The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1854-06-30
MISCELLAN EOUS.
From Chambers Journal.
A SYRIAN LEGEND.

From Chambers Journal
A SYRIAN LEGEND.
KoJA, the son al shlpwriyh, ol Beyrou,
became The hero Of story simply from The
excessive conslaucy OF his attachment 10
Lisa The daughter Of a Marunie merchant
No one knows 20 wha, nation Koja belong
ed, or is quite sure Of The epoch OF his ex
islence. But as mountains in missy al
mOsphere seem far of as soon as YOU re-
cele little from them, so in The Eas,
where history sheds 10 steady light OH the
past, popular personages who have only
Just died, are often removed 10 an indeli.
nile distance back in time. This point,
however, is Of no moment. Men who be-
come famous from The mere display Of The
affections are always near neiahbors. We
feel for Pelrarch, whuse house has left no
ruins a, Vauclu,e, just as il hr were living
IA the next street. More So, perhaps be-
cause time flowing oveI his story, has wash
eel away everything bu, the sparkling gold.
So is i, with Kuja. There were men who
haleJ and prosecuted him in his life; but
they are zone, and all now joiu in lamen-
linz his long separation from Lisa
The meeting OF The two lovers was acci.
dental. Que morning, Lisa, who began to
find the wonan's apartment, TO which she
had been confined during her ialher's alb
sence al Damascus, sOmewha, dleary, ask
eel Margola, her aunt, 10 take her forth,
that she might wander on The borders Of
the sea. The good old lady was wel.ui.h
struck dumb BY The request. "All The
sainls bless thee !" cried she !; "has Marid
(evil spiriD been whispering in Thy ear
Why, here am ], nj this respectable age.
have livedall my life long ut Beyroui,
and never once have desired TO 20 down
the waters edge" Upon tins Lisa laughed,
and told 10 her ann, the story Of the dove
who lived with The tortoise, aud who one
LAY expressed desire IT, 90 and cal
olives Oh a hill that was almost out Of sight.
The tortoise objected, aud made long
speech 10 show the imEropriely OF such
-iep but the dove flashed round aud round
in the. su lah,, aud replied, My fIiend.
YOU mean to say ,ha, you have no wings"
So of she flew.
Margo,a understood from this iha, her
charge would steal out alone, or with Que Of
The slave eIrls, to satisfy her wish and
with many grumblings began 10 get ready,
first putting OH veil rs thick as towel,
then an ample gown Of yellow silk, and
:hen black cloak like domino. Alter.
wards she wanted to take all Off again 10
don her yellow boots in greater comfort;
bui Lisa, who had disguised herself in FIVE
minutes, would not allow such delay, aud
oh IL -. Il
down into lhe court Margola followed,
grumbling at her wilfulness and so they
went forth into the narrow streets, and pro-
ceeded in the direction Of the sea.
Instead ,f going down 10 the port, alway
full of noisy Geek aud Arab sailors, they
took circuiious direction aud reached
the waters edge about mile outside the
town.
+" I, is beautiful evening"" said Lisa.
/" Very cold " quo,h Maryota. shivering;
and indeed n sea.breeze was blowing gen.
IL, IL their face, aud making their silk gar
menls fluller as il passed. The water, how
ever, FAR out seemed rs placid as the blue
heavens above willis, near a, hand small
waves or rather ripples, came creeping up
the sandy bear'h few inches with u rusl-
linz sound Lisa took off her shoes she
had no siockin.s-and ran Out To Try aud
aud catch what seemed 10 her floating dia-
monds-s,ar.fsh that were poising them
selves near the surface, now expanding,
now contracting and ever leapiug out OF
reach Of her hand.
Thus they proceeded slowly until they
came TO ledge of rUck that juiled some
hundred feet into the sea. By this time The
wind had ireshened little, and cloud Of
spray occasionly played about the extreme
end OF the poini. Margota voted for re-
urn, and tried TO force cough, but Lisa IN
sisted on running ou, along The ledge, and
away she went. Her guardian, iiIed and
annoyed, sal down OH The sand TO wait her
return with Zarifeh both remained luok.
in. lazily AT The sun, which, with vastly en-
larged circumference, was Just posing IL.
self near The cloudleSs horizon-a globe ol
fire in sea lighi
The time seemed long, and Margoia nj
last said 10 Zariieh, any sigh, is weak and
| do not descry Lisa on the rock.n The
slave girl turned her sharp eyes in iha, di.
reclion, and rous'ng from her apathy, cried:
I" She is not therem So, ran forward while
Margo,a, whose boots were full Of san. :,
followed slowly. The black girl arrived
soon and standing on the rock, shaded her
eyes from the sun aud looked around.-
"Where Is the childin cried Margo,a.-
"Ou, on the sea, was the reply. s'She is
going awayn' p" ''lr. ....'.
On reaching with much difficulty the
summit Of the rock, Margo,a to her dismay
saw at some disiasce, out OF the purple
waters moving towards the golden wake
of the sun, a boat impelled by small sail,
and though, she distinguished two persons
lin il. "Ha" exclaimed Zarifeh, with a
meaning smile, Elisa has boaiman friend
and be is taking her away. See how The
sail swells and bends But she is not
afraid. She stands up clapping her hands;
her veil is Hu,iering and the stranger is
worshiping her face"
Margoia could see nothing Of all this (;
bu, began wrinsing her hands, for she knew
how terrible would be the anger Of the To-
'iher, when heard Of what had taken place.