Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
NO. s-yu 1AYEFTBTILlB, TENN THURSDAY, FEBRUARY A. 1856

an absence of those prejudices which
characterize his countrymen, the mu
tuaI love Of Gustavus and Miriam
could only result in fatal issue.
sAs soon as The Caimacan Miri.A'
lay discovers me- thought Gustavus
'he will have me decapitated,, ant
will perhaps sew Miriam up in bae
and cast her into the Bosphorus. 0
what sad fate!' So aa
But an occurrence perhaps equal
ly sad could not fail to happen. Mi
riam was cured, for the measles is fre
Equently a triaing disease, easily re-
Ilieyed by a skillful physician. and A
u-Abdallah said to Gustavus:
You have preserved the life Of my
lchild, sir, therefore, accept this dia
mond ring, which she asks you e
wear in remembrance of her, and re-
ceiye the thanks of the father.
The door of Mahmoud's favoritt
closed upon the young physician, nj
more to be re-opened to him. Al
he was leaving the. street with sac
heart, and almost in dispair, the Der
wise Hahmed suddenly appeared be-
fore him. The day was about declin
ling, and in few moments more the
streets would be surrendered to those
troops of wandering dogs which are
one Of the scourges of Constantine
pie. a
May heaven bless the christianl
said the Dervise; sthou hast curet
! the child, and thou hast unbreathei
the name of Habmed. Now lister
to me; thou lowest Miriam, and she
has allowed herself to be taken with
the honey Of your gilded words and
the softness Of your blue eyes. Dr.
not deny it. know all; for the an
gel Gabriel has told me. Thou dost
no hope to re-behold her, but thor
shalt see her again very soon; yes
even before the sun, whose rays gild
yonder minaret, which thoumayst be-
hold to the left, shall return to NOR.
row to re-gild it again. But bark
II hear a noise al
4 Gustavus inclined his head to lis
.k is a messenger from the Sal
tan, continued the Dervise, with ar
order to Abou-Abdallah to 60 to hi:
master, who is in need Of his advice
or his pen.
+ A january passed before them
stopped a moment before Abou-Ab
Idalah dosr, and then continued OF
his way.
I The Deryise made a bound, struck
the Caimaican .Miri Alay with hi'
VATICAN, and stretched him dead a
his feet; then seating himself on th'
stiIl auivering body. said to the younl
man, who stood mute with fear ant
astonishment:
|, Thou thinkest / have killed th'
father Of her whom thou lowest, un
deceive thyself-I have killed tn
4 murderer of Miriam's father. Lister
to me. Eighteen years ago; when
was but a child; / lived at Damas
Gus, With my brother, Abou-Abdallah
I'VE we're under the protection Of TIT
yizier, who governed that provinc'
lin the name Of the Sultan, and w
we're happy. His Highness, God bles
!. him! sent an order to my brother
j Abou-Adallah, to come to him for b
had need of his services in court ant
in the army. The Sultan had new
er seen my brother, but be knew hin
to be a good soldier, and skillful il
f tracing out Turkish and Arabic char
i acters, as well in speaking severa
European languages he was oh
; liged to obey. Besides, it was a fol
! tune to our family. The Vizier c
Damascus wished me to remain wit
, him, and my brother departed, Wit
t his daughter Miriam, who was the
I scarcely year old, and a negress t
!, take charge Of the infant. The pee
) pie Of Damascus remembered after
s wards that Russian by the name
l Alexis Nisicof had left the city 8
oithe same time. Now this is whs
took place at Constantinople. 4
q bou.Abdallah had scarcely entered ii
# house before Nisicoff, that northel
s wolf, clothed in the skin ofa fox, eI
e tered, likewise, and putting my brotl
! er to death, buried his body und
e the slabs Of the marble court whit
r. ,lyou have seen, he then assumed b
name; took possession Of bis paper
/ his daughter, and bis fortune, al
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