Bozeman avant courier. [volume] (Bozeman, Mont.) 1872-1882, 1874-02-13

days in benlOanlng the cruel fate that
shut him out OF the possession OF a
creature so rarely endowed with capt..
waiting charms and graces; and one
day, Achmct, the trusted counsellor OF
the calipl,, discovered to his cost that
this belief was no idle myth. AS he
was accustomed to accompany the
caliph everywhere, he CHANGED one
morning to catch sight Uf Suicika from
q little distance, as she walked III the
garden attended by her maids. Her
raven. black hair interviewer with gilt
tering pearls, her graceful figure, but
slightly concealed by the flowing white
robe which was fastened at the waist
by a girt'le Of diamonds, aud above all
her beautiful face"
"In short, interrupted my fair part
ner, sit was desperate case Of love
at first sight"
"Kightly guessed I answered. "Of
course he knew that it was idle to
dream Of possession; but he prayed
day and night TO Allah and the
Prophet that lie might for one moment
clasp her in his arms, press one burn
ing kiss upon her lips, and then for
get that he had ever gazed upon such
dangerous charms. One day, not long
after that fatal sight, Achmet lay i'll
the caliph's garden, under a lofty palm
tree. The fragrance Of millions of
flowers, the silvery splash of fountains
and the low twittering Of birds, charm
ell his senses into sleep; and in the
gardens Of the land Of dreams he
walked hand in hand with Suleika.
Suddenly he awoke, and there close
beside him st0od-'
"Cousin Freidrichm exclaimed Rosa,
suddenly breaking into my story, ''are
you going to keep possession Of Mar
garet the whole evening! See, every
body in the room is wondering why
you have ceased dancing and settled
into corner by yourselves. Come,
Margaret, I will find a more lively
partner for you" Without another
word she drew the girls arm within
her own and whis.1ed her away, Civ
ing her only time to say in a low tone,
and with tender glance, "you will
finish the legend for me before the
evening is over" I bowed, and she
vanished among Tie throng Of guests
An hcur la.er-it seemed many
hours to me! stood a.c-e Gil the bal
c,ny, wondering at myself and L;..uly
able to das lie whether I had not been
the victim OF a strange dream or some
Illusion of the senses, when sweet
voice close beside me recalled my wan
dering thoughts.
Il began to fear I should lose the
end Of your story"
"Ah, how amiable of you to seek
me out again. Is not this lovely
scene l was just thinking that your
presence only was wanting to make it
perfect"
"Flatter! Well, do I bring perfec-
ton! But where were we in oar story 7
ALI, Observation-Disclosures had awak-
cned, and"
Fright! Aci,met awoke from his
dream, and there, close beside him
stood Sulu:.sa. Bewildered by her
dazzling beauty he sank at her feet
and pressed passionate kiss upon her
hand. Instead of calling her slaves
and attendants to punish the daring
offender, as he eXpected-she only
smiled upon him. This gave him cOur-
age to say, ''Laly will l leave your
presence forever, and seek refuge in
the wilds in the most distant noun.
tains Of the East; but l beg Of your
grace to permit Inc one embrace and
one kiss upon your lips"
"And Suleika granted his petition y
asked Margaret, in low voice and
averted glance.
"He embraced her.
Embraced her?"
GAS my arm embraced You in the
waltz-as now embrace yOu"-
"Go on" whispered Margaret, as |
paused an instant, alarmed at my own
temelity.
"And he pressed his lips to hers, as
CAST"
GAS now press mine to yours, my
own beautiful Sulcika."
"Ah!"
"But the instant he had taken the
embrace and kiss, he sank lifeless to
the ground, killed by the rapture of
the moment"
We sat silent for short time. Mar
garet ma le no effort to escape from my
embrace, and l found courage to say :
margaret, l love you n0 less than
Achmet loved Suleika. I know not
why his fate was: not also mine; but
this do know, that my heart will al.
ways be yours. To the latest. day OF
my life it will beat for you alone. Mar.
garet do you love met"
II love you," was the whispered an.
swer.
And again our lips touched, and
again folded her to my heart in close
embrace. III shall never forget this
sweet hour, when you became my own,
l whispered, kissing her hand.
Fresh music from the dancing hall
recalled me to the world we had left.
4 '.They will miss us" said Margaret.
"My love, we must part for a little
while"
! at is true, we must. But give me
one kiss more, my Margaret"
"There! Oh, Friedrich, /, too, am
yours forever, as you are mine. l will
love you fOreyer-thrOugh eternity"
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