The Wyandot pioneer. (Upper Sandusky, Ohio) 1853-1868, 1867-06-27

WAS SlC etNSOAu pAASS Ah
the murder OF the Governor. a,
The circumstance ;, administered
inexpressible consolation to them
both. '.At last, my Almena," said
the lover, s'fortune has brought thee
to my arms: but after what miseries,
good Heaven! and in what circum-
stances Yet my heart never once
doubted the justice or the care of
Providence: we shall yet be happy
in the valley of Irwan."
The spirits ofAlmena were SO ex-
hausted by the.successive ravages of
terror, sorrow, and surprise, that she
reclined7 for some time in the arms
of. Solyman, unable to speak, and
fonly.venting her grief in broken and
feeble sighs. The officers of the
castle. of Sevasir had sent in the
meantime to the king of Sundah, to
know in what manner he would have
the murderers of the governor exc
cuted. ~ fai,.., tre.
The death Of a villain is seldom
regretted, even by those to whom
his villainies have been of. service.
The King of Sundah always hated
the governor of Sevasir, but he dar-
ed not idepose him. because he had
been established under, him by the
mogul; he therefore sent no other
commands to the officers of the cas-
tile, but that the prisoners should re
main there till. further orders,
Not long after this, a body OF
Kanarians. entered the country Of
Sevasirs As the death Of the gov
ernor had thrown all into confusion,
the fort was easily carried; the Ka-
narians. took prisoners all that were
within the castle. Solyman and Al
mena though they could not be dis
pleased at this change Of fortune,
bad yet another danger to encoun-
ter, which might prove as fatal to
their happiness as any they had esr
capped could have been. r.
tits a custom in the eastern ma
tions, to present the wQpen that are
taken in war. to the kings, that they
may select whom they like; and the
rest are divided among: the officers,
according to their several ranks
All the ladies that were pefen in the
castle Of Sevasir had this fate to un:
dergo; and, as the governor had
4-been curious in his choice, these wo-
men were looked upon as a most
valuable capture. r...fzt. ...r..
: They who Immediately conveyed
to the court 4of Kanara, and pre-
..Essented : to the king for his choice
They all stood before him at The
-samettime: and he looked upon eacl
ofthem for some minutes; but his eye
fdWelt longer on Almena than the
rest. Unfortunately, she observed
this; and her fear and confusion
now animated her features, anc
! gave fresh beauties to her complex
ion.o The king Immediately sc.
lected her, and the rest were dis
missed, grss.frae a.
SolyInan was all this time KEEP
with the garrison Of Seyasir, as s
prisoner Of war: but at length, hav
ing convinced the Kannarians, tha
I he had no connexions with the king
tef Sundah, and that he was willing
ito enter into the service Of thei
prince, his liberty was restored him
This was the only means by which
he could attempt the recovery of Al
mena, who, as he was now informed
was. retained by. the king, he i'm
I fmediately repaired to the capital Q
4 kanara and signifying to the off
\ GERS Of the court that be had som'
important intelligence relating t.
the war, to communicate to hi
majesty, he gained an easy admit
tance to him. ~r..s .s...-.
] When the king appeared himsel
| before him, and, being commando
to speak, he thus, expressed himself
/ "Let the king Of Kanara live! TO
his ear is open to the complaints o
the unhappy, and he despiseth ~
man for the miseries which change
has brought upon him.
Il am man." interposed the king
! proceed
at was my hand that put an ell
to the life ofyour enemy. the govel
nor Of Sevasir."
"In that replied the prince, "yo
did me a signal service: but, let m
know Your motives, and | shall b
! better able to judge of the action, a
well as my obligations to you for it.
80 prince said Solyman, Il wa
possessed of a lady, more beautifr
:, than the star that overfows its ur
e in the evening, and dearer to m
: than the life-drops Of my heart W
q were on board a Kanarian vess'
i that was trading to the Persian gul
:. and were bound for the valley of 1
: wan in Mesopotamia, the place {
= my nativity; but, alas! before W
e had proceeded many leagues frol
|, our coast, we were boarded by
f pirate of Sundah We were plul
d dered and dismissed; but the det
d partner Of my heart was taken frol
|. me. After long search / found, tn;
d she was in possession Of the COVE
!, nor of Seyasir: who, regardless {
0 her miseries,n or the prepossessio
e Of her heart, cruelty continued to il
y suit her with the offer Of his love
! "Inhuman wretch!'' interupte
It the king, "But proceed" This Ella
: ulatioh gave Solyman new hope
O and he continued his relation.
q "W WallAing one evening blythe ga
)! den of the fort, ] discovered her c
/ terrace at a small distance. 81
y was SO much surprised by the su
IS denness of my appearance, that 81
/ being unable to enter the garden
Is in my distraction / cried for hell
$ and my cries alarming the guard
was seized. That night L was co