The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-29
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A TALE, OF ASIA MINOR.
A TALE OF ASIA. MINOR.
.Iepnntiaued.1.

The summer WAS beautiful. and tho Dey ox-
ulted in the: success. of .lis experiments.
Wherever he had directed the husbapdry, all
seemed to be more luxuriant thap in. the whole
rangeof the land beside. But, ,.ole evening,
the SIN. plunged into belt Of clouds which
mounted rapidly from the Ncditcrrn!pcan The
wind rose in wild gusts might, sudden, chill
und -starlcss, covered the mountain forests As; as
with . pail, under which tlic, 9 work or death
saato gs;oa distnrhad gpeasant4si aBrs
JSused from their sleep by the. roar of sudden
torrents, the thunderst6rms set their mosques
iq q blaze, fhe Lightning riaed and scattered
thc ancient trees which for centuriessh d 'hoen
tho shelter of. thelr cottages; all was ruin.
When Gay rose. slow, sad, and imperfect, i,iic
landscape e. and eide was one scene of desc.
iasion. But. if oil wero sufferers. the ohiof
havoc fell upon the pnlucky eapcrimei;.. i;.."lists
Of Che Bey..- a new process by which the iiSnd
was To- bo pr,,.:s:ed for atenf0ld harvest in
the ensuing year, had stripped the soil Of it's
usual autumnal covering Of shrubs, weeds and
cepse.. The wind and rain had taken full VEN
'geapce on the attempt to disturb the old plan.
Tho soil wastorn up to the worry bowels, and
tho Bay was to find his palace surrounded by
tha, a-ltitude in state Of insurrectioh,-
charging him with their calamities, denoun-
cling his rashness as the cause of the suf,
ferings which had fallen on the aoif from
angry heaven; aud demanding bread. The
Bey was overwhelmed. The cry of multi
tads Maa not to be resisted Yet how was he
to remedy. the sufefiHgeof thousands 2? He
gave them all that his palace contained It fed
d few fora aayi he sold his jewels! all was
but drop in Che sand The popular cry was
raised louder still, when it was discovered that
the Bey's liberality was increased in proper:
tion o,the clamor. He was embarrassed and
.turnsds to the young Scribe in his anxiety.
"Stopl. was the brief answer but the. spirit
of Mustaphn was not made tostop in anything.
Liberal, eager and lofty, he determined to
show himself superior to this emergency. He
now proceeded to strip himself of all that
could be turned into value The populace
lived.asweek in lazy luxury, and liked this style
i.of life tsowell, that they determined to con-
eAuao ~ 40 AouS -o' ghOJ '"CAo.oU1o'ir iuCy Ap
length used threats; chose, revolted the high
mind of the Boy; he drove thom from. the
palace gates. That night he was reused by a
knocking at his chamber door. AS he opened
his eyes, a. broad. glare of light burst ucross
them. He looked. out. from the easement; n
wing of his palace. was in flames; md some
thousands of. the, peasantry !. were flingipg
torches: and, .combustibles- on the remaining
wing while a host Of women with children in
their arms, were exclaiming against "the ty-
rant who, had starved thcm...' ,Glustaphn
grasped his scymctar, and would have rushed
out among tho ingrates. He was. checked by
o gentle but Arm hand. 1t was the young
I;Scribe's, ~ ..~.4.
NYour .tishe.is not yet come TO bo torn tc
pieces by 'asrabblc,p said'ie; "follow me-"
ssAnd lcavei those heartless wretches unprn
ishod9a was tho quick. exclamation of the
I Bey, 'ss- -. ,es. :.
"15etter leave anything, than, leave your owi
head on their pikes,'tw the calm answer as
the Scribe Ted iiini, almost uucohsco,sly, dowI
'Sa dark corridor which opened on the palac,