The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1868-05-13
Al the sipbt Of this marvellous vint

: At the sight Of this marvellous vint
/ age all were astonished save the Paeha
e who regarded it as quite natural, an
, did not even thank poor, Stoian.-
! Nothing is easier, says the provert
} than to..catch serpents with other
hands.
"WeH.n said Rescbid to, Yacouh
) "what do you think of my power?
am not a sorcerer it is my boast
When you have the sword in hand yo'
need know nothing nor have nothing
the money and wit Of fathers-all i
yours"
! ''I admire the genius of your high
ness" replied the renegade bowling
"and hope therefore, that he will no
I leave bis work unfinished
"Does my vineyard lack anything p
asked Reschid, with discontented air
at lacks the ivory tower which, a
! Smyrna, is the admiration of believers
and the despair of infideis."
i ''Is that all 2" says the Pacha.-
"Come hither, young man. If in 8
month 1 do not. have an ivory tower
like that of Smyrna, I will cut off thy
head. Thou hast heard-o5ey."
Stoian hastened to hi smother, weep.
ing. 'tAlas mother, we are lost,'' he
$50 my son, run to the mountain,
ard perhaps you will there lind oul
protector and frieLd."
| The young man hastened to the
mountain and calledi the fairy three
times. She came to him TO him smi
ling. and listened with tenderness.
"Is that all 2" said She rr"C Courage,
brother, I am with you. Go to the
Pach, ask him for ship, three hun
.dred tuns of wine, and two hundred
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 fnd, ,rand fill it with the wine
and brandy. When the elephants
come at night to,quench.. their thirst
they will drink till they fall dead
drunk let the carpenters saw off their
tusks, and you will have full load
Return to the vineyard with your con
quest, take with you sprig of basil,
and sleep quietly in the new garden ;
III week the tower Of ivory will be
built"
Stoian did all that the fairy com
manded him. The ship stopped between
the two mountains, the pond was drain
ed, and was then filled with wine and
brandy.
At night all the elephants FASTENED
hither in troops The first that tasted
the brandy appeared astonished, but he
soon returned with pleasure, and all
the rest followed his example. There
was universal delight, noise and tumult.
All Elephant Land seemed keeping
holiday In contempt of all etiquette
the king of the elephnnta danced pas
seul, ard the queen waltzed with a
Young chamberlain. Then the whole
band fell into a heavy sleep, and the
carpenters commenced their work
Blush not at thy discontinue, good
people of elephants; thou art not the
first that have let the teeth be filled
off during sleep or drunkenness, and
thou will not be the last !
i On his returns Stoian caused this
huge mass of ivory to be placed in the
garden. Yacoub hid behind the wall
aud watched the young hunter, in hopes
learn his secret; buts Stoian passed
the whole day in singing plaiutive
songs, accompanying himself on the
guzla. When night cast its veil on
the earth nothing was done. ale is
lost, thought he; "the golden fleece is
mine ~
But the next morning the founda-
tions OF the ivory tower were laid; on
the second day the first story was fin
ished, and on the sixth it was complete,
with its dome and minards. For len
leagues around it shone in the sun whit
CT than the sea lighted by the silVery
moon. ''
| At the sight of this marvellous edi
fee all were astonished save the Pacha,
who though it quite natural, and did
not even thank poor Stoian.
"Well = said he to Yacoub, strokiDg
the hilt of Lis yataehan, "what do you
think of my power y
"I admire the genius of your High.
ness" answered The renegade, bowing
"and hope, therefore, that he viii not
leave his work unfinished"
| "Does my ivory tower lack anything
asked Reschld with a discontented air
sIt lacks the Princess of the Indies
What is the ivory tower if 1t does not
l'contain the master piece of creation =
"Thou art right" returned the Pachs
sit is the bird that gives value to the
Come bither, young man." said he tt
Stoian. isGo bring me the Princess o.
the Indies. IF thou returnest wlthou
this miracle of. beauty I will cut off thy
head. Thou hast heard-obey.
Stoian hastened to his mother, weep
ing.
| "Alasl mother we are lost thou
wilt never more behold thy child.
"Go, my son, run to the mountain
and perhaps you will ind there our pro
tector and friend"
The young man hastened to the
mountain and called the fairy thre'
times She came to him, smiling, ant
listened with tenderness
"Is that all 2" said she "Courage
brother, 1 am with thee. Go to tn
Pacha and ask him for large ship =
In this ship build twelve fine shops
and fill them with more stuffs and jew
els than are seen in all the bazars il
Constantinople. Put in these shop
the twelve handsoDest men of Servia
dr,ssed like Princess Then set sal
,, and when the vessel stops between tw
mountains, land; thou wilt be in tn
kingdom ofthe Indies. Take thy GU,
Ia and sing whit thy companions; au
when the nai1ens of the country com
= - IL c.,,.,;,, ;nuifa than, RI uin,