New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-07-29

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BIZ AN AMERICAN LADY
/ AMERICAN LADY.
~ y Morocco, ISL

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lav IN the open court the servants preIaf"s door
,o,;,g ,,eal mr. the women chatting al the e f.rou.:
a, look INTO the patio The men are not 80 re within
they smoke their p pes and eat their ~ 10 seen idly
,he aDarnen,s though sometimes ihey % the chill
cli,np on mat spread on the PaVen - Sc y.y dar,
- 5o.;o,.I lv in a slight patti onizing so. " w.: . g,
say regular bred Moor would u I ,rort iela.ea IL
ta;,ers and of no account 'Na ;,h h ,,le ones
he we're 10 engage in game oil FoirP' VS.. tL
~ "e'' ~ - I mild but aiectionate fathers
e -,of scenes, | must give you !ittIe ihciuent
a.; ~ il is made deep impression on me tiehfneu
- h oectabe to-stoTy houses, one OF WHICH IS tnat %
f;nJ Mara the Widow, Is narrow court win TWO
% rooms on the Moorish plan, that s fourteen or sixteen
@ long by ak WIDE with door in the middle OF Its engt
enirg into the Court, the other sides OF this court are
l.d in nv the larger houses that have alluded TO- Inc
200 rooms and patio NAV include space measuring atc
ee,ber twenty fot by sixteen. In this living tomb man III
The prime of life scimmued for thirteen years WIN no
companion but his wife, occupation or soace Dt e
ran and no hope but the grave In my visits TO Mara a
often looked down into the apparently solitary court anu
posed II nnnhabed particularly the apartment toward w
ree was in degree in ruin. Yesterday, though as usual
on the terrace thoughts "erc tar distant wiz
those loved best in my free and happy aho I'D"
walked 10 and fro for half hour when the call TO PRAYER
ring from the rninnre and brought 20 my recollection where
uas and nauscd suddenly in my sad exercise, with my
ce toward the deserted mansion and then tor the fst uc
became sensible of the presence OF q venerable ola man
,ood before the door of Of the small rooms bounding e
nnos,e sides of the court and watching "a: win an
os, 40, kindly expression of interest," II trying 10 ac-
.oIDt 10 himself for hurried and abrupt manner ne
thought possibly that intended or wished to speak win MN
nc the course of walk brought me at every turn directly
in from, of him. and when ! stopped and looked at INN he
made the courteous aluaton much in USE among he po-
lite Moos He crossed his on his breast ana DnWed
low vcc--the inclination lower than the rst Not nav
np The fear of Moorish lord locks before my eyes re-
turned the greeting and resumed walk Each time re-
,-red n the edge of the terrace constrained to look
a, the tall dgnfed figure before As ne stood In h
flowing that fell in nilt folds to the ground Will
his pale high brow and snowy beard turned toward ne he
seemed prophet about call weak and sorrowng
child of CLAW to the paths of peace and 10y Had been
daughter of his cline and faith his calm benevolent tact
would have instantly my entire reverence and every nj
fiction had been freely confded that questioning look OF
sympahy Seeing farther approach conversation n"
stepped inside the door aud folding his white draPey more
closely round him he quietly seated himself on his rush car
pet and continued watch until lott the terrace Inns
,urbancd patriarch fitted mind twenty times IN h'
course of the next dnys the root earlier than
usual today and with pleasure the opposite dool
was open Soon after the old came out and looked
anxiouSly up if waiting to be, addressed Iond haV
spoken his language he should not have turned away win
such an ali Of disappointment We exchanged mute saiu
ration and left him sitting the doorstep, lonely and sad
while went inquire of those who knew the story ot ls
life why he left his advanced age thus nncared ior ahd
solitary His history presents striking feature OF Moor
ssh rnannersthe sancty of the harem-and In nearly tins
Abu Talub had early been left orphan but the place
MS parents had supplied by the tender ocitude OF N
uncle who watched his youth with patcrna care and ha
him carefully cducated in the hope of day seeing him en-
rolled among the guardians and expounderS OF the Koran
At suitable age nc provided him with wife, Gold hachc
lors are unkowa animals in Moocco and paid the dover
himself his nephew had means OF his own whercwit
buy the daughter of good family Soon after this mar
ragc, the uncle returning from his garden IN tho
couatry. he passing along the other side ot
hedge OF aoes that he supposed to he his beloved nephew
Abu Talub and approached greet him Before he gaed
The hedge he perceived the barrel of gun protrudc through
che midst Of the wide aloe leaves He started back aston
.sed this demonstration. but not IN time to AVOID entirely
she murderous aim; several shot we're lodged his shoulder
and he sunk to the ground bcwldcred and muc
with mental bodily anguish Could the OF his adop
ron his relative in blood and affection, have perd
nusy aimed blow his ie he deceived by ian
ccd resemblance He reused himself! ascertain and
he did caught the glimpse of peraon walking rapidly
but guardedy, wishing himself from view,
throug the lower paths of broken ground lying be-
him and the City. The wounded man could hardyre-
fuse believe he his ungracin nephew in the fugitive
and the City Overlooking with bitter indignation
his perhdy AT the Soco without the gates he found th
of travelling surgeon, for it market-day, and had
his wounds dressed While there slave that he had given
Abu Taub passed BY; he called back and questioned
about his He had gone the black said to visit h''
uncle al the Garden OF Vines he did not know whether
his had any firearms with him. for he was not al
home when he left tho house He had not received many
shot and Moor endure pain with astonishing orttude
so folding his haiquc around him. the injured turned h
steps homeward with the air OF well in body ard mi'd
While his foot the doorway of the inner land gate hi
heard other oil the wall the voice oi Anu
who had stopped to bestow drhem wandering Santot
from the desert Ono step and he stood face TO face
witt, his nephew 1t WE'LL Abu Talub, said he inangr!
scorn is well give aims and may ALA reqe ten-old
the gift have received your hand this day The young
man was confouuded the and unusual address from
his uncle and asked in what he had offended Suspicion
like those mirrors that pretend reflect back the objects
presented but in truth only show magnited and distorted
resemblance To some the confusion Of Abu Icub the
natural consequence the surprise and grief he fell the
naccoun,ablc anger of his uncle, and which naturally
enhanced when accusation brought against him as i>
attempted murderer.
BY the uncle this natural agitation construed is'o
evidence of guilt 1t is singular but always Judge mos
harshy those love best, it, unfortunately stirred
s Judge them all; and that suspicion has stained
the heart the very Ugh, that should fade away only
brand it deeper. The nephew explained las, the
satisfaction OF every body that he could be the assassin
his uncle was compelled his hard opinion
Vet the charge left Abu Talub an unhappy man. II still
possible he nigh; be guilty and he could observe change
the love and confidence OF his Insatitue 10 tos,