The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1857-07-08
THE siLvEasn,rn,oF ACRE.


1T had been suIify day-one of those
bfeslhless summer Moons SO frequent al St.
joan d'Acro during the latter pan of July and
beginning of August The sea lay slagnanl
as an African lake, and even the tall branch.
es oil Trees gave no indication of the slightest
zephyr. Silence ieigned over the whole Town,
save where the groans Of the fever-s,ficken
found dismal echoes in Dea!h's desoa,e
rooms.
Diazzar, the butcher, eu,nsmed also the
-Tsfribis, ru ed at that lime over the pasbaic
of Acre ,and ihongh, even at this very day,
hls name is anightmsre 10 the people of that
parl, in some instances he displayed much
acuteness ard evenhandedness in dispensing
Justice among the Christian rajahs under mis-
Jurisdiction. -r,..
On the day in question, The pasha had felt
remarkably dnlI and languid what with the
heat, The prevalence of disease, and The con-
sequent paucity of deiauhers, lhera was little
or nothing stirring TO excite and stmulats his
sctive disposition. Two mea had been i'm
paled iu the morning for felony--a reviving
spectacle, which had highly amused his ex.
collency os long as the agony of the poor
wreches endured. Half-a dozen Jews had
even excited him 10 laughter by lEeIr gro
tesque exerions, when, as lied back 10 back, /,
they were overcome by The effects of emel-
ICE prsyonsly aanieisleredt a baker e Two
had bean nailed bv'lhe ears to The door-poss
Of the audience hall for some short comngs
in weights. And one hauri in the barem,
who was Iavorile, and consequently much
noticed, having refused 10 dance at the pasha's
bidding, under the plea of burning fever
with delirnm, was mildly melted thereto by
being seated upon the burning floor of the
'Hammsn,' which, by the way, produced
very different results from what Diezzar an.
ticipated, By throwing tho girl into violent
perspiraton, and forthwith dispeling the ie.
yer.
These summed up the catalogue, of that
days DIVERSION for the pasha, and he was
seated in discouiented and angry mood,
staring ont upon the hot, blood red sun, as
it dipped in The cool bosom of the western
horizon.
About The same hour in another part of the
town, Tsarie5 with hot days honest labor
and toll, llaheeb, tie sversmilh. slipped off
the shop-boaId and plo h,s red slippers, with
the intention of locking up and finishing work
for the day. To this inisntsh he ehptied his
cash.box of the days profits, adjusted his
turhan and mous'ache, and, with light heart
and keen appetite, walked briskly towards
his house in The ChrisliaUquarler of The Town,
thinking the while of his hondsonie young
wife, and The capital supper she had doubt.
less prepared far him. Now, Hebeeb was a
welLknown and highly respectable trades
man, cunning workman in his art, and on
this account greatly esteemed by the lauati.
cal Turks of Acre. .zes=z=-s-= - j
Full OF happiness the silyersmith reached
his door, and knocked loudly, end was in.
siany admitted by The black slave girl.
"Where is your m,siressln asked the dis.
appoiried husband, who was generally ad.
mi'Ied and welcomed by the hands and face
he loved best upon earth.
"Mstressp' replied the grinning black,
"why thought she had gone up 10 tho Shop
she left here soon after dinner.n
Here was astounding Information for He.
beeb F! He could scarcely believe bis senses
Search, however, having proved vain, be eu-
deavored TO console himself with the idea
that bis wife. being young aHd thougb,Iess,
had gone off TO the bath TO meet some lady
friend, and hadsbe prevsnieJ from return.
ing as'soon as she expecid6.
Somehow or other his appetite was gone
the meal appeared taseless, and every
morsel he swallowed appeared 10 stick in
his throat. Resolved TO relinquish the
attempt he proceeded at once to the public |
baths in search ofthe truant; arrived there,
great was his consternation on being inform
ed by the man who guarded the entrance,
that his wife had never been there during
the day.
Greatly dispirited, Habceb returned to.
wards his now desolate home, calling in at
every friends house TO make inquiries after
his wife. Even the nearest peighbors had
seen or heard nothing Of her during the af.
ternoon. But one OLD lady had suggested
that gin had spiritedAer away scornng
to give credence 70 such report, the un.
happy husband came to the desperate con- !