The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-11-24

tower, y
ed as if with one blaze of light issning TOE shi
hundred torches, eby the soldiers OF % tha
Sian, and in the midst OF them walked INC
ruler of Antioch, attended By his assoc'A'''
Ibraham. U.s.
asee,n said Ibraham, with q malignant
sneer, whist careful sentinel the iaiIni!.
Feroz is he not only is at his post, PM No 70
80 watchful that he has already drAwn LIE
that might venture to intrude upon his post.
~ trust" said Feroz, sheathing MS smorI 40
he spoke, ait is not crime for "a III -.
exercise them in that way which most Con N
duces to excite warmth in an aged anu c"'iie0
frame" ,a;.r
ought ever to be found, )" replied Baghi Sian
and if thou chooeest to expose ny rs, swan 1eu-
blade to rust, that is folly for which my gen,
eral has no right to censure thee altnougI eve
slave who pOlishast thy weapons may nave
good cause to complain of the additional tlou-
Die imposed upon him. have, however, some.
thing more serious to speak to thee apoa fsI;n
dews of night. Thou hast heard of the rumors
that prevail in Antioch ~
"Ihave" replied Feroz, "aud of tho precau-
tionary measures you have adopted.
"Mine are but general measures" said Ba iSt.
Sian, "but what 1 wish to discover is the guilty.
man in particular" i. ;.
"To you, am sure" answered Feroz;
would be very desirable thing to kno
Hum w grunted Baghi Sian, in a dlscon.
tened tone, :. has it never occurred to thee thab
suspicion was likely to fall upon thSsS d Where.
fore upon met"
been a Christian" said BaShi san anu ties
fore it may be supposed thou sym paIhizest
with those of whom thou hast once oeen
member" =:
"If that be so, then why am still left eft IL, IN
command of q post which it is in my power to
betrsyf" replied Feroz But with que 70.
spect to your Highness. 1 must observe tha1
suspicion connot have, as yet at least reached
me-"
"And wherefore I" asked Baghi Sian ~
"Because if it had," answered Feroz, ~
stead of now having the honor to speak 70
your Highness would be cast into dungeon,
with mapacles on my hands and letters on my
"Thou arguest like an ingenious casuist," y
said Ibraham, who up to this moment nao re-
NAMED a client listener to the dialogue be-
tween his chief and his subordinate, ana VINO
perceived that the latter was able to pane Ine
former in q war of words. His own snepicioihs
Feroz on high tower, with drawn sword.
He could not connect the fact with anything
else, but believing ill of oil men, he was con
would be q traitor if a sufficient price were
paid for his treachery, and therefore he resolved
to see if he himself could not bring home to
the renegade the crime which it was MS r COZ.
dent in the superiority of HE own mental pow
ers to all who surrounded him, he therefore
determined to provoke controversy Win
! "Thou arguest like an ingenious casulst,
said Ibraham "but still than hast not said
one word as to the truth or falsehood OF those
| rumors."
| "His Hiphness did not condescend to ask fol
| my opinion" said Feroz.
| "Then that which thou sayest his Highnese
would not condescend to do, do. Ihou mas,
| heard there are rumors of an intention on tne
part of some person persons to betray An
tioch into the hands of the Crusaders"
| 81 have,n answered Feroz
90 nO,% h0It fhAvrf I'm
ham, looking fall in the eyes of Feroz.
al do" replied Feroz, as he fearlessly looked
| in the face of Ibrahan,.
| because cannot conceive such to be mere
| vague rumors because I am sure these rumor'
must rest upon some substantial fact, or state
antee of the truth tn at such plot is In con
| temptation and cannot doubt but there II
truth in these rumors, when l ind WhaI inca
sures of precaution have been adopted by M
Hirhness; when know that hundreds of thu
citizens of Antioch are new in prison; an'
when / have the proof of my own senses I,
convince me of it's truth. by behoid,ng. at sue
an hour as this. the chief man in Antioch an'
his illustrious lieutenant on the topmee1 para
pet of the highest round tower of Antioch"
"And So" said 1braham, "because certain
events have occurred thou arguest tnere Illus
be but one cause for them"
EXACTLY"
"And that one cause is
"That what you have already expressed-a
intention on the part of some person or person
to betray Antioch into the hands of the Crusa
ders," replied Feroz
, Ibraham paused. The answers he had RI
| ceiyed were not such he had calculate
, upon.-He-was- se-fa disappointed but ST.
he was not satisfied that his suspicious wer
/ unfounded, and he therefore resumed the cor
, yersation with the Emir of the Round Towers
, Hast heard the news brought in by on
spies from the Christian encampment
"I have" answered Feroz.
"What was their purport7" continued 1br'
= ham {" am DESTROYS to know if they were I
the same effect as those which have reache
n the ears of his Highness" =,
Q II have heard" replied Feroz, that at, IL
g with warlike preparations for some great mil
that it was tS fna 20 sin
to encounter the advancing forces of the Su
Q tan of Moussoul-the battle famed Corbohsn
who are now within one or two days march
4 Antioch"
!, "Thou hast heard the news correctly, or
/, least as it has reached us, /" said Ibraham. bt
D now, what sayest thou as to this military exp
dition against CARIBBEAN ~
r az think, !" replied Feroz, lit is but a Jesnt.
a think il it were really intended it would n