The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-06-02
THE ENGLISH MERCHANT AND THE
sARACEg LADY.
nY GRAcE GREENWOOD.

In tie reign Of Henry tie First Of
England, called sBeaRcierc, or Fine Scaol.
ar, Tor he was actually so well leaned
that he could wFite his ON na,ne-a
great attainment tor king in those DAYS
there lived in London a rich yoanu
merchant named Gilber. Beelef.
In that simple cid time the wen !ers Of
science and art. among which we walk
AM 1--we just as # they had always been
like tie trees, the flowers, the sky md
the stars-were never thought If or
dreamed Of. except by tie greet oets.
who may be, wIth their prophet eyes,
locked away in'o the FAR future. and saw
them looming up above the coming ages,
IKE moantein Ie4ks II the distance 81 a
Landscape THen the great oceans could
heaee enl III, a ro4r, ana rare. and
loss ne nad looming say,sup AZ the sby,
IS Il ~ aetY tie gseat Goa-snd then
obeaient to His wilt, gov quiet anil
smooth agala, year af;er ear, without one
SINGLE up vettWi rcvr tAGr vsst q.
pause-t3 be maize afraid Of their vgo
ience. or flatiered by Their ca m-.ni a,l
the commerce oe the world was secretly
equal to that Of The SIN lest end 30 rest
kingdoms q oar tim Then. going 10
sea W. consl cred more perilous ,aan 90
Ing 70 tatle voyagers lever flied 10
MAKE Their wills I'D their wo-llls II
iairs IN oraer, beiore they weighed anchor
ana set sis Tor foreign pa IS 10 be sure
II has lately seemed very much IS though
We were last go.n, back To those cd
doubtful, dangerous mes-thcse dirk
ages OF nlyigaiioo. and that after al our
wouderFal improvement, id discoveries
We can count very little upon Sale ana
prosperous voyages.
Ba' e return to Gill ert Beckett. a..
was thought brave and adventurous man
when he left his comfortable Enrli.b
home, and sailed for the Holy LAM 10
trade with HE rich Syrians FOR satins vel.
vet and gems, which he lneant to brine 10
England and sell at great profit. He
probably calculated by this speculation to
double ms fortune, and perhaps be able to
buy tti.e and so become one OF the no.
b.es oil the land, and live In brave castle
where he would receive The king and
court. and entertain them in nflncelv
style. Bat alas i'll and royal puasls
were not tor him. and All the easel. be
was ever to lay claim 10 was such 4 ecas
We IN Inc ar, as any che of rs may Aiild.
lie was taken prisoner bv the Turks
robbed o. his ship, sold as slave. letter
cd and set at work in tie palace gardens
q Mahmoud, Il terrific. fierce eyed
black-heafted, bis tafbaned slracen
chief.
/ vas very hard fortune that Of moor
Gilbert lie was obliged to lo,l from
morning I'LL 'ight, digging aud spalInr
planting and wedding, and ali the while
with the dis disadvantage of not KNOWING
much about The garden business. and of
having a heavy chain dragging eua
elanklng at bis ankles. You NAV depend
lnat BE felt II lie could get safe bark ~
England he would never more aspire i
castles hnd tltes. nor trouble himself f
the KING anl court never should e !
gooi dinner or stake their heels al a bah
again
bdl oilen cut ot our greatest misfortune
comes our best good nnd happiness
tope ard JOY often follow times of fear
and sofrw, as beautiful rainbnws arr
made out # storms that have last darkou.
81 the y and beaten down lhe llow.rx
One evening just as the mut zzeiu was
GAZING VII tie plouS sulnen 10 PRAYERS
Hilbert Beckei stood leaning ~ last i
PAIN tree, resting iule from his daily
toll and thinking longipgly Of his country
ana home just then, young Saracen
Indy OF marvellous I eanty. called Zarina
chanced that way on her evening walk
aud was very much struck by the appear
ance q the stranger. In truth, as Gilbert
stood there leaning % gracefully sgains,
lhe palm, with bis pale face east down.
and HE soft auburn hair haH reiI;, ~,