Weekly Minnesotian and times. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1859-1860, 1860-03-10

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y;Dsr, Eut IL these tracks there was one
nec,I,iaritv. wh,ch was particularly Observable
from th, ,oamy soil: al, the hee!-prntS were
5efo1 than these 1T the toe. Il had now he
nlrne dark and re-euteted ihc palace. To
4va;, questioning. Immediately retired NOT
10 sieep, but 20 think.
And now lot tne ira - the conclusions to
which | came. argNed that the chiat was
one or those 10 whom the treasure had been
shown rnat he must have been courageous,
20 have taken that when all armed man most
prizei. feoln beneath the pillow IN which lie
<amherod lie mUst also have hven ateieuc,
u place sufficient confidence in himself, IN
case Of discovery. | farther reasoned nat ne
must have been of the higher order, TO know
that few shining stones were of nmehse
value and 10 hare been permitted 10 view
them bv Aci,inet Bey. Next, 10 she question,
" How did ne ~-nterf' | argued aitey ths
marnsr: Hc assuredly did not GET ii Al The
wil.roa, for Ia, foot prints eli pointed sway
iroin il then. as tine hcel lsiais We're deepest,
ne mus, have tdhc3 those steps bdch3tGrN> to
mislead any observer from bis true mode OF
exit: and he made the counterfeit OF leap,
to further that impresSion ergo, he must have
been cunning man.
now returned in fancy to my scrutiny Ut
TIE lcoln: MI vas examined except the cell
ng and aS i was re.' - .aposSih!e hat h
bad a.itered from the walls, floor, OF window,
he mast have come from the rooI. But one
Other suggestion presented !tSt'f and that !
at lnce dismissed. [. was this Gould he
have hidden in the room: There was no
place for loncealmeng, except behind the tap
estrg, and tins, as previously stated, was 50
clos IL connected with the wall, as to make
the hiding If a man impossible
now summed up the result IN these few
word, The box Was stolen by q cunning fci-
low; he entered by the roof, and probably de-
partci the sane way the thief must have
the higher rank Alter which conclusions
dismissed MI farther Thought from my mind,
aud slept.
The next morning examined the roof by
means of pole, and soon found . board
which yielded to my pressure. piled one
ottoman upon another, ana With ease re-
moved the plank entirely. on one side Of
the adjoining plank discovered a small piece
Of biue cashmere; mere shred, II is rue,
but from ii learned TIVE important things:
was right in nv conjecture that the thief was
of high rank, for the material was costly and
second, that the man, whoever he was, was
dressed in blue rObe. 50 costly was the
cashmere, that ! 1T once concluded that ne
would continue to wear the robe notwith-
standing The rent so had now TO look for IL
rUan who wore j torn Or Inendoi hlue robe.
drew myself up into the loft where found
Q piece Of palm rope made last to the rafter
above, long enough to have materially aided
egrass aud ! aya.ied myself otit 10 descend
again into the apartment.
now went round Tie building once more.
ard satisfied myself that the palnl-tree was
tie means nj attaining the roof Bat from its
size, 1t must have been aman cf extrdordlna-
cy frame who could grasp il. Beneath il
were otprints hut whether Of the thet or
not vas NOW i!o,aatarisl 10 rae. My cnain Of
eyidercc vas thus iar complete. My host met
,ae, aud inquired "hat progress had been
made: .osd him only a portion OF my dis
covorie2, and us.ed him for the key of the
ooX. This ne produced, and gave into my
possession lie asked ii Jhere was any thing
else desired? Al now want" is full
:olt of Turkish clo-t.e>, 50 tat may pass as
one oi your relatives from Sta!ahoul, and then
can almost insure y0u success
lie furnished me with what desired and
Was snGr ar,ayea IN 'lse rich ,.art,ef a mer-r
chaut prlncS- One remark. however, which
he made while was Disgusting, excited my
suspicious as 10 his ultimate intentions to-
war,i ne : he earnestly desired ne to give up
- IA; keeping my revolving pistol. This |
declined and only look the greater care to
Keep il on my person, As well as the two sill
yer-.nauntod tli1t locks. (Which, by the way,
oEtener iar io not % of, than prove availing,)
shar be gave ne TO complete my disguise
pf,,,r nth .rto
and key, wen: 70 the rude blacksmith Of
the place, feeling stne tha, the thief would
;i.ve - employ Lia assistance III opening the
cAsket, and asked him il he could make me
. key Ike the one ~ the same time present
ed to hlm. His brief reply was
What wi YOU AXE for this, which now
hold "
G. Why 10 you wish to purchase It :"
4" | have been trying TO make one Of a SIM
iIar pattern for the last two days, but cannot
succeed and AsDALLAH EFFENDi has prom.
lsed me eighty piastres if succeed in open
ing box for him"
Who i3 Abdaiah Eheni :" inquired
careesSly.
dist! here ne comes Let no one know
told you that he had lost the Key Of his
box, for promised by ALLAH to keep ST.
leuce.'
Giving the man "a uol, as much as 10 say,
"i'u Keep youg secret, ana will return direct
iy,' eft his shop, taking the key With me.
Song into the bazaar opposite, could ot-
serve ibdai'ah THend at my leisure, without
beinS myself perceived There stood the
nan 1 wanted tai, Of Herculoan frame,
With little black rHi1klm" eyes, dre sed N
deep blu cas'merc robe. whether torn u
NO. ! neitnel saw nor ,acci, SO firmly WAS
persuaded Of his identity with The the,
as ne stood calains 70 tn uDe-eved black
smith, HAsssN II KEBIB, with all the cam
csinass and watchfuness Of Glan who has
70 conide secret TO 4 second party and iears
discovery ,he,etr)m.
lie soon iott the shop ard followed him
IT q li,.'e distance 70 his house which he en-
tered
Returning to ne palace I told my bosi
that tle Culrrlt resided near the jews az
tea II IL neiehb9rhooi Of Abdalah Efeni:,
or Is ne vas sometimes called, I'll Shereei
igon The fact ,hat he was cue who claimed
descent from TIE Prophet. ! requested him
70 sead Abdaiih on fool ecrand, / cared
not mhcfe; alleging as my Oh, that dil.
not "art nm % see ny pryrG around his
Deighoorhood The true reason was. dread
et. his wrath on discovering hat he was over
reached The next day, Abdal!ah haYir.
been sent to Wanfaloot, Heaven only knows
On what prctext, | went ID his house, and had
penetrated 10 the door Of his harem before
mt with any opposition. This vas guarded
by a single euuuct., to whom read ny pass
from The Governor; aud at the same tiOe, to
qpicken bis comprehension, slipped into his
land twenty riastre piece. A good deal Of
argument, and another gola-Ciece, carried the
day, and Ike Don Juan, entered the harem,
taat ta6ooed spot, by strategy. Knowing
from It's sacreiness that it would be the place
OF DEPOSIT, | had calculated Oh fnd;ng :he cas-
sot there: and was not mistaken
The room was large ono, painted and
adorned with far more taste than 8 mere cur
! sorry Egyptian E1rqjj would dream Of finding
! there Three ii the wives Of Abdallah we're
| il tie room, and two of his children. The
exclamation and then the repeated cries and
screams they made at my intrusion, caused
To,r n,,or,f mould fn,rrat tt..