The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1876-06-28
ARABIA.

sway Ks sesEfo p III tstsAes aiLzF NSf
ing fortune and csprscsoas change from
osge master 20 another. she came down
20 the great slave mart a. STAN boal
aud VA -old among Caucasian snd
Georgian girls. An knglisA merchant.
= resliea, of B.n,res. hJught her and
n.4s Der hi. wife. Tor wives were scarce
in that country IL w>s gentle with
her ard taught her ia. Engll.h Ian
gyiage. add .hs seemed - have aFs attach
meut - her husband. AZ least she ~ss
always olsesiient - hifa. She learned
10 Sew AID knit. using thread. needle
and thimble like other women. but she
associated very little with the Eng lish
ladies of B1uares aud rarely went be-
You'd the shelter Of her husbands roof.
She wa gazelle like creature, slight
and willowy Of form. her eyes dark as
the deep purple blue of midsummer
night, her darkly glowing Indian face
vas oycTspr-sd with the bloom of per
fec. health Her fee. aud hsrsis were
as small and delicately beautiful ~
those of princess whose descent is
known for centuries back. She became
the mother of a beautiful boy, and, the
father being proad and rich, s..id. My
Arab child shall grow into Whatever
trim culture the schools csn train and
prune hlm.
His education Begin early. md from
was surrounded by preceptors lie be-
came "A marvel among lads for his
scholarly attainments he played on
several musical instruments. sang and
composed. was q skilliul draughtsman
and eminent in coloiing. aud cxcelled
III botany.
His father had forbidden any to tell
the boy that Arab blood ran in his
yeiu-. aud in the Infancy of the child
he had requested Zdbedi the mother to
sing only English songs and speak only
English mother.tals beside the cradle
of her son, but somi times IN forgetful-
ness not IN ,lisobs iience, when the
silver moon, no wid, r than bow well
strung, threw ats gliil ner az her narsery
window, she turned her face toward
Arabia aud the neS' moon, aud sang
some strange unknow tongue that was
half song. half iar Ienta'ion, NJ such
times the Wild ihingfn the cradle would
turn uueasiiy. and. opening wide his
great. lustrous eyes seemed to ask Of
ht. mother the mear ing Of her song.
The yoath passed through the univcr-
>,ty. taking easily such honors as he
pleased, ia all hands raft he especially
excellcd. No hand So sped home the
arrow. none so os<Illful TO direct the shot.
T.. -. ard al
athivtin sports he was vigorous IA u
Greek; but he never animated or iraier-
nizcd in any way with his companions
or gave sign that hs belonged 10 the
human race. The oily creatures besides
his Arab mother that he really seemed
10 lore was colt. as yet unbr0ken,
that burying his velvet nose in the
hand of the young II an, or rubbing his
neck against the boys shoulder, made
some rnspoken sign of sympathy
When the right time came, the mcr.
chant took h,s son irto his basincss rs
"A partner. and appointed him 10 oversee
the ships aud warehogs he looked
on the ships With a z oomy d'scontent,
he saw the sea. but Yet nc understood
not It's language 10 hia the warehouses
looked dark aud forpiddlng. and he
could not coun, the babes of silk or In
dian muslin or ~ Through the irk-ome
routine Of the shops. lie knew not
what allied him. a horrid unrcs, AMI
melancholy guawcd ~ lils heart.
There were some ral-birds Gagged III
a toy shop of Bcnarcs thtt somehow had
found their way 10 Ills mart. Ths
youth often stopped, 4 at morn and
evening he came and went from the
shop. 10 look ~ the pris oners; but the
/ birds were as silent a. ths sea had beer
/ 10 the Arabian. and gave no hint thai
/ he. too. was a prisoner whose heart was
| beating continually IN its cage
The colt in his father Stlble was de
scendant of those fiery war horses which
bore the troops OF Genghi.' X han wher
that warrior oyerran all TAI tary-horsc'
/ under whose feet no grass ever grew
/ swift and untamcd ~ the lis htning. n
night when the boy stole down to th'
stables 10 carrcss the horses the animal
ewes shone in the darkness like dia
| monds, and his dancing heois seemed
impaticn; To be gone The creatur'
longed Tor liberty and hated the re
i straint of hit or bride.
The summer nights were sultry L
Bcnares. Often the Arab youth di'
not close his eyes in sleep Until TIA
dawn. On one sNcb sleeplcss ,ight. a
lac locked through hIs bedrs' IA VIII
dow. Il fiery star arose oa the deep pur
pie blue of the sky. aud its beams iel
full upon his face. larger and more ma &
nIfceut i; grew as upward town ri tn
xcniih ii took it> stately way
Il know at last" said the Aral
Nv hat sil> me. understand the unres
tha, has possessed my spirit. lt Is De
cause | have not seen the stars enough
Renarcs WAS too small The heave
was helged in with marble walls, ar'
Goi could not speak Ia me thrcug
them
He arosc and walked into the gsrdai
Benares Was asleep; more grsndly ~
solsmnlv burned the start SEEM
now Ia b. over his head He wei
down the alo.s- shaded path 70 tn. siahl
door. there the wild Cossack colt ms
him. having escaped from the stable
She WAS impA;ien, q be gone, In th
golden s,srlish; her white msne an
IVORY hcof. fs,hei; he gave her
gesture of cunmsnd and assent; i
mounted her back. and. lake a creatar
with wings. she aew away. past ware
house and cathedral. hank, sXchAnS'
palace and cotiage-ai last into u
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