The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-06-24

is the two silver mounted fiint.lock (Which
by the way, oftener far do not 60 OF, than
,rove availing,) that he gave me to com.
plete my disguise. Thus attired, and arm
ed with pistols pass and key, went to the
rude blacksmith of the place, feeling sure
that the thief would employ his assistance
in opening the casket, and asked him If he
could make me a key like the one at the
same time presented to him.
"What will you take for This, which now
hold" was the brief reply.
"Why do you wish to purchase i'll" l
asked.
81 have been trying to make one Of SINH
lar pattern for the last two days, but cannot
succeed" said the smith, "and Abdalluh
EfFendi has promised me eighty piusters if |
succeed in opening the box foIahim."
"Nho is Abdallah Effendi!" inquired
carelessly.
"Hist !! here he comes !" said the smith.
"Let no one know / told you that he had
lost the key to his bcx, for promised by
Allah to keep silence"
Giving the man u nod, as much as to say,
an keep your secret, and will return di.
rectly," / left his shop, taking the key with
me. Going into the bazaar opposite, could
observe Abdallah Effendi at my leisure,
without being myself perceived.
There stood the man | wanted; tall, Of
Herculean frame, with little black twinkling
eyes, dressed in deep blue cashmere robe,
whether torn or not neither saw nor cared, /,
so firmly was persuaded Of his identity with
the thief, os he stood talking to the one. eyed
blacksmith, Hassan Ell Kebir, with all the
earnestness and watchfulness of 0 man who
has to confide secret to second party,
and who fears discovery therefrom. He
soon left the shop, and followed him a lit.
tie distance to his house, which he entered.
Returning to the palace, told my host
that the culprit resided near the Jews guar.
ter, in the neighborhood of AbdaIlah Effen.
di, or Cs he was sometimes called, FL She.
reef, from the fact that he was one who
claimed descent from the Prophet. re-.
quested him to send Abdallah on FOOLS
errund, cared not where, alleging as my
reason, that did not want him 10 see me
prying around bis neighborhood. The rea.
son was, dreaded his wrath on discovering
that he was over.reached. The next day,
Abdallah having been sent to Manfaloot-
Heaven only knows on what pretext-I
went to his house, and had penetrated to the
door Of his harem before met with any op.
position. This was guarded by single
eunuch, to whom read my pass from the
Governor; and, at the same time, 10
quicken his comprehension, slipped into has
hand twenty plaster piece. A good deal
OF argument and another gold piece carried
the day, and like Don Juan, entered the
horem-that tabooed spot--by strate- "
Knowing from its sacredness that it woult
be the place of deposit, had calculated or
finding the casket there, and was not mis-
taken.
The room was large one, painted ant
adorned with far more taste than mer,
cursory Egyptian Ho,caVi would dream o
finding there. Three OF the wives of Alb
dallah were in the room and two of his chill
dren. The exclamation, and then the re
peated cries and screams they made at m!
intrusion, caused me to fear that the guart
would forget the fuvors past, and returning
to his duty, kill me.
succeeded, however. in quieting thei
fears, by informing them that was rela
tive. of their husband, and had instruction
from him to present personally to them a
order (here I showed my pass-an old dee
would have, done as well, for ] knew the
could neither read or write) for the iron bo:
which he had purchased two days beforei~
They whispered together, lookediat ME, ant
then at the pretended order, and finally de
cided to give me the box. Accordiugl!
they withdrew it from its concealment be
meath the ottoman on which they sat, nnt
gave it to me-. took it quietly, sppeare
in no hurry TO leave, (and to tell the truth
was not, for such divine beauty had neve
witnessed before, and fear never sha
again,) slipped glass Of shetbet gave the
the "order" TO show their husband, and gu
etly putting the box under my robe, reache
, Achmet Bey's in safety, End placed n
. prize, unknown to any one, securely in m
apartment. Towards evening I packed m
European clothes, and then took them.to
Q thicket outside the town, to the south.
y then returned, opened the box, selected n
u third of the jewels, and then replaced it u
der the ottoman.
e The next morning at daybreak took I
s horse Achtnet had placed at my dispos
N and riding to the thicket, fastened my bu
r die to the saddle. elbow, and left the horse
u charge of boy, giving him directions
81 await my feturn; then walked home.
y ter our morning meal told Achmet tina
: had every reason to believe that we h
IS been successful, and proposed to walk W
IN him. / took care to see that my host !
'e not his pistols with him, as feared
" would regret the loss OF SO large a. port
as Of his Jewels when again within bic, ets'
We conversed pleasantly Until we reach
Ill the thicket, where | mounted my .hor
IS talking rapidly all the time, aad threw
nd boy plaster. .s,tr'