Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1846-12-17

him with his son and daughter to ArzrlIa,
ana thence 10 Lisbon, where he would
load the old Moor and Abdallah with hon.
Ors: and. so soon as the beautiful Xarif,
should have abandoned her false creed,
he would forget all political consdera-
uons, and regardless of the disparity of
rank between them, make her sharer in
the glorious throne of Portugal aud the
indies. These projects were conmunl.
Gated to Aarifa, who did no, discourage
them; and he now only awaited The return
of AbdaIlah, hourly expected. to com
mence putting them in execution.
But while the lovers were thus define
a''ng a beautiful and happy future, fate
was preparing deadly blow to their hap
pness. 1t was on the sixth morning at-
ter the disappearance Of Ismael, tina, Dom
Sebastian and Xarifa, together with her
tather, were IN the inner room of the cot
,age: Dom Sebastian, who, though his
wounds were rapidly closing, was sill
weak from their effects, was reclining on
the divan. while Xarifa. seated on the
matted floor with a theorbo in her hand.
had just finished singing one of those
beautiful aud touching ballads on the fall
ct Granada. SO common at the time: and
Cidi- Hamet. who was passinna,rly al
tached I" his children, was gazing iondlv
on his daughter. and on the Christian
monarch. who had saved the life If his
son. when some heavy blows were heard
al the outer door. The old man rose 10
So ~ In h,t bnl n.
ance. not wi,hon, hopes of meeting Alb
dallah. and the l"verS were left alone
In few moments. though. their amor
Gus conference was interrupted bv the
sound ot voices loud in altercalion in The
other apartment II was Ismapl. who,
fearful that his prize might escape him,
INSTEAD ot continuing his journey to Ftz.
had hastily called together some of his
friends 10 the number of six, and had now
returned with them. aud imper,ously de-
manded that Dom Sebastian should be
delivered into his hands. Cidi-H anne,
resisted, and implored him not To violate
The hospitality due to stranger under his
roof-lhe same which had so long shell
tered l,msel hinself- but all his expos
iula'lons and appeals TO the gratitude Of
his nephew. who owed all to his kind
nes-,were in vain-van too his expr0bra-
ZION Of the base treachery lsmael was
about to practise. The latter persisted in
his purpose, and breaking from the old
man, who vet endeavored TO tIetain him,
burs. into the inner room. Dom Sebas
,ian and Xarifa were still ignorant Of the
cause Of the iumnl,, bn, the fair Monress
had understood enough to know tina, some
danger threatened her lover. and 81 soon
as lsmael appeared, she threw herself
into the arms Of Dom Sebastian, "a if To
interpose her frai form as a defence
agans, his foe. This SIGH, still more in
famed lsnael, who. grasplng the hut of
his scimIlar with his right hand, seized
Dom Sebas,ians arm with the left, and
exclaimed in voice Of thunder. Follow
me, thou that vast King Of Portugal, fol-
low me. aud tremble."
Blu, though astonished a, the sudden
appearance and unexpected attack OF the
Moor, Dom Sebastian's pride and pres
enre of mind did not tleser, him. Dsen
gag'ng himself from Xarf's embrace. and
springng from his couch '.as light as IT
he felt no wound" with single effort he
threw off Ismae's grasp, aud then en-
deavnred 10 reassnre The trembling maid
en-. who made the air ring with her cries
for assistance. Bn, alas, who was there
to give i. to her except her venerable
father? lie indeed hastily armed. and
ranged himself by Dom Srbas,ian's side;
and though hardly able To WELD the weap-
on he grasped, ye, resolved to die in de-
fence Of his guest. The King himself
meanwhile had snsiched his sword from
where it hung. and stood like lion a,
bay. lsmael and his satellites prepared
10 attack them, and the Lusilanian mon
arch must soon have been overpnwered
by numbers. when. just as the swords
were clashing together. another Moor
rushed into The apartment, aud, as If Aa
rla's cries had recalled him TO her aid,
Abdallah stood before ,hem A single
glance sufficed TO inform him how matters
stood. and lsmaeI and his band. abashed
at his appearance. hpsiated in their onset
AhdAllah took advantage Of the pause To
''S S'"Sih Wv CSSIN dtSuHutHt
honor or generosity could suggest To
abandon his reacherpus enterprise; but
lsmael had nav worked himself up to a
pitch ot madness, and. deaf IL all exhor-
ta,on. clamnred loudly that Dom Seb4s.
tlan should he given up To his vengeance
and upbraidlng his followers for their ire
solution. al their head once more rushed
on the Lnsaanian king. ADD ,llah and
Cidi-liamet seeing that expo,lula'ion was
vain. FASTENED TO defend him. aud in
moment they were all engaged in mortal
conflict.
Fortune. notwithstanding the fearful
disparity of numbers. seemed at first in
rlined TO favor Dom Sebaslisn's cause.
tor his arm and AbdaIlah's had each soon
relieved them from two foes. BIZ, the old
Moor was beaten llftlsss to the earth. -
Abdalah seeing him fall. abandoning Is
mael, with whom he was contendlng,
turned iuriously on his fathers SLAYER.
aud with single blow. laid him " ith his
already slaughtered fellows. but. as FOR
ge,ful Of his own safety. he s,ooped to
ascertain his parents condition, the
treacher0us lsmaei took advantage Of his