The Yazoo Democrat., 1850-08-15
MIsCELANEoU Gus.
From Dickens "II0Usehaid Works,
The Young Jew of Tuni-.


People are glad to Ice assured that an in
toresling story Is true. The following history
was communicated to the writer 10y GieRd
sesldiug in the East, who had If from the
French Consul h,mself, 1t reminds one o
the Arabian Nights.
In the year lo3G, Jewish family residing
in Algiers, were Plunged in the gre Atcst dis
trees hy the death Of the father. 4 son, two
daughters, aud mother, were, 10y this calam.
u.s.. lrit almost destitute. Alter the funeral
Iue ,uu, whose name was lbrahm, sold what
.,uie property there wasso realize, and gave
li To his mother and sisters; afjer which com
rncudlug them to the charity of distant rela>
tive, he Ieit Algers aud departed for Tunis
hoping that II he did not fnd his lodune, he
wouI d at least make a livelihood here.
lie presented himself to the French Con-
sui with his papers, and requesle license
as donkey driver. This was gr4A,cd, aud
Ibrahim entered tho service of a man who
Jet on: asses, both for carrying water and lor
hire.
Ibrabim was extremely handsome, and
very graceful in bis dsmconor; hut, being so
poor, his clothes were too ragged for him to
be employed on anything bat drudgery that
was out OF sight. lie used 10 bc sent with
waicr-skins to the meanest part Of tho town.
One day as Ire was driving his ass laden
with water up a narrow street, he met cav
a,cade Of women riding rs usual in that
country upon donkeys, covered with sumpu
Gus housings. lie drew on one side to allow
them 10 pass by, bat a string Of camels COM
Ing up at the same tilne, lhero ensucd some
confusion The veil on one OF the women
became slightly dersbged, aud Ibrahim caught
sight Of a lovely counlenance.
He contrived 10 ascertain who the lady was,
and where she lived. She was Rebecca,
the only daughter OF a wealthy Jew.
From this time, Ibrahim had but one
thought--lhat Of becoming rich enough to
demand Rebecca in marriage he had al
ready saved up few pieces of money; with
these he bought himself better clothes, aud
he was now sometimes sent to conduct the
donkeys hired out for riding.
II so chanced, that one Of bis expeditions
was to take Rebecca and her attendants to
MERGERS shop. Either from accident or co.
quetry, Rebecca's veil became again derang.
ed, and again Ibrahim beheld the heavpnl,
face beneath it. lbrdhim's appearance, anl
his looks Of burning passionate love, did no
dsplease the young Jewess. lie frequently
attended her Oh her excursions, and he was
often permitted to see beneath the veil.
lbrahim deprived himself almost Of the ne
cessaries Of life, and at length saved eaougl
money to purchase an ass Of his own. B,
degrees, he was able 70 hny more, and be-
came master employing boys under him.
When he thought himself Sufficiently wei
OF in the world, he presented himself belon
the family Of Rebecca. and demanded her ii
marriage; but they did not consider his pros
pecls brilliant, and rejected his proposals wit
contempt. Rebecca. however, sent her OF
nurse 70 him Gust as a lady ia the Arabia
Nights might have sent a similar messenger,
30 let him known that the family contemr
was not shared by ber.
lbrahim was moro deiermined Than exc
10 obtain her. lie went 10 a magician. wh
bado him 10 return to Algiers, and declare
dat III he accepted ihp first offer Of any Kin
which he should receive after enicFine M
civ. he would become rich aud obtain fhe de
sire oi bis heart
Ibrahim sold bis asses and Departed Il
Algie 4. he walked Up and down the stree
fNfpghiiall, in e4peclalipn y the m3stetl0t
asr which had been iorIold--su, no Oh
pame.
Hs had, however, been observed BY q riC
Idow somewhat advanced in years,
fsnch w8man. and the widow of an olic'
engineers She dispatched an attends
discover who ho vas and where De- I've
ai ihe ue1ldAy sent lor him 70 har bo1s
graeelul address iascinaird ber oven MOI
an hisgpod looks and she made him ove
res of narriage; Offering al lie same iin
7eills upon bin handsome pogdon 81 IS
wealth.
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bol 81 recllleclea pgeaie Iho 16a
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