The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-16

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FROM THE FRENCH, Nc By MRS. HUNT MT MORGAN. OR
THs!SUlrAE KAFAM130U.LsADJr rsignsd
! at Samarcand. asaa ftqsa..is / ~ -
He was sovereign much loved, who
had only one sole fault, thai. az befnR pas
i sionately fond of apples, although he no
] longer possessed eBetA with s<ShIeh 80
crunch them, In the garden OF his se-
] raglie he had magnifice orchard, which
excited the envy Of aif fds subjects , sAis
excessive love for this fruit had kiven him
the surname of Karam- Bou- Latij, which
Arab phrase signifies : Good Father PIP
PIN" <-t Il 1,.ssn'- ~ u ~.
were stolen, not mly by the naagnatss of
the court, but even by the young people
Of the town, many Of whom run the risk
Of losing their heads in order t. eat so
fine fruit. The GRAND, Vfzers himself
was unable to resist the tempfation, and
one evening he scaled tha walls of the
orchard. like q scnpmon thiefC that he
might satisfy his Goal,psGpdtse.f vtloti es',M
A Grand Vizier goes nowhere Without
being observed; and sespe1Allys Hth he
climbs over walls. His enemies, ythefee
fore, hatched plot against him !; ard one
evening, while he was tasting. d Sultan
apple, the finest sort in the orchard, the
assassins threw themselves on him and
killed him. They then feds leaving the
corpse on the spot. .sa u. s.sl 5s.5
Two other thieves, who were Also in the
habit Of eating the Sultan's apples, saw
the crime committed. ei One was Ben
Douda, the Sultan's lester the other was
young man Of the town. named Ali.
Affrighted at what they had seen they
also He'd, scaling stimuli ltane0usly the wall
Of the seraglio; and such was their terror
that they fell one on the other on the out.
side Of the enclosure. There they seizedE
each other by the collar, each one MS
taking the other for an assassin. Happily,
being acquainted, mutual recognition soon
took place. ar ~. a.. ..,Egs7e ~
sDid YOU see ?'' asked Ben-D -Douda.
GALE" replied Ali; II also recognized
among the murderers the Lord Omar,
who has long intrigued to occupy the post
of Grand Vizier. - ~ aia z ~ = J.
"We cannot denounce him to the Sui
TAM" said Ben Donda,, s'w without dehottnc
ing ourselves; and yet, so great 9 crime
cannot GO unpqnlsped.n .asssss.n1a
Listen replied the jester .eTo-mor-.
row you must meet the 3nltan ON his re-A
turn from the mosque, end 4 Wnl pfesent
YOU to him as the greatest soOthsayer fns
the kingdom. He will then take you tQ
the palace, and there yon wfl telr him q g 90
we have seem" EF+jg Be- ST.. 5ezs.,z
This plan. once arranged, the troaas-
At the appointed time, Ali met Karam-,
Bou-Ladj, and Bend presented him
to the Sultan, who ordered him to attenda
him to the palace. ~ sss@ iitaH 80 81 -, =
The Sultan of Samarcand was not SLOW
in returning home, and ia summ0n1pg
before him the .famous meg giclans A4aQ
whom BEN Douda had told him wonders.
Speak; / isten,''d said akaram-tSeu-'
Ladj; s'divine what thong1at occupies my
mind at this moment"
mighty Lords said ssAh, s.yUur hiEH
ness is uneasy on account OF the absence
Of your Grand Vizier, whom yop nave
not seen since last evening" - .ss,xmaG
'By the beard Of the Prophet fat 1s So
And what has become Of Ibis excellent
Grand Vizier?'' 4&zrsMz. a. !,
Sultan. he was assassinated BY NappN
stealers while, devoted to- your mgnness,
hekept watch over. your 'orohard
"You lie 20 exclaimed the Sultan, n
II see him. added Ali, in q tone 81 in
spiration. $ he lies covered with blood ~
the foot Of the tree which bears the ceie-
brated Sultan apple, which you prefer.
Karam-Bou-Ladi ediateiy cent seV.
eral enuchs to assure him Of the TACT, ana
thes. very soon returned in tears 10 con-
firm the assertion of the soothsayeIa sass
"The names of the murderers? = crleo
the Sultan in his sad indignation.
Ali feigned to consider. One mi9n'7
have heard the movement Of ny Q Wi0g.
so profound was the silence. The Anxious
expectants waited the terrible. Fsvee04o1
sit is the Lord Omar and hls Pss Pa!s
sans,'' said Ali, :. they have commlCeeo
the crime in order to take the place OF tne
Grand vizier, and SO succeed him in your
favor.''
Karas,-B Bou-Ladj, pale, incensed, co1ia =.
not pronouncea word. he extenoeu ms
arms, held out his hand, and Win an ,sa. as
ergetic gesture, divided the air IRON le''
to right. s..s se@.., j =,
Omar by the nape OF the neck before me
latter had time to say s. Oufv' and q ms
head Instantly rolled at he feet OF tne
Sultan. ~r. .ss5,s- aas41.,.
Then Karam-Bou-Ladj turned to All,
and said to him:
II name thee Bach Guezam, that is to