Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1861-03-15

tive; aud. even suppose it WAS caused by
an absence Of those prejudices which char
acterirs his coantrymen. tho mutual love
Of Ga.,avus and Marian could only result
in fatal issue.
As soon as the CAimAcan .Miri Alay
discovers me, though, Gustavus, F." he will
have me decapitaiod. aud will perh'p, sew
Marian up in bag and cast her into the
Bo-phorus. Oh what sad fate :"
Bpt an occurrence equally sad could not
fail to happen. Mariam was cured. for the
measles is. ..Ircqucntly . triains disease. ea'i.
ly relieved by q 'killfal physician, and
Abou- Abdalah said 10 Gustavus
You have preserved the life OF my child.
Sir ; therefore. accept this diamond ring.
which she ask. you to wear in remembrance
OF her. and receive the thanks Of her father. I"
The door OF Mahmoud's favorits closed
upon the young physician, no more to re.
open TO him. A. he was leaving the street
with q .ad heart. and almost in despair, the
Der,i.s llahmcd suddenly appeared before
him. The day was about declining. and
/ In q few u,ments more the streets would DO
surrendered To thoss troops Of wandering
dogs. which are one Of tho scourses Of Con.
.an,inoplc May Heaven bles, thee,
. Christian :" said the derrr.c. A" thou has,
cured the child, and thou has, no, breaibed
the name Of lIahmcd. No~ listen 10 me
thou lowest Marian, and she has allowed
herself to bs taken with the honey OF your
eilied words. and the softnc-. oi your blue
eyes. Do no, deny IL. | know all Tor
the angel Gabriel ha, toll me. Thou doe.
not hope 20 rc.bchold her. but thou shalt
zee her again very -oon yes even before
the sun. WHOSE las, rays gld yonder NINA.
ret, which thou mays, behold to the left.
shall return tomorrow to re gid IL again.
] Hut bark, hear noise"
/ Gusta,us inclined hi. head % listen.
"Iti. a messenger from the Sultan,
continued the der'l.e, with an order TO
Abou. Abialan 10 81 20 his master. who Is
, IN need Of hi. advice. or Of hi. pen"
A January passed before them. stopped .
momcn, before Abou.hbdalah's door, and
then continued ON hi. way. Some moments
af,erwari bou.Abjalah cane out Of hl.
house wrapped up in fnrrcd cloak. The
der,i,c made bound. struck the ca imacin'
MiriA Alay with hi, yansan, and stretched
hun dead at hl. feet then. seating himself
upon the .iiIl quiVcring body. said 10 the
Young man, who stool mute with fear and
a.,oni.hment &" Thou thinkc-t have
killed the father OF her whom thou lowest !;
undeceyc thy-elI have killed the mur'
drrrr Of M,riam's father. Listen 10 me.
Eighteen year. ago. when was but q child.
| lived at Damascus. with my brother Abou'
AbIalah. We were under the protection
o( the ,iIier. who governed ,ha, province IN
the name oi the Sultan. and se wero happy.
H., hi.hnc-., God bl,--. him sent an order
u my brother. Aboa.Abialah. % come t.
him for he had need of hl. services ~
court, and in the army. The sultan bad
never seen my brother. but he knew HIN 10
be a good soldier. and skilled in tracing our
Tur.i.h and Arabic characters. as well q.
speaking several European languages. lie
was obliged to obey. Beside, i, w.- Tor
tune TO our family. The yiIler Of Dama'.
Gus wished me 70 remain with him, and my
brother departed. with his daughter, Ma.
riam, who was then scarcely year old,
and q negre.s TO take charge OF tie infant
The people Of Damascus remembered alter
ward that q Russian by the name OF Alexis
Ni.icoa. bad lef, the city a, the same time.
Now this is wha, took place at Consianti.
nople. Abou.Abdalah had scarcely enter
ed this house before Nisicof, that Northern
wolf, clothed IN the skin Of . fox. entered
Likewise. and. putting my brother TO death,
buried hi. body under the slabs Of the mar
Die court which you have seem he then as
sumcd his name, took possession OF his pa
pcr-, hi. daughter and his brtnne; and,
clothing himself in his garments. wen, and
presented himself 10 tho Sultan ~ the true
Abou. Abda!ah. lie spared the life oil the
necres.. because she had brother who was
a eunueh. md employed in the -eraslio
bu, he bribed her 10 keep the secret, ard
made her swear on the Koran that she
would reveal nothing. lls Likewise threat
ened u k.ll Marian, whom the ncere's ten
DERBY loved. IL she betrayed him. The sal'
tan was the dupe Of the murderer. and Tor
ten or twelve years be ba, in,rustcd him
with the secrets Of the empire. which The
inGdel has been in the habit OF selling 10
his sovereign Of the north. l grew up in
\ Damascus," added tho dersiss, with herrc
look. as he struck the body OF his enemy
with the yatagan. 81 was ever doslrou'
Of rejoinipg my brother. but the viIier de-
tained me near him, for Was his Aga. Al
length joined the order Of the dsr'i'e' Tor
the purpose Of freeing myself from the 'Ii'er
and becoming more tie master oil my own
i actions. I have been at Cop.,antinoP!e Tor
three months. and Cora. the old neSres'-
co,. whom my fortune threw in my way
on my arrival. and who, through fear OF
affection. wished to keep me away FROM the
bous-Cora. whom l threatened with my
ya,Aesn. revealed to me every thing. Con-
yratuls,e the. Christian, for am rc,enscd.
i. The Sultan knows all and IL is he who