Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1870-08-25
TILE MAGIC MIRROR.

Ali Hassan was gay young Persian of
twcnty-one. Life was all before him ex-
cept the twenty-one years he had skipped
light-footed over (Which were necessarily
behiud hum, and matters and things had +,
in his eyes, roseate hue. Just OF age,
he had cast his first vote for President,
and had consequently had an idea that the
fate of the Republic rested ON his Shout
ders /; handsome, he faneied that all the
hlooming maideas &C s.has.swn linimE6ls;ah
he lived, and the country adiae66s were
in love with him. He was in the hair oil
period Of existence at that precise age
when young men pay particular attention
to tooth brushes, not on account of clean
illness (Which is truly next door neighbor
to godliness and on the same side Of the
street, hut for the looks of the thing: at
the precise age when they par. their hair
behind and wear number seven boots.
when number ten would be more comfort-
able.
Ali Hassan was of course in love--who
ever saw a young man Of twenty y-one who
wasn't? No one, the author hereof ven
lures to assert. lie loved wildly and in
comprehensibly-with love that passed
all understanding particularly of her
father. who opposed the match.
Zobeide, the young damsel of whom Ali
Hassan was enamored, was generally be-
lieved to be the most beautiful female i'm
Persia, which was saying great deal for
her. Her eyes were like stag's, her hair
was masses Of wavy curls, which, had she
lived in this day Of false hair, would have
brought handsome price in any market,
aud-but why so into particulars Suf-
tice it to say she was well proportioned
girl, and her father had a farm Of l60
acres, half under improvement and other
half well timbered
Ali and Zobeide were engaged. lie
had beauei her to evening meetings and
lectures, he had taken her sleigh riding
two winters. and, finally. after a vigorous
siege, she had capitulated The old man {
consent was reluctantly gained, and the
happy day which was TO unite them into
one twain. was fixed.
Ali Hassan was happy youth. He
reyeled in dreams Of bliss continually.
When he retired at night his last thought
was of Zobcide in still watches Of the
night his younger brother, Eben Has,
san, who shared his couch, was frequent
ly obliged TO Ibis. him out,' as he ex-
pressed 1t. because he broke him Of his
slumbers by calling out in his sleep the
name of .Zobeide - (Ebea Altering in
justification. that because be was shortly
to be married he had no call to make a
cursed fool Of himselfp; and his first though,
rs he pulled on his pants in the morning
was Of Zobeide.
~Whiie revcfing m wis dream Of bliss.
he was somewhat astoaished, being but
twenty one, and net knowing much abou,
female human nature. at receiving note
through the post Office fram her. He
locked upon the missive with strange fore
ecding: Why should she use up paper and
envelorcs and squandcr postage stamps,
when she could SEE him personally at any
time! His worst anticipaticns were real.
ixed, He read it. and with heart-feRd.
/ ing shrek he fell faiutine on the hcor, =
/ The perfdious woman stated therein tbal
her feelings had undergone . change
that while abe shsald always respect hin
~ friend and brother Ctwc character,
young men Of twenty-one are never partis'
10 fliing) he could never b noshing els,
or moro to her no how, all Of which va
signed ''Zcbeide" And n 20 finish him,
that afternoon he received an inwifa&ion Il
her wetidias, which wss 20 take place th,
next night. the happy man being q neS
ssorckeepes who hsa JUST commenced bus
inese IN the next village. = =.
0f course life seemed 10 Ali Hsssan
hcllow uleckery The sun wsss chseure'
70 him With d scft or haze. sHd "a Ii