The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-06-20
SOLYMAN AND ATHENA.
CHAPTER. III.

Solyman had now passed many
days at Delhi, in pleasing inter
course; happy to assist his Almena
in the diffusion of happiness, charm
ed with her virtues, and delighted
with her conversation. The time,
however, approached when he was
to think Of his expedition into Eu-
rope; but the friendship of Almena,
bound to his heart by stronger ties
than chat which he had before con-
tracted with the merchant, overbal-
anced at once every thought of his
voyage Z he had, therefore, deter
mined to remain at Delhi, when the
poor exile at Ormus came into his
mind. He started at the thought,
as he would have done at the ghost
of Ardavan. II.
/"'Tis DONE said he ''adieu to AL
mena; adieu to the dear delights of
her friendship, if they must be pur-
chased at the expense Of virtue.''A
There is no prccept Of human wis
dom conceived to be of greater use,
and, therefore, none more frequently
urged, than-that we should learn to
avoid the evils of life, from the ir-
regularities and misfortunes Of 9TH
crs: yet, important as this. precept
may. be. it is,} like most others, uni
'versally neglected. We observe,
indeed, the events of. life. and in
qaire into their causes, with insatia-
able curiosity; but we. seldom draw
any conclusions for the direction of
our own conduct; we hear Or read
only for amusement. and the story
passes by, without leaving any trace
Solyman, who, from first setting
out on his travels, had received the
strongest7eonviction Of the distress
es Of love, without the least caution
or resistance suffered that passion to
make its inroads under the appear
ance of friendship, and he now felt
all the anguish, which he had before
been a witness to near the village OF
Abdat. Not once, however, did he
hesitate between love and virtue:
the torrent of his grief for the loss
of Almena, violent as it was, coulc
not hear, down his determined integ
rity..H {Oak
With heart full of the most pierc
ing sorrow, he went to take leaNe q
his beloved friend he resolved5nex
ertheless, to explain, the causeof fhis
departure with the most serene in
diffefense, determined not to- affeci
his Almena by the appearance %
sorrow; he resolved-ands threw
Ehimself at.herfeet in speeches. an
guish. .ssss5F
j. Almena beheld his grief,sss.Witl
nnitedi4 sorrow and surprises ant
with tears that flowed from pitySart
friendship, entreated him to diseov
or the cause of his distress eIt i
in vain, Almena," said he: cit is il
vain, anyTlonger to hide my hear
Efrom Yoil;; nor, indeed, should / ac
the part Of friendship to dissembl
its feelings Ioyhe was yesterda,
the happiest of mankind in the en-
joyment of your conversation, an
now the mostmiserable.E By the in
dispensable laws ofsh onor and hu
manity, I am called from Delhi, but
alas by the love. of Almena, I an
| induced to stay. J know, my friend
there is no alternative but tina
'hknoWledge is my misery. : T go
then, from you and from happiness
Ypefhaps, never more to enjoy either
but when I am far from you, it viii
be SOME consolation to believe, tha
4 you will remember the. love and tn
truth of Solyman."
lis Almena, as well as the emotion
! Of her heart would give. her 1eave
4 replied, go, my 4 friend, go wher
i your virtue. leads you, aud prov
1denceibe your guide. Your friend
II ship / have life 8 shall not b
forgotten; no, Almena shall alway
respect your memory, and love 70