The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1851-10-29
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sent to LeghOm how he had studied with enthu-
siasm, and become an adept in the learning Of the
Franks; how ne had expected to astoDish the
Egyptian world on his return by the brilliancy Of
his requirements. |. was evident that he had left
Egypt 90 young that he had totally forgotten the
spirit of is civilization, if that word can without
defisi0n, b. applied in such case. His ideas
were entirely European; there was nothing Ori.
and that absolute acquiescence in it, decfees; that
cringing hops Of favor, and that impotence Of i'm
aginiDg an escape from wrath which had noticed
when first saw him, and which was made still
more manifest by his unwiIlingness to entertain
for q moment seriously the proposition had that
night made to him-not to depend on a doubtful
clemsncy, but to gird up his oins, and fly for his
life and liberty.
About q couple Of years before his return be had
gone to Pisa and there, in a sesson of unexam-
pied happiness, his srrors and misfortunes took
their rise. Having visited Campo. SantO, the Ca
thedrai, and tho Leaning Tower, in company with
several companions, he had strayed alone down
long and silent street, partly 0vergrown with grass,
and fanked by houses which seemed TO be dream.
ing of centuries paat, and totaks no note of the
present time. Al the farther end was garden
surrounded BY low. half-ruined wall. and the
remnants Of an iron paling, behind which, forming
. better defence, rose . hedge of solid green.
number Of trces-as willows, lilacs, aeacias, and
others-dropped, moreover, their green and purple
and golden treases overhead, and flung ffasmen.
tary shadows On the pavement without the ruined
wall. Fadlalah went up 70 the gale, attracted by
those cheerful objects, and finding it siar, with
true Eastern familiarity entered, and sitting down
BY quaint fountain on q ricketty bench, very
.;.J h;,..,s;. NY III e ae1, snst ns '1n
;n thos ~ ps.sd;s ;.ssIf W. i..A =. to..;p
,.;sh. +. -. ,s"...I III c'.e- i...ce S:h
presently appeared, and disturbing his unsubstan.
tial reverie, gave his wskng senses something to
ised upon. This was q young girl who issued
tan IN s.v s,ood :, the hot,orr ~ ~ ...J.n s,J
came slovviv in The d;,sc,;on nf F.disi.n,. ,s...
ing. n,ace His nrsssnce Wa. m, soon nh.s,vsJ
ns,tlv hsc.nss tIs a,,,' we ~. s'o
watch;ng shs r,o.,s.s ~ w. Sf.Iupleu III ~,
aowsrs nlsntsJ n5ohshu hs hsr nd sHs hs.n.a ""u
ths vs;Iiay,'t,s rnJa. ,.h;ot 10 rn,,. oeoa..
threw is droonn~ hrsnch.s around S; IN ,"sI Ina
ofn ~ u.oopnk plancne' around MIN In kind
m;,,ms nS;ch F.a,.ii.h saJ m raPtulIus S enco.
.hs uo,r. Ill d. -. .'ow... vi '"s y Deauy Vi
ne s yo.as s.a ~ w. uu.a'e!al conseqNence
bs .not" " h., J.; ~ ,sr ~ ;nh " nm .e"Pe.amen.
NOW - An ANGEL nos =. hn,,s; ror .i,"os,
msterialixinr has into a.. .n,.ns ~ h.'~, ~,
snh,l-;n~ bsr into . sn;,;, Snssn 4, , AZ ~" .us
he loved bsr~not with ,hs fsshI. .o"ssn.;. c' ~
faction which hovs call Invs sni rh;ch ro,'r.
lades Win tv,,sr ,.sta ;nc,;nss;o, ;, h,,,y ;.s
that passionate. all.ahsorh;o~ lovo ~ mind of
which we read in Romance. And which 7 II. no
doubt il sometimes fall hv natures of n;noisd t.n.
knpr INV ~ Il povr, =
enced more than a eentis f,iendshin for anv wn.
