Washington telegraph., 1850-10-30
THE TRAITOR LOVER.
BY WASHINGTON IRVING.

During the siege Of Damascus, ne,af
was appointed to patrol round the city
and the camp with two thousand horses.
AS party of these were d;s night goiiid
| their rounds near the walls, they heard
the distant neighing of horse, and look
ing narrowly around, deserted a horse.
uan coming steathily from the gate
Keisan. Hating in a shadowy place.
they waited until he came close to them,
when, rushing forth, they made him
prisoner. lie was youthful Syrian. rich.
ly and gallantly arrayed, aud apparently
person of distinction. Scarcely had
they seized him when they beheld ano-
ther horseman issuing from the same
| gate, who in soft voice called upon
their captive. by the name of Jonas.
| They commanded the latter 20 invite his
companion to advance. He seemed to
reply and called out something in Greek;
| upon hearing which, The other turned
| bride and galloped back into the city.
The Arabs, ignoran; Of Greek, and sus-
| pecting the words to be warning, would
| have slain their prisoner OH the spot, but,
upon second thoughts. conducted him to
| khaled.
The youth avowed himself nobleman
OF Damascus, and betrothed TO beauti.
ill maiden named Eudocea; but her
| PARENTS. from some capricious reason, had
Ylthdrawn their concent to his nuptials;
whereupon the lovers had secretly agreed
TO fly tom Damascus. A sum of gold
had brlbed the seniinels who kept watch
that night ct the gate. The dansel, dis.
n a ia ., Il
two domestics, was following her lover
at a distance, as he sailed in advance.
His reply in Greek, when she called upon
him was, that the bird is caught"
warning, at the hesnug of which she
fled back to the city.
khaled was not man 10 be moved bv
a love tale; but he gave the prisoner his
alternative. Embrace the faith of Islam."
sad he "and when Damascrs falls into
our power you shall have your hetrothed;
roiua-. and your head is the forfeit"
The youth paused not between a seine.
tar aud a bride. he made Immediate
profession of faith between the hands of
Ahaled, and thenceforth fought zealously
for the capture OF the city, since Its down.
fall was TO crown his hopes.
When Damascus yielded to its foes, he
sought the dwelling of EIdocea, and
learn. new proof of her affection. Sup
posing Oh his capture by the Arabs, that
he had fallen a martyr TO his faith, she
had renounced The world, and shut herself
up in a convent. With throbbing heart
he hsstened to the convent, but when
the lofty-minded maided beheld him a
renegade, she turned from him with scorn,
retired to her cell, and refused TO see him
mere. She was among the noble ladies
who followed Thomas and Herbs into
exile. Her lover, frantic at the thoughts
of losing her, reminded Khaled of his
promise to restore her TO him, and en-
treated that she might be detained but
khaled pleaded the covenant of Aba
Obedla!I, according TO which all had free
leave 10 depart
When Jonas afterwards discovered that
Khaled meditated a pursuit of the exiles.
but was discouraged by the lapoe of time,
lie offered 10 conduct him by short and
secret passes through the mountains,
which would insure his over:aking them.
His oGer was accepted. On the fourth
day after the departure of the exiles,
kEaleG set out in pursuit, with four thou
sand chosen horsemen, who. by the advice
of Jonas. were disguised as Christian
Arabs. For some time they traced the
exles along the plains, by the numerous
footprints Of mules and camels, and by
the articles thrown away TO enable them
TO travel more expeditiously. At length,
the footprints turned towards the noun
tains Of Lebanon, and Were lost in their
arid and rocky defiies. The moslems
began To falter. Courage" cried Jonas.
''they will be entangleG among the noun
t;,ins; they cannot now escape"
In the midst of the carnage and confu-
sion, Jonas hastened in search of his
betrothed. If she had treated him with
distain as renegade, she how regarded
him Will: horror, rs the traitor who had
brought this destruction upon his unhap-
py couutrymen. All his entreaties for
her 10 forgive and be reconcled to him
were of no avail. She solemnly vowed
TO repair TO Constantinople and end her
days in convent. Finding supplication
frult.ess, he seized her, and, after violent
struggle, threw her on the ground and
made her prisoner She made no further
resistance, but, submitting to captivity,
seated herself quietly on the grass. The
lover hatteTed himself that she relented,
but, watching her opportunity, she sud-
deuly drew forth a poiguard, plunged il
in her breast aud fell dead at his feet.
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A DELICATE INsINUATIoN.-A verdant
| fellow from the country entered jewell
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