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THE GiLIPH'S DAUGHTER.
Rr JAMES II. DANA.

- was the afternoon Of sultry day. anf
TWO females, both lovely, were seated by IS,
sac OF q bath, in the guardian of a delicio,
pavilion, among the hills of Persia. M,
Scripture adorning the bath, and the rose,
gsut grew around, not less than he attire i
the females, bespoke luxury and rank tn
4 youngest and loyeiiest of the two had lust
\ emerged from the water, and with a loose
rooe thrown around her, and one foot still
ua1siing IN the water, sat in pensiye atti.
.uoe, Whiie her companion, who was evident.
Z q iOWer rank, was endeayoring to console
! Nay, do not despair said the latter
OUT father may relent. Surely if,you
throw yourself at his feet, and tell him thai
you love another, he will not force YOU to
marry this strange prince ~
"a, Alas you little know Ethe Caliph,' re.
The princess, Amra, or as the poets OF Is
naAan called her, 1Gul sed 6erk,' the rose
q hundred leaves had lived to the age OF
seventeen without loving. Her life had
been spent wholly at the fayorite country
palace, or rather hunting seat Of the Cahph,
4 days journey from the capital her only
employment being to walk with her slaves,
IN NAV on the lutte, and occasionally to go
hawking, a sport still followed in the East
One day. however, while flying her falcon,
Amra became separated for few moments,
from all her attendants except her favorite,
female companion. just at this crisis, :
/ leopard, pursued hy some hunters, and mad
with rage at the lofg pfaerqubs, broke from
a neighboring thicket, aud beholdAng the
| Young princess. witha fierce growl sprang
! uuon her. The beast alighted on the
4 baunel Is az tile palfrey which Amra rode,
and the next instant tile faugs OF the wild
animal. would have been fastened in the
nrin.es,. had not q lance, hurled with uner-
rrinq aim. whizzed By, aud transfxed the saw
aae assailant Amra and the leopard fell to
tie Ground together, the first il swoon, the
last stone deal u
The hunter who had thus opportunely
come "a the re scue, was handsome youth
) some four ii Eve years older than the prln
cess. but eyideatly of inferior rank, Hlsas
fire indeed was that of native OF the hills
though worn with more taste than usual :
Tie lifted Amra from the ground, carried he
"a 4 spring hard by and sprinkled her FAC
I with water, while her attendant stood me
i tiouless as yet bewildered with fright. 800
! The Young princess opened her eyes,ansd ms
: iue those OF her preseryer fixed ardentiy VI
On her. blushed deeply. In few minute
her train came running, when the hunte
-es;aned his lovely burden, and Withdrew
nick nm his lance When hetumult Of An
ra,s attendants had subsidized, aud they can
to look for the youth, they found ne had q
appeared. ..,,s,
inquiries to be made after the hunter, Of
ia vain !; no one could remember 70 ma
saen him. either before or since that day
Meantime Amra thought Of him " Gay q
dreamed Of him bynight Educated as 8
had been. the romance of the rescue was
rss;st;ble 70 her heart One day when aga
hawking, and when again separated from :
train. The hunter suddenly appeared oeio
IS. her. TIE stranger implored silence, say,
ne Is tones that Amra thought insxpressll
\, - musical -.
e For MANY weeks, have followed
IN nnseen wherever you have gone abroad,
in dared not make myself visible on account
or y.ur attendants. The distance between
ers daughter Of = Caliph and ! Peor sotdlel
immeasureable yet, nevertheless, as
forefathers could worship the sun uncheck
81 50 let me at the same distance worship ,
/ have loved you.from the moment !
II You shrinking in terror from that saw
lie Wild beast
iey AS tAe hunter spoke, be stood respect
for IL with bis head slightly bent, before Ar
3 that She thought she had never seem
one kalf So handsome She was silent,
al she knew not what to reply Her he
i a however. pleaded loudly IN her tayor
Persia the freedom Of females Is greater
= d other oriental countries, and Amra N
,she over had been brought MP 70 roam vi
I She pleased in the vicinity Of the palaee
- Il Is no wonder that, in the end, love
~. umphea. and she yielded taeit assel
s snstber meeting. Ne such interview IND
viii was proposed By the hunter. but his eye
on, parting locked his wish, and Anna 'n !.
'ney next day By accident - she tired e
suade herself turning her eyss TOWARDS