Lincoln telegraph. [volume] (Bath, Me.) 1836-1846, 1841-11-11

wind, and soon disappeared from view over an
neighborng eminence. lie was aroused from
the spell into which these events had thrown him
by the peculiar voice of Roderick.
"Holloa Master Frank, whereaway are you
cruising Captain Wingate ahoy "
Wngate joined his trusty squire.
"Whereaway now have you been cruising,
Master Frank Gadzo! if haven struck every
rock and reef that obstructs this horrible pas
sage, till my shins are barked like pealed inrin
| did MT know but that you had been boarded by
some rough customer, who might prove too much
for you. Our mouse-colored Arabs have slowed
themselves away, and | think it would be as well
for us to be looking up some snug berth"
cts no time for sleep now; look yondcr, re-
Piled Wingate, pointing to the advancing horse
men, as their dark forms were seen on an emf
hence in the distance, relieved in the moonlight.
ssThe numbering, robbing villains of the de-
sert It's my mind that we cut our cables, make
sail, and drop this place astern as fast posi-
ble!'
mo no! If they turn out to be the Pacha's
soldiers, as | suspect they will, have passport,
and they dare not but respect it -
'Pacha's soldiers! SILVER my timbers if
hadn I rather take my chance with whole squad
ron of the desert imps, than trust me in the keep
ing of those same -turbaned rascals. See you
here, Master Frank, if we remain here, that pass
port of yourn will most likely be passport back
to those Internal cockpts escaped from by the
help of that pretty Jewess-God bless her It's
ca, l,p
and show them our heels"
ain that case, we should certainly be overta-
ken; and our flight, in their eyes, would be on
ly proof of our culpability. No no only
course will be to wait till they come up
Wngate was the more strenuous in remaining,
because he trusted to be able to mslead the SOL
ders in regard to the Jew and his daughter, of
whom, he doubted not, they were in pursuit
Silencing Rodercks circumstances, therefore,
he sought their companions, and aroused them up
for the coming interview. In the course of a
quarter of an hour, the horsemen refined in at
their encampment.
'Who are you, and where from :" demanded
the leader.
Wingate rendered him the passport which
stated the purposes for which they were travel
ling,
The mussulman read the paper, and eyed them
closely. ais this your whole party-are there
none ABSENT" inquired he.
"None-we are all here ~
"Were there no other people encamped here
when you came up''
"Not soul We have been examining the
ruins their only tenants are the owls and Jack
ais"
81 was persuaded, said the Mosem soldier,
turning to one of his companions, ''that we were
On the wrong route. An idea strikes me. BY
the beard of Mahomet l would wager bcyzant,
that the old beggar that directed US astray, was
the Jew himself in Disguise
So the others seemed to think, and after CON
sultng among themselves some time, the leader
returned the passport, bowed haughtily, and de-
parted in the same direction in which they had
come up, much TO the relief of the whole party
"Shiver my tmbers! we've weathered the
villains this time said Boderick, rubbing his
hands with a deal of satisfaction. Chat same
passport is as good a ships papers in foreign
port, Master Frank
With the hope Of overtaking Naomi, Wingate
now gave orders for the immediate departure oil
his party, assigning, 4 reason, that the soldiers
might change their minds, and return. The
Arabs had the utmost terror Of the Pacha's ennis
sares, and Roderes sentiments towards them
were any thing but those incucated IN the good
book-"love all men'-so that they wanted nc
squirting But although they travelled at a rapid
rate, they finally arrived at Jerusalem without
having discovered the least traces of the Jews
cavalcade Our hero Immediately commenced a
search for their retreat, but two days passed by
and he had learned nothing Of them On thC
third day after his arrival at the holy city, he
rose very early, and strolled forth from the mon
astery where he had found lodgings, to enjoy the
invlgoratng freshness of the morning. He turn
ed up the first street he came to, and saunterinl
along, found himself at length at the east gate
of the city. There was balmy mildness in the
breeze, as it swept from the heights of Noun
Olivet fragrant with the exhalatlons of dewy
flowers, which, combined with the quiet beauty
of the prospect before him, induced him to con
tnue his ramble beyond the city's walls. Ke
dron was before him, sparkling in the hazy sun
beam, as it laughed along its pebbly bed, beneath
the spreading palms that waved by its banks
, Wingate was soon far away in the vista of the
shadowy past. The pomp and glory which
characterized this lone scene in Judah'S palmy