The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1841-01-20

| rhev implcate your greatest favorite.'
.Ha! It's Yoo-ti-hu! thought so! l
knew it he shall die
God is great muttered Tally-yangg-
sang.
Let the pages head be brought to me-
said the king, as token of my displea-
sure
with all my heart, sire. I dislike the
youth and your highncss shall be obeyed.
The Grand Nazir bowed very low, and
left the audience chamber.
II. The Three Wishes.
Yoo-ti-hu, being accidentally y near, heard
what had passed. In the bitterness of
despair, he rushed from the palace, and
roamed to a solitary retreat in the gar
dens.
How miserable am L. he cried, TO love
so hopelcssly and so madly. Grant, oh,
inventive genius that | may evade the
vigilance and persecution of Tally-yang-
sang. Grant that the fates may aid me in
this dilemma
.Yoo-ti-hu,' said a voice from the shrub
|ber, thou h asst incurred my displeasure;
|but, nevertheless, since thou art in a dan
gercus situation, | promise three such
things as thou shalt choose
Verify quoth Yoo-ti-hu, thou art a
bountiful genius; and it is a sin to reject
aid from SO high a source. Know then,
generous spirit, that have peculiar occa-
sion for bow and quiver of arrows
A modest request observed the Ge-
MUS, 'and fortunately, | have by me such
an one as no living archer ever shot with;
for look YOU this way or that, such are its
virtues, that it will hit the mark exactly in
the centre
Bless thee thousand timesp cried Yoo-
THU in an ecstacy of Joy; 'and since thou
art 50 kind, fancy | may crave lute,-
with which l shall be satisfied, were it ne
YER SO small
Thou shalt have one, my son, Of such
exquisite tones, that when the same is
played, all living things shall skip and
dancc,-so pleasant is the music
'Delghtful-excellentr cried Yoo-ti-hu.
What nextr said the Genius.
Indeed, thou art too good replied Yco-
THU; 4 am going now to rove the world
as simple minstrel. / shall live on birds
and amusc myself with my ute,-so need
nothing more
But, son, solemnly swear thou shalt
have three things, be they never so costly
We'll. good Genius, since tnou art so
kindly disposed, | shall choose an mex
haustible purse
The very thing l have in my pocket
quoth the Genius, and handing the mex
haustible purse to Ioo-ti-hu, he disappear
cd imediately.
III. TaNy-yang-sang in Plight.
Yoo-ti-hu seated himself on the steps
Of q fountain to admire his bow and his
lutte. Tally-yang-sang, CHANGING 10 roam
in the vicinity, espicd the page, whereup-
on he assumed very severe countenance,
and approaching the spot, spoke thus =
'Yoo-tl-hu, thou art ali unfaithful wretch !!
Thou hast betrayed the confidence of thy
king. Thou hast entered his harem and
stolen Inc heat of Omanea ! Know
then, tha: O.! en- commanded to carry him
thy head, as slight token of his displea-
sure.'
Verify, great and worthy nazir,' quoth
Yoo-ti-hu, i can show thee plcasanter
sport than that. Seest thou yon Bird of
Paradise, with plumage more bright than
the colors of Iris? Behold, your highness,
how shall shoot himp Yoo-ti-hu drew
his bow-shut his eyes-and let fly an ar
row. The bird fell quivering among the
bushes. Tally yang-sang was no less pl-
Gus than philosophical, and this feat sur
prised him exceedingly. With curiosity
depicted in his countenancc, he walked
forward to where the bird had fallen.
"A little farther said Yoo-ti-hu.
'Hcre!'
'Still farther
Here, then
On
'Now?'
| .Yes-thcrc lies the bird. But tell me,
said Yoo-ti-hu, with a boldness that sur
prised the Grand Nazir, 'dost thou Ger
tainly mean to carry my head to the king!
God is great qucth Tally-yang-sang.
!. .And Mahommcd is his Prophet added
Yoo-ti-hu; with which he started up sucl
a tune on his lutte, as caused the venerable