The Ashland union. [volume] (Ashland, Ashland County, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1860-01-25

Carine Be granted. atf thou vouldst marry
her" said he, looking, as Matthias thought,
more wicked than a bemcn, 'thou must give
up all thy wealth. to, us, and deeome our bonds
man" With this answer the lover went sadly
away and returnedS TO Tarsus, saying tohimself;
at is impossible form to give np,S not only
the gains of all my life, but even my liberty,
for the sake. of this COW girl. | must try to
forget her =" =. Z
So he went back among his friends, and
began again to walk the bazaars. When the
saw him, he cried ont "Hail, oh wise
man, that will not burthen himself with the
society of a woman ?" But the merchant
frowned black upon him. and turned away )
and, to the surprise of all the ~neighbors, went
and sat down by the side of the Christian tai
lor, and, taking his hand, whispered, to him (;
"Clese thy shop, my friend, and lead me, that
I may see, as thou didst promise, thy wife and
thy child"
(Which child 2" said the tailor; 81 have now
three-George, Lisbet, and Hannah" Cali
of Them. said Matthias "and also the ebony
black girl Zarefeh." tsOh!" said the tailor, tI
have set her free, and she, is married to the pud-
ding seller round the corner"
at seems" said Matthias to himself, "that
it is the law of Heaven that every one shall
The tailor shut mp his shop, and took the
merchant home and showed him, his domestic
wealth; that is to say, his pretty wife, his three
stout children, and a coal:black girl, called
lara, who was kneading dough in the court
yard, ~ ss-s yfossa L. ss.i.sges ary
any friend" said Matthias, "what wouldst
thou do if the. powerful were to say to thee
Thou must be deprived of all this, or else lose
thy liberty and become a slave"
{ "Libertyi is sweet" replied the tailor, shrug-
ging his shoulders, "yet some live without it,
but none can live without love-" .ss5 :
Upon this the merchant went back to his
palace, and mounted his mule and rode to the
where he found the courtyard full
of people. 81 am come" said he to one
of his fathers whom he met in the gateway, "to
give up my wealth for the sake of !Carine."
alt is too late" was the reply ISLANDER,
the porker, has just driven in all the pigs, and
they are putting the chain upon his neck In
the chapel, and all these people that thou seest
collected are to be witnesses of his marriage
with CaIine.9 II - ~ = 3 7
Matthiasssmotet his breast with his hands, and
the sides of his mule with his heels, and gallop-
ed through the crowd, shouting out that no
one should be made a slave that day but he.
The chief of the monastery, on learning
what was the matter, smiled and said "the por-
ker had a previous claim: But the monks,
who, perhaps, looked forward to the enjoy
ments which the merchants wealth would aft
ord them, ingeniously suggested that he had
the best claim who had hesitated least. Car
ines opinion was asked, and she, seeing both
her suitors resolved, heartlessly condemned
the enamored porker to liberty, and said; "Let
the chain be put upon the neck of the mer
chant"
The cermony was Immediately performed: ana,
whilst the head of the convent was preparing
to begin the more interesting rite of tie mar.
riage. brother Boag, treasurer Of the monastery,
off to take an inventory oi the r6ealth which
had Just fallen under his jurisdiction, 49, .'
It is said that Matthias never gave a single
thoughts his lost property, being too much alb.
sorbed in contemplating the charms of the beau
tiful Carine. The only stipulation he made
was, that he should be allowed to go out to the
pasturages with her; and, next morning, he
found, himself in sober seriousness helping to
drive Naharah and its companions down to the
water side. -.,5 Fsa 49,
Meanwhile the Governor of Tarsus heard
what had happened to Matthias, and was striek-
en- with rage, and caused his mule to be sad
died and his guards to be mounted, and set
forth to the monastery summoned, the chief
saying, "Know, o Monk, that Matthias is my
friend; and it cannot be hat he shall be thy
slave, and that all his wealth shall be transfer
red from my city to thy monastery. He is a
liberal citizen, 1 may not lose him from amongst
The Governor spoke thus by reason of
certain loans without interest, and presents
lover and above the purse and the string of
pearls, which the merchant had presented at
his first eoming) with which Matthias had
freely obliged the Governor; who also hoped a
continuance of the same. Whereupon the
chief of the monastery hid his hands and was
humbled; and the Governor and he parted with
a good understanding and agreement.
1t fell out, therefore, that after a month of
servitude, Matthias and his bride were called
before an assembly of the whole monastery,
and informed that the conditions imposed were
simply for the sake of trial. Nearly al
the wealth of the merchant was restored to him,
and he was liberated and led back amidst APP
plauding crowds to his palace, at Tarsus. OF
course he made liberal donation to the monas-
terry, over and above a sum which Boag the
t treasurer had not found in in his heart to re-
Gus man, he not0onIy relieved the Jew fIom
he consequences of his wager, but made such
to the Christian tailor, that he had no
longer any need to ply tho, needle for his live:
lihoed. Tradition dilates, with delight, on the
happiness which Carine bestowed on her hus-
l,and ; who used always to say, aethati with
wealth or without wealth., with liberty or with
liberty, she was sufficient to bring content
into any house, and to make the sternest heart
happy. 81
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Ha-A Swiss journal has a strange story Of
a wiidgirl lately found by.a.woodman of Saint.
Margarethem, in the Canton of Saint CALL
He discovered her lying ,wretchedly clad and
benumbed with cold, under some. branches, and
took her to his house. According to her story,
she is the DAUGHTER Of what are called Heima-