Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1852-11-25
Rlisrelinnsorls.
A Treaoherous Father.

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e eastern hi toran:--
A merchant, by name KebaI had married
: young rich, and npiable wife. Though the Ma
hommedan law authorizes polyearbg, this impe-
bed of her husband. Kebal of few aspiring
views, having subjected himself to the matrimo.
NAL yoke, contracted all habitual dread of his
wife, to whom he was indebted for his fortune
and his tmidty induced him even to renounce,
in her favor, the privilege allowed him by law,
having sworn to her an invoiable fidelity. At a
distance from his wife, he soon forgot the oath
and protestations he had made to her.
The business Of bis traffic having obliged him
totake journey he was smilten with the charmes
of young slave, whom he purchased for five
hundred sequns. At the end of year, the
slave brought forth child, whose birth far from
giving joy to the father, filled him with fearful
and terrible apprehensions.
Kebal, who wanted to keep peace at home,
made no difficulty ofsecurng it by a crime. His
wife, whom he had forgot in the heat of tumult-
GUS passion, then occurred to his mind and the
fear of jealous woman made him divest himself
OF every sentiment of humanity. He began by
sacrificing to his quiet the unfortunate object of
amours. After destroying the MOTHER the same
fate was determined upon for the son, and the
. voice of nature made itself to be heard within
him, in spite of his horrid purpose, and stopped
short his arm, To keep himself from shedding
his own blood, he at length thought it advisable
) to take the child in desert, persuaded that the
: innocent victim would soon perish in it. But
r Providence, that watched over the preservation
of his life, conducted shepherd to the place
where he was exposed. His beauty, his cries
his forlorn state, moved the heart of the poor
shepherd to pity his distress, and he carried him
to his hut. His wife, as compassionate as him
self, very willingly took upon her the care of the
child, and assigned HIM a she goat for bis wet
nurse. He was already flour years old, when
Kebal, on a journey, halted in the village where
the shepherd lived, and took up his lodgins with
him. He took notice of his son. whom he wsa
far from knowing but whether he was struck
with the childs beauty or whether nature spoke
to him in his favor, he felt strong emotions at
the sight of him and asked the shepherd if he
was his fatheE.
How great was Kebals surprise, when the
shepherd related to him how he had found the
child. 1t was his own son. He could not help
knowing him to be SUCH by the circumstance Of
time and place; but 10 the sympathy that first
affected him, soon succeeded sentiments of vo-
lent hatred yet assembling, he pretended the
childs charms we're very engaging 10 him, and
pressed the shepherd to sell him, offering sixty
seqnins for him.
Kebal had him no soon er at his disposal than
he hurried away, and took him to the sea Shore
There the beauty Of this young child, his nno-
, cence, his tender endearments, his cries, his
tears--nothing could bend the atrocous soul of
Kebal. He sezes his son, sews him up in bag
of leather, and casts him into the sea, sure that
now he would not escape death. But proptious
j, Heaven had otherwise ordained it. The bag
came Immediately into the net Of fisherman,
who fortunately hauled him out that verv instant.
. The astonished fisherman opens the bag andsee-
ing in it child, who still could breathe little,
suspended it by the feet, and after bringing it to
!, life, carried it to his cottage. Keba's son was
destined to find everywhere sensitive hearts, ex-
- cept that of his barbarou father.
4 The fisherman brought him up to his profes.
/. sion and the lad distinguished himself in it by
equal dexterity and integrity. He was already
% arrived at the age of fifteen years, when Keba
~ who took frequent journeys to promote the con.
i Germs of his commerce, passed through the town
:. where the young man lived. He met him with
the fisherman who had saved his lille, and bott
were loaded with fish, which they sold about tht
streets The young mans pleasing aspect at.
tracted Kebas attention, and to have an oppor
t. lunity of knowing who he was, he bought some
Of of the ishermans fish Afterwards asked if he that
" followed was his son, the fisherman answered
IN that he was not his son, and related to him il
le what manner he found him in his net sewn VI
K. in a bag.
Kebal, knowing him to be his son, could no
d. imagine how he had escaped death which HI
ne thought to be inevitable. Enraged at seeing tht
ur i'll success of SO many crimes, he resolved Il
concert his measures better. He offered five
a hundred sequins to the fisherman, as purchase
a money for his servant, and the bargain. was sool
ye concluded.
We Kebal, without making himself known 10 hi
Sc son, kept him to do his business for him as hi
Je slave His sweet temper, his fidelity -nothin,
of could touch that cruel father who was still NOR
It and more bent on his destruction.
is Two years had now elapsed since his son ha
no served him with an unexampled ZEAL when h
put into his hand sealed letter. Set out,
he said he to him, for Bagdad you will find m!
re- daughter, and deliver to her this letter. recon
mp mend yon to her care. Remain with her till m
ity return shall soon follow you"
se, The young man obeyed Kebal, and immt
lie dately went on his way. Arrived at Bagdat
he be inquired after his masters house, and knokce
of at the door OF that which was shown him to b
T q his. Kebal's daughter CHANGED to open it, an
The saw young man more beautiful than love tse
he that delivered TO her letter on the part of he
wn father. Impatient, she opens it but how gret
ian was the horror she was seized with in readin
he these words