The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1870-07-08

W MIN Win u SOrJ Oh maze, ana 1Or the nrSl
time in his life he neglected his back hail
and teeth. After passing sleepless night
he HE'D himself to the mountains, deba-
ting, on the way, which was the most
pleasant method DISCRIMINATING an existence
WHICH was hateful to him, and at the same
time covered the faithless fair one with re-
morse of the most terrible character
Three methods suggested themselves, to
wit jumping off a precipice, lying down
on railroad track, or drinking pint of
Cincinnati whiskey. Rejecting the latter
as death too lingering and horrible the
second as one which would not effect his
purpose, as the papers would, ten to one,
call it an accident, and as such it wouldn't
wiring Zobeide's bosom very much (that
being what he was determined to do in
one way or another), he decided on the
former. Accordingly he sought preci-
pice, and getting upon the brink thereof,
he set himself down, composing a soul
narrowing note to her, which he proposed
to put in his breaches pocket, where it
would be found, it being the custom of
people finding dead bodies to always ex-
anime the pockets, and the letters which
are found always made public. While
composing this note, and debating in his
mind whether "cruel" should be spelled
with one or two Is, venerable old man
with a white beard, such as are seen in
family Bibles which are sold only by sub
scription, stood before him. Starting up,
Ali Hassan exclaimed
/ "Who art thou ~
"Thy good genius" said the presence.
"My genius. Ha ! ha Lend me half
dollar" said Ali, becoming normal in an
instant.
my son, good geniuses never lend half
dollars. That isn't their mission-it isn't,
if | may use the expression, their best
holt. They give freely, however, what is
more plenty than half dollars-advice."
"What Wantest thou2 ?" said Ali.
"To save you from making an ass of
yourself" said the presence.
"Are you in that business extensively o.
said Ali bitterly. ooh, venerable man, if
the profession pays take me in partnership.
You'll never run out of opportunities to
show your skill But proceed. Go on
with your show
81 see MIST" said Ali.
Look again." said the genius.
"Ihe mist clears away. | see gay and
festive scene. There is light and music,
and fair women and brave men, and all goes
merry as marriage bell. There is preach
er-I know him by his black clothes and
white neckerchief and the hungry look he
ever and anon sings through the door
which opens in the dining room where the
refreshments are"
"a pair enter-it s-it is-take it away.
1t sears my eye balls and freezes my
young blood" and altering a Fenan war
| tIa e., ta l. 81,
in spasms.
ITS terrible medicine" muttered the
good genius to himself "but he must take
| it. Quinine is bitter Calomel isn't as
| pleasant to the taste as the peaches of Jer-
sey, but when a child in Indiana has the
ague they force it down him or her as the
case nay be. Arise, Ali Hassan," said he,
raising him up tenderly by the hair, "arise
and continue your Investigations"
With shudder Ali opened his optics.
"a pair enter. Zobeide and--the store
keeper. The preacher steps up-he repeats
the ceremony-Allah il Allah, Aboukir
ben Hamet-it's over and the young man,
overcome with emotion, swooned again.
The venerable genius applied a pint
bottle to his lips at which the youth reyiv-
ed Turning over upon his back and
pointing wistfully at the bottle he gasped
"One more draught-only one"
Mary" said the good genius holding it
up to the light There's but little left,
and its four miles to the nearest grocery.
But look some more"
81 see house in town. It's furnished
gorgeous and regardless of expense. The
carpet is tapestry, the sofa cost no less than
500, and there is a Chickering piano
Around it is garden in which tie orange
tree and the pine mingle their aromatic
boughs and the bulbul answers the night
ingale's song Of love. An antique fountain
squirts cologne continually, diffusing a
delicious fragrance through the atmosphere
It's gorgeous | see into the bay window
Zobelde is sitting at the piano, shouting
the Battle Cry of Freedom" accompany
ing herself on the instrument deformed
dwarf of great price is lowering around
her, tanning her with one hand and turn
ing over the leaves of the music with the
other, and it keeps him mighty busy. Hel
husband enters, but heavens, what
a change. He don't hold his head
up. Company enters-she smiles on him
They depart-she frowns. They inter.
change a few unpleasant paragraphs she
| llcS ~ hlii-Slc SelZeS ullll ny Inc nap OIL
the neck and the slack of the brooches and
pitches him down stairs Allah il Allah
what muscular female"
"Look again."
II see picture. A man is endeavorine
to fill barrel with teaspoon which d
woman is emptying with a bucket. What
does it signify9"
"It's an allegory, my son. Look again
and see the solution"
81 see and comprehend. The storekeep-
er's trade is light and his profits small, he is
working hard in his store, while Zobeidt
is leaving the house, clad in purple and
fine linen. | see the point of the allego
ry."
look again"
81 see a cabin in the suburbs, with a
slatternly woman banging her children
about like old boots. Outside, lying il
the sun, and overcome with the strong wa
tiers of the Giaour, see man, and"
Enough" said the good genius, 81 have
shown you yard or two of futurity. Will
thou cast myself from the precipice fol
Zobeide now"
RESPECTED sir" said Ali Hassan "who