The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-06-13

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6 TO ABBAS. ar s..G
''By some unlueky circumstance,
which / do not now understand, in
stead Of promoting YOU, have been
the cause. of your dismissal. The
bearer, who brings you small cas-
ket of jewels for your support, has
my commands to conduct you the
shortest way over the mountains;
follow him Immediately, lest the rage
of jealousy mediate new persecu-
tions. He wears a mask that he
may not be taken notice Of as one of
the general domestios; his attach
ment to me will make him faithful
to you Time may bring about hap
pier events.
rs- sAdieu, adieu!' 'ZARA.'
j. "In the anguish and confusion of
my heart followed my guide, with
out knowing wither- he was leading
me, or what | was obout to do. /
vented my grief in broken ejacula-
tions, frequently calling upon the
name of Zara,' but not once address
ing myself to my attendant. BY the
evening Of the second day, we had
advanced forty miles southwark
from the province of fLurestan, when
how shall I relate the last horrid
scene Of my miseries pardon me
these aged eyes have yet tear
left, vet tear for the memory of
Zara-we were attacked by band
of robbers. My guide was lara !
In her fright she threw off her mask
and cried cara! Love, rage, fear
and vengeance gave me supernatural
strength; three of the villains fell by
my sabre; a fourth disarmed me,
and the rest of the gang carried off
lara" e5 E..... 4sq.t .--.' EE
At this. crisis Of his story, the
spirits of the aged hermit were ex-
hausted by their own violence; and
it was some time before he could
proceed. s@ -o1
"You have now," continued he,
"heard the completion ofmy misfor-
tune When I was recovered of the
wounds I had received, I spent some
months in fruitless search ofZara !;
at last, despairing to gain any intel
ligence of her, | transmitted an ac-
count of the affair to her father, not
without hope, that his power, or his
wealth might be the means Of find
ing her out, and redeeming her: but
I was deceived; and had soon the
modification to hear, that the I'M
natural wretch exulted in our mis-
fortunes, and uttered the most dread
full imprecations on his only child.
"Deprived of hope, and detected
with melancholly,, [ could no long
er bear the society of mankind. /,
therefore, betook myself to these
solitary mountains, where this call
has been my habitation for years.
that have passed away in UNMARRIED
sorrow; and where you are the
first of human beings that have heard
me tell my tale.'' 10
Solyman expatiated on the suffer
ings Of Abbas with the most tender
sensibility, and inveighed against
the baseness of mankind with all the
rage of honest resentment. "Sure-
ly," said he to the Merchant, "Mar
is the vilest Of all creatures In pro.
portion as he excels them in reason
) he exceeds them in the ability to dc
, mischief; and being cruel, the mis-
! chief he does renders him more de
| testable
, "Sacred Mithra! why dost thor
J lend thy light to the villain and the
} tyrant Were it not for the enjoy.
ment Of your company, my friend,
should have few inducements to gC
farther from the valley Of Irwan fo
possibly to see more Of human life
is only to know more crimes ant
t miseries''
"From the complicated distresse
of one person. replied themerchant
you draw a partial image Of tho if
? of man. But the day declines lie
: US hasten over these mountains, tha
| we may repose in some village 0
5 the valley"
The travellers took leave Of tn
hermit, and about the close of ola,
| arrived at the village Of Arden.
At their entrance, they were me
( by a person of a plain dress, and
2 cheerful countenance, who, withou
: ceremony. invited them as traveller
: to partake Of his house and tabl
] that night. They accepted his in
5 vitation, and the merchant, address
. ing himself to Solyman said, ''Fror
) the family Of this man you shall no
r only be convinced that there is bot
: happiness and virtue in human life
but you shall see also how much th
0 former depends upon the latter.
/ have been entertained by him, i
d travelling this way before: he is ney
er more happy than when he has a
q opportunity of gratifying his bene,
, olence His inheritance being muc
e lessoned by the losses Of his father
It who was a merchant, he has but lii
l. tie wealth, except what arises fro1
the Industrious cultivation of far1
: which he purchased ten years ag
It with the chief part of his fortune
l. yet he is as liberal to the poor an
the stranger. as if he had large pos
t sessions; his known hospitality an
; generosity make his house thesresol
/ of the traveller and the INDECENT
e and after he has finished the labor
: of the day, he is always ready to Ell
r tertain the one and relieve the other
/, hence that serene and easy cheerful
t ness which you see in his count'
h nance. j. In bis family YOU, behol
r the. influence ofa goodeNample III
IS wife whom he loves, and by whol
7 he is beloved with the most cordi:
e sincerity, goes hand in hand wit
r him, not only through their natur;
cares, but also in the exercises {
8 benevolence. 7-ls1.A 2 '4-1f-4-t-l- /
d "It is the principle of her, eeonc
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