The Canton mail. [volume] (Canton, Miss.) 18??-1882, 1876-04-08

md taking hold of mine, he drew me to
his side and pointed to the illuminated
shield. Looking at the place indicated,
We saw dark patches appear like those
upon the moon. These gradually formed
into figures, which began
moving about till they come out in high
relief in their natural colors. They
neither appeared like photograph nor
an engraving; still less like reflection of
images ON a mirror; but as if the disk
were a cameo, and they were raised
above its surface and then endowed with
life and motion. To my astonishment,
and my friends CONSERVATION, we recog-
nized the bridge leading from Galata to
spanning the Golden Horn
from the new to the old city.s There
were the people hurrying to and ho,
steamers andgay calks gliding on the blue
the.many colored buiidinp,
villas, and palaces reflected in the waser,
and the whole picture Illuminated ~ the
SUM-
1t passed ike o pAn0ran,b but so vivid
was the impression that we could not tell
whether It or ourselves were in motion.
All was hustle and life, but not sound
broke the oppressive stiffness, IL was
noiseles as dream. 1t was phaDom
picture. Street after street, quarter af-
ter quarter succeeded each other; there
was the bazaar, with its narrow rooted
passages, the small shops on each side,
the coffee houses with. grayeiy smoking
Turks, and as either they or we giided
past them one of the sunokers upset his
irritated countenance, and a volley Of
soundless invectives made us, great
amusement. - We Travelled With the
picture until we cape b Z the nhYj1eh
and cup of coffee OF another and large
building, which recognised as ~ PAL
ace of the minister Of 6naHce. In 4
ditcrsbenzAd thSskosss,. and clio u
a mbsqpe, Eing ine pool Of mud sitA
his siIken coat all Ibedrageed, lay ~
poor Ralph! Painting and crouching
down, as if exhausted, he seemed dying
near him were gsthered some sorry-look-
ing ours who lay blinking in the sun and
snspfdSg 10 the aies: -
/ had seen all that I had, desired, al
though had not breathed 4 word about
the dog TO the dervish, and had come
more out of curiosity than with the idea
Of any success. was impatient to leave
at once to, recover, Ralph but az my
besought me to remain, a lit
tie while longer, reluctantly consented.
The scene faded away and Miss H
placed herself m her turn nearer by the
side of the gigantic dervish.T stisfa
J az will think of him." whispered she
into my ear, with that sentimental tone
which young ladies' generally assume
when referring to him." saalGcEse
A longstretcho Of aapd abiue sea with
caps dancing in the sun; q great steamer
blowing her way along past desolate
shore, and leaving milky track behind
her. The deck is full of life f; the men
busy forward; the cook, with his white
cap and apron, coming out Of his, galley
uniformed officers moving about; passen
gers on the quarterback, flirting, yloung
ing or reading, and a young man we both
recognize comes forward and leans ovel
the tafrail. 1t is-himI
Miss H gives little gasp, blushes
and smiles and concentrates her thoughts
again. The picture of the steamer fadei
away in its turn the magic moon re
mains for o. few seconds pictureless
But new spots appear on its luminous
surface; we zee a library slowly emerging
from its. depths library with: gfeel
carpet and hangings, and book dkelye
around three sides of1the room. SeaAet
in an armchair by the table, under thu
chandelier, is an old gentleman whiting
His gray hair is brushed back from hi
forehead, his face is smooth-shaven AND
has an expression Of benignity.
Father r joyfally eHslaiss slis
The dervish makes hasty motion t.
enjoin silence. The light on the disl
quivers but resumes its steady brillianc.
once more.
We Gre baek-in ConatantinsHles roy
and out ofthe pearly dtpths Of III
shield forms oursown dePartm61tfin r.
hotel. There are our papers and book
lying upon the bureau, my friends tray
cling hat in the corner, her. ribbons hang
ing on the glass, and on the bed tn,
very dress which she exchanged when W.
started out ON ouf memsiable .expedi
ton. No dstsilw@ iaekinsto maketh,
identification complete; and to prove W,
were not seeing something conjured vi
in our own Imagination, there lay upol
the dressing case two sealed letters. tn
handwriting upon which my friend re
cognizes. They were from a very dea
friend of hers from whom she had ex
pected to hear at Athens, but had beef
disappointed. The scene faded away
and we now see her brothers room Will
himself lying upon the lounge, and thu
servant bathing his head, which, to ou
horror, we see bleeding. afrgi' = =.
I We had left the boy perfectly vel
one hour before; but upon seeing thil
picture my companion uttered a cry Of
alarm, and Selling me-by tho hand
dragged me toward the door. Down be
low we rejoined our guide and hurried
back to our hQtel. 81 "a
The boy shd fallen down Stairs an
cut himself Badly on the forehead i,
the room on the writing desk were tn
two letters which had been forwarded
from Athens; letters she had seen in tn,
desk and recognized, and the arrival o
which had been so impatiently expected
Ordering the carriage, drove hurriedl,
to the minister of finance, and alightint
with the guide, went right to the ditcl
had never seen but in the magic
moon. In the midst or the pool, badly