Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-04-08

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taken greater fancy to me than I had
to them but that they had always
been extremely civil to me. His lord
ship remained dsilent-refectiugd Deep
ly-for y few moments, aud then
said -
sHassan, leave Paris tomorrow.
1t was my intention to have taken
you with me, but have since chang
ed my mind, aud will go alone. You
and Isaac will remain here to take
charge of everything I possess, aud
you will be very careful not to let
any one into my room. should pre-
ter your not receiving visits from
those servants of my sister; don't
like them, aud have NO confidence in
them. However, if they call, you
will take especial care not to let them
enter my apartments, and l shall give
the same order to the master Of the
hotel, and request he will see them
carried out. In case you have any
difficulty about it, apply to him, and
he will see you righted.' F
"I promised his lordship would
obey him to the letter, and he took
his departure the next morning, tell
ing me he hoped to return to Paris in
y week or ten days at the latest. He
also left us instructions to call occs-
sionaliy at his sisters palace, and
take with US any letters which might
have been sent from London, and
they would be forwarded direct to
him.
"For some days afterwards all went
on smoothly enough. L called but
once at her ladyship's palace, but her
two servants were continually calling
Oh ME. Their very strong friendship
certainly surprised me, and then my
surprise changed into suspicion, which
was caused by their perpetually re.
curing i'll their conversation to the
jewel case, aud where his lcrdship
Keptit. One time Smith went 40 far
~ to speak very ill-temperedly to
ms because would not allow him to
go into his lordship's room. In fact,
very strong words passed between rs,
aud he ended by telling me never to
enter the courtyard Of the palace
again, but to keep out in the street, as
if could not trust him he would not
trust me. He said he believed all
Egyptians were rogues, aud made use
of many other insults Of the same de-
scription, all of which put up with
patiently, determining | would not
allow anything he said to make mo
lose my temper, as l was aware that
rashness very frequently accompanies
passion, and that in the heat Of all
ger, might cay or do something l
should be sorry for attcrward.
"But if the Two servants withdrew
their friendship from me. their be-
haviOr to Isaac, with whom they had
now become acquainted, was very
different. They invited him frequent
ly 10 the palace, pretending to have
taken Il great fancy to him, and to be
we'll pleased ct the way he heard
through his eyes, and his singular
monotonous method Of speaking.
."The enemy's troops had now ap-
preached SO closly to the capital that
there was little doubt that in short
time it would be completely surround
ed, and began TO wish earnestly for
the return of his lordship. Isaac con-
tinued to visit at the palace, and
seemed to like better every day his
new acquaintance. l did not inter-
fere in the matter beyond insisting
that the two men should never enter
the hotel, aud although Isaac was
somewhat displeased at this, it in no
way altered my determination. One
evening, however, Isaac arrived home
before nightfali in state of anxious
excitement. had some difficulty in
getting from him what had occurred.
but at length made out that on 60
ing to the palace he had seen in a
garden near it, at distance of hum
dred to hundred and fifty PAGES
from him. Smith and Pierre, talkin.
together in whispers, i'll very earn
deliberated whether he would dis
on the subject Of their conversation ;
but presently, he heard Smith say, in
a still lower whisper, Il will ask the
boy Isaac where the jewel case is
placed, and have no doubt he will
tell me, for he has conceived a great
friendship for me. Pun sure the case
10 some " here in his lordship's bed
room, aud as Isaac has frequent op-
portunities of entering it, he could
with little difficulty find it, At that
moment Pierre looked up, aud seeing
from the distance Isaac watching
them, he motioned to Smith 10 be
silent, and the pair then advanced TO
meet him"
Here Hassan's auditors were some
what surprised by Achmet, the Cadi's
officer, raising from his seat, aud
placing his pipe beside him. He said
"My brother Hsssan, think you
must have made some mistake III your
narrative. Either it must be fabulous,
or you are grossly exaggerating all
the circumst inces relating to it."
"In what way have 1 offended, Oh
Achmet?" said Hassau. ''What have
[ said or done that should allow you
to imagine that have in the most re-
mote manner infringcd on the promise
l made you that all my statements
should be true?'
"Did you not tell u.s." said Achmet,
with the gravity Of cadi examining
4 witness, "tLat Pierre aud the Eug-
!is!man were one hundred and fifty
PAGES distant from the boy Isaac, and
talking in whispers
~ did, Achmet," replied Hassan.
'' That is to say, they were between
fifty PAGES from him, and [ maintain
1t to be fact! :"
"And talking in whispers?"inquired
Achmet.
"Yes, talking in Whispers" said
Hassan.
"And did you not tell us that W hen
talking of the jewel case they spoke
i'll still lower whispers than before q
81 did. On Achlnet," said Hassan
"Fheir whispers were scarcely heard
above their breath, SO low were they
"Aud now," said Achmet, putting
on Il stern expression OF couutenance
edo you pretend to deny that you
have not grossly exaggerated the fact,i
How is it possible in speaking in rs
low whisper rs you state they con
versed in, that the boy Isaac hear,
them from distance of hundred &c
hundred and fifty PAGES ?"
"Aud maintain it to be strictly
true" SAID Hassan. "When the en-.
chanter gave the boy the power OF
hearing through his eyes, as tolC
you before, he limited it to daylight
aud that when night came on the
sound of cannon would be iuaudi.
ble to him, as he was not able com.
pletely to initiate the work of Allah.
own hands. 10 compensate, how
ever, for the defect, he makes Tho
sense of hearing through the eyes SC
acute that sounds, which would b,
totally lnaudlble to person endo wee
with the ordinary gift Of hearing, ar,
plainly understood by them, In fact
no matter how low a whisper a per