Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1854-06-29

said, g older than thou, father; for thou hast
still hope, and | have none. This is an evil
thing which l have done. God placed me in
thy care that might serve him and be useful
to my fellow-men: yet have devoted all the
strength Of my heart and mind in pursuit of
vain illusion-an imagination that is not n crea-
ture of God, but o part of myself This is
great impiety." But the hour of desponding
passed and when the sun started up behind a
far off grove of palm-trecs ,and the blue heavens
trembled with the light and the storks began
to come down to the margin of the stream, and
the doves Hutteressi crowds from field to field,
and ground k,rkss ssushed mong the dcwy grass !;
when the fish began to leap at the flies which
buzzed over the water, as it glided, and shone,
and eddied, and murmured when the roar of
the camp died away, stihed by the sounds of re-
viving lille all around when the boat again put
out into the stream, the rowers rising as they
pulled, shouted the morning song, and were an
swered by the crews of other boats that quilted
the banks whore they too had passed the night
and crowded into fleet of pilgrims when all
the realities of nature were thus astir Yusof
felt more happy and still more hopeful, and
said to his father, "This is the day we have
waited for" Han HANNA kissed him on the
temples; and both, standing on the roof of the
cabin, now bcheld the Church of the Appari-
tion rising in the midst Of the plain, and white
tents sparkling around, crowds of people run
ming to and fro, and camels and horses standing
here and there. They remained in their boat,
moored with hundred others against the bank,
until the appointed hour.
crer, standing on one of the pinnaces of
the church, at length announced that it was
noon, and that the people might begin to enter.
There was at first rush-but presently order
returned and the crowd began to pour in at
one door and out at the other, gazing intontly
on the white wall above the altar; and truly
an uninterrupted succession of phantom forms
moved in stately march from right to left. Now
and then figure on horseback seemed to pass
rapidly in front of the Others, and was salutcd
by enthusiastic shouts as st. George. Some
times the apparitions were dim, at Others they
became as bright and clear as fresco painting
Yusof and his father advanced slowly througi
the crowd. just as they reached the grea
door, a tremendous devotional cry was raised
and the name of Miriam flew to every lip. Tin
people imagined they saw the saint of tina
nano, sometimes confounded with the Virgi
Mary The form of a beautiful girl, with he
head bent modestly down, slowly advanced
and stood for moment as if in glow of light
in the centre of the white wall--alonc. Sh,
raised her eyes slowly, and seemed to look witt
affection and pity on Il pale face that was com
ing on in the crowd. Yusof had left his faith
er, and, forgetting everything but what he saw
struggled forward shouting "Miriam! Miriam!'
not in the accents of devotion, but in those Of
love. The people understood not this scandal
and when the Shadow passed on, and Yusof was
carried by the stream of pilgrims, painting anc
Withholding, out into the field beyond tht
church, he was regarded with respect, as on,
who had been visited by an especial access o
fervor.
Han HANNA, who did not know that Miri
am the Shadow had appeared, hastened afte
his son, and found him on the extreme limits o
the crowd, lying upon his face. He raised hin
up and pressed him to his breast, and asked hin
Il, tl,o o,fh l,,t,, ul.
Yusof said SO 1t is not that beheld her gaz
ing at me from amidst the saints, for | nigh
have died to join her But she appeared to m
again here upon this spot and smiled on me.
fell down to worship and ask pardon for hav
ing prolaned her by my love but on raising m
eyes, she was gone. Then Han HANNA trie
to comfort him, and prctented to be skeptical G
apparitions though his conscience smote hir
for this sn-and said with u smile that ha
something of impiety in it, g If thou hast see
, thy Miriam on this spot, be sure she is a erea
, ture of flesh and blood and we will find he
abode. Did she make no sign, and greet the
by no gesture! y 'She pointed to the river
the place where shadows ars-meaning that
must Join her in her kingdom" Not so,
r said the old man, determining-to raise his 50
Q from despair-to be wicked, g believe not tines
< vain things Thou hast been punished for pul
: suing shadow; but remember, there Is n
a shadow without substance This is case ft
n the wse The Persian physician will expiai
g ALL" a. ..E 4.
t So they returned to Cairo, where the Pei
2 sian, who seemed to think that the Shah 8 daugt
$ ter could afford to wait for him, still RENAME
!. curing extraordinary diseases simply to pass h
9 time When he heard the result OF the Joul
. ney, he smiled strangely, and said, IAN go'
J, well Miriam will be found. She is lvin
G thing Yusof embraced the Persian In
o transport of gratitude; but Han HANNA locke
}, at him attentively and surprised twinkle
e merriment in his eye. +" What are this villain
. intentions! " thought he A little while
i; ter, while Yusof slept the father and the pm.
s sician were closeted together, and the servan
n said they heard peas of supernatural laug'
ter bursting from their mouths. 1t is qui
, certain, that some unholy incantations tot
e place for, when Yusof awoke, he beheld Ha
II HANNA and the Persian Physician standing b
n fore him, each holding the tips of the rosy Fl
n gers of young maiden, the exact counterpa
h of the apparition seen in the church. He jun
ed at her al cat would upon lnnet, al
k insisted upon ascertaining her reality by kissi
W her. All this was very wonderful, and t
j. scandalous, when they heard parts of the sto
is insisted that Han HANNA, being very old, ha
n ing little further to do with his soul, had sc
If it to an individual who goes about making b'
gains of that kind, for all the world like an Z
e. clothesman. The Moslems, however, being,
~ n,nSt of no ara verv keen in seeing through