Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1855-10-03

they said and did was in vain, they dug
grave and threw the dervise in it.
$50 die, then, if you are SO fond of
counterfeiting the dead" said the SER
wants. and returned home.
CHOW 1 am saved" thought the der
wise +" when all is quiet will get up out
of the dust but I must lie here till toward
midnight"
To get out of the grave was not very
difficult for him, as the Turks cover their
dead but lightly. Who would have
thought that the hard case of the dervise
would turn out we'll, and so much deceit
and hypocrisy have good ending?
Toward midnight Usseine heard noise
he thought his companions had come
to take him out. He raised his head. and
what did he see ?-more than twenty rob-
bers approaching his grave.
We will stop here" said the leader:
here. near this fresh grave we are most
secure"
The others assented, and spreading out
lheir cloaks, seated themselves to divide
their money and stolen goods. g The
eye is greedy when the cake is cutting"
says the proverb, and SO the robbers kept
crying out among each other, one, "That
for me-" and another, "No, l will have
that"
Haloa see how the brave robbers
scamper, as Usseiue stretched his hand
out of the grave and cried out:
" And what for me ?''
This unexpected voice sounded to the
frightened robbers like thunder. They
did not take time to put on their caps
they only shouted !:
Run, who can"
Our dervise did not neglect to make
use of this fortunate accident. He ran to
the end of the graveyard almost naked, as
he had been buried. AS he TUNED about
ne found the brotherhood, the other eleven
dervises, who had come to reclaim him,
and who had witnessed the whole scene;
and now the dervises divided among
themselves the robbers booty, with the
clothes they had left behind them.
The robbers meantime sent one of the
boldest Of their number back with orders
to look abostgcarcfully, but not enter the
graveyard. The messenger heard a
sound of many voices, and crept, half
dead, back to his comrades. Dear
brothers," he could hardly speak from his
deadly fear. "he is longer alone-there is
a great multitude, all the departed souls
have assembled there. Let us fly"
Etch dervise took of as much as he
could carry ; arrived at their inn, they
thanked Allah for such great favor, and
that he had not left his faithful sons in
thcir need. They all kissed the feet Of
Usseine, their elder and benefactor.-
VINO Was SO joyful as young Omar, not
so much over their wealth he had gained,
as because he was relieved frnm the in
cessant reproaches and blame OF his breth
rem.
Say again now that Omar was numb
skull" cried he, with excitement. The
brotherhood Islam was shortly the most
respected in all Constantinople. The
fame of the sanctity Of this order forced
the other dervses soon to leave Constan-
tinople, because they we're in such favor
with the people. But Usseine's party re.
NAMED. Omar was selected by his breth
reD to be the successor of Usse;ne, and
Onar's word had great weight with his
brethren, though he never undertook to
recommend another such artitic. But
this was not necessary, as they had
henceforth superhuity of everything
| they needed.