The Red Cloud chief., 1877-11-22

men, the pasha's own dapple charger
two camels-for the witch and her
slave-and food for two days.
Notw outstanding the entire secrecy
of the proposed measures, it was aston
ishing how extensively the death OF the
pasha was impressed upon the minds
Of the people. Unmistakable signs Of
disaster to his person were observed in
the flight of the birds. Two soldiers
on guard by his strong box heard the
struggle of a dying man, and the iDaum
saw flashes Of lightning playing over
the pasha's harem. Finally, there
were ominOus indications Of coming
events Of every day character, which
prudence required should be 50 con-
trolled as not to peril the precious life
OF the pasha- Never were precautions
mere successfully planned or wiser
cOunsels adopted for Kidding his excel.
lency of an impending evil.
Nor was all the preparation for an
exodus confined to the residence Of the
pasha Everything was put into apple
pie order at the widows lonely premi-
ses. When the camels came to the
door. Rachel was placed in n pannier
and her mother in the other. Mustapha
as generalissimo in command, ordered
the animals to be held by their halters
ar the base Of the Schatpat bill, at .
point where the road leads OF to
Damascus.
He had previously charged his high
ness not to expose himself to the pesti.
lential atmospheric influences which
the witch would be likely to difuse
abroad at the moment of leaving the
delightful Walden, from which she was
to be fOrcibly elected, partly by the civil
and partly by pretended superhuman
assistance. He had, therefore, left early
in the afternoon for q hamlet on the
mountain, where he was sometimes in
the habit of going with the fatimas of
his palace, for cool air and domestic
recreation.
Mustapha having reconnoi cred the
ground, just as the dark shades of even
ing were %oOscuring vision, with his
hOrsemen surrounded the palace, with
out resistance seized the strong box of
jewels and gold in the inner apartment,
and fled to Overtake the witch at the
appointed station. With all the speed
to which the horses and camels could be
forced, the escaping party hurried on.
ward by a route only known to Musta-
pha, and by daybreak OF the ensuing
morning he considered himself securely
beyond the b riders Of the pasha's juris-
dictiOn, and in a position to elude any
efforts to Overtake the caravan
The ten hOrsemen simply Obeyed or
ders which had been enjOined upon them
by their sovereign master, without ask
ing aquestion, at the peril of their lives,
till Mustapha, his friend, saw fit to dis
pense with their services. Hence they
became Obedient servants in iespOiling
the pasf a of his riches. by his own d.
rectiOns. nOr we're they at all suspicious
of the part they were actually playing. |
When the sun on the following morn.
ing, rose above the mountains. the pasha
returned leisurely with his suite to the
palace. What was his CONSERVATION on
discovering the uprOar and confusion
reigning within the walls of his palace!
His strong box gone, with its unregis
tered wealth, carried off, nobody knew
where. 1t was a long time before he
came to himself sufficiently to compre.
bend the depth of the misery into which
he had been so Unexpectedly plunged.
He however began to contemplate his
condition, and prepare for revenge.
In the meanwhile Mustapha, who now
assumed a new aspect, or rather, openly
let it be understood that he was Solo
mon, a heroic Jew, to the cOmprehen-
sion of Rachel. who had been passing
for a slave in attendance on the witch.
sent his whole guard for %prOvender,
some twenty miles to the north, where
they were to remain till he should ar
rive, even if it were not till the expira-
ton of a whole NOON.
By the sixth day, travelling as rapidly
as the camels could bear, Solomon ar
at his w obscure house, where
he was mel by An aged mother, who had
despaired of ever again behold
ing her SOL. Here the widow, who was
the sister of his father, with her beauti-
full daughter, found a hearty welcome
in the humble qualters of their relatives.
So humble was the condition of the
of the household, no notice was
laken of them by the neighbors, and
much less by the Mahometan popula-
ton, who had no interest either in them
that despised
No M but Solomon knew of the
treasure, as the horsemen were, for
aught he knew, still waiting for the
close of the third moon, where ne had
directed them to remain. Rachel ~
glad to be in cencealment, lest the evil
,ye of some un~sanctiHed. uncircumcised {
should steal her from the fond j
arms of a dotilg mother.
Love laughs at locksmiths as much In +,
Asia Minor as in more civilized realms,
md Jews are not without hearts, how.
'ver destitute they may be of some of I
he Christian virtues. Nor was Rachel I