Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1845-02-14

and need add, as it does but too often also on
Christian. "Ala Kerinlw said Hussein between
his teeth, and then promised to be exact in waiting
for the stranger at the specified time. After this
interview the tailor went to his wife, to whom
he recounted his adventure without conceang
from her the conditions which fortune had imposed
upUn him. His wife, who felt much interested at
his recital, used all her persuasions in encouraging
hun III his nocturnal enterprise,
at the promised midnight hour the stranger was
at the shop of the tailor where the latter was anx
| iously awaiting him. The former then placed
! bandage over Hussen's eyes, and giving him bis
arms TO guide him, conduttel the tailor along the
Streets and for two tedious hours Hussein was UNI
able TO form the slightest idea as to where he was
leading him.
| At length his guide halted, and directed him to
kncel when, removing the bandage and ordering
him to wait little while, left him by one Of four
doors which the room he had entered contained
The moment Hussen recovered his sight, he found
himself in splendid saloon. Never could he have
gined magnifccuce equal to that which now
surrounded him. Immense mirrors encased with
golden frames, silks of the most costly nature, dis
played themselves to his eyes, while the whole sa.
loon was Illuminated by splendid girundcles and
lustres.
lIusscin, kneeling in tho midst of this splen1or.
on carpet Of the richest design, had not vet re.
covered his establishment, when he beheld the door
/ open by which his guide bad disappeared, and
man OF majestic appearance, in the bloom of youth,
entered the room, equally remarkable for his
beauty as for the richness OF his dress. This splen-
did parsonage bore a packet enveloped in cash
mere of the most beautiful texture; which partly
unfolding he displayed TO the trembling tailor the
pattern which the cashmere contained together
with the rich stuiis necessary to make similar one
saying, that he gave him FIVE days to achieve his
work. Unfolding the packet, and throwing it on
the ground few PAGES from where Hussein remain.
ed still kneeling, immovabe a statue the spen-
did looking parsonage left the saloon, and immedi.
ateIy afterwards the guide re-appeared, who imme
dately replaced the bandage over the eyes of the
tailor forcing under his arm the packet which the
latter had not dared to touch, great was his awe
and establishment. The guide re conducted the
tailor out Of the saloon. When they had entered
the bazaar, the guide withdrew the bandage from
Hussein's eyes, and recommended him to apply
himself diligently to the work which had been con-
fded to him. After adding that he would come
himself to receive it, and begging him not to men
ton his good fortune to any one, lie left the tailor
to his own reflections.
1t autumn--the fourth hour of day had
scarcely struck so that three hours would yet e.
lapse before the rising Of the Hussein thought
it was too early to install himself in his shop; he
therefore directed his way towards his humble a.
bode, where he found his wife anxiously waiting
for his return He recounted to her the extraordi-
nary things he had seen, but scarcely giving him
time to conclude his relation, she seized the packet
that she might crafty her curiosity in beholding
the beautiful stufis it contained Seating herself,
she first infinitely examined the beautiful cashmere.
With an exclamation of delight she then unloosen-
ed its knots, when cry of terror broke from her
while she threw the packet to the ground. Ilus-
sein, at the cry, rushed towards his wife, and by
the feeble light of a solitary candle beheld a hui
man head rolling on the floor His terror equalled
if not surpassed that of his wife,
| When the terror-stricken pair had partly regain
cd their Splt-DOsSpSSiou. thpv Themselves in
conjectures upon such an extraordinary event. For
long time they did hold counsel together to find
out some expedlent to prevent their ruin.
"By Ali we are saved" at length exclaimed
the wife. "Only yesterday, that upstart of ba-
ker, our neighbor, refused to give me credit but he
shall now pay for it. Give me the tin dish we bake
meat in, and let me manage the matter"
The tailor brought the dish to her. wherein she
placed the head and covering it over, went out.
Hussein, alarmed at the events of the morning.,
awaited his wlfe's return with anxiety. A quarter
Of an hour bad scarcely elapsed when she reap
peared.
"All goes we'll" she exclaimed on entering
"make yourself perfectly easy. You may now 60
to the mosque to ring the bells usual so that no.
body might suspect anything"
We will now see what has become of the head.
The wife of the tailor, well acquainted with the
habits of the baker, aware that every morning,
while his oven heating, he sirolled out with
his dog, while his son did not rise until his ia
Their had left the house, so that the shop remained
without any one in II for a short time. She there
fore seized this opportunity to place her baking
dish among others filled with meat which the neigh
bors had left for baking. When the baker return
ed from his walk he found his son waiting for him
on the steps of the door, without suspecting any
thing. Suddenly the dog rushed with extraordna-
ry energy against the tailors dish: the baker sur
prised lifted up its cover. Had Satan presented
himself to his view, he could not have been more
startled for he beheld two large black eyes star.
ing at him, which struck him speechess. Aston
ishcd at this sudden emotion of his father and the
barking of the dog, the son approached to see what
y the dish contained, when he was seized with
fright equal to that of his father Being, however
the first to recover his self possession, he began tc
reflect OH the best means to be employed of get
ting rid of this terrible head. Following the ex
ample of the tailor's wife, he determined to pass il
v over to neighbor. To execute this determination
it was necessary that the father should assist him
l. and the following was the plan pursued:
At the turning of the street in which the baker
o resided there stood BARRIERS shop, and it was tC
him lhe head was destined, AS pretext, the ba
It ker first went to the barber with invitation tC
IF take walk with him, while the son followed hi,
father at little distance, carrying the head hid un
- der his mantle, and entered the shop the momen
the barber and his fuher had left it. On the chair
a, where the BARRIERS customers were wont to sea
h themselves, he placed piece of wood of the size
!, OF human BODY, on which he planted the head
e and tied shaving cloth over the wood which he
o had enveoped in an old frock. On returning, the
: barber, casting his eyes on the figure, thought il
= was customer awaiting him.
e "You are very early" he exclaimed.
o Finding that no answer was returned, he contn
i. ued "Ah! ali | see now, he is dumb"
t. With this exclamation, he prepared the necessa
: ry articles and placed himself, Secundem artem tC
= commence his shaving operation At the first toucl
i of his hand the head lost its equilibrium and fell
!. rolling to corner of the shop. Astonshed at this
IS so unexpected an event, the barber though tenif
\. ed at the moment was less so than the tailor. AZ
If ter short time spent IN considerations he took VI
n the head and commenced TO examine it, BY sinai
tut of hair that grew on its crown he recognized
!. it as belonging to Mussulman, which stimulated
him to the same desire as that of its preceding pos