The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1873-01-04

TIE game Was slsr'. Thoush d.
played ~l'h skill. a., ss.taa waa
ehiekmai .. Il was fairly doae.
and be pleasaaily prepared 70 ialfIl
liz engagement.
Nuiiapha loosened bic z rdle. toot
aH hls pelisse nad laid dosn hia tuf.
ban. while a slave assisted 10 lnveat
Mchalls ia ihefoyal garments. These
preparations completed, the sultan.
dressed only IN loose silken tsuwref-
aud richly embroidered vest. sr-
preached a clock, and, placing bis
finger Oh tic dial plate. yWhen lhe
band shall nark the hour Of eight,
said 10, II shall have paid my wager.
and then ! viii appoin, you my -
tfologcr."
The juggler asccnd,d the divsn,
and having placed his scimetar al bis
eide, he ordered the doors to be
thrown open that the waiting cour-
tiers might be admitted. The apart
meni, Which the dim light Of even
ing rendered obscure, was immo-
diately filled with muilis and ulemas,
agas OF janiEaries aud pashas, great
officers OF the Porte and foreign ON
bassadors. lie next ordered new
relay Of guards to relieve those on
duty, and then the withdrawal of
all the personal attendants. II was
the work OF n moment. AS the
fresh soldiers were marched in a
sign from Meballe caused the fam
beaux to be lighted, when, in the
dazzling flood Of Illumination, ho
stood erect, received the homage Of
the assembly, aud, fixing more firm.
ly on his head the scarlet icatheret
.urban, tho emblem of power, he
cried in commanding tone, "Let
the standard OF the prophet be raised
on st. Sophial The people will ga
lutte it from afar at the fires Of Bel,
ram!
At these words an officer stepped
forth to execute the order, but Mus
tapha, who had been sitting aside, at
first amused and then alarmed, arose
to prevent him.
"IIaggi Mohammcd,' Numbered
the dd.interim sultan, "obeyp'
The aga bowed and retired Ne
halle added, "Let the imaurns repair
TO the mosques and offer up petition,
tor the new sultan! Cadilisquier,
have the tomb of Mustapha opened
in Scutari y The sultan tried to
smile. keepers Of the treasury"
continued Mehallc, "dlstributc
among the poor Of Stamboul III,
hoardings fthc late sultanl' m
Enough, buiToon r exclaimed
Mustapha in an agitated voice, on
seeing how readily his servants
oboyed these strange orders.
81 still command, replied Mehaf-
le with calm self-possession; "the
clock has not yet struck the hour OF
eight. Art thou, then, so impatient
to know the fate that awaits thee II
The courtiers were at O loss TO
understand the mysterious sscene.
They looked with terror on this
bold young man, invested with the
insignia Of power, and the Bostapsi
was astonishcd at seeing his master
tremble befora a strolIiilg juggler.
"Mustapha," continued the divin>
or, ~ am about tn tell thee the time
Of thy death, for the evening star
has risen. Multi, Advance
The president Of Che oumela came
forward.
/ The diviner proceeded: "You who
read every day the book Of our
prophet and explain tito the people,
| tell me how ayarice and usnry,
| drunkenness ard murder, periidy
and cruelty should be punished"
The mufti replied III d low, grave
tone, "By the Koran, any one Of
these crimes 10 deserving Of death"
@Tbou nearest, Mustapha? It's
the prophet who condemns thee"
AS be said this he beckoned totlIc
mutes. Mustapha tried to rnsh to
the divan, but was seized by the
slaves, who had learned 10 recognize
the symbol Of power which Mshallc
wore, apd the cord was passed
around bis neck.
aThy hour has come! / am the
: son Of solyman, who fell fifteen
years ago il this very place, pierced
with wounds from thy sword! Thou
hast counted the heads Of every
member Of my family. Thou hast
confounded the son Of thy master
with the child OF a slave. | am the
evening star; lam the sultan Afnu>
rath y e W
Ashs thusspoke the young prince
made step forward. His lofty
: brow, his features, voice, manner
and commanding dignity Of person
! inspired deer emotion in the -
I scmbly. After d moment the cry
; went up, "Long live Amarath y and
!. at the same moment the body n
. Mns.apha tell lifelcss On the marble
: iioor. a Assi 81
Il The clock had strnck eight. Be-
| fore the hour-hand had once agaih
Q passed round the dial, Iargesr had
e been profusely scattered smong th<
, populace Of Stamboul, baths 81 ale.
9 glancc taken byofiiccrs n state, md
a the proclamation, @His Highneas,
= our very magnificent lord aud mas
ter, Sultan Abdul Azi1 Aniurath,
8 has ascended the throna!' trumpets
I ed BY the public crier befoto tiIs
i mosque ot st. Sophia. RAt V
"A remarkablelfossil bind w. lake-
elly discovered 10 Weatsrp Kanpae,
! that II creating not alittI4 ecneGeinl1