The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-08-01

they at last saw that actually AL they said
and did was in vain, they dug grave and
threw the dervise into it. so, die, then,
if you are so fond Of counterfeiting the
dead" said the servants, and returned
home.
Nov, | am saved" thought the durvise;
when all is quiet | will get up and out of
the du.t but must lie here until towards
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 well, and so much
deceit and hypocracy have a good end
ingl
Towards midnight Ussein heard a 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.
ave will stop here" said the leader,
"here, near this fresh grave we are most
secure"
The others assented, and spreading out
their cloaks, seated themselves to divide
tn eir money and stolen goods. "The eye
is greedy when the cake is cutting, saws
the proverb, and so the robbers kept cry.
ing out among each other, one, That for
me" another, mo, will have that"
Halloo, see how the brave robbers scam
per, Ussein stretched his hand out of
the grave and cried out, "And what is for
me?" This unexpected voice sounded to
the frightened robbers like thunder. They
did not take time TO put on their caps
they onl Y shouted. Run who ocan."
Our dervise did not neglect to make
use of this fortunate accident. He run to
the end Of the grave yard almost naked,
as he had been buried. As he turned a.
bout he found the brotherhood other
eleven dervises, who had come to reclaim
him, and who had witnessed the whole
scene; and now the dervises divided A.
mong themselves the robbers booty, with
the clothes they had left behind them.
The robbers meantime sent one Of the
bodest of their number back, with orders
to look about carefully, but not to enter
the graveyard. The messenger heard
the sound OF many voices, and crept, half
dead, back TO his comrades. "Dear broth
ers," he could hardly speak from his dead
ly fear, "he is no longer aone-there is a
great multitude; all the departed souls
have assembled there. Let us fly"
Each dervise took off as much as he
could carry; arrived at their inn, they
thanked Allah for such great favor, ard
that he had not left his faithful cons in
their need. They all kissed the feet of
Ussein, their elder and benefactor. Who
was so joyfal as young Omer, rot so much
over the wealth he had gained rs because
he was relieved from the incessant re-
proaches and blame of his brethrena
Say again, now, that Omer was a
numbskull," cried he, with excitement
The brotherhood islam" was shortly the
most respected in all Constautinople. The
fame Of the sanctity of this order, forced
the other dervses soon to leave Constan-
tinople, because they were in such favor
with the people. But Ussein's party re-
manned. Omcr was selected by his breth-
rem to be the successor of Ussein, and
Omer's word had great weight with his
brethren, though he never undertook to
recommend another such artifice. But
this was not necessary, as they had hence
forth a superfuity Of everything they
needed.