Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-08-25
MAH0METs MARRIAGE.

Mahomet had inherited the rare per.
soual attractions OF Abdu)lah and Amina
(his parcutsl. He was tall, graceful, and
diguitied, his countcnauce engaging, his
eyes dark and lu,trous his thick black
beard reached down upon his breast in
tc)ligcucc and pensive melancholy marked
hi, carriage he espoke seldom, yet slwHys
In language musical and refined some
times be br0Ae into salie, of humor and
loud pesl~ OF laughter; he was passion
ate, bat torsiving, gentle, yet iull of dig
uitv. "N"ver did be- ,prak To me an IN
kind wold. >wd one OF hi, slaves OF him.
Yet hl> air VA, commanding and au>tere
~ at time, O. awaken AN iudr,ctihable
awe a vein IN bus 'orehcad swelel in
h- moments excitement, and bi, cvrs, ,
blood. hot md RESTLESS, seldom Gxed up-
= any single object. but were fun of the
inspiration or the poetry OF n prophet or a
secr.
Khsdjah, who had been sought in mar
riage by many noble Mcccsn., had re-
iectoi every offer, and lived in retire
ment, adding - her !arge fortune by a
successful trade. Mahomet alone had
won her heart. Yet we ARE told she he,
itatrd how to make known herprcfsrence
and a sister ora ervaut opporuucly lent
h"r all went 10 the y'ung man and
said, "What i, il, O Nsh.met, ,tat
keep, thee from marrying >" II have
nothing he replied, ain nv hands
whrrcwith TO marry "But what #
some beautiful and wealthy lady should
otler to place thee in stllucnce, wouldst
thou have hcr?" "Aud who can that
hr ?" said the astonished Mahomet. at
is Khndinh." "But how can aspire to
her ?" "Let that be my care" said the
conGdante. ~ am ready" he said Aud
the servant went to ten all to KhadUah.
But one obstacle attn seemed to threaten
discontinue to their hopes for Khadi
jah's father. II powerful aud wealthy Nee
can, was certain to refuse to hestoW his
daughter on her poor and obscure suitor,
and u lovers stratagrn wR~ employed TO
deceive the unsu.p pcious old man. Ham
N, Mahomet's uncle ard friend, wa, bid
den to the wedding. khadijah prepared
feast for her father, and when he was
ovcrpowercd by wine, cast over him the
perfume Of amborgtis, and dressed him
in marriage garment. lie woke only to
discover that his daughter WAS married TO
the obscure Mahomet, and, ful Of rage
denounced the unequal match. Fierce
words were spoken, weapons were drawn,
but the quarrel ended in reconciliation.
And thus Mnhomet and khadjah begnn
their married life with "a pious fraud
The legend is told not without reluctance
10y the prophets most accurate biograph-
crs.
Thus raised, Aaddcn-ike, to sudden
aiiluence and distinction, Mohomct lived
with his khadUnh in II fnir house Mt Nee
ca. the site OF which is -lill thown to the
traveller. Faithful and devoted to his
generous wife, they dwclt in happiness to
and peculiar temperament which had
alarmed his Bcdouin nurse IN childhood
seem never to have deserted him His
busy and poetic intellect grew cloudy md
stormy inrepo-e. Often he fed from his
fine house aud allluent ra.e to hide in
solitary cave on oueof tho hills above the
city, to give himself up to fasting and
meditation, aud wrcstle with the evil
spirits that pursued his path He kept
the lea.t of tho Rajah with au~tere sevori
~. His wife touched bv his roligiou-
forvor, or careful af his safety, ,oinctmes
went with him to his cave. Yet often b.
was alone, and such Wild visions and
fearful nntlcIpatiuns came upon him thn
be whs nearly driven 10 suicide Har
per's UdgpgWe.