The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-10-08
M:Hrrllanr1ns Rrahinq.
Tho Star Of Love,

IWfthV W piespfratinn. We give IL entire
i There Is q moment ia e,er, mans exis
tence which iuins his future des,inu. Ther.
are many such moments; Tor osten,imes life
hangs on n tl'rea,i, and if the thread is mo-,
cut II requires hui touch to change the
whole 'lirectmn of the future. But IN eve
~ mans life there j. nj least one, and In
that Of young Ii",ssein Il occurred thus
twas not often in iho-e davs that trav.
elers crossed the Great Desert. Few Euro
l'eans came io Egypt, and fewer still went
to Sinai. But illrrp WAS a Tim. when unus
se'n was called io Cal to meet u noble ia,
" "f western Travellers. gentleman aud
two ladirs. mho Were makiig n ri 81 i,nap,.
10 Sim'is,nd th. Hol, Land. arI Who wish.
ed his protection III crossing III. l,esei,
lie saw hut the gentleman. and readily en-
gagged io perform the -de,i,ed service.
L. wa, not till the party had left ,l,.
ti,k et.el Iiaj that he met them. where
they were rncamped. by moonlight. .n ,h.
saii,l that stretches away 10 Sn,z. A. he
spr'ng from hi, ma'e. isrfnp the tent ,l,,or
he was startled hy sucl, vision as h. Ind
never brheld before. hut thonglt he had
dreamed of in l,is waking dreams.
She was slight. fair. aud. In the moon
light. lila as ~ creature of n,eaii,s Wa.
THIS ''De at the l"urs If his fahl,d I,a, lis. 2
No; he t'j.-cie,l the thoneht If il ros..---
There was u" spot in all the h.a, en ,.f Ma
,o'nn.rl H. e" an angel like this Away. like
'l". sand "i he whi lwip,l. like the ,.i.,ui.
befole the Suu. like ih, stars &c ,ln, break
away swep all his faith in Islam. aud ia M,
instant the Shpik Ilonss. il, wis au i,lolator
w"islipping, ~ IL illou>and greater ,hap he
have dome, the beauty Of woman. Per
hap> be- might have quenched his thirst fur
the unknown at some other fountain hn,
tl,is WAS enough now. He had found that
~heiewitli to fill the void. and he WIS con.
tent. s&
y Love was n new rinoii"n--s sensation he
had never l'efore .xrerienvi: and il salts
ned l,'inf Did she love l,imf Thai was a
question which never ,Tru, red Ia him.
What did l,e care CIR that. lie was nu,
ssrking to be- lo,ed. lie WAS lnnkiny for
rinrI",inen, f,r his own soul. and he had
t"rnd IL [; and ,hHl WAS enough.
The tradition goes o,, To describe his lonp
crossing "f the Desert : how lie fingered
among the hlls uf sinai how le led them
bv Aksba AMI Petra and detained them
many weeks in the city of Rock how the
fair English girl faded slowly away. for she
was dying wheu she came 10 Egyp, and
how. weary, well nigh dead. he ca, rri-i her
lo the Holy City. and pitched il,ei tents by
the mountain Of ;be Ascension. And all
this time he watched over her will, the ZEAL
"u. care of a father brother, and tue
quick heart "f the la,ly saw il aud under.
si@m il all. An.l sometimes he would Irv.
ia broken words. to tell her nf hi. old belief
an,l his i,lras of inlnioria ,ty. and she wouLi
read IL his hea.ing sub ime promises al,d
glorious hopes thai we're n u !angaiaye he
knew nothing Of. Int VIII cl, he hal. nn.irr
stood fi",n her uplife, eye and counien-
ance.
How he wor.hirpe,l that matclless eye
lie worslipped nothing elise, N. earth or in
heaven.
II was noon of night under fIe walls of
Jerusalem; and. in white tent close hy
the bill IN which the last Footsteps of tlh
ascending Lori left their hallnwing touch.
mn English girl va. waiting lis bidding to
follow Rim.
Outside the tent. prone on The gronnd.
With eyes Fixed on the everlasting siars lay
u group of Belonips, anil apart from them
little way, their chief si.Di, moti,niess---
to all that wss earthIy--,i-a.i. A how voice
within the lent broke the stiffness If the
night, but he did not mme. A voice was
utiering hgain ti,ose wmds. &c which the
sound hal become familiar to HIM already
the christians PRAYER.
Z Sheik Housseinw
lIe sptang 10 hi. feet. Il was her voice.
faint. low. but s,lvery.. The tent door was
thrust aside std "a hand ,nnti.n.S h;ss, ,,,