The weekly mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1861-1862, 1862-12-27

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towards the placs Mhssn
preparing. s a. I,Ss s;;s,s;as..
the GhoOI, as ho adrane1
q I sent you fUp waleg q
awayf' -. M ~. II 8. 4.
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were content. 1ftst, Al your
show my gTatitnde VhsrSl
brute strength, / could Iilt yeuE
il you had bag large enSagh = 3 Il
but here" said be, pointing %
mel he had begun, here issa - l
mencement Of work in Whiefa
Of q man is employed to lesssa H. lzlaes
Of the hand. This canal, small aa Is lsa1
appear, will carry stream 70 the oshaF
end Of the cave, in which I viii eonatFuet
a dam that you can open and ealat e
pleasure, and thereby ave yourself ine.
1ihe e-e1hl9 j. 6rteki4P- 4star5 hnk .nruR
let me alone unuIIr Il hnIsneu, auauO-
began again to dig. ss
"Nonesense said the Ghool, ssising
the bag and filing; 81 viii Casty ths
water myself; and l advise yOa 10 leAEs
J oS 5Sas sDosl1 aSJSu call Z, aAd b6sov
Ine, that you may eat your Supper ard
go to sleep. You may finish this WoEa,
il you like it, tomorrow morning"
Ameen congratulated himself on thig
eceape, and was not slow in taking the
advice Of his host After having heartily
eaten Of the supper that was prepared, be
went to repose on a bed made Of the
richest coverlets and pillows, which were
taken from the storc-rooms Of plundeFed
goods. The Ghool, whose bed WaE aiso
in the cave, had no sooner laid doWN
than he fell into q sound sleep. The aRx.
iety Of Ameen'S mind prevented him tFouA
following his example; he ross gsDtly.
and having stuffed long pillow into the
middle Of his bed, to make it appear % Il
he were still there, he retired to con.
cealed place in the cavern to watch the
proceedings of the GhooI. The latter
awoke short time before daylight, and,
rising, went, without making any noise.
toward Ameen's bed, where, nOt obssTve
ing the least stir, be was satisied hiN
guest was 10 deep sleeP; 50 he teelE ~
one Of his walkinE.sticks, which was ID
size like the trunk Of tree, and struck
terrible blow at what he supposed to lbs
Amecn's head. He smiled, not tn hear q
groan, thinking he had deprived hi;a Of
life; but to make sure Of his work, be no
pcated the blew seven times. He then
returned 10 rest, but had hardly settled
hiCIScf to sleep, when Ameen, who bad
crcpt into bed, raised his head above the
clothes and exclaimed: ....------....
Friend Ghool, what insect cOuld Il b.
that has disturbed me by its tappingI I
counted the flap Of its little wings seven
times on my coverIet. These Vermin arc
very annoying, for though they cannot
hurt a man, they disturb his rest u
The Ghool's dismay, on hearing Ameeh
creased to perfect fright when hs heard
him describe seven blows, any one Of
which would have felled an elephant, -
seven flaps of an insects wings. There
was no safety, he thought, near 90 won.
derful a man; and he soon afterwards
arose and fled from the cave, leaving the
ISfahance its sole master.
When Ameen found his host gone, be
was at no loss to conjecture the cause,
and Immediately began to survey the
treasures with which he was surrounded,
and to contrive means for removing them
to his own home.
After examining the contents of the
cave, and arming himself with . match
lock, which had belonged to some victim
Of the Ghool, he proceeded TO survey the
road. lie had, however, only gone .
short distance, when he saw the Gh0Ol
returning with large club in his hand,
and accompanied by fox. Ameen's
knowledge Of the cunning animal in.
stantly led him to suspect that it had un.
deceived his enemy. but his presence Of
mind did not forSake him. "Take that"
said he to the fox, aiming bah at him
from his Matchbox, and shooting him
through the head "take that for not
performing my orders. That brute" :"
said no "promised to bring me seven
Ghools, that | might clean them and.
bring them to Isiahanee; and hero he
has only brought you, who are already
my slave!" 80 saying, he advanced to-
ward the Ghool; but the latter had al
ready taken to flight, and, by the aid Of
his club, bounded SO rapidly over rocks
and precipiccs, that he was soon out Of
sight. s
Ameen having marked well the path
from the cavern to the road, went to the.
nearest town and hired caInels and mulss
to remove the property he had acquired
maincd alive to prove their goods. be b.
came, from what was unclaimed; man Cf
wealth; all Of which was owing to that
wit and art which ever overcomes bFuts
strength and courage.