Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1845-1854, 1853-05-11

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wish to marry again, do you?"
!" But, my dear husband,' cried Fatima, when
his first moment of rage pas passed "explain to
me what is the matter"
4 The matter, unhappy wretch! In seven days
I shall have my head cut offs
Then he got up and took out of a sack seven
beans, one for each day that he had to live; and
towards evening, after having bemoaned his hard
fate all day, swallowed enc, crying out he did So:
| There goes one.'' ~.
| Now it happened that at this moment there was
passing in the street one of the band of robbers
who had pillaged the pasha's treasury. He knew
the reputation of the sheikh; and he said these
words in loud tone, g There goes one," he tho't
himself recognized, and ran away to tell his asso-
ciates, who at the news were much alarmed
They held counsel what to do, but came to no de-
cision. However it was determined that the next
evening another of the robbers should 60 within
sight of Sheikh Yateneys house, and Judge for
himself. He did so just about dark. At his win
dow sat the unfortunate man; and as the robbcr
passed he swallowed another bean, and exclaim-
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stricken, the thief fed and repeated what he had
heard to his companions. They decided that an
other should try the third day, and SO until the
whole party had tried the experiment AS, how
ever, precisely the same thing occurred during
six days, the robbers became SO greatly alarmed,
that they came in body to the sheikh, implored
mercy, and gave up to him the whole of the treas
ure. - = 80 ~ gEssE4s
Yateney gravely observed that he knew all
along that they were the guilty persons, but that
before denouncing them he had resolved to try
what conscience would do. Thereupon they
swore by the Prophet and the boards of their ia
theirs that they would rob no more; and on this
solemn assurance Sheikh Yateney allowed them
to depart. The next day he went before the pa
sha, told him he had recovered his treasure, and
desired him to send his jannissaries for it. The
Pasha did so, and then gave him handsome re-
ward. Yateney delighted, went home, and told
his wife all, thanked God he had partner SO full
of wit as to put such an idea in his head. But he
determined to go to the bazaar no more, content
to live on the pasha's liberality.
But the destiny of Ben Lefgoim was not fulfill
ed His desire for rest could be no more satisfied
than that of the dove which went forth from the
ark and found nothing but water. There happen
ed at Stambool (Constatinople) very grave af-
fair. A treasure placed in the Sultan's seraglio
was most inexplieably robbed; and the riches be-
ing principally diamonds and precious stones, the
grief of the monarch was great. The event was
rumored about through all Islam, and the Pasha
of Damascus, hearing of the circumstances, sent
word to the Sultan that there was man in Cairo
who could discover the authors of the robbery
The sultan Immediately sent orders that Yateny
should be sent under good escort to Stambool.
Yateney was furious when he heard that he had
to go to Constantinople, and for what urpose.
He was Ikea madman, and could express his out
rageous feelings in no other way than by beating
his wife, which he did more severely than the
first time. Then, as it was impossible to resist
an order of the sultan, he set out for Stambool,
taking with him his wife, and escort of four
jannissaries.
As he went along Yateney declared continu-
ally that it was all over with him, that he was a
ruined man. Arrived in sight of Stambool his
grief grew greater still, and when he landed his
heart quite failed him. He accordingly bade the
jannissaries go forward, and say that he had ar
rived, but could only reach the palace next day
His object was to gain one day more of life. He
then erected hist tent on the shore, and remained
along with his wife.
The reputation of the Sheikh had spread
through all Stambool, and his arrival had alarmed
all the robbers in the place. They trembled lest
| they should all be discovered. But the real rob-
| bers of the seraglio were chiefly frightened
They had been on the eve of embarking with
their prize, when they were suddenly prevented,
To wait better opportunity, they had buried
their treasure on the sandy shore; on the very
spot Yateney had pitched his tent.
This put an end to all hesitation on the part
of the thieves. They rushed to Yateney threw
themselves at his feet, begged his forgiveness,
| and implored him not to denounce them to the
police. Yateney made similar reply to that he
had made to the seven thieves of Cairo, and re-
tired to rest contented and happy. Next day,
4 when the messengers of the sultan came, he ex-
claimed,
"It is not my place to 60 to the sultan, but his
to come to me. The treasure is here!''
i The sultan came with all his court. The
earth was dug up, and the treasure discovered
But when the vizier asked ..Yateney who were
the authors of the robbery, he answered.
sWhat matter! here is the treasure, the rest is
!, in the hands of God!"
u The vizier did not insist, and the sultan, raw
shed at recovering his treasure, loaded Yateney
with caresses and presents. He not only re-
. warded him, but insisted on keeping him about
t his person. He treated him with distinguished
honor as man Of mark and note, loaded him with
+ riches and put him an equality with himself,