The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-06-08
The Magic MIrror-A Persian Tale
of Blighted Hopes, with o Meral
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The Magic MIrror--A Persian Tale
of Blighted Hopes, with o Meral
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BIZ JOHN THOMAS. s,t .ls35 y
IFroln tile Toledo Blade.
Ali Hassan was a gay young Persian Of
4wenty-one. Fife was all before him, ex-
cept the twenty-one years he had skipped
iight-footeds over (Which were necessarily
behind him), and matters and things had
. in his eyes a roseate hue. Just of age, he
: had cast his first vote for President, and
consequently had an idea that the fate of
the Republic rested on his shoulders.
Handsome, he fancied all the blooming
maidens of the township in which he lived,
and the country adjacent were in love with
him. He was in the hair-oil period of ex-s
istence-at that precise age when young
men pay particular attention to tooth
brushes, not on account of cleanliness
(which is truly next-door neighbor to godli-
ness, and on the same side Of the street,,
but for the looks of the thing at the pre-
else age when they part their hair behind
and wear No.7 boots, whentNo. l0's would
be more comfortable. ~ @essElsS J.
Ali HaSsan was of course In love. b VINO
ever saw a young man of twentySone!s VINO fS
wasn't? Noyone, the, author hereof ven en-
lures to assert. He loved wildly and IN N,
COMPREHENSIVE with d. love that passed
all understanding - particularly aofsF her
father, who opposed the match. s,sa
zobeide, the young damsel OF whom All
Hassan was enamored, was generally pc.
lieyed to be the most beautiful female IN
Persia, which is saying agreat deal for her,
Her eyes, were, like ystag's her hair was
masses Of wavy curls, which, had she IVea
in this day of false hair; would have brought u
a handsome pricelins any market .and-pturt
why 20 into particulars3 Snfflee It 70 say say
she was q well proportioned girl, ana 1 3r,
father had farm of l60 acres, hat1sun a!pa
improvement and the other half Weil-tlm1f-i
abered. - gyi1Zs. $780, -. ssi-.5s
Ali and Zobeide were engaged. He nag tS
9Beaueda her oseyening meetings 5aRa aec-
lures he had taken her sleigh -riding two
winters and finally, after vigorous siege,
she had capt ulated. The old mans con-
sent was reluctantly gained, and the happy
day which was to unite them into ~ one twain I'm
No.. 5s 1870 d; fss;itss, F5,s
All NISSAN was q happy youth he reyel-
lad in dreams of bliss continually When
he retired at night his last thought was 2of
~ zShs;da Z ;n.ths still watches OF the night
ia fyonnrerF brsther,. Ebep Hassan.i who
!: shared his, couch. was Frequently obliged to
s p;st b;Ln ant :, Is he eTnressed il. because
s i.t - 1 II; n limo
Va L;s siaan ,bs, 1a.o, nf 70 ,Znbe;d A s
eSESsn atfsr;ne m ;,,stifeatio on that Because
y he was tn, Ia 81 ortiy,married he had no call
tomalSs- =: cusged- fool himself and his
first. fbSnoSf ,asg he s,,ilaed an his pants in
Tho rnarn;yr wsa .of Eohe;de.-..--I9.sas-
! 1yuh;sa.sssoyGr%; ts,s Srsa,n Sfgbs;ss bs
-, - bssn, h,1t =,
was somewhat as.onisasa. peans Is s..s
one, and not knowing mneh ABOUT 1emaie
= nman nature, ct receiving q note through
the post,othes from her He looked gpan
8 fne s snissIye with strange forebodings. Why
shsald shs use UP paper ana envelopes, and
squaneef postage stamps when she could
asee nm personally atl nv fta,ne His worst
& anaeipatiens were aizeds bHesread it,
AM With . heart-rending shrek fell faint
to.the moor. The 2perhdicas Tpman
s1atea al therein N that her feelings haa under
gone q fhange -tnat While, she, should
= always respect him as 9 friend and brother
TWO characters young men of tWenty
are never partial % nlsing)s he could never
30 .s sSs:n,he eise OF more % sherinohow; all
u s g, ss;sk yas slgned looe1de. And, as
an inyitat;on ~ S sass a.sernooa he fseelsed