Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-04-23

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fortune, and the Fscha aarn is long. l
wishthis fleece : IInrst have IL
For his sole answer stoisn took down
his carabine and. showed Tie teneaade the
door; ~. 80 4is-sz-sss .tEilrzls - Ssss Es3T.
Restrain thy anger, my son, ssitl Va
coub, making, lis~waY out ds fast pos
sfble. =" The day may come when thou
wilt regret not having followed my coun-
sci -. = s.... 80 ls,i' ~
On hisreturp.t to the p alace the renegade
found Reechid draining glass after glasslof
The white wine Of. Semendria.
"Tsste this wine,s said he 10 Yacoub,
cit is Tokay. Should the eadistry it they
would exchange their whole Koran for a
sIt fs txeeilentoI answersd the rene.
gsde, @6ot " is not equal to the white wine
that drinkat Smyrns.s 1t is true thatthe
Pacha there possesses 3 vine that besIs
grapes which have no equal. !" -. p
"He is 9 happy man, "said Reschid, get
ting drunken every moment.
@What flinders you from being as
happy as HIS I asked Yaooub ia There
is in this country a certain Stoian. a
kind of sOrcerer, who in week could
plant you vine and give you grapes liz
his. But he might put On some airs
about it"
Airs " faid The Turk, struggling his
shoulders !. SEM. HIM sjanizaIy and tell
him that If in q ,yeekI DO not have vine
and grapes as good as those OF Smyrna
viii cut OF his bead
That's an argument which admits of
no answer cried Yscoub, laughing heart
ly: and adding between his teeth, 1.-THE
golden fleece is NINE.
On receiving this sad news Stoian burst
into tears. Alas, mother, we are lost !"
he exclaimed. ! ftAA sfAtiE j
"My Sod" answered his poor mother,
"did not tel .hee. that this carabine
would cost thee thy life, as 1t did, that of
thy father" -. .rfag
Thcyoung mau rushed from the cottage
in desp.ir. and wandered hither and
thither without earring where At the
foot Of the mountain young girl passed
him. Brother, why dost thou weep:"
said she. ai sIlitgl hGs s4l1g .7tisraE
"God help thee, thou canst do nothing
to aid me in my troubled" he answered.
"How eapst thou ttll," said she :" we
never know our friends till we have tried
themi"
The hunter raised his head, and rec1g-
nised the fairy. He threw himself weep
ing into her arms, and told her all the
wickedness Of YscCub and folly of the
Pacha. t1s 71s''aIf1 'ai -iib7'osr ,G'ii g1sr
"Is thst all ?" said the fairy. Courage,
brother; am with You Getothe Pschs,
and ask him where he wishes the vine
planted, and tell him 10 dig the trenches
Then take sprig of basil, plant il at
the spot, and sleep quietly in thenew gar.
den. Within week you VIII gather ripe
grapes"
Stoian did alItha the via coumar eed
him. On tie same day he planted the
sprig of basil; bot he had liitle confidence
in the promises Of the fairy, and went 10
sleep with q heavy heart He woke befo.e
the sun. and ran TO look in the trenches;
the shoots were already beginning 10 ap-
pear above ground. On the seccnd-day
they were full grown. on the third tiey
unfolded their leaves, and on The four b
they were in flower. On the sixth day,
although it was spring, the grapes were
golden. Stoian gathered and pressed
them, and carried to his terrible master a
fsgon Of sweet wine and plate Of ripe
grapes, VII Il Wt
AT the sight Of this marvellous vintage
all were sstonished save the Pacha, who
regarded it as quite natural, and did not
even thank poor Stoisn. Nothing isessier,
says the proverb, than TO catch serpents
with others hands
"Well," said Reschid to Yacoub, what
do you think of my powers I am not a
sorcerer; il is my boast. When you have
the sword in hand you need know nothing
nor have nothing; The money and Wit Of
others-all is yours
I" l admire the genius of your hixhness,"
replied the renegade bowling. "and hope,
therefore, that he viii not leave bis work
unfinished" r
docs my vineyard lack any thing:"
asked Reschid, with discontentedsir.
at lacks the ivory tower which, at
Smyrna, is the admiration of believers and
the despair of infidels"
ls that all: ?" said the Pacha. "COme
hither, young man. If in month l do
not have an ivory tower like that OF
Smyrna, will cut Off thy head. Thou
hast heard-obeyh - e4.g Eiss - s.s
Stoian fastened to his mother, weeping.
" Alas mother, we are lost" he cried.
go, my son, run to the mountain, and
perhaps you viii there find our protector
and friend"
The young man fastened to the noun
tain and called the fairy three times. she
came to him, smiiiCg, and listened with
tenderness.
lis that slfsp, said she. . Courage,
brother, am with you. Go 70 the Pacha,
ask him .or ship, three hundred tuns of
wine, and two hundreds pipes of brandy,
and twelve carpenters; then set sail and
keep straight ahead. As soon as the ship
is between two mountains, land drain the
pond which you Will fibd, and I'll it with
a IN O nd h-o nd 10 IL. -
come Ct night 70 .q,lench their thirst they
VIII drink tn they alldead drunk; let The
carpenters saw off their tusks, and you
will have full load. Return to the vine
yard with your conquest, take with you a
sprig of basil, and sleep Quietly m The
new garden; in q week the tower OF ivory
viii be built"r - eN-T~ -
'Sto:1e did all that ne fairy commanded
him. The ship stopped between the two
noun alma the pond Was drained, and was
then filed with wine aud Brandy.
at night all the elephants FASTENED hith-
er in troops. The first that tasted the
brandy appeared astonished, but be soon
returned with pleasure, and ali the rest
followed his example. There was uniyer-
sal delight, noise and tumult. All Ele-
phsnt Land seemed keeping holiday. In
contempt Of all etiquette the kin g OF the
elephants danced APPS seul, and the queen
waltzed with young Chamberlain. Then
the whole band fell Into heavy sleep, and
the carpenters commenced their work.
Blush not THY disccmfMre, good peo-
pie. of Elephants; :. thou art not the first
that have let their teeth be fled of during
sleep or drunkenness, andS thou viii not
be the last
On his return Stoian caused ibis huge
mass Of ivory to be placed in the garden
facoub hid behind the wall and watched
the yourg hunter, in hopes to learn his
secret; Iut Stoian passed the whole day
in singing plainfiye sorRs, accompany ing
himself on the >guzla ~WheR night cast
its veil on the earth nothing was done.
facoub withdrew, rubbing his hands.