man and can with A. muoh dfi;c,,I,u mn, y,vssIf
in the nostion az the IN. ~ s.;onsd E.dlsij.h =. T.;
that Of a ravine madman. 40
/ can undsrstand better the dslght with which
he saw her draw near. now sse~in. 70 n ha "En Az
more bright and tanoibls than the olbers. Stand
inc on fba, dsrk and Jsso.,s bs.os r.dl.II.h +
raised his voice above ths bo. ,ss Iasb;na nS ,ha
waves, and told. with earrulous enthusiasm. how
his vision of beauty came op~now stopping 10 trim trim
a plant. now 10 gsze On an a,ou;s;,a AWE, .oroa
times streaming SLOWLY on IN ons Of % the nsn.ivs %
reyeres of youth. sometimes irinninv ligh,lr nnde,
the impulse of lively ihonsbt x hs.rd eli
this, began to feel friendshp for him nerf.c,ly
incompatible with INV ofici ial character. and which
thu ok heaven! . stranger does not often succeed
in e,.eiting in me. - -esS'~''
Tha oath wound. and the view was somatim..
in,ercentd by clump of trees. More Than once,
as the vo,,n., girl fingered bebnd one OF these Fad
allah faared tat she had changed her intention of
advancing. and had gone back or turned aside :
foun,ain. and observh,q a stranger. stood for mo
ment in attitude of sn,Drise and confusion. Fad.
iaiIsh's nrsssncs of u,,nd seemed not IN have do.
ser,ed him in his admiration. He smoke apologized
for his intrusion nraised the garden and said soms
thing of the beauty Of its Mistress. Her answers
ws,s h,;sf and annos;,s hn, .ba ,,,. ,oo t;rnd 70
snter into a regular conversation and FadIaIlah
was beginning TO fsel that he was nroIonging his
intrusian he yonJ Ts,snnahIs l;ro;t. whan .n olJ
Gentleman xybo had heen ,nn,os cb;no nnobsarv.d
bv him in = different d;rectiop a. ~ nce
leave Won to work M 4 romance On, pf tbs ns ,.
ratiye If Won nlease Far NV nsr, I sb.ll a5hers
exactly to truth. The old ,ensan.n Was Conn,
The head of . nohls z MI. -.,,osJ sj,,,n.,
10 povsrtv' and scarcely sble to con,nns inhahir.
ine the large mansion Of his fstbes. The sardan
mas tsndad hv Ill own hand. and thos. Of h;s
d.n.hss, EensIl, nd IN .ns nf ,hs;, .;",oo-,,
o,- ,h.v ~sr. both ~. s;,.ri" .e ,er h~rhi.
Dsari 49,, 49, ~. ~. .tv' t'.I;;y,. .. a..;.'
"f. h,snh. ;,,n sv w p.iJL pph;rL
,h., .,'"h 'Y pS, H., ~
,;c. hut ~ha,S n ,hs hss"n;o"a o ,.ono,onu -,
tba, s1;.,"ne. .an a. Ho,, ga ~ .as.i. nf .h
.mhI;,.s LII: u ..e l.,sa ~ s..s
.romnd ,h.;r s pdsui NJ. .au
sre iIsx ~ onnsad Mnas stea'st H. hm,.,
;ns nf bo,,a "s ~ T' - se1 ':a.' ''.s $50 -,
fos snecsi "ces.;ons ~ ~. " In
ne, n, ,ha rabsIIn - S .Sal ao" y ano,; enoa ~ -
tonnd ofts, ,o m sou sJ;, .,,ds
plsbeisn shonk.snersi Won .n;,s bn, nv ;J... a
| romance includs snaeions MI. nd h.,;Iamen,e,
| castles. and haughtv DANES and a.llsn. In;ahts
and elegant sonires and nr,ncnc borsss and hood
ed falcons and The slisteninn Of wsriiks weanons
/ and quite exclude = decavsd. old, shabbv. 0en nice
nobleman, living on economical principles. with
| daughter who makes her own clothes. and r. a
| often seen in the kitchen a. in her bower! :
Admitting, however, that somethipe might b.
made of all this, what do you think Of our school
boy, Fadlallah, representing hinself a. an Easter
prince on his travels, and suppressng altoxethe
the fact of his Mohammedanism What do vol
think Of his thus acquiring the confidence Of the oil
count under false pretences, a. we'll a. the love
ms daughter! This came not all to pass in q day
put 1t came to pass very shortly. Fadlallah playe
| the uuant; remained q fortnight instead of a dA