Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14

lSultan as the true Abou-Abdallah. =
He spared the life Of the negress be.
cause she had a brother who was an
eunuch, and employed in the seragl-
10; but he bribed her to keep the Sc
cret, and made her swear on the 10
ran that she would reveal nothing
| He likewise threatened to kill Mi.
riam, whom the negress tenderly lov.
ed, if she betrayed him. The Sui
tan was the dupe Of the murderer
and for ten or twelve years he has
entrusted him with the secrets of the
empire, which the infdel has been in
the habit ofselling to his sovereign
of the north. / grew up IN Damas.
Gus, added the Dervise, with a fierce
look, as be struck the body Of his en-
envy With his VATICAN. 4 was ever
desirous of rejoining my brother, but
the vizier detained me near him, for
vas bis Aga. At length ! joined
the order of the Dervises for the pur-
pose Of freeing myself from the vi
zier and becoming more the master
of my own actions. ] have been at
Constantinople for three months, and
Cora, the old negress-Cora whom
my good fortune threw in my way on
my arrival, and who through fear OF
affection wished to keep me away
from the house Cora, whom threat
ened with my VATICAN, revealed to
me everything. Congratulate me,
Christian, for / am reyenged. The
Sultan knows all, and it is he who
sent the january, and thus delivered
up the victim to my sword. But
the affair is not yot terminated. Be-
hold these men who are approaching
us: they are the gardeners of Nah
mond; they are coming to raise the
slabs in the court of marble, and if
the body of my brother is not fouud
buried underneath them as the old
negress has stated, if the willy spy OF
the Russian emperor has removed
the body elsewhere, ! will forfeit my
head. That which is written is
written.
The Deryise hereupon arose, and
spurning the body with bis foot, en-
tered the house with a careless air, at
the head of Mahmoud's workmen.
The sixth slab, behind the foun-
tain,' said the negress Cora, with a
shrill voice.
The slabs we're raised, and digging
down about foot they found the
skeleton ofAbou-Abdallah.
The Dervise kissed the precious
relics, then, turning over to Gustavus,
his eyes batEed in tears. said:
sChristian, Miriam is thine. The
Sultan bestows upon her the fortune
of the murderer of her father, and she
| is richer now than all the daughters
OF the East. The child is chris.
tian, for she is the daughter ola Gre
clan lady, who, in dying, asked my
brother to have the infant bsptised
Abou.Abdallah promised that j!
should be done, and he fulfilled bis
promise, for the children Of the
Prophet keep their word. Take her
with all her wealth, for the Sultan
desires that nothing may remain to
remind him of the Russian spy; even
this house will be razed TO the ground
and the value thereof paid to you
1 1Gustayus did not hear the conclu
sion of this speech, for be was in the
arms of Miriam. The next day the
young man went TO call upon oul
Ambassador.
Il have come to take leave Oh YOU
excelIency,' said he.
| oh! oh! my young countryman
are you going already? You were
! to remain six months at CONSTANT
! nople. Is it the plague that drives
I you away9'
.No, sir, it is love-
i q hope you are not going to elop'
With Sultana?'
!. mo, sir, but the commander OF tn
4 Faithful himself, his Highness Nah
moud, wishes NE to marry
sYou do well TO depart, MY younI
/. friend; for although you are French
> man, which is some. guarantee, th
, town is not safe. Last evening a
|. officer Of the Sultan's household wa
!. assassinated in the street, and thi
r morning two Russian dragomer wei
b found strangled in their beds
s THAT makes three Russians, sir
!, How three Russians?'
d Hereupon Gustayus recounted
a