Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1840-06-27
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THE GRAPE SEED.

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MOORISH TALE.
vslid possessed eatJsns f,eshet t,sn ,hoss Of
the king Of the Peris, cvutsefs swiftsr than the
divine stceds Of the prophet, 4 ssimitsr faning
az that Of soIyman, whose rubies Would have
purchased empires. If il COED blade could no,
have won them he owned ss.sgs sienss, ard
delicious Vegas. Cutdovn ths proud, fke noble
Seville, and Grensds. tho paradise Of tho West.
The noble vclid covered bis forehead with the
turban Of the Caliphs, and /, wss his name tha.
they hestd in koihbd, in Tie Ten ,hot.shh
mosques Of tho West, after The names Of Ails
and Mshome,. Bu, velid bsj ,hs. which he
preferred TO bis scimiiar. 10 Seville, 10 GfenaJa,
and even 10 the tutbsn nj the masters Of Islam.
He had Zsnait. the daughter Of Yermef, Of The
winning smile. Of great gszslls eyes, yelled by
long silken la.hes, Of step light aud cab,icious +;
Zsoaib, who threw her sfms shout ths prince Of
the faithful, ~ il he had been l,u. q simple Moor,
who SEATED herself upon hi. knee, and fondly
called him ny velid!
And every day, when the muezzin csllrd the
faithful to their morning prsysf1. Sslid struck
The earth with bis fofehsad, end ssfd~'God il
s,ss. lie bss made MI happy snons The chill.
drrn Of fispt
One evening lie Two lovers. volopsuously 70.
ttini1s UPON cushions Of sffk. were enjoying The
ssshties Of those Southern nights ~ dear 10 lsvs
and poetry. whose splendou,s aKs udknown III
the pale 6rmat.-nt Of tho North. The enchsn..
Cd gardens d~lsp'ayed theft rich and siIsnt bowers.
Sid The frsgfsHts which mesthed from ihsm,
| mingled with the pe'fdmsd air Of The sersgIio.--
The rays Of the tbooo, illuminating tbs psihled
windows, ii, up the Ginning stones Of the mosaic
| psvsmen,. aud trsn,bled IN Tho Marble basin.
where Asass Of gold and fro we's gsyIy sport
ing. 'Ses.' said The black eyed sif, In her MED
Joy, i, 10 for Us thu. the Poris guide the pale moor
10 the heavens; il IL Tot ". tbs, 1sfsAI, sngsl o.
harmony, comes from the sea upon this gentle
breeze Oh! every thing il for those who love, fo
they sIono comprehend The mysterious Language
Of ,be spirits Of sif.' Ny Zsosib,' murmuret
tho prince Of tho faithful. .sr thou then tn
daughter Of .hs Peri.l Thy voice 10 swes.sd
Than ,hs. Of Israfl, thy breath more p~e'fumst
than tho rose Of Jericho, thy skin clear snJ trans
parent ~ the golden fruits Of tho vines Of Alme
ri..' He held in hi. hand = grape from this IA
nous vine.
The smiling daughter Of Werner raised he
countcoance n The w~ofds-'sinco you love Il
ets.%sa--1eto the grape Of .AImeris, ! woul
ea6,ryttaafts s " sdi tStfsia e aH'elinfa.~~;, III
aG~ssHss s4 ggFst
e''"g tho more closely traln4 ,af ssp-sa .ast
nore:' and she extended her twv a.
arms Of the caIipb, drawing tho grape TOWARD
her haIfopened mouth. NO my pearl, you shal
not have il thus; to punish your i,rese,snce 10
wards the csliph, you shall obtain The object q
your desires only by catching its seeds one b,
one in your pretty montb.' With \ burs, O
laughter she nptvrned her beautiful head on III,
knees Of the Vehd. and the caliph beaau To throw
into tho air tho brilliant seeds the, bis mis,,cs.
attempted to catch in thei, fail. There wer.
cries. bursts Of laughter. sbrieks Of low wi,bov,
end. After MANY useless efforts, tho red lips NJ
Zensih caught a seed ~ it de,cended-bu, No
shout Of joy followed her triumph. .Wba, 10 the
matter. my Zsnnib! What hast thou d~onsl'--
She was extended u on her back, her white neck
swelling with il. blue veins. her eyes upturped
with a look Of distress. veIiJ, beside himself
filled the barem with his cries Of despair bu,
when the learned physicians s'rivcd. it was too
late. she died. and . grape seed had poisoned
the whole existence Of 4 prince Of the earth.
Children Of men. wbot il ~happiness1