The morning star and Catholic messenger. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1868-1881, 1872-12-22
BY WILLIAM BERNARD MAC cABE.
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Chapter XXI--Aleraader Of Constantinople.

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eAapter XXI--Alerander Of Constantinopte
~ Evil spirit of the wicked selim, answer my
sasstiens," said the old man, turning to that
paxs Of the cave in which. unseen by Alexan-
dor, tho body OF Selim was lying.
:. The evil spirit Of the wicked Selin is pro-
parod to answer tthee,". were the words that
sssaed out of the darkness in the accents of
: = Evil spirit, what said Tara, thy bondwo-
nan, vas the relationship between her and the
Isrkish maiden S sIl b, sway from tho Chris
= : That the turkish ii alden was her daugh-
Evil spirit VIVA. was .he name of the son
"Evil spirit, say what was the plot laid by
the wicked Selim and Alexander of CONSTANT
nopls against the old Auian -csaied tho magi-
.To have sssleu from linn his Jewels, toihave
robbed his cave of every article Of value con-
tanned init: to have murdered the old man,
and to have buried his body here. r.u,u
and lara, brother Of Amiae,p Raid the magi-
elan, the words which S.lim has NOW spoken
in his stssp thou TOO hast spoken before now
and thou hast added that once the place where
Tho Jewels, had ,bsen concealed was discovered,
thoasand 4elln were to watch and sleep by
Sasn, night and day. day and night, for ever,
,antii thou hast found mesiesPing. and then to
5hoss jeWeIsMbehold then,;s 10. .ti IaSa
q ss q wSsh
iuiteise and there burst forth from Il d drawer
e0lwhieh the light Of the lauap fell directly,
.aa 40 it, did 90 there sp.ang ous dazzling:
uRnrklinG, differing rays. white; and red, and
poEple, which bewldered tho eye with their
eg!geops glory. and then with the qniekness Of
s nGhthing lash. as suddenly vanished asthey
rSsa Ssss ss .ss as q tie I'D Alex.
mder, for which thou plotted agafnst his life.
yghatsver his crimes, and they have been
yst theu didst seek to take bis li6a, knowing
web II he discovered iti be would take thine,
apd 10 has taken it." I..-a-r 4...,tl OIL t,as'
ssfvsn to desperation by the horrors Of his
satuation. "kpproach me If thou darest-come
bet near to>me-attempt to lay hand upon
s ssd hn T. moment ~, VIII a clay snes ;.s
g3se, did dying msn' ever talk more boldly
1han Alexander Of Constsntinople T. Foolt for
/Aoura thou hast been breathing an. air impreg-
sas glare Of the lamp, and thou Wit snd .
Alue fame will issue from thine own mouth
and nossrils. I have not poisoned thy wine,
b.s ! poisoned the goblet when I rubbed It
AZ noxious poison. did not poison thy food,
bat smeared the spoon, with q poison that is
NV, yhiss spsAk TO- .hse, shasngi1g thy RE- red
tAy Aesh will De rotted from thy bones in
swenty- flour hours thy very bones themselves
win be like the marshy earth, ligsifed int 9
solidity. Even whilst i speak to thee thy
00ee ruddy check il green az growing rush.
Thy breath is hot g. if it issued from o
take my life, and have taken thine. In few
zpinutes more uncomfortable pangs will seize
opon thee and if thou wouldst die more brave
y than thou hast lived, do this: when the first
pain sseses thee, approach thy mouth to the
AAme of the lamp, and thy wicked spirit will
94pleae in thy cancerous body, as new effer-
veoeent wine bursts forth from o worm eaten
eask in which it has been incantiousiy placed.
leave thee. dog, to die alone in thy despair.
do 90 because desire to retain life in tie
sleeping miscreant there. who has not yet per-
fDsEaed the DEVILS work which he has wilfully
chosen to do, and which he would not have tho
strength to perform if he inhaled for another
hour the same pestmb,bed atmosphere which
then hast been breathing for half q day. Fare
we'll, Alexander of Constantinople, We meet no
more living in this world; but there is another
world, as surely as thou sittest there dying
asOrehing flames, or Of burning ice, my first
wosds to thee will be-Alexander of Constan-
s1nople, remem Der the last dainty dish of W hich
4Aoa didst, as a living man, partake was of my
aooking that thou didst epjey it greatly, but
0ever didst ask of what materials it was com
posed and now, glutton, volnptuary, sensual
m, tell thee it was of human flesh, of the
sweetest morsels could cut from tho bodies of
500 suekling infants. There IL the meat of
which thou hast made thy last meal"
And 40 tho wicked old man said these words
10 plhCeu JUG O1SouIuR uca0O OK Two
Haxen- haired infants on the table before the
GEeeki ma
Tho old man disappeared in the darkness; the
Aim might be heard, and as he ascended the
cavern there rung behind him fierce peal Of
laughter, followed by loud shrieks, and the
words, Mother! sister human hesh" and
ShsD-there was q bright flame lighting up the
yanls, followed by an awful explosion, and
tbon-
There was the silence of death, and mephitio
yapers rushed out of every crevice of tho cave,
and poisoned the air with dense and sitting
aRseke.
Chapter XXH-False Friends.
Selim was awakened to consciousness and
rain by the labore rather than the care of the
HAgieian; and as his senses returned to him,
10 percsiVed that he was lying in . miSerable
howell, on the bare ground, and HE burning
cheek resting on the cold earth, and adding by
the Intensity of it's cold to the torture he was
GH1HTing.
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