The Columbia Democrat. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1837-1850, 1845-03-22

illum mated by splendid girandoIes and lu
tire
= Ilessein, kneeling in the midst Of lhi
splendoro on carpet of the riches'dcsigu,ha
not yet recovered his aslOnishment, whe
he beheId The door by which his guide ha
disappeared, and man Of majestic appear
ance, in The bloom of youth, entered III
room, as equally remarkable for his rich
ness of his dress. This splendid person
age bore packet enveloped in cashmer
of the mos! beautiful texture, which parll
unfolding, he displayed to the trembling
tailor the pattern which the cashmere con
raned, together with the rich sluffs neces
sary to make similar one, saying that h
gave him five days to achieve his work
unfolding the packet and throwing i, on
the ground few PAGES from where Hus
sein remained kneelIng, immovable as
statue, the splendid looking parsonage lef
the saloon, and Immediately afterwards the
guide re.appeared, who Immediately re.
placed the bandage over the eyes Of lhe
tailor, forcing under his arm the packe,
which the latte. had not dared to touch, 81
great washis awe and aslonishmeni. The
guide reconduc,ed the tailor out Of the sa
loon. When they had entered the baz 4ar.
the guide Withdrew the bandage from
HUssen's eyes, and recommended him t.
apply himself diligently to the work which
had been conided to hin, After adding
that no would come himself to receive il,
and begging hm not to mention his good
fortune TO any one, he left the tailor to his
own reflections.
Ii was anIumn-,he fourth hour OF dav
had scarcely struck, so lha. three hours
would yet elapse before the rising OF the
sun. Husscin though, i, was too early 10
install himseIfto his shop, he therefore dir,
ec,ed his way towards the humble abode,
where he found his wife anxiously waiting
for bis return. He recouned to her the
extraordinary ,hlngs he had seen but scarce
y giving him time TO conclude his re-
alton, she seized the packet tina, she nigh,
crafty her curiosity in beholdiug the be4ui.
rul s,uffs i! contained Seating herself she
first minulely examined the beautiful cash
mere. With an exclamation of delight she
theL unloosened its knots, when cry OF
terror broke from her while she threw the
packet to The ground. HeSsein, at the cry
Inshed towards his wife, and by the ieebi,
ughl Of SOLITARY candle beheId a huma
head rolling on the floor His lerror
eqnaled if not surpassed lha, Of the wife
When the terror stricken pair had psnI,
teganed their se'l.POsseSson, they los
themselves in conjeclures on such an ex.
Taordnary event. For iong lime they
held council together to find out some ex
pedienI 10 prevent ,hei! ruin.
by Ali! we are saved al length ex
claimed the wife. Only yesterday that
upstarI of baker, our neighbor. refused to
give me credit; but he shall now pay fol it
Give inc the Tin dish we bake meat in, and
let me arrange the matter
The tailor brought the dish to her, where
in she placed ihe head, and covering
over went out
lluSsein, alarmed at the events Of the
morning, awaited his wi(e's return with
anxiety. A quarter Of an hour had scarcely
elapsed when she rcappeared,
All goes well, she exclaimed on enter.
ing; make youIself perfectly easy Yor
may now 90 to the mosque to ring the bell.
as usual, SO that nobody might suspec. any
thing
We will now see what has become o
The head The wife Of the tailor, well a.
quainled with the habits of lhe baker. wa,
aware that every morning, while his over
was heating, he took a strOIe out while hi,
son did not rise until his father left the
house, SO that The shop remained without,
any one in il for a short lime She there
fore seized this moment to place her baking
dish among Others filled with meat, which
Tue neighbors had left for baking. When
The baker returned from his walk, he found
bis son waiting for him OF the steps OF the
door, without suspectng any thing. Sud |
denly ,he dog rushed with sxuaorIinsr,
energy against the alors dish; the bakerI
surprised, lifted up ils cover Had Saanl