Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-02-11
MIS- G. T. l. l. A n Y .
THE YOUNG ENGLIsHMAN.

work, " The Arabian Days Entertainment,
joe, issued in volume, pricO Sl.2j, b!
Me.srs. hilipsSampspn & Co., Of Boston
Neither tho title or the commencement o
the story give any intima,ioH Of ,h'
pleasant humor which pcrvadcs the Who'll,
after the secret is known. ot Of the eIccllen,
moril to be drawn from IL. This is bu
one Of many Others which make mp th,
book and well deserve the name Of Enter
tainment,
Ny Lord Shcik, in the southern part oI
Germany lies the little city OF Grunwie.el
where was born and bred IL is small, a.
all citir. are ii that country. In the cen
tire is little market. place with fountain
an old guildhall on one side aud round ih'
market the house. Of the Justice of peace
and tie more influential merchant. and n
/ couplc oi narrow streets Lold all the rest O
the inhabitants. Al know each other
every one knows what happens everywher,
elsc and II the priest, the burgomas,er, or
the doctor, has an additional dish On hi' IA
bic, hy dinner time It is known 20 tho en-
tire city. In the afternoon the ladies - e
each others houses, paying visits a. the,
call Il, q talk over strong eoItc and ,vee
biscuits. about thii great event and th,
general conclusion arrived at Is that n,
priest must have invested IN q lottery anC
won money sinfully, or the burgomasiel
have taken bribc, or the doctor have re-
cei,ed money from the apothccary on th,
condition " writing expensive prescriptions
You may imagine my lord shelk, how disa,
srelable circumstance it must have been
Tor 80 well.rcsulat,i place a. Grunwie'cI
when q nan arrived thesc ~ whom nobody
knew whence he came. what he wanted, OF
how he lived. Tho bursomas,ef, TO bosurc
had seen his pa"Por,,--a paper Shieh e''
cry one /. Obliged to have among u'-
"I.i - unsafe in your streets inter
rur,cl the shcik, "that you require to
have a frman from your sultan to inspire
the robbers with re'Pcct?"
40. NY lorI.-auswercl tho slave -
these papers are no protection asnin', rob
bcr., hut are made necessary by the law,
which requires that it must bc known e,.
erywh,rc who i' who. Now, tho bureo-
master had examined the passport, and had
declared, a, q coffee party at the doctor.
tha, It was certainly correctly yi.ci from
Berlin to Grunwic,el bat be feared there
wa. something behind, for the man had a
very suspicious look ahuu, him. The Bur
e1ma.tcr bad great authority in the city,
- it j. no matter Of surprise that in esuse.
qucncc the .,rug,r came 10 b. regarded A.
very doubtful character. lis mode oI
life did no, tend 10 ilahu's my couu,rymcn
Of hi, opinion lie hired q house for his
exclusive U.s., pot into 1t a clrtl1ai Of
strange looking furniture, such a' furnaces
and baths. cruciLles and the like, aud
lived henccf0rward entirely alone. Nay, hc
even lid his own cooking. and his hons'
va, entered by no human being, except one
old man Of Grunwicsel. whose duty It was
TO boy his bread, meat and vegetables,
Even thi. person wa, only admitted To the
door, where the stranger me, him to receive
his purchases.
was u boy of ten year. Of aga when the
stranger took up his residence in our city
and can call to mind, as plainly a. IL d,
had happened bat yesterday. the excite
ncnt tho man occa.ionei in the place. lle
never come Of an afternoon, like other peo.
pie, to the bowling green never Of an eye-
ming TO the tavern. 10 talk Of the times over
his pipe and tobacco. In vain did the bur.
gomaster, the justice, the doctor, the priest
each in hi. turn. invite him TO dinner or
tea he invariably begged to bo excused.
Ia consequence Of all this, somc people re-
elrici him as desperate some thought
he must be Jcw aud third party de-
clarcl with great solemnity that he was a
magician or .orcercr. grew to b, eigh-
teen, or twenty years old, and still the man
wa, always called in the city +" The STan-
ger"
IL happened, ono day that some people
came TO the city with collection of strange
animals. Tho troop which showed itself on
this occasion in Grunwio,el vas distinguish
ed by the possession Of a mon.,rous orang-
outang, nearly as large as man, which
went on two legs, and knew oil sorts OF cum
ming sleisht- OF hand. I, chan,ed that It's
performances took place in from, OF the
strangers house. When the file and drum
sounded, he made his appearance, at first
with visible yexation, behind the dark dust
begnmmed window Of his residence. Soon,
however, he grew more nmlable, and open
inc his window, to everybodys astonish-
ment, looked out and laughed heartily at
the orapg.outang's gambols. Nay, he paid
so large u piece OF silver for the entertain
ment that the whole city talked Of it.
The next morning the collection Of ami
mails went on their way. They had scarce
ly made a league on their journey, when
the stranger sen, to the post.house. dcman-
ding to the posimaster's amarement, a ?ost
chaise aud horses, and set forth by the same
gate and on the same road taken by tile
menagcris. The whole city was furious at
not being able to learn whittier he was go
ing. I, was night when the stranger again
returned to the gate in the post-chaise. A
person was sitting with him in the vcheiele.
with his hat pressed closely down over his