The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1873-04-18

aud, placing his finger ON the dial
plate, .'When the hand shall mark tn,
hour Of eight" said he. II shall hav,
paid my wager, and then l viii appoint
you my astrologer.
The juggler assembled the divan, and
having placed his cimeter at his side
he ordered the door to be thrown oper
that the waiting courtiers might be nd
mitted The apartment. which the din
light Of evening rendered obscure, was
Immediately filed with muftis and
ulemas, agas Of ianizaries and pashas,
great officers Of the Porte, and foreign
ambassadors. He next ordered q new
relay Of guards to relieve those ON duty,
and then the withdrawal Of all the per-
sonal attendants. 1t was the work of q
moment. As the fresh soldiers were
marching in sign from Mehalle caused
the fambeaux to be lighted, when, in
the dazzling food of illumination, he
stood erect, received the homage of the
assembly, and fixing more firmly on his
head the scarlet-feathered turban, the
emblem of power, he cried in q COM
manding tone: LET the standard of
the Prophet be raised on ST.. Sophia |!
The people viii salute it from afar at
the fires of Beiramr'
At these words an officer stepped
forth to execute the orders, but Mus
tapha, who had been sitting aside, at
first amused and then alarmed, arose to
prevent him.
"Haggi Mohammed :" thundered the
ad interim Sultan, obey
The aga bowed and retired. Mehalle
added: Let the imaums repair to the
mosques and offer up petitions for the
new Sultan. Cadilisquier, have the
tomb of Mustapha opened in Scutari."
The Sultan tried to smile. keepers of
the treasury, continued Mehalle, ''dis-
tribute among the poor of Stamboul the
of the late Sultan"
Enough, buffoonr" exclaimed Mus
tapha, in an agitated voice, ON seeing
how readily his servants obeyed these
strange orders.
II still command" replied Mehalle,
nth calm lf-possession; 1.-THE clock
has not yet struck the hour of eight.
Art thou, then, so impatient to know
the fate that awaits thee?" The cour-
tiers were at loss to understand the
scene. They looked with
terrpr on this bold young man. invested
with the insignia of power, and the Boe-
iangi was astonished Mt seeing his mas
ter tremble before a strolling iuggler.
"Mustapha, continued the diviner,
II am about to tell thee the time of thy
ieath, for the evening star has risen.
Mutt, advance J"
The president of the ouneia came |
Onward The diviner proceeded: '-You
rho read every day the book of our
Prophet, and explain it to the people,
ell me how avarice and usury, drunken
less and murder, peridy and cruelty
ihould be punished"
The mutt replied, in a Low, grave
one: by the Koran any one of these
rimes is deserving of death.
"Thou nearest, Mustapha? 1t is the
'rophet who condemns thee" As he
aid this he beckoned to the mutes.
Iustapha tried to rush to the divan, but
Tas seized by the slaves, who had learned
0 recognize the symbol Of power which
Iehalle wore, and the cord was passed
round his neck.
"Thy hour has come, / am the SON
I Solyman, who fell fifteen years ago In
his very place, pierced with wounds
rom thy sword, Thou hast counted
he heads of every member of my family.
hon hast confounded the son of thy
laster with the son of a slave. 1 am
ne evening star : am the Sultan
As he thus spoke. the young prince
'ade step forward. His lofty brow,
is features, voice, manner, and COM
landing dignity of person inspired
eep emotion in the assembly. After =
oment, the cry went up, LONG live
and at the same moment the
ody Of Mustapha fell ifeless on the
arble floor.
The clock had struck eight. Before
le hour hand had once again passed ,
'und the dial, largess had been pro-
Isely scattered among the populace of
Eamboul, oaths of allegiance taken by
Hcera of state and the nrnclarnafion |