Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1856-02-14
Paris, and brought up in the lap Of a
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The Turkrepied with evident signs
of displeasure:
4 4 am from Damascus, the holy
city and pointing to the greer
turban which covered his wrinkle6
forehead ia descendant Of the
prophet seli
well, sir, what do you desire?' as
ked Gustavus without being the least
disconnected.
IF you are equally skillful and
bold said the Turk, you are the
man whom / want. My daughter is
sick, and she must be cured.
4 will try, replied Gustavus, in a
careless tone, and then added, you
Turks have singular ideas; you think
a physician can always cure his pa
tients, as if death was not sometimes
inevitable, and superior to all human
powers. When your wives or daugh-
ters are sick you want them cured
without allowing us to approach them,
or even to look at them; and
The Turk S lip curled with a dis
dainful smile.
Come said be, interrupting the
young physician, come follow me-
He raised curtain and introduced
Gustavus into room lighted by
enormous windows, in the centre OF
which, upon a small bed. reclined
young girl suffering. =
Her snowy arms were marbled over
with purple spots, and the silken tres
ses of her raven hair surrounded
la face of perfect loveliness, but which
was bathed in an unhealthy perspi.
ration. The fire of her dark eyes
was dimmed with disease, and she
had scarcely sufficient strength left
to raise her transparent eye-lids.
i Herbeauty was of the Grecian type
in all its purity; and upon beheldine
her you might have imagined the
statue of Diana to be animated, but
animated to suffer, so visible was the
expression of pain upon every fea
ture Of the beautiful young girl.
Gustavus' acquaintance among wo.
men had heretofore been confined to
the grisettes (shop girls) Of Paris, who
have their merits, but merits Of
different kind. He was dazzled--
charmed; his heart was seized with ono
of those violent passions which strike
like a thunder bolt, and which are SC
rare that they are thought to be
doubtful.
Forgetful Of the plague, and regard.
] less of the jealous customs Of the
country where he was, be advanced
toward the young girl and examined
her pulse,
i You can speak to her in French,
said the Turk. Miriam speaks il
with difficulty, but she can under
stand it very WE'LL eH
| Gustavus availed himself of thi:
information to interrogate his patient
and after a thorough examination
he turned toward the Turk and said
!, you will have all the window!
closed so as to exclude the air tht
room must be darkened, for the ligh
| is too bright for the eyes; you vii
then have Your daughter well covered
up with blankets, and administer t,
, her potion which I will give you
I think she will recover s.
f I see it ALL said the Turk, with
} hypocritical air, 1T is Eblis, the demol
Of evil, that wishes to take possession
r of my daughter, and who is strug
, Cling with the angel Gabriel!'
oh no, replied Gustavus, it is th
, measles!'
/ The Turk led the young physical
: out Of Miriam's chamber, placed i
9 his hand a purse full Of sequins, an
: resigning him to the care of the ol
negress, who suddenly presented hel
& self, and said to him:
May Allah bless you, sir; retur
s tomorrow.
Ell The negress took Gustayus by th
e hand, and led him rapidly throug
e the marble court and yestibule, an
; finally put him out of the door b
fore be had time to recover from b
o surprise. ~ f
He suddenly found himself in Il
street, gazing with astonishment upe
d the low door, studded with iron bolt
d and the dark wall; and If it bad y
e, beenfo the purse Of gold which |