Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1852-12-04
Gelcttt0 Arttt!cs.
An Eastern Story.

iHe loiONlug story, putc NoI''y vi lhO
old Arabian Nights, is extracted from Village
Life in Egypt, work recently published by
Bayle ST. John. Tho Sheik Ahd-el-llai, at
ter beggaring himself with prolisc hospital
ity, is returning home.
$50 he proceeded on lis Journey until he
reached another village, towards the hour oi
sunset. The people had come FROM tue
fields, and wore seon sitting beiWc ilirr
doors whilst others were slrOIiiag by row
of acacias, breathing the freshness Of even
ing, aud wa.ing Tor tho call to prayers
Sleikh AbL-c-llai walked very slowly
along to give some one an opportunity 10
invite him; but 10 one said iVUdbH or BIS .
miRdh. Had hu been of murJ respectable
appearance hc would have gone at once To
the house of the Shcihh and claimed huspi-
taity; but he was ashamed to do thi5 Ia his
ragged and dirty state aud sneUked along
the streets, looking more like tlici than au
honest man. A pack of hungry dogs sud
,lculy attacked him; aud one, catching him
by his irowscrs, carried away large piece
thereof. Probably they would have Gcyour-
vi him, for lie was to dispirled to defend
himself had not a young gil, bearing ON her
head large square tray covered with luaycs
Of bread, appeared and called them OIL
Abd-el.llai, deriving hope from the sound Of
llpr voice, which was us sweet as that OF a
lamb learning to hcat followed her us ias,
us he was 0hlc, aud laying his hand upon
her garment, cried
40 mHllCgi'
" Blu, she miiiaking lis action, rcpicl--
"Lewd ltIlow! is il not enough that
hnYe saved llco from the dog,? Woulds,
Ihon now modest mc:'
$50 lac Withdrew his hand, aud was silent
for shame; whilst tho maiden. iiastcnIng
nway, entered Il house, and presently came
out ngain witlout the Lrcpd, aud tnrncd
down u by-lanc, looked learlhlly about, lest
the impudent and ungrato!ul stranger should
follow her.
"Thcn The shcihh began to reflect, that If
he remained wandering about in this wise,
he should meet again will tho dogs; aud he
said, 8 1t Is better To eat thnn to be eaien.'-
so, observing that the brcud.Haideu had left
the door OF her house pjar, he slipped in,
nud finding all dark, began TO stretch out his
hands MS lac walked, liuiug up lis toes very
high, aud holding IN his breath. Suddenly,
however, some people entered behind him,
and he had only lust time to say, BY yOur
leave, o blessed ones and creep inio the
oven, or rather stove, which usually occupies
iellal house, aud serves for II hedsead us
well ms Il warmng-pln, Having quite hid
himself he listened at,eulivuly, aud heard
Inun aud woman speaking tenderly one tn
tho other. 10 his surprise, he recognised
in the voice OF tic man that Of one OF the
rogues who had siulen his cattle. AZ first
he thought he had got into n robbers den,
but soon discovered that lie was in the house
of Sheikh Nunr-uh- Dccn who was engaged
ia eniortaiuin. his friends in the reception
room, whilst his Wiie received her lover
After some conversation, the woman snid--
go The supper is ready cooked, aud Fat
mel has brought tho bread. Sit llIou on the
furn (oven,) and ! will give thee the dishes,
pamug them as give for dare not ligln
n lamp, lest the ucighbors might peep in
through chink aud sec thee
"Good,' said the man grullly; but make
haste, for an, hungry"
"'llerc is dish of shorbn, my love,
Guotl tie woman, in llincing tone; 'and
put spoon into thy hands and u loaf ol
bread 10y thy side
"Womat,' was the reply, have Il
spoonj but ! can linl 10 bread, aud feel no
Eoup.'
"fhe woman laughed, thinking he was
Joking; but the Shrkh had silly put out his
hand and taken in the dish and the bread ;
but he WAS afraid to cat, lest lac might he
heard. According 10 the narrative, which
here becomes too complete To bc true, the
whole supper was brought, dish 10y DISH and
disposed Of in the Same way until the guilty
couple hcpun to suspect TINT the devil waS
concerned in the affair, aud to he very nIuci
afraid. A. this juncture there WIS Il knock
ing at the door, and the voice of NOOr-ed
Deem demanded ndmittunce.
"Ready, o Lord > snld the woman, VIII,
feared her husband more than the devil
My love, bidc IN the lurn,' she added in
low voice.
"The man accordingly, without even say
ing 'DeSioW,' tried To get in; hut our worth
Sheikh, with torkcd fingers pokcd his eye
pnd nearly blinded him.
"The devils in tho ilIrn! growled hC
starting back. Des'oU, destoT, ye mo5ara
keca
r'Get in fool my husbands at the door
muttered she, tlirus,ug him from behind
but every time he advanced with chaIlerin
iec,h, the Sheikh, unmiudul of his npOiu
getcal dtSi0ur tapped him on the nose o
squeezed his throat, aud sent him squcUkn
away, ~ length, however, the woman ull'
iered mp all her strength, HGd fairly bundle
her lover into lie oven On the top of lll
Pheikh, who began pnnmelling his enenl
W llS llNHlle Eopltlli Vule ceilalH llhl u
would dare neither 20 resist nor complain.
"Thc husband was uow admitted. PRO-
ably ho bad entertained suspicious bclor,
Ihey were pretty uenrly changed into CO
tninty by the delay lhat had taken place
However, lu made no observation ihercu
bAl sitting down ua the iilrn, asked for su
per,
T'iiuih not my lord supped = said the wi
IN coaXing tone.
ht'No; do as ! BID thee was the bri
goply,
rThen the woman related llat the de-
bad anpenrnd and carricd nwnY eyerY di.