The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-29
NEW ORLEANS. MORNING, OCTOBER % 1851

the old port where could easily get boat at anv
time OF the night and engaged in half an hour
to put him on board the Otho. He seemed stag
gered BY my serious tone, and asked me in very
trembling voice what the usual punishment Of such
disobedience as he had been guilty of might be.
He did not understand that the most important
charge was the change Of religion; and when
mentioned the galeys for life perhaps death, he
laughed but it was m uneasy, fearful laugh, rep
resenting the strange and terrible ideas that vere
arising amidst his reverie Of love- like huge,
loethsome snake rearing it, head above q beauti.
fui bed Of flowers. He told me then, in a few
rapid, pathetic phrases, such a. have heard NO
other man pronouncs, how his whole soul was
wrapped up in Fenella, and how he feared death
him and her.
In this kind Of dialogue We lost some time but
was again urging the absolute necessity Of fight,
and pleading for Fenea a. il knew and loved
her, when a number Of torches, rapidly advanoing
from the direction Of the palace drew our attention
W hat are those?" inquired Fadlallah, fright
!" Nothing but the patrol, said I" let US remain
close DOWN by the waters edge. They will pass
along the high bank and when they are out Of
sight we will cross the promontorv to the boat, and
yoa shall go abroad" =
Yes" he answered, halfcrouching; 81 will
| will fly for my life. What if be Door. viii
Fenella love me less? l will tell ALL will offer
to work to gain my living. can be physician,
iawyer-any thing. 10 that get free from this
horrible sountry. Don't you think that Fsnella
will love me poor, a. she loved me supposine me
to be rich Isitprobabls she will change? Oh /!
TOOL, msdman that was to tell that lie which the
effort to conceal has brought me into the VALLEY Of
the Shadow of Death"
he was talking in this strain when the torebe.
reached abreast Of US and suddenly came 10 hall.
y = was the patrol but with them was the terrible
nliai Aga, Governor of Alexandria, whose presence
under such circumstances always told of yepeeanoe
and blood. l had nothing to fear for mvseIf bnt
my whole frame trembled. could not utter sin
gle word, but stood by gasping while that tragic
scene took place. Il passed rapidly like a hideous
phantom borne on the wings Of tempest.dream.
rot a sound but the hoarse murmur OF the waves
disturbed the air-nc cry Of menace, no shrek Of
lofty, pure brow of that unhappy youth, who onlv
drew himself uPas if recovering his dignity at the
iast moment, the deadly mace rushed like sledge
hammer. An expressive sign commanded The
head to be severed from the body then the corpse
was thrust into sack ready prepared and
presently saw two soldiers in their white uni
forms staggering along projecting ledge like two
cim spectres, with the surf rushing about their
leet and the glare Of the torches flashing fsebly
upon thslr forms. A heavy splash, awfully dis.
uncs' came st length to my ear the two soldiers
lesa!ned the patrol, which had stood impassively
P;II.i ' eo theif marching order the
Sllial Ag. smiled one ,ferocious smile, and away
,hey swept along the solitary beach, watched alone
by me until the blood-red CLEAN Of The torche Is
lighted up the gloomy walls of mass OF ruined
houses, and then disappeared. 1'''
The narrator paused, endeavoring to regain hi,
comPosure. But he afterwards added, that he had
written an account of this tragic occurrence to
reneiias father. No answer ever came and thus
we must remain ignorant whether Fadlallah was
remembered as he deserved to be, or whether the
love he had inspired was buried with him in the
hungry waves. - '"'