The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-17

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Aye ohimed IN Baehi siaa, " how think y
sssSs that S1 sse Prince
ing about the walls Of Antioch ct midn'gn'
"Listen patiently to what have to say. ana r.
mayh yo1 shall find that what appears % Us
persons passed ma, I heard . portion Of their i
conv ersation, and these are the exact words ~ 3
they reached my ears OF what was saio ~ Q
"sI do not doubt what he says, ncr what he :
proposes to do, but all doubt is, will he nave Z
the frmnes: and the courage TO aanere''o "n~'
.isI know from what she states respecting ,
him that his mind is now fixed upon cariyipe I
wnas sst 20 than
the project said Philip of Brefney.
"sI am confident Of its success. am sure
of him no will do as he has promised sa'a
a'Then that being the case, it will be ours
before two nights more have passed away saiA
These" continued the old man. "are the
words heard. They show that Antioch Is
about to be attacked; that it will be asssoke e.
city aud now, let me add, that to effect suoh
an object see no improbablity in one so high
in rank as Prince Bohenond being a1roaa o;s ~
| midnight with only two companions Inc ciCy
| of Antioch is richer than the whole OF n's
priucipality, and when the person prepared 70 |
betray it could not come to him wltnSnt on 4;
the Prince proceeding at the only time whsn 1t
could be done with safety. and without obser-
Eston from tsoss w WITH %sns '
II warn thee, old man." said Ibrsham, Ito
be very careful that thou speakest naught oat
truth to the three x am aene~d the
fact whether or not thou shalt leave this room
living man. Candor in reply to my quesI,oiis Is
may secure to thee life and limb, though II
NAV leave thee without reward. Dost under
II understand you perfectly" said the old
to him of Ibraham the determination to cheat
Every wella continued 1 bh =. 81. Ne" tSss
q Answer them plainly, do not attempt to e!ptas"
g them-only answer them candidly. Dost I'M
r derstand mep
These then" said Ibraham, are my three
D. Questions: First in the cow srsation thou say
est thou heard between the three nt;anss
II Second-Is it not . fact that thou and tne
.. Greek Alexander of Constantinopie have beer
Sssu Sdns since
= night he ran away with the Tnrkish maiden
Speak, man-speak, I say, without suffering
III In answer to your first question, have al
~ ready mentioned, word for word the converse
tion between the Crusaders as beard IT, ana
am bound to admit :n hst me mo- one can doub
" that. considering where they were coming from
Nv and the substance of their conversation, tba
Az sNo explanation. I said there should be n
explanation" said 1braham. -,
at faye. aye; no explanation" replied sa sg
o, our own explanations to them, What sayes
,a thou to Ibraham's second Question. ~, c,ss
of 1s sr and have been very frequently t
se sMo e1pianation." interrupted Ibrahsm:
.ck 80 n no nUr renly to the third question:
ing Alexander the Greek" replied the old m o.
s9;s "has been hiding in the neighborhood of tt
in "Ha! knew f; was sure of it. Does nj
ing your Highness perceive how just was my 81
.n mise as to the artful Greek :" said 5braham
and dismiss this mau without injury to life or lin
A. for he has answered my questions with Perte
an candor, and if he had not done 90 sSnla ma
aid convicted him out Of his own mouth OF pra
IN tisine deception upon you Go away, hone
you man, thy zeal may be great, but years are ma
tbon sveS hast been for ntegen
ne and ability. 1t is impossible, and thereto
any cannot be true, that q man of the high ra
'ner Init two ATTENDANTS to hold an interview wi
a traitor because if such o proposition we
, J.. made to him, he wonld at once perceive It v
you him under the false pretence of holding q O.
=. ference with man of whom previously
..a ~ could not possibly know anything, isss
arIy troops that follow his banner in battle. Boi
,pea mond is an old, practised willy general, q
thou coulu ~: eIIars II rn;dnioht Showing tn
his as think have DONE that the person Il
agne didst hear speaking was not, because he Co
con- not be, Bohemond, what does the conversat
thou hast heard amount toy Nothiug-.at
~ az iutely nothing. Some wild project in who
~ va; ~ woman is mixed up, because, according
- VIC To- that conversation, as detailed by thee, st
u ne one was moro than once referred to as 8
IL. ~ Am not correct in saying sop
a,. .ne eyes," said the old man, but
ham explanation intsfrupteda lo sta1sd,
, ana upon something she first proposed n
ct of what in the name of the Holy PEGphet Se
ward Antiochi No woman that L am aware G
be eare9ker Of wall pt or t %OpId IN
etect tt III ,r5.t;on refer To the capture of A
OF an och, all hinges upon the help of female,
,;n,v the proposal of female to betray it! 1,
d the Lue a 20 - - ~ Toll snch an improbablit
hours Anu So 80 - tTot bos No ;ntellioibe begin
,ainly Ini s g Observation-Disclosures ending that thou
was disturbed his Highness. Go away, good 1
lc'enT and be thankful to his Highness that he re
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