Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1862-07-05
THE pRAGDM ANS STORY.

One evening, as ! sat upon broken
column OF the ancient temple OF Jupiter
near the monastery of Belt Miry, our
dragoman related to me the particulars o!
a sad tale, the catastrophe Of which took
place on this very spot. | shall relate il
to YOU in nearly his own words:
Some few years ago Mons s.
arrived here as consul-geueral for ---
aud with him aud his wife came a Nadlle
D.; SONG said she was relation Of
the lady, some said she was merely q
very beautiful. Her eyes were soft aud
black as the gazeIle's; her hair, which
was as black as night, was bound up in
that style so peculiar to Europeans, con
trastag we'll with the fairness OF her skin
which to use simile Of the Metuals
was vessel of milk; her mouth was a
branch OF coral, and her breath was az
the flowers that bloom III the gardens o
Haita.
Attached to each consulate. as YOU
are aware, is dragoman, Tie duties 0,
whose position require h!m to be a person
of intelligence aud education. Michel
Wakeen possessed in every way the qali,
cations iUr his office, and performed his
duties so we'll that he became favorite
with the censuL We had been boys to
gcther, educated at the same college
Autoura, ard the friendship there begun
ripened as we grew older, and ended onI )
with his death. Michel was not long be.
fore he fell enslaved before the charms oI
MadlIe. b; her gIances, like arrows
charged with death, inflicted upon his
heart incurable wounds her presence
was Paradise, her absence 4 devouring
flame.
Love with us is very different aifail
to what it is with vou; We seldom see the
girl who is to become our wife, aud know
nothing of her disposition, much less oi
her heart. With us, women are taught tc
respect and obey; with you they are &C
ustoncd to command We treat them, il
is true, with consideration and kindness
but you fall down and worship them. II
the Cyprian goddess had again risen from
the sea, Micncl could not have adored her
more than he did Madlle. b; but her
position, so far above his, presented in
superable difficulties to the ultimate real
zation of his hopes. Nevertheless, love
which sleeps not, found many opportuni
ties for being near her, kueeling to assist
her into the saddle or trembiImgly aiding
her TO dlsmount.
" 1t is said that ii woman can always
read the heart of men that loves her
and MadIle. b had no need to look
deep, for she saw the deep devotion d
MicheI's soul written in his eyes. | can
not tell you--for scarcely know mysei
how she came at last to recognize his
love; but one morning he came 10 me and
told me that, on returning the evening
before, from ball given by Madame Ia
Comtcsse de f, he had walked by hel
side as she rode home on her iavofiatt
Arab. They were little behind thejl
friends, nought to hear them but the
bright moon and the twinkling stars tha
look, q down and told him 10 hope. In I
moment, almost of madness, he pourct
into her ears the story OF his love. She
listened and answered not; but the gen.
tie pressure Of the hand for the first urnt
at parting as he lifted her from the sad
die, told him be was loved The exlravu
gante of his joy at one moment knew NJ
bounds, while i'll the next he was plungel
into the very depths Of des pair. He knew
that the proud and naughty spirit o
Madame s would permit no connex
ion between her relative and her husband I
dragoman. Could he fly to some solitary
spot on the mountains, where he nigh
pass his life alone with her, secure Of his
prize, he would do so; but then so lux
Iously.nurtured as she was she could moi
support such hardship. lie acted at th'
time wisely; he determined to wait ant
hope,
About this time Mons Nj, con
sui at Jerusalem, arrived at Beyrout, OF
official business with the consul.general
He bad seen Madlle. b; and Cupid
who plays such fantastic tricks, wounde,
him to the very heart. Madame S.
encouraged his suit in every way; and a
. they were about retiring for the summe
to Belt Miry, she invited him to join them
aud altogether interlict,d the presence o
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