The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-10-20

without their permission; we are az degraded
as if we were animals without mina' OF rea dv
l have none, but have woman's wiz, ana
with its aid alone can overmatch the vain,
Boosting, craven Selim. But hist! hisG! near
the sound as of o horse riding at full speed,
and there is too, in the air those confused,
whispering, indistinct noises which precede
the advance, by miles, of large BODY OF men
me, lady, for leaving you thus alone l do 1t
for your good, as am now as watchfui Tor your
safety as was before Indifferent to It," with
these words cara left the room.
Gunhilda rose from the couch on which she
had been resting, and taking her diamond
crsss in her hand, she knelt down and prayed,
the pious pray when they nave escaped ITO"
imminent peril.
CHAPTER XIL-The Contrast.
-"Well" said cara, as she confronted Selim,
when he was on the point of ending his pant.
ing horse within the crumbling walls Of the
ruined Notifications. .wby didss thou leave 50
II left" said the logged, sullen.looking
selim, "beoause of thy temper, and have re-
turned because intelligence has reached me;
doomed by me to destroction-Swein Prince
Of Denmark, with his betrotbed bride. the fair
Florine. are now fast advancing in this direc-
bility they may even pass by this place, per-
haps by some lucky chance ix upon this lori
ress a. their headquarters for the night: II
they should none k1Sw =. better tnsn snse nor
passages, how very easy it would be for me to
inflict death upon one or both Swein and Flor.
inc, if choose, and ut the same time secure
Safety and escapep cried lara, with affect
ed surprise; " are these fitting words in the
mouth of q devout Ismaelianf Why, that
which supposed thou vast ever most an xieus
| to attain was to see thy knife in the destined
victims heart, and then to lose thy own exist
| ence, so that thou highest ct once ascend to
| n ut fkn
seventy thousand saffron meadows or topaz
galleries, expressly and exclusively reserved
for the enjoyment Of courageous and re'ointe
"And say naught now to the contrary"
still doggedly answered Selim. my vow is
one thing; the fact that this place affords
| great facilities for q murderer to escape is I'M
deniable. There is no Inconsistency and no
Sinking on my part, when declare that, come
life, come death, triu execute my VOW when
can, where can and how can, and with this
| intention have now returned. But where Is
the woman l conveyed here Not dead,
hope"
ing should be deadf' asked lara.
because man nor woman either is safe
in life or limb in thy society for half an honr.
Thy temper is like the burning blast in the
upon, and scorches, as 1t PUSHES along, every
thing, animate or inanimate, that it touches
in its devastating career"
"Thou speakest the truth, Selim," said cara,
| x" although truth from thy lips sounds like
i falsehood. And so you left the Christisn wo-
man in the hope that my passionate temper,
combined with hatred of Christianity, might
f lead me to slay her. What harm had this Wo-
l man done to thee or thine that thou shouldst
wish her dead Z"
T little did desire her death, that did not con
: template leaving her with thee alone until thy
bitter words drove me away. desire her to
: live, because she is q woman of the highest
rank, and my hope is to receive, for her safe
| return, enormous ransom"
.And was this thy own idea, or was it sug
y gested to thee by another, to capture a woman
g in order thst thou highest sell her back tc
IS liberty 7" asked cara.
9 cit was not my idea. had such plan il
t my head when 1 went forth with Baghi Siar
It and the Greek to capture beautiful young
g Turkish female"
"And kno west thou the name of that youpS
o female, and in what relation she stood to the
70 Christian woman 7" asked Zara, suppressng a.
veil as she could every appearance of emotion
81 know nothing at all on the subject, bu
d that l found the two women together, ant
s. Baghi Sian being endorsed, ran away will
{. one woman and the Greek with the other, ant
d 1 conceived had the better of the two, for tn
sr one took had jewels upon her, and the Greel
- told me to keep her safe and 1 would be sure t.
get good ransom for her,"
le And dost know why the Greek ran ava.
IS with the young girl Z" asked lara.
ooh! yes, it was because Baghi Sian de
n sired to have young wife, / suppose she j
p now safely immured in Antioch" replied Selu
wondering at the calm interest with which
ID commonplace incident. His admiration wa
destined to be of very brief duration.
"Oh! villain! villain !" she exclaimed, " an
I'd therefore fitting associate for villains, and ap
a tool for miscreants, canst thou thus spea
1 coolly and dispassionately to a tcoman-to on
that thou knowest has been q mether-cans
as speak to her if it we're harmless freak
er This outrageous ruf1iansm towards two VI
ut offending women-the one q Mahommedar
n the other Christian! Holy Prophet, thes
d. are the deeds of thy followers How can
n tell, base wretch, but that her whom tbo9 has
e. wretched 1niscreant like Baghi Sian, may nc
IN be my own child, my poor Anime"
e. "Ah, now think of it," said Selim, " be
IS lieve the girls name was Anime"
IN "Alas! alasw cried lara; her rage being eI
lie, tiDguished in her horror and grief
he " But then, ;" said Selim, endeavoring to sootl
's- her, "there are, you know, q hundred thousan
We Amines and your daughter Anime was onl
m Eve years of age, and this girl, am sure, wa
i seventeen, and therefore could not be yot
at daughter"
he "And therefore may, am almost sure IS m
on daughter" said cara. "Selim, thou knowe
he me we'll. There was time when though
differently Of thee than do now. But in or
ot,o !,