Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-02-20

ed, and a man of majestic appearance,
in the bloom ofyoath, entered the room,
as equally remarkable for his beauty as
for the richness of his dress. This
splendid parsonage bore packet en-
veloped in cashmere of the most
| beautiful texture; which partly unfol-
ding,h he displayed to the trembling tail
or the pattern which the cashmere con-
tanned, together with the rich stuffs ne
cessary 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 remained still
kneeling, immovable as statue, the
splendid looking parsonage left the
saloon, and Immediately afterwards the
guide re-appeared, who Immediately
replaced the bandage over the eyes of
the tailor, forcing under his arm the
packet which the latter had not dared
to touch, SO great was his awe and as
tonishment. The guide re-conducted
the tailor out of the saloon. When
they had entered the bazaar, the guide
withdrew tho bondage from Husseln's
eyes, and recommended him to apply
himself diligently to the work which
had beencon6ded to him. After sad-
ding that he would come himself to re-
eeiye it, and begging him not to men,
ton his good fortune to any one, he
left the tailor to his own reflections.
1t was autumn~-the fourth hour of
day had scarcely struck, SO that three
hours would yet elapse before the rising
of the sun. Hussein tho't it was too
early to install himselfin his shop; he
therefore directed his way towards his
humble abode, where he found his wife
anxiously waiting for his return. He
recounted to her the extraordinary
things he had seen, but scarcely giving
him time to conclude his relation, she
seized the packet that she might graft
fly her curiosity in beholding the beau
tiful stuffs it contained. Seating her
self she minutely examined the beau
tiful cashmere. With an exclamation
of delight she then Embossed its knots,
when cry ofterror broke from her
while she threw the packettot the ground
Hussein, at the cry, rushed towards his
wife, and by the feeble light ola solita-
ry candle beheld human head rolling
on the floor. His terror equalled ifnot
surpassed that of his wife.
When the stricken pair had
partly regained their self-possession,
they lost themselves in conJectures u
pom such an extraordinary event.
For a long time did they hold counsel
| together to find out some expedient to
i prevent their ruin.
"By Allah! we are saved" at length
exclaimed the wife. "Only yesterday,
| that upstart Of a baker, 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 arrange
the matter"
| The tailor brought the dish to her,
wherein she placed the head, and COW
eringit over, went out.
| Hussein, alarmed at the events Of
the morning, awaited his wife's return
with anxiety. A quarter ofan hour
had scarcely elapsed when she re APP
| peared.
/ can goes WE'LL she exclaimed on
entcring-"make yourself perfectly ea-
sy. You may now go to the mosque
to ring the bells as usual, SO that no.
body might suspect anything"
We will now see what has become
| of the head. The wife of the tailor,
we'll acquainted with the habits of the
baker, was aware that every morning,
while his oven was heating, to take a
/ stroll out with his dog, while his son
did not rise till his father had left the
| house, so that the skop remained with
out any one in for short time. She
therefore siezed this opportunity to
place her baking dish among others
| filed with meat, which the neighbors
had left for baking. Nhen the DaKer
returned 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 extraor-
/! binary energy against the tailors dish:
the baker surprised 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 staring at him, which struck him
speecbless. Astonished at this sud-
den emotion Of his father, and the bar
king Of the dog, the son approached to
see what the dish contained, when he
was seized with fright equal to that