Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1854-01-26

away from you
BY Allah the dog needs to die 7
He must die ventured Ben Hamed,
IN an insinuating tone. Would you have
borne such an insult from Moor p
Nor
He has slain three of our Knights
He shall die p
And soon, too,' added the alcalde, with
a look of triumph
'Ay,' returned the king.
Why not to-night2' Ben Hamed asked
moving nearer to the king, and speaking
in trembling tone
Mohammed strobe half way down the
hall and back again.
Ben Hamed.' he said, stopping near
the alcalde, you have some end to answer
in this
'Only such as may benefit you, sire
Allah knows | owe thee much
In truth you do
And by this will in part make the
payment
BY what p
BY urging the necessity of destroying
the Christian
L have said once-he dies
Thy judgment is just
But will have his head as present
for my bride if she prove restive'
a Christians head will keep sire
How long will it keep, think you, Ben
Hamed, ere it will begin to go back to Its
native dust p
If taken off tonight it will keep till
long after your nuptials'
Think ye so2'
Most surely
L have mind to try the experiment.
The king had been speaking in half
unconscious mood, his thought seeming to
wander about other matters but as the
last sentence fell from his lips he aroused
himself and gazed fxedly upon the alcalde.
'Ay Allah he continued, L have =
mind to try it
Ben Hamed could not conceal his sat
isfaction
Our laws make it death for the Chris
tian who shall force away one of our peo-
ple,' said the king, half to himself Charles
of Leon knew this, and yet he would
snatch away my bride. Allah ! The
Christians time has come. Husam Ben
Abbas. 60 you to the prison and bid Tarik
to take off the head of his Christian pris-
oner. Let it be done at once
L go, SIRE returned Moslem knight,
who started up from one of the pedestals
Hold, Husam. Stay you and see the
work performed then bring me word
Ben Abbas bowed assent and withdrew
Now. Ben Hamed,' continued the mon
arch, the Christians business is settled.
On the day after tomorrow Zebra takes
up her home here
She is ready, SIRE
And is she reconciled 2
She will be-
She had better
yet, sire, it would be well not to let
her know at present of the Christians
death
'Ha'
Not that she bears him any love, sire;
but you know the nature of one like her
'Twould move her to misery to see beast
suffer. There is no need that she should
know of this-at least for the present
well, well-I have no desire to annoy
her"
AS the king thus spoke he commenced
to pace the hall Ben Hamed was too
lame to walk easily, so he stood and watch.
ed his monarch All that he at present
desired seemed to have been accomplished,
and his satisfaction manifested itself upon
his countenance.
Half an hour had passed away, when
Husam Ben Abbas returned
You're soon back, Ben Abbas,' said
the king. 'Tarik has been quick with his
work. Upon my faith, Husam, does it af- /.
feet you SO to see man die p
I've seen no one die, SIRE
'Ah-so you took Tarik's word for it,
suppose
There was no one to kill
No one to kill 2 said the Christian |
meant Charles of Leon =
Surely, sire but Charles of Leon is
not there
Not therel Did Tarik tell thee so p
He did
Then he lies The Christian dog is
there. Go back and bid the jailor that
he produce him
Sire, the prisoner has escaped
Escaped = echoed the king, springing
forward and seizing Ben Abbas by the
arm. Now, by the holy Prophet, lie not
to me Escaped, say youl
Yes, sire l went with Tarik to the
Christians dungeon. but no Christian was
there The iron bar of the window had
been cut off, aud the prisoner was gone
The king let 60 his hold upon Husam's
arm and started back aghast
Gone = lie uttered Then be must
have had help
so he may have had. Tarik let an old
dervi-h into the prison. and he thinks he
may have done the mischief
Go, Ben Abbas, and tell Tarik that his
own life shall be the forfeit if the prisoner
comes not back shouted Mohammed. as
he strobe nervously across the hall Ben
Hamed, hasten you and look to your
daughter By the powers of Heaven, the
dog shall not escape me. He must have
fed to the north. Mahmoud, off with thee
to the Alcanza and have the signals ready
for earliest daylight Let the signals De
made for Jaen and Ell Ajo that no travel
Ter be allowed to pass from the SOUTH
Hold How far reach our signals uow7'
To our northern frontier returned he
whom the king had called Mahmoud
Then thou shalt take charge of the sig