Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1874-09-12
TIE MAID OF DAMASCUS.


ciius. when the beautiful city Of Damascus
was at the height Of its sp,cNdor and mag
niircnce. dwr.t therein Il young noble,
Damcd Dcmctrius, whose Lecayed fortunes
did rot correspond with the general pros
pcrity Of the times. lie Was Il Youth of
ardent disposition, and very handsome in
person; pride kept hi,a from brtteIiu@ his
estate by the profession Of merchandise, yet
more kecnly did he fee! tie ob~cuity to
which adverse fate bad reduce hin. that
in his lot was invoked the Goltauc of one
iearc: than himself
/, 50 happeaad that, in that quarter Of
the city which faces the row Of palm-trees,
witha the gate hc>an, dwcit 4 wealthy old
merchant, wto Lad beautiful daughter.
DenctiiuS had, by chance, seen hcr some
time before. and he was 50 struck with her
lo'ei&cr,, that, after l,ining some months
in secret. lie yemtared on Il Disclosure, and,
to hi, delighted surprise, found that Isabelle
had long silently narsad a deep and almost
hopeless pa>si1G for him as,; 50, being
ROW aware that their love WAS mutual, they
were Is happy a, the bird that, all day long,
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rs he seated himself beside her on the steps,