Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1849-05-02

''There is no hope in man, answered
the weeping girl; ;"Allah will not desert US.
"Hope has forsaken me-" said Everng.
ton: "nothing but the memory Of Coralinn
could reconcile me to living another mo.
ment-oh, this is a living DEATH - b.
"Hush" said the beautiful and affection
ate creature, s'there is some one approach
I ing us: must not be SEEM" and hastily
pressing her lips to his, she retired eau
tiously and silently to cluster of mango
trees, where she was concealed from notice.
she now saw The figure she had heard,
endeavoring carefully to approach Ever.
ington, and her heart beat tumultuously,
when. she thought it might be some agent Of
the Prince, come with the purpose of put
ting at once, period to the existeuce OF
the sufferer. She saw him put his face
close to that of Everington, as1f to whis-
per to him and with intense interest she
watched every movement as he appeared to
hold conference with his victim. Sud.
denly he left Evcrington, and came towards
the spot where, like n timid fawn, she was
standing, looking as if he was IN search o
some object. For moment she hesitated
whether it was best to discover herself oil
fly, but when she heard her name pro
nounced in a low deep voice, she hesltated
no longer, and was almost overwhelmed
with Joy when she found the stranger vas
| the faithful Hamors.
s.Oh, for the sake of every thing sacred
save him Oh, save him. said she as she
took the hand Of the servant.
''lf it is in the power of man to save
him he shall be saved,' replied Hamors;
''my business this night was to ascertain
whether he was living; for much | feared
my dear master was no more. But tell
me, my mistress, are you free to follow
him? are you bound to the tyrants
"No,'' replied Coralinn; "nor shall
ever be; my purposs is fixed; while Ever
ington lives, live; when he dies, | live nc
longer
'Can you be at this place, at Ibis hour
tomorrow night" inquired Hamors.
"Alas, cannot tell,' replied Coralinn;
tiny liberty is at the control of a tyrant-
my life is my own! As mark ofspecial ia
vor. Mira has yielded to my request TO
defer my compelled union with him, until
the inGdel, as he terms Everngton, shall
cease to live; and then, he has sworn by
Eblis, that not even the command Of the
prophet shall induce him to forego it''
= s'Allah gran, that he may be thwarted in
his intentions,' said -Hamors, ssbut time
wears away and | must be gone. | will
only speak one word with my master, and
then Tor the moulssains;-be here to-mor.
row night, and you shall be saved"
So saying Hamors softly returned to the
spot where Everington lay,sp IKE to him a
moment and then disappeared in the
gloom that overhung the river and plain.
No sooner was he away, than Coralinn
took her stand beside the sufferer.
ssOh, my Corallnn, there is still hope;-
bless Affah with me, my dear girl, for that
faithful fellow Hamors; oh, that the eterni.
ty Of Tomorrow was passed, and could
again be free!'' said Everington.
"Will you have some food? asked Co.
ralinn; ''you will need strength to live,
and meet the events Of tomorrow"
Eyes, for now wish to live," wss the
answer.
Cora:inn then gave him some nourish.
ing provisions, with which she had provided
herself, begging him to have patience-to
hope for the happy result-promised, il
possible to be there and fly with him; anc
then tenderly kissed him, bade him Fare
we'll. During the interview, the sentine
whose duty it was TO prevent intercourse
with the prisoner through the night wa.
soundly sleeping on the bank OF the river
! beneath a thick cluster of flower bank AGA
cias, and remained entirely ignorant o
what had taken place.
After the recapture Of the fugitives il
the mountains, Coralinn, on her return t.
Schiras, was delivered over TO the custod1
of an old woman, who had orders not t
trust her out Of her sight, and was assured
that she should answer for her charg
with her life. For sevral days she coul
learn nothing Of Everington; and the Primo
who daily saw her refused to communi
cate any information as to what was hi
fate, further than that he met with mer
ed punishment, but was still alive. Whel
however, he had been sentenced, Coralinn
as we have already seen, learned the re
suit, and took her resolution.
To succeed, however, it was necesar,
to appear submissive, as she we'll knew thn
to refuse the hand Of the Prince, wouls
only excite him to the use of force, to com
pei compliance with his wishes. Sh
therefore begged that the ceremony nigh
: be delayed until Everington was no more
resol we'd that the moment she was assure
i of his death she would follow him; and tn
Prince granted her request. using in tn
} meantime, every exertion 10 overcome he
J, attachment to the victim of his revenge.
} Corainn found that the hag to whom
she had been consigned, was excessivel
} fond of wine, and she had plenty of it g
: her command, she put some stupifyin
} drugs into it, and during the evening mar
J aged to have her drink what she wished {
| it. 1t had the effect desired, and by III
) time the inhabitants of the valley had sun
to rest the old woman was beyond bein
disturbed. With trembling hand, Cor,
, linn took from the pocket ofthe old woma
a key which unlocked a private door fror
the gardens, by which she could loave tn
city, and unacquainted as she was with tn
most direct route, hurried on the wings {
affection, towards the spot where one deal
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