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

| lore tne MOOHd-en-NeDDl, OF wnethcf he Woul
remain absent another year; whether her ney
shintgdm (trousers) should be composed o
Aleppo satin or of the Careen silk called Dew
| il's-skin mixed up with reflections half-tendcr
| half-indignant, upon the protracted duration @
her temporary widowhood, and the inutility o
ordering new clothes when there was no hus
band near to admire her-no Fantasia to go to
or to give. How long was she thus to be de-
barred the pleasures of her age and station?
In the midst of these cogitations her atten.
tion was attracted towards young man seated
at some little distance, whose eyes were evi.
IDENTIFY riveted on her person. He wore the el.
cgant dress of an Effendi, but his observation
of her appeared TO be connected with an occu-
patton which she had never yet seen exercised
by an Egyptian Efendi or even scribe. With
portable desk before him, upon which rested
a large open book, andan apparatus in no way
resembling the reed-pen and inkhorn Of nm cas-
tern scribe, (it was palette and box of col
ors,) he appeared, when he Withdrew his eyes
from the place she occupied to be intent upon
hObihb uOhh oOhtththb1 cftiy hoM anu bhtit
looking up from the page to her FORM and then
resuming his task. His hands were much whi-
ter than those of her countrymen, and his COM
plexion many degrees fairer--so fair, as to have
appeared almost eifeminate had not a we'll
formed light brown moustachio impaired GER
tain degree of manliness to his youthful coun-
tenance.
Nefeesehs curiosity was aroused, and she felt
that before she quilted the cemetery she must
ascertain the nature of the strangers employ
ment. Looking round first, to be certain that
no observer was within ken, she directed her
negress, Maine, to approach near enough to
the Effendi to peep over his shoulder and glance
at the contents of his book. The girl mmedi-
atcly obeyed but, with that address peculiar to
the sex in all parts of the world, instead of at
once advancing towards the point of attraction
she moved off in contrary direction with an
air of the most unconscious carelessness, and
after describing Considerable ecircumbendlbus,
stole softly upon him from behind, and cast
her eyes turtively over his open book.
A shrill cry, smothcred in moment, caused
the young man to start and look round, and as
his eyes met those of the intruder, the ejacula-
ton of "Bismllah r lin the name of God the
merciful, the compassionate) burst from Mai
mes lips and throwing handful of salt into
his face-the common method of neutralizing
the effect of the Evil Eye-she scampered away
with all the speed of terror.
"Fly, oh my mistressW she exclaimed, as
she regained the side of Nefeeseh: Htruly, the
EAfendi is not man, but sorcerer--he is cast
ing spell over us When looked over his
beheld, oh, wonderful no writing
in his book, but you, my mistress-youyoarseD
there, and your slave, Maine, by your side"
aWonderful !" repeated her mistress "God
is great Can be there, and here too?"
"And when looked in his face, it was strange
and beautiful to behold-the blueness of his
eyes dazzled me the fire that dartcd from them
scorchcd me up!" continued Maine.
AT these words, Nefeeseh arose and advanced
a few PAGES toward the Stranger but Maine,
yrasping her Dress exclaimed in alright,
"whither are you going, oh, my mistressT y
Look not upon those eyes, as you love your
soull'
~ must see what thou hast seen, va Maine!
The man is doubtless a magician. will ask
him to show me Masloum, my husband"
And needless of the danger she was incur
ring had any one beheld her accosting man,
Nefeeseh was quickly at the side of the stran-
rer. Luckily, there was no one in sight, and
her imprudence produced no fatal results
She cast her eyes with strange mixture of
sagerness and terror over the page which had
thrown her slave into such tremor, but pre-
pared in some measure by Naimes declaration
for what she was to see, her senses stood the
shock of beholding very striking and spirited
drawing, representing herself and her negress
seated among the tombs, with which the artist
for such he was-had enriched his sketch
book.
For moment she stood in rapt astonish-
ment, gazing upon the sketch; then, turning
her flashing black orbs (all that the discreet
boorkoo permitted to be revealed of her face)
upon the stranger, she found his eyes fixed in
most undisguiscd admiration upon her own.
@Mashallah y burst from her lips, while
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e.a.s ,s.' H. annholv hlnop Of those hold ewes,
.,.s;r.d III 70 tho snot in n state of feel
- ,,;hro,;na hetwaen fear and deliobt. The
Young man at length withdrew his gaze, and
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