The Columbian fountain., 1846-10-17
Gtsratnrf, Arts, sfitnee usnt
Rev. ]. T.iWARD ASSISTANT EditOr
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the merchant agreed TO pay FIVE purses be-
fore the nuptials, and settled fifteen as

tore the nuptsais, and settled fifteen as q
Ijointure. = The father still told Rim how
insuitabIethe bride would prove, but. the
yolngman insisted that the nup.uals should
be celebrated dwithout delay, and ON the next
night he was admitted 10 the chamber of his
bride But when he eremoyedthe veiIfromher
face, he beheId such 'ah odject may Allah
defsndus from the sight OF so mnch dgli-
ness! for In her was Comprised everything
completely hideousaii He passed .fhs night
as if he had been in the prisons Of Deylem
among the nopstIous demons,b AT dawn
Of day he repaired to q, bath and having
performed his abIutons, he returned 10. his
shop, and refreshed himself with coffee
Many Of his acquaintance passing BY, anu
sed themselves with Jokes respecting the
charms ofhis bride. 'Atlength the lovely
form Of her who had, contriyed this affair
appeared before him. She was more richly
and voIuptuously ornamehted than at the
preceding interview; so that q crowd Of
persons stopped to gaze upon her. 's'iee s'''
1 MAY this day, said she, sbe suspicious
to thee, my dear Olueddyn; may God prol
tect and bless thee = ,osH u gf,41Gl fl.H
The young mans face expressed the sad4
ness, Of his heart 8 ~ sbat.,., y,,sa
How have injured thee, replied he,
that thou hast in this manner made me the
object Of thy sport''
p'From thee,' replied the beautiful stran-
ger. I have not experienced any afront;
butif thou wilt reverse the inscription over
thy door, ] will engage 10 extrcate thee
from every difficulty
The merchant instantly despatched la
SLAVE, desiring him 10 procure from a ceg;-a
tain writer, an inscription in letters Of blue
and glod, expressing, ,yT VA
There 10 no cunning equal 70 that OF
the cunning n man. '''''|' Il r. .'s .'' ',,.
| The inscriptions was soon traced, and
brought by the slave 70 his master, who
placed III overthe door ofhls shop Then,
| by the adyicssof the fair damsel, ne went
Ito aplace near the Citadel, where he con-
certed a scheme with the public dancer,
bear leaders, and those who sexhibitpthe
tricks Of monkeys; in consequenceiofw which
while he was sitting the next morning,
drinking coffee, with his father-in-law, the
4 Cadi, they come before him with athousand
congratulations, styling himd cousin; i she
young merchant immediately tecattereds'
among them handluls Of money! loisalau1s
What exclaimed the Cadi,; these are,
not your relatives ,..ts q,,,4...i u,
q must not disown my race, replied the
young man; smy father was chief Of these,
my brethren; but, having amassed hand
some competency conceived ambitious
views for his posterity, and established me
in business as a merchant. .,,,;f, s,s, n !.
| eBut,' answered the Cadi sihe son Of
wandering vagrantis not a suitable match
for the daughter Of one who sits on the
carpet and dictate laws as ajudgs 's'a'ea'a
The young man affected astonishment,1
and dwelling on the many charms Of the
bride, expressed his, unwillingness for, q
separation; propounding In seeming an
| guish, the dire consequences that would re-
suit ieaia gfh .qliIio stsiisYtu u SHivti
The stratagemI succeeded, and divorce
being finally procured by the Cadi, the
Young man was extricated from, The diff /,
Guilty into which, he had beer, inveigled by
the art and cunning Of ,conaen. 80 m,
Transported at his release, and feeling
himself free again, sthe young merchant
made overtures Of marriage to the paI ents
Of the lovely being, whose volnpsuous
charms had so enamored him, and consid-a
cred himself doubly recompsnsed for the
grievances he had endured, by their most
gracious acceptance of him as their son-in-
law. 6 tHnstl fh 3Rs XXX" N9
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