The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-10-31
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A ROMANCE IN BEDoUIN LIFE.

The following little episode, which oc-
ours in the elegantly written travels Of
Lamartine in the Holy Land, reminds us
of those barbarous but romantic times in
our own country, which are referred to
in the old border blllads.
"We one day met Bedouin mounted
on fine black dromedery; the sheiks sa-
lutcd him with an air of concern. and
inquired what had been the issue of his
unfortunate adventure of the succeeding
year. | asked his history, and found the
recital sufficiently interesting to give it
a place in my journal.
Aloian, (this was the name of the Be
douin,) while hunting the gazclle, arrived
at a place where broken lances, bloody sa-
brcs and unburicd corpses, indicated a
recent battle. A plaintlye sound, which
scarcely reached his ear, attracted him to
pile of dead bodies, III the midst OF
which young Arab still breathed. Alo,
ian FASTENED to his assistance, placed him
/ upon his dromcdary, led him to his tent,
aud by his patcrnal care restored him to
life After four months convalescence,
Faress <the wounded NAM began to talk
! Of bis departure; but Aloan said tc
him
"'lf VIC must absolutely separate,
will conduct you to yoaI tribe, aud there
take leave Of you with regret; but if yoI
! will remain with me, you shall b. ml
brother; my mother shall be your mother
aud my wife your sister; consider m.
proposals and give it a deliberate an
swer,
40 my bcnefaetor,' replied Faress
where shall find such relations as yoi
offer me2 But for you should not nov
be living, my flesh would have been de
voured By birds Of prey, and my bone
by the beasts Of the desert since yoI
are willing to keep me, | will live wit
YOU 10 the end of my life
a motive less pure than he dared t
avow had prompted Fares decision low
for Hazfa, the wife Of Aloian, who ha
been his nurse, was beginning to agitat
his bosom, and was returned. Alolan
who entertained no suspicious, one d.
day charged faress to escort his mothe
his wife and two children, to new ei
campment, while he went hunting. L;
ress conll not resist this fatal opportun
ty: he loaded camel with tent, place
the mother and two children upon it, 81,
: ing that he would follow with Hazfa G
horseback But the old woman locke
back in vain; Hazfa did not appear; I
! ress had carried her away, upon an C:
tremely swift mare, to his tribe.
t In the evening Aloian arrived, t
tieued with the chase, and searched
vain for his tent among those of h
tribe; the old woman had been unable
nitch it alone, and he found her seat'
:. upon the ground with the two clildre
+ !" Where is Hazfa?' said he.
!. al have not seen Hazfa nor Fares
replied she. Il have been expecting the
since the morning.
"Then, for the first time, he suspect
the truth; and having assisted his moth
= to fix the tent, he mounted his bla
dromedary and rode two days till be Cal
.. to the tribe of Faress. At the cntran
If the camp he stopped to speak to
: old woman who was alone.
"sWhy do you not 20 to the shell
: said she there is a feast in the tribe
day; Faress End Medihi, who h< be
\ wounded on a field of battle and left
: dead, has returned, bringing with hln
is beautiful woman; this evening their w
ding is to be celebrated.
=. "Aloian dismounted and waited for
night; then. while all the camp slept,
introduced himself into the tent OF
' ress, separated his head from his body
a stroke of his sabre, and having carr
. the corpse out Of the encampment,
turned upon his steps, found his "
asleep, and woke her, saying:
"lt is Aloian who calls thee
:. "Shc arose in terror, and said
its its Save thyself, inprudent man.
lat r,ss and his brothers will kill thee. :
~ ~ "'Traitress, replied he, what haV
70 done to be thus treated! Have | G
nd contradicted or reproached thee" II
thou forgotten all the cares have laVi
,;g ed upon thee? Hast thou forgotten
lao children Come, arise call upon ,
md and follow me; accursed be the devil J
*. has tempted you to commit this folly.
in. "But Hazfa, far from being moved
les. this mildncss of Aloian, exclaimed F: