Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1854-12-13

tent, she was even partially in the water
but she walked it by no means like /
thing of life, for her stern began to settle
down, and, if the truth must be told, the
new frlgate of his Imperial Majesty, tn,
Sultan-stuck in the mud,
They tried to screw her of to weigh
her off, to float her B-but in vain
When a ship sticks in launching.
there is frequently no resource but to pull
her to pieces where she sticks, and this
seemed to be the most probable fate il
store for the Sultani Bahri. The EEend
was in fury. The ship builder was de-
! solated but the Frenchman cnly ascri-
bed the misadvcnture to the clumsiness
Of his shipwright, whereas the Moslem,
superstitious like the majority of his CO.
religionists, vowed that the failure was
solely owing to the evil eye of the Giaour
diver, Demetrius Omeros. Had the Eff
fendi been in his own land, very short
and summary process would have pre-
served all future ship launches from
the troublesome presence of Demetri
Omerous, and his evil eye; but at Mar
seilles, the department of the Bouches du
Rhone, the decapltation, bowstringing, or
drowning, of even a rayah, was not to be
thought Of. So the Efendi was obliged
to be satisfied with giving the strictest or
ders to Demetri's exclusion from the
shipbui!der's yard in future and after a
delay Of some months, the second frigate
(the first was rotting in the mud) was
ready for launching.
Anxiety was depicted on the Effendi's
face as he broke bottle of sherbet over
the bows of the frigate, and named her
the Achnaedie. Immediately afterward a
cry burst from the crowd of "Demetri !
Demetri the Diver - and, rushing along
the platform which ran round the vessel,
the Effendi could descry the accursed di-
yer holding up his arms as before, and
doubtless blighting the onward progress
Of the Achneedie with his evil eye. q
Evil or not, precisely similar disaster
overlook the second frigate, and thelaunch
was lamentabIe failure. The ship bull
der was in despair. The EGendi went
home to his hotel, cursing, and was about
administering the bastinado to his whole
household as relief to his feelings, when
his interpreter, a shrewd Greek, one Yam
nj. Ventured to pour the balm of advice
into the ear of Indignation.
" EHendi," he said, i" this rayah that
gician. and by his spells and incantations
has arrested the ships of my lord the Pa
dishah, whom Allah preserve. in their
progress. But he is rayah and Greek,
and rogue Of course. Let my lord the
EHendi bribc him, and he will remove his
spells
"You are all dogs and sons OF dogs"
answered the Eden1i, graciousIy, " but
out Of your mouth devoted to the slipper,
o, Yanni, comes much wisdom. Send
for this issue of NANCY pig. this diver
with the evil eye"
Demetri was sent for, and in due time
made his appearance, not SO much as sa-
laming to the Efendi, or even reno
wing his hat. Tie envoy Of the Sultan
was sorely tempted to begin the inter-
intermediation of bamboo to the soles
of the divers feet; but, fear of the snb-
prefect andthis gendarmes, and, indeed. Of
the magical powers of the diver himself,
prevented him.
"Dog and slave r. he said, politely,
dog. that would eat garbage out of the
shop of a Jew butcher, wherefore hast
thou bewitched the ships of our lord and
CaIiph the sultan Mahmoud 2"
Il am not come here to swallow dirt. :"
answered the diver, cody, and if your
words are for dogs, open the window and
throw them out If you want anything
with man who. in Frangistan, is as good
us All Etfendi. state your wishes"
GE elo III cI,
The first two stuck in the mud" said
the Greek; q and the third, with the
blessing Of Heaven and St. George ot
Cappadocia, will no more float than {
cannon ball."
You lie dog you lie !" said thu
Effendi.
"'Tis you who lie, ,Etendi," answered
Demetrius the Diver; " and, moreover il
you give me the lie again, bv St. Luke
will break your unbeIleving jaw -
AS the Efendi happened to be alou
with Demetrius (for he had dismissed hi
intcrpreter) as there was something ex
ceeedingly menacing in the stalwart fran
and clentched teeth of the Greek, his in
terlocutor judged it expedient to lower hi
tone.
Nan you EeWONe Cuo SPeuS you nav
laid on the ships 2" he asked.
"Those that are launched are pas
praying for.
"Will, the next foat?''
eff choose"
"And the next?"
elf choose"
''Name your own reward, then" sal
the Efendi, immensely relieved. Ho
many piastres do you require ? Will te
} thousand do?''
81 want much more than that" al
swered Demetrius, with grim smile.
More What rogues you Greel
r are. How much more 90
: II want" pursued the Diver, "my wi
Katiuka back from Stamboul. She vi
) tern away from Seio, and is in the hare
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