with which her memory sup
piled her. She reminded him Of the hea-
Wy chain Of gratitude that had been Hung
iaround her by The generous aid OF MO-
manned, ere she yet had learnt to love
him; and she vowed by the soul oil the
prophet, and by the grave OF her father,
that she would rather die by her own hand,
than be the wife Of another. The protest.
atoms Of Aga fell on her ear like water
1npor sand, and left no impression; while
the young man CRASHED The sharp teeth OF
disappointment; against the shivered weap-1
on to defeat, as, with her small dagger IN
her hand, which she had drawn from
amidst the folds Of her girdle, she threat
ened 10 sheath the steel OF death IN her
heart, ifhe did not leave her on the instant.
Aga urged and expostulated in vain.
He represented the impossibilisy OF her
return 10 the city, alone and unprotected;
| but he maiden spurned alike his threats
aud nls entreates: and she had raised her
arm to strike, preferring death to further
communion with her ,reacherons compan-
ion when the tramp of horses was heard IN
the distance; and before Richard Aga
could warn her of her probable danger, a
wild shrek from Zohara summoned TO-