The Orangeburg news. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1867-1875, 1867-06-22
SATURDAY MORNING, JUNE %, 1867.

a second, and it was sufficient The Pasha's
head rolled at his feet.
/ His plan was instantly adopted, Knowing
that successful rebellion always confers title
with the Porte he took the Pasha's sfgnet from
his finger, wrote an order in his name COM.
manding the Bey Mustapha to be .reinstated in
all his hereditary dignities, and having sealed
it, locked the body in the room, and went,
forth to the people. The Janizaries murmured,
but the popular voice was against them They
drew their swords, Mustapha lifted his finger,
aud instantly volley was sent from every win
dow, which laid one half of their number on
the ground. The lesson was expressive; the
rest laid down their arms, called their Pasha
traitor who had led the SONS Of the faithful to
be butchercd; and desired leave to enter into
the service of the most magnanimous of Beys.
Mustaphu's sagacity told him that the Porte
never quarrels with the bringer of presents
He sent the Pasha's diamond hiltcd poniard
and scymetar to the Sultan, his purse to the
Fizier, and distributed his horses among the
divan. lie received by the return of his Tar
tar. a irmaun from Constantinoplc, appointing
him to succeed the deceased Pasha, as are-
ward tor his extinction Of rebel" and a
promise of the first standard of three tails that
fell to the imperial disposal. Ambition was
now dawning on him again, and he longcd to
charge among the Muscovitcs, and bring off
the heads of generals swinging at his saddle
bow. But the cadis messenger calmly pointed
to the landscape round him. the mountains
waving with forests of the most varied and
vivid beauty the plains covered with grain, the
mosques, and minarcts, the cottages and pas
tures,-and asked. whether this was not better
than being rescued from the bowstring by the
explosion Of shell, or being within five min
utes OF the sharpest axe Of the seraglio !? AS
the youth spoke the words, and made his obci-
sancc for having taken SO great liberty, Mus-
tnphas eye glanced on his emerald; the letters
were still unintelligible, but they seemed to as
sumo Il less cloudy shape. lIo now gave up the
happiness of saving viziers, and being stranged
for his pains; and resolved to be as happy as
quiet AND wealth could make him.? He went
among his people, found every thing old, use
less: and absurd; made changes in ill instances,
and succeeded i'll nothing. The arts of hus-
/ bandry had been tho occupation of the peasant
| from tho infancy Of time. The arts them
selves had never gone beyond their infancy.
The Bcy discovered hundred improvements
tho people were hard to be taught; in some in
stances, however, he prevailed on thom in mere
obedience to adopt his new ploughs, his new
system Of Watering their ground in the fierce
heats Of al oriental summcr and his new con-
trivanccs for sllcltcring their cattle. But, for
one example of obedience, there were ten to
the contrary. "Intolcrable fools" exclaimed
he, when, after day of argument with a
group of clowns, he succeeded only in making
them puzzled and himself angry: "What is
the use of throwing away ones ideas on slaves
ns dull as the earth they trcad?"
/ 'Nonc!" said the scntentious young Scribe.
Alustapha raised his aching head from the sofa,
where he had flung himself in keen vcxation
and darting his eagle eyes into the countenancc
ofhis young reproycr, expected to have frowned
him into the depths of humiliation. But to
his surprise, he was met bya glance as lofty
ls his own. 1t was the first time he had dis
tinctly seen that countcnancc; for the young
Scribe habitually wore the deep turban of his
profession and his eye was constantly cast up
on the gronnd. Now, however, it was shown
fully, and struck him as singularly expressive
1t had the classic form, and somewhat of the
melancholy Impress of the Greek statue, ::but it
was enlightened by the full sp.eudol cf the
Asiatc eye. The Bcy grew silent; feeling
Of awe, respect and submission, altogether
new to his impcrious spirit, influenced him
and from this moment he was conscious that
ho had a master.
(1o Jc continned) s