Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1868-04-17

know all the beasts of the forest carr
him the fleece Of this ram. Il belong
! to him."
''The fleece is mine" answered sto-
ian 81 shall give it to no one"
HWh0 speaks to thee about giving ?
1 reioined the renegade. ''VYith the grea
I Of the earth every gift Is an exchange
I The pacha, thy master and mine, is 6oS
1 generous to remain under Obligation
70 raya."
''I do not wish to sell my property
but to keep ie, replied StniRn,
weigh thy words, young man" f" said
| the renegade, frOwning. pride bring
misfortune, and the pacha's arm Il
long. wish this fleece; must have it,
For bis sole answer Stoiau took dowE
his carabins and showed the renegads
The door.
RESTRAIN Thy anger, my son." said
1acoub, making his way out Is fast as
possible. ''The day may come when
thou wilt regret not having followed
my counsel"
On his return to the palace the rem.
egade found Resehid draining RIaas
after glass ofth8 white wine Of Semen
dria.
''Taste this wine, +" said he to Yaooub,
cit is Tokay. Should the Cadis try 10
they would exchange their whole KO-
ran for 8 bottle"
''It is excellent answered the rene
gads, @but it is not equal to the white
wine that / drank at Smyrna. It e
vine that bears grapes which have no
equal"
''He Is happy man." said Reschid,
getting drunkeT every moment.
"What hinderB you from being a.
happy as heF" asked Yacoub. There
is in this country q certain 8toian, q
kind Of q g0rCGreE, who in q week could
Fa1n ANT EyrsAH a yvfTm and eP3wn Tg~F7 urRnwena
like his But he might put on some
airs about 1t.
'Alrs % said the Turk, Struggling his
shoulders ''send him a january, and
tell him that IL in a week do not have
vine and grapes as good as those OF
Smyrna will cut off bis head"
THAT'S an argument which admits
no answer" cried YacOub, laughing
heartily; and adding, between his
teeth, "the golden fleece is mine."
On receiving this sad news StOIan
burst into tears. "Alas, mother, we
are lost ~ he exclaimed.
The young man rushed from the cot
tage Ia despair, and wandering hither
and thitheF without caring where. At
the foot Of the mountain a young girl
passed him. Brother, why dOst thou
weep 2" said she.
"GOd help thee, thou canst dOnothing
to aid me in my trouble" " he answered,
tive never know our friends till We
have tried them 20
The hunter raised his head, and re-
COgniZed the fairy. He threw himself
weeping into her arms, and told her all
the Wickedness of YHcOub and the folly
Of the pachas
SIS that ali ?'' said the fairy. "Cour-
age, brother am with you. Go to
the paCha, ask him where he wishes
the vine planted, and tell him to dig
the trenches Then take . sprig of bas-
IL, plant IL at the spot, and sleep quietly
la the new garden. Within q week you
will gather ripe grapes"
Stoian did all that the Villa COmman.
ded him. On the same day he planted
the sprig of basil; but he had little con-
fdence in the promises Of the fairy, and
went to sleep with q heavy heart He
rose before the sun, and ran co look in
the trenches the shoots were already
to appear above the ground,
On the second day they were fully
grown. on the third day they unfOlded
their leaves, and on the fourth day I
were in flower. On the sixth day al 1
though il was spring, the grapes were I
golden. Btoian gathered and pressed /
Them, and carried to his terrible mas
ter q hagOn Of sweet wine and a plate 1
Of ripe grapes.
.age aIl were astOnished save the pacha, {
who regarded it as quite natural, and E
I'D not even thank poor 8totEns Meth
ing is easier, says the proverb, than to /
catch serpsnts with others hands.
''Wel1," says ResChid to Yacoub, /
what do you- think of my pOWer2 /
lTn not q sorcerer; il ia my boast |
When you have the sword in hand you
need know nothing nor have nothing; /
he money and wit Of OtherB-sll Is ]
yours"
''I admire the genius Of your high
1ess," replied the renegade bowling,
and hope, therefore, that he viii not /
cave his work unfinished"
docs my vineyard lack anything ?'' /
lsked Reschid, with q discOntented air. 4
at lacks the ivory tower which, at /
Smyrna, is the ad1iratiOn Of believers
md the despair Of inddels."
cts that all ?" said the pacha. "Come /
litheTt young man. If in a month do Il
rot have an ivory tower like that Of
smyrna viii cut of thy head. Thou
last heaTd-Obey.
stOiaI hastensd to his mother, weep
ng. "AlaB mother, we are lost" ne
ried.
"Go, my son, run to the mountain,
md perhaps you will ind there our
protector and Griend.D
The man hasGened 70 the mountain
md called the fairy three times. She
anne TO him, smiling, and listened with
SIS that all ~ said she, sCourage.
,rOthery I am with you Go to the
,aohR, ask him for q ship, three hum
red tuns Of wine, two hundred pipes
f brandy, and twelve carpenters; then
ct sail and keep straight ahead. AS
oon as the ship is between two noun
aims, land, drain the pond which you
viii find, and fill it with the wine and
randy. When the elephants come at
light to Quench their thirst they will
rink Till they fall dead drunk; let the
arpenters saw Oh their tusks, and you
gill have full load. Return TO the
'ineyard with your conquest, take with
'Ou a sprig of basil, and sleep quietly
n the new garden in week the tow
r of ivory viii be built"
StOian did all that the fairy Comman-
ed him. The ship stopped between
he two mountains, the pond was
and was then filed with wine
nd brandy.
At niRhtfall the elephants hastened
ither IN troops. The first that tasted
be brandy appeared astonished, but he
Oon returned with pleasure, and all
be rest followed his example. There
7as universal delight, noise aud tu- {
ault. All Elephant Land seemed keep I
ng holiday. In contempt of etiquette
be king Of the elephants danced pas
sul, and the queen waltzed with q
Oung chamberlain. Then the whole {
and fell into heavy sleep, and the
arpenteEs commenced their work {
hush not at thy discontinue, good 4
eOpIs Of elephants; thou art not the {
rst that have let their teeth to be fled ]
# during sleep or drunkenness, and s
1Ou wilt not be the last
On his return StOian caused this huge
mass of ivory to be placed in the gar {
en-. Yacoub hid behind the wall, and I
7atched the young hunter, in hopes to '
earn bis secret but StOian passed the
7hole day in singing plaintive songs,
himself on the guZla. /
When night cast its veil on the earth t
OthinR was done. YaCOub withdrew,
ubbing his hands. "Hs is lost" tho't I
o; 1.-THE golden fleece is mineW
But the next morning the fOunda-
IONS Of the tower was laid on the sec s
nd day the first story was finished,
nd on the sixth II was complete, with &
IS dome and minaTets. For ten leagues I
round it shone in the sun whittier than {
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