Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-02-14
VOL. VIII.--NO. 13.
Chapter Nf.-The Parting.

his wont, and even the kind hearted Ghur
looked stern and gloomy.
Ghur, spoke the youth refining in his
steed BY the side Of the corsair. 'Ghur,
think you Eelia may be rescued %
Ay, Iago. Allah will aid us
! 2es. think you nc can enter the city
without being known
We may get there are spies on our
track who watch our every movement
+ Think you there are, Ghur 2
! : | fear so, Iago'
/ Praywho are they q
/ lago, do you not remember the monk
who passed US at the stone cross
4 On the mountains7'
Ay, think you he is a spy, Ghurr
He Is one Of she leagued monks
'Aha, one of that cursed leaguep
1t is too true, Iago'
Yet how know You, Ghur,
/ saw the mark upon his arm
Then by the beard of the Prophet. if
! he crosses our path again, he dies
L fear that we are even now BETRAYED.
Iago
Ha, betrayed did you say, Ghuri
/ Ay, betrayed
1 Then let them beware, we will not bo
Gagged tsmely'
Nay. Iago, yet they will bring such
/ fearful odds
True, yet we viii not die without q
/ struggle
fest it will be but a short struggle
ct If this cursed monk was out of
/ the way, we should have nothing to fear,
/ for the other two fell on the mountaina.
/ Ay. at the cave
/ Ha, they met cruel dc TIL
| Name it not, Iago, they deserved their
+ fate
May Allah grant that such may not be
the fate of Zelia.'
Zelia, grasped the corsair. refining in
his steej, while a cold tremor shook his
+ frame
/ Yet why start, Gbur7 Why ooes
/ that name affect you thus p
1t brought the scenes of other years
fresh to my memory for ! have loved,
/ Iago; ay, loved wildly =
And was she who you loved named
Zelia q
'Ay. Iago. thus was she called
Then will you not make me father
coafessor and unfold ali to meg added the
youth with a smile
/ The old sailor remained for a moment
/ in silence, and then in q calmer tone. he
commenced hls tale.
( THE SAILORS STORY.
Among the wilds Of the Zagrian now
stands the crumbling walls Of an old
stone cottage. proud even in its ruins
The wild flowers have twired themselves
around the crumbiing archways. and
where The vesrer hymn went forth upon
tie night air. now is heard the dismal
croakinc IF tie raven. Beside the ruins
stands a gigantic pine with tie wild vines
clinging 10 It's shattered trunk. This
vas the resort Of Zelia-lrem's only
child-sle was tie old shepherds isoi,
and on her leaned for support in his Ge-
clining years. TO him Zgia was an an.
gel, and size watched over him as closely
+ as mother watches over her child for
size was kind as fair
Many were her suffers. yet it remain
Cd for me 70 transplant that wild Gower;
and wien the aged shepherd, freed from
+ the cares Of lie, returned to the gods.
l became her protector.
All. Iago, That was happy hour for
me, when | clssped her 10 my bosom and
knew that she was mire-miue for life.
for felt proud Of my fair charge We
still remained in tie old cottage, for it
semed endcarcd 10 US by the memory Of
the departed, and . year few by cn gold
i en- wings, for these were halcyon hours.
and sweet bale blessed eur union.
With what feelings of pride did we
watch over that loved one, weaving bright
dreams for the future; yet alasl how
soon were they blieLted, for fend, in
/ the shape Of nan, came and stole away
our happiness.
1t vas a wild stormy night. The
wind swept madly over tie mountains,
and the heavy peals Of thunder ever and
anon broke upon tie night air. while the
Wild lightning played from cloud to cloud.
The storm came OF, and the rain came
down in sweeping torrents. The night
was far spent, when we were startled by
/ loud blows on the door, ard on opening
/ it. the tall form Of a stranger met nv
view
+ Can you afford shelter for me to.
night lie asked, glancing around the
room.
Willingly, returned, if you will ac-
cept Of cur humble fare
/ The stranger waited for no second bid
ding, but with many tiaiks. accepted ny
cffer. ard was soon engaged in an earnest
+ CONVERSATION. H. appeared frank and
noble yet liked not the deep-meaning
+ smile tlat played over his features as bis
glance fell on Zelia, and | began to look
upon my guest as an unwelcome intruder.
At carly dawn the stranger took his
ieparture. vet | could plainly see that
Zelias beauty had aroused passion In
his breast that was not easily to be- quel-
+ led Tie day passed and | bad ceased
"a think Of the stranger The next day I
rarted from Zela with the promise to re-
turn at night fail; yet little did l then
think that We were parting for the last .
time She hnrg upon my neck and wcpt;
vet | soothed her grief with the cheering
words that | would soon return: and
mounting my steed | dashed down the
mountain path, aud the loved opes were