The Elk advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Elk Co., Pa.) 186?-1868, 1868-07-11

can expiate that by severe modification,
penitenco and renewed prayer.
Then turning his countennnce up
ward toward the Genii, he said, "O
fountain of all evil! | have made my
choise since theu art determined on
this injury"
"Namc the object Of thy choice"
said the Gcnii.
III will get drunken with wine, as the
least of the crimes which you propose"
answered the dervisc.
"Be it So" cried the Genil, "this
evening after the hour of prayer, thou
wilt find a jar Of Cyprus-wine upon thy
table, when thy father has retired to
rest in his own cell. Thou mayest iul-
fill thy promise then but woe unto
thee If thou dcceivest me " 49,
The Gcnii gradually became less pal"
pable as he spakc these words; and by the
time the concluding menace had issued
from his lips, he had vanished altogeth'
or. Hamet rctraccd his steps towards
the grotto, with sorrowlul heart ; but
he would not confdc his anticipated
disgrace to the aiIectionato parent who
welcomed his seturn.
The day passed rapidly away; and IN
the evening, Hamet and his sire Knoit
down as usual at the door of the grotto,
with their faces towards the south, to.
raise their voices in prayer. When
vcspors were concluded, the Ole man
embraced his son tendCrly, and retired
to the inner part Of the gro:to. :.
As soon as Hamet knew that ms
father slept, he lighted lamp; and as
the Genii had told him he saw large
measure Of wine standing upon the Ia
bic. The unhappy dervish raised It to
his lips, and drank deeply of the intox-
icating draught. a glow of fire seem
ed to electrify his frame, and he laugh
cd as he set the vessel down upon the
table. Again he drank; aud he telt
reckless and careless of the consequent
ces lie drank third time and when
he had omptied the measure, he ran out
to the door Of the grotto, and threw IL
down the slope of the mountain; then
as he heard it bounding along he laughs
cd with indescribable mirth. AS he
turned to enter the grotto, he saw his
fathcr standing behind him.
"Son," said the old man, "the noise
of rcvolry nwoko me from my slumbeFs,
aud | rise to find my wel.beloved Hams
ct drunken with wine !! Alas ! is this
merely one Of many nights orgies; and
have now awakened to the dread truth
Of thine impiety, for the first time A
las thou hast cast ashes on the gray
head of thy father 7"
Hamet could not brook this accusa-
ton, and the implied suspicion that he
was accustomed to indulge in wine
whilst his father slept, Hs felt sud-
denly Indignant at the language of his
sire, "Return to your couch you old do
tard thou kuowest not what thou say
sayest"
And, US he uttered these words, he
pushed his father violently into the
grotto. The old man resisted, and a.
gain demonstrated with Hamet' The
brain of the son was confused with
liquor; and sudden dread was con-
fused to the world entered his mind.
With the rage q Il demon he rushed
upon his hoarJ headed sire sad aashe1
him furiously against the atono walls Of
the grotto. The Old man fell with hi
temple against sharp hint-oueaTo.- e....
auatcd from his bosom and his ssp.. a
forever.
Suddenly conscious Of the hgi-
crime Of which ne hal , cen guilty,
Hamet tore his hair, beat his breast,anG
raved Ike a maniac. And, in the nidst
of his rawlings, lie lifted up his voice
against tha majesty Of heaven, and ours.
ed the Deity whom he had so long and
feIycntly worshiped
At that instant terrible din echoed
round about-thc thunder rolled the
tall trees shook with an earthquake
and, amidst the war of the conflicting
elements, were heard shouts Of internal
laughter. All he'll seemed to rejoice at
the fall Of good man, whom no other
vice had ever tempted away from the
paths OF virtue, until drunkenness pre-
sented itself. The rage of the storm
increased--the trees were torn up by
their roots,-and fragments of the rocky
parts Of Olympus rolled down the hill
with the fury Of an Al pine avalanche.
Then suddenly the Genii appeared be-
fore the wretched Hamet, and exclaim.
ed, "Fool by choosing to commit the
crime which seemed TO thee the least,
thou hast committed the other two
likewise ! For there is more danger in
the wiuo-cup than in any other means Of
temptation presented by Satin to man-
| kind ~
And the last words Of the Genii
mingled with the redoublcd howlIng of
the storm, as Hamet was hurled down
the slope Of the m ountaiu by the fallen
masses, and dashed to pieces at the bots
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