Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1859-03-19
A PERSIAN TALE.

"Fadlallah, prince of great virtue,
succeeded his father Bin Ortoc in the
kingdom of Mousel. He reigned over
his faithful subjects for some time, and
lived in great happiness with his beau
teous consort Queen Zemroude, when
there appeared at his court Young
dervise of 50 lively and entertaining a
turn Of wit, as won upon the affections
Of every one he had conversed with.
His reputation grew so fast every day
that it at last raised a curiosity in the
prince himself to see and talk with
him. He did so; and far from find
ing that common fame had fattered
him, he was convinced that everything
he had heard of him fell short Of the
truth.
Fadlallah Immediately lost all man.
ner of relish for the conversation Of
other men; and as he was every day
more and more satisfied of the abilities
Of the stranger, offered him the first
posts in his kingdom. The young der
wise, after having thanked him, with a
very singular modesty, desired to be
excused, as having made vow never
to accept of any employment, and pre-
ferring free and independent state
Of life to all other conditions.
The king was infinitely charmed with
so great an example of moderation );
and though he could not get him to
engage in life Of business, made him
however his chief companion and first
favorite.
AS they were one day hunting to-
'gether and happened to be separated
from the rest ofthe company, the der
wise entertained Fadlallah with an ac-
count of his travels and adventures
After having related to him several
curiosities which he had seen in the
Indies, 1T was in this place. says he,
that l contracted IN acquaintance
with an old BRAKEMAN, who was skilled
in the most hidden powers Of nature !;
he died within my arms, and with his
parting breath communicated to me
one Of the most valuable of his secrets,
on condition that l never should re-
veal it to any man, The king imme-
diately, refecting on his young favor
ties having refused the late offers Of
greatness he had made him, told him
he presumed 1t was the power of max
ling gold. mo, Sir says the dervise,
it is somewhat more wonderful than
that tits the power Of terminating q
dead body by flinging my own soul in
to it, . ~
While he was yet speaking, a doe
came bounding by them, and the king
who had his bow ready shot her thro'
the heart; telling the dervise that a
fair opportunity now offered for him
to show his art. The young man i'm
mediatcly left his own body breathlcss
on the ground, while at the same in
slant the body Of the doe was reani-
mated. She came to the king fawned
upon him, and after having played
several wanton tricks fell again upon
the grass at the same instant the body
Of the dcrvise recovered its life. The
King was infinitely pleased at so un-
common an operation, and coniured
his friend by every thing that was sa-
cred TO communicate it to him. The
dervise at first made some scruples of
Of violating his promise to the dying
brachman but told him at last that
he found he could conceal nothing
from so excellent prince after Eav-
ing obliged him therefore by an oath
to secrecy, he taught him to repeat
two cabalistic words, in pronouncing
of which the whole secret consisted.
The king impatient to try the expert
ment, Immediately repeated them as
he had been taught, and in an instant
found himself in the body Of the doe.
He had but little time to contemplate
himself III this new being; for the
treacherous dervise, shooting his own
soul into the royal corpse, and bend
ing the princes own bow against him,
had lain him dead OH the spot, had not
the king who perceived his intent, fled
swiftly away to the woods.
| The dcrvise, now triumphant in his
villainy, returned to Mouscl and filed
the throne and he'd of the unhappy
Fadlallah.
"The first thing he took care of, in
order to secure himself in the posses
sion of his new acquired kingdom
was to issue a proclamation, ordering
his subjects to destroy all the deer in
the realm. The king had pcrishcd
among the rest, had he not avoided
his pursuers by terminating the body
of a nightingale which he saw lie dead
at the foot of a tree. In this new
shape he winged his way in safety Il
the palace; where perching on tree
which stood near his queens apart
ment, he filled the whole place with
so many melodious and mclanchol,
notes as drew her to the window. H,
f|had the modification to sec that, in
stead of being pitied, he only movct
) 1.-THE mirth Of his princess, and that Q
la young female slave who was will
her. He continued however to sere
made her every morning, until at las
.,|thc queen charmed with his harmony
sent for the bird catohers, and ordered
them to employ their utmost skill I,
put that little creature into her pos
session. The king, pleased with q,
opportunity Of being once more nca
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