, 1874-02-08
blows right and left, and shouting, "PlAce,
ulaca for t}te Ehnnadiah Ehnkirtn ~

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owner Of the house did not intend to let it ye
ior the sake Of the honor Of putting under o!
legations 1nau OF the standing Of khoWad;a
shakir, he would let it for fabulous sum, whic
he named. The beggag, now become the Khou
adjah Shakif,
TOOK HIN At BIS WORD,
and asked how much more he would have to pa
| 1or tne furniture, rs he wanted to take posses
sion OF the house AZ it was, furniture and plate
anu linen. and servants, and all The owne
aga1n q named his pricss, which was accepted with
OUT discussion on which the bnnse and all .vor
declared to have been let to the EhoWad ia]
ShakiF, who was now the host Of him Of vLon
| re had been, moment BEFORE the visitor
shasr began to do the honors Of hi
aonse WITH that graceful dignity which in th
the lowest. There the poorest bescar ia erer-
1ncn gentleman, save the money.
haaKlr also purchased the horses of the ovne,
OF the house; aud, u all that he now had wat
not yet sufficient Tor him to hold his rank. sew
eral OF the merchants Of the town vere gent fnr
and came With their wares, which thew disni,ynf
under the tua1a and in the courtyard, All tht
leading usurers OF the city camo to offer to hin
| large sums Of money at enormous rates Of iu
! terest. He objected, not to the interest, but tt
tno loans themselves, having, said he, all the
morey that he wanted. But his friend, the mer
chant, whispered IN hiR ear, that it was fashion.
able Tor great people to patronizo banks BY
BORROWING LARGE SUNS;
ana that, by thus interesting the capitalists OF
tue city in bis weiia1u, he would secure better
and moro ready sale for his goods when thew
came. 80 he allowed the loans to be forcednnon
him. and also sold for cash o part Of the goods
| which were to come with his caravan. He at the
same time bonght, partly On credit and nartIy
Tor cash, but invariably ut fabulous prices many
articles Of jewclry and clothing; books OF poetry
and prose, Of science history, and fiction n1.si
cal Instruments -; chiseled swords, and gold-em-
broldered saddles china vases several most
costly horses; four beautiful Georgian girls.
every one with four Nubiau maids to attend her
and furniture Of all sorts to replace those articles
winch were 10 the houso and which he found
fault With. All bis arrangements being nowcom-
plete, he declared himself ready to
RECEIVE THE CoNGRATuLAToBY VISITS
OF all the great people Of the city, who all cAmo
servants to express to him how much every oue
felt honored at his taking Ills abode in the citr.
6hakl1, In the meantime, had given ordcrs TO his
lntendant to hire armed men, and horaes. and
mules, and tents, and provisions for travel, Us
he must Immediately start to meet his caravan.
On the second day OF his arrival, he va was already
On his journey. 3" It il by this punctual attend
ing to business, that have made alI my for
tune" said he; and parents quoted this saying,
and q, al his moral sayings, to their sons,
ohak1r, before starting, had made, an arrange
ment with lis friend tue merchant, that the latter
should, on the morrow Of his departure, dispatch
to him swift lorsenan with q secret
message about the latest pricee-current, or soma
Buch matter When this messenger came, Shakir
received him privately, and, after paying him
the city without speaking to any members of the
escort. When the messenger WAS out Of sight,
he ordered all his escort to
TAKE 4 NEW DIRECTION,
as the letter lie had just received required it.
But he said nothing Of tho object Of this new
fFHY7F1n N7I.r l. I
judged that it must be 3 matter Of eomo great
moment such, perhaps, as political mission.
They Travelled for Torsl weeks in this new
direction, camping every night, until they
reached large city, which they did not enter,
but By tie orders Of Shakir, pitched their tents
near the river. As soon as the news was spread |
in the city Of the arrival Of distinguished
traveller with large retinue,- ali the nota-
bic inhabitants cane IN succession to pay their
respects to shakir, rho received them with the I
dignity becoming to his rank.
All tie notable inl1abitauts came, said, but |
with, however, one exception
THE PACHA CAME NOT; |
for with regard to hir, the etiquette Of tho |
country differed from what it was with other |
return it. As Shskir did not..ca1 on him on ths |
tirBt nor on the second day, some of lis visitors
several times mentioned the Pacha in their con- |
meaning it as hint, But shakir |
seemed not to catch it; only, whanever the men |
lion came, tho smile died on his lips; and his |
,ouuteDauce took the expression, not OF fear |
or h1mself, but Of sorroW for somebody else. t
This was necessarily reported to the Pacha, |
sho grew quite uneasy shout it, aud sent some /
apparently as visitors. but in reality
N an errand OF inquiry. 6aaG1x was not the |
nan not to perceive all this. His answers to
hose emisaariee Tere eyasfve, but such as to I
onFey an impression that there was
SOMETHING AWFUL IN STORE
or the Pacha, and that Shakir waa so1ry to hare
0 play part in it, but must.
Toward the end Of the second day, when the
isitors wera quite many, and Shakir held open
ourt under tree at bis tent-door, tho mention
I the Pscha came again and Shakir, seeming
, have made up his mind to wait no longer,
lid in quiet, but elonly and clearly articulated
.anner, !" I had expected the visit Of my friend
10 Pacha before this time; but as have not
le business which detained him must
ave been very urgent. Shakkur and As'-
/" (speakinS to two Of his janissa-
es), ''go to tho pacha's palace, salute His
[ighness, and tell him that the servant Of HIS
hakkur and As'ad bowed aud went. The vis-
ors seemed thundotstruck, but had soon nade
p their minds Is to the course to follow Some
them found protext to shorten their visit to |
3akH; and OF these some went to the Pacha to
OTTER THEIR CONDOLENCES
I'd their help. These were his true friends; |
1t they were few. 4 larger number, who had
sen concerned in the defalcatlons and exac-
Dns which invariably take place under any
acba's administration, and are punished by his
1cccssor, merely to make place for new
auds, and for new set OF thieves, |
ont home hastily, took some money
I'd ya1uables, and started for the
uutrY or the mountains The remainder |
.pt their scats, OF drew closer to Shaki1, ana |
ntinued to pay their court to him with renewed
tensity.
When the Pacha received the message, ho | ,
il, " .Sane'dn .catd'dh Z" G. hear and ohoy"),
ID luna liIahi ,cailayhi lima rairun." e. We
loug to God, and
UNTO HIN DO TE RETURS.)
hen Mohammcdan has uttered tl1is last sen !
nee, he ia no more unprepared for anything
at may happen. He refused to take his gunrd {
til him, and went with the few friends who {
d remained faithful to misfortune. I
The news Of his fall had already been spread t
rough the city. So on his passage he was
,ated very differently from what he had been t
to- No honors were paid to him as t
an official person. OF thoas who net him on c
0 street. some Stunned Ills glances, and (
* another way. Others seemed really t
ny for him but their expression +
Is that Of mute respect. Some who had been q
onged, or Justly punished, By him or By his | I
icors, expressed their satisfaction with differ
t degrees Of Tindictiveneas. Gut tho mass t
rely looked serious, and thought that, t
ALL nE1SG DONE BY ALLAH, 4
was not for his servants to ex,llt oyar him who q