Delaware inquirer. (Wilmington, Del.) 1859-18??, 1860-01-07


with tears, and kissing them in token of hu
mility, she besought him to have mercy upo
her, and not betray her to her husband. Sh
protested her innocence of all connivance i
the strangers fraudulententry into the hareem
showed him the picture that had led to sue
fatal consequences, and appealed to Maine 70
the truth of what she advanced. For lengt
of time he remained absolutely steeled agans
her despair, but at last sullen promise wa
extracted from him, that he wonld renal
forever silent upon the events of that night
and Nefeeseh once more breathed freely.
How did he keep his promise2
| Masloum Boy was one evening seated witt
Ibrahim Pasha in kiosk built by the prime
at the hot springs on the shores of the Sea o
Galilee near Tiberias, where the head-quar
tcrs of the Egyptian army were then establish
ed There had been wine and wassail, ant
dancing girls to enlvcn the leisure of the vol
uptuary and his favorite, and the faces of botl
were flushed with excess, when, in pause o
the entertainment, il was announced, that Q
horseman had arrived bearing a letter for Mas.
loum Bey.
He quilted the presence, and found in the
ante-room one of his own saises, who had rid
den night and day from Cairo, with despatch
from Hussein TIE eunuch. A few brief lines
told him the history of Nefecsch's frailty, and
his own dishonor.
Masloum Bey re-entcred the kiosk, prostrat-
ed himself before the prince, and, coniiding to
him the substance of IIussein's letter, entreat-
cd for leave to return Immediately to Egypt,
promising that his absence from the army
should not exceed six weeks, the time ncces-
sary for the journey thither and back again.
Ibrahim Pasha not only granted his flyorite
permission to return home, but, well knowing
that vengeance was the motive that impelled
him thither, gave him carte blanche for every
thing he might do during his stay in Egypt;
and thus furnished, Masloum Bey lost not a
moment in commencing his journey.
1t is a weary ride, that long, long route from
the land of Galilee to the banks of the Nile /;
and Masloums thoughts were turbulent COM
panions to him on the way; but at last, after
many restless day and night passed in the
saddle, the minarets of Cairo greeted his long
ing eyes. And soon he entered its narrow,
picturesque-loolSings streets, and directing his
horses steps towards the bazaar of the car
penters, stopped at the workshop of one of the
artisans there, and having purchased a ready
made coffin, which he desired should be sent
after him to his house at Minieh, spurred on
wards home.
1t was high noontide when Masoum Bey
alighted at his own gate. Nefeeseh was with
in the harecm, and heard not his approach !
she seldom left it now. Although unsuspicious
of Husseins treachery, her mind was racked
by many fears and anxieties; what had become
of the Frank whose reckless audacity had so
cruelty compromised her? She knew not that
he had secured himself against all the fatal
penalties consequent upon the imprudence he
had committed, by hasty fight from Cairo !;
and, although she would have given the world
to ascertain his fate, she dared not allude to
him either to Hussein or Maine. Humiliated
by the presence of those two servants, yet not
daring to part with them, lest by SO doing she
them to betray her, her days were passed in
silence and gloom, her nights in unavailing
tears. The sight of the cemetery, connected
as ii was with her imprudcnce, had become
odious to her-even the shrine of the holy
Zeyneb failed in bringing comfort to her ach-
ing heart, for she no longer dared to pray
there for the return of Masloum Bey Absorb
cd in these painful thoughts, Nefeeseh sat SUI
pinely in her hareem, while Maine stood by
tanning the flies away, when the curtain before
the entrance was violently drawn aside, and
Masloum Bey entered
With cry of surprise, Nefeeseh arose, and
would have Frustrated herself at her husbands
feet; but as she cast herself forward to do so,
he unsheathed his sabre, and receiving her on
the point of it, ran her through the body. Not
a word had been uttered by either-scarcely a
look exchanged-so rapidly was the fatal deed
accomplished Husscin stood by, gazing with
hardened malice upon the scene Maine rush
ed out of the house in frantic terror, and stop
ped not until she arrived at the cadis.
Calm and implacablc, Masloum Bey stood
looking on until the last quivering of Nefeesehs s
limbs told him that she was dead. Then COM
posedly desiring Hussein to have the coffin he
had purchased brought in, he placed the bleed
ing corpse of his wife within it, summoned his
household, and desiring them to carry the body
to the cemetery, walked before it thither with
his bloody sword in his hand, and saw it con-
signed to the earth without prayer being re-
cited, or q tear shed over it.
On his return home, Masloum Bey found the
officers of justice, who had been apprsed oi
the murder by Maine, waiting to arrest him
and by them he was conveyed to the citadel o.
Cara, where criminals are tried. But upon
being confronted with the cadi, he produced
the carte blanche given to him by Ibrahin
Pasha, which empowered him to do whatever
he chose with impunty within given time
and the judges were obliged to discharge him
And hereturned forthwith to Syria, triumph.
ing at the manner in which he had vindicatet
the honor of a betrayed husband; and laying
his ensanguined sword at Ibrahim Pasha's feet
swore by the soul of the Prophet that it shoul'