The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-05-21
ESCAPE BY NIGHT OF AN Ar.
CHAN WOMAN FROM HER
CRUEL HUSBAND.

In the village of Gand .mali there
lives a Mohammedsn mollah. or cler-
gymxn, named Said Mir, to whose
house there came from the neighborlng
village of Petit, one Kadir, potter.
The reverend gentleman supplied his
guest with dried muIberries. the only
,od at that hour available in the house,
after which the pair sat down OF the
t rage below the pomegranate grove
viicn overhangs the stream, 70 smoke
and talk. Said the potter to the mol
In: L have in my house q daughter.
who ~ beautiful aud of q marrisgea1le
age; fl could suitably dispose of her +
slliule. have room in my esta b ishment
( II 1.nother wife Brother potter,
rep!ie the mollah, i can well feel for
YOU. have myself daughter whose
face is ike the moon, whose lips ere
like the seed of the pomegranate, whose
hair 10 like tangled snakes; but Whist
availsth all this beauty Wives are
certaiuly more useful than daughterA.'
And SO the two old reprobates talked
the matter over, till at last it was agreed
that they should change daug htersi
aud in due time the mollah married the
potter daughter, and the potter mar
ried the mollah's daughter Now, the
potter's daughter had not been brought
up with proper sense Of propriety.
aud soon after her wedding began to
make eyes at the young men of Gands-
mali in manner most unbecomiDg to
the wife of clergyman. * -
The mollah, perceiving this, cut Off
Der nose aud ears and sent her back to
her father with an intimation that he
had discovered her in an act of iutidel-
ity, Tor which he had punished her. and
hs NV r turned her. rs he had no fur
Their ns, iar her. The potter, in getting
his daughter back natilated III this
horrid way. was sorely distressed. He
argued to himself thus: If the girl goes
about the village in this state the
neighbors will never cease to twit me
about her, and shall be known IS the
father VI the noseless girl. Such shame
is not to be thought Of 81 he killed
her. Having killed bis daughter, the
potter was filled with rerporse. He
thought to himself: The mollah Is ,
great brute. aud l will be avenged
on him. so he called his wife and
said:' Your father cut off my daug hserr
nose AMI ears. aud forced line to kill
her. Now. / must have revenge. go /
shall cut off your nose and ears and send
you back to him. On hearing this the
lady began to cry. ard begged for a few
days grace. Very we'll said the pot
ter Il will give you till TOMORROW
1t was II O'Clock at night. aud the
potter bad fallen into bis first deep
sleep. when his wife rose noise lessly
and crept out of tho cottsge into the
dark, cold night. She had seen the
tents of the FeriDgis, the Caffres. and
she would go to them for protection.
Well she knew that If she went to her
father he would kill her to AVOID bloody
feud with her husband; if she went to
the native officials they would take no
interest in her fate, and would return
her to her husband with as little CON
junction as they would retnrnH stray
hsifer to butcher There was nothing
for it but to go to the Feringi. It was
long and difficult strip OF country to
traverse. but fear lent her strength and
speed. She sped miles across the Ish-
pau plain, she plunged without hesita-
tion into the 10y ford across the TUT K :.
bay. she climbed with painful effort and
with hard-drawn breath, the rugged
steep above Sarandu, she fled with
stumbling steps the winding path tirst
led to the British camp at Pezwan, she
crawled past the sentry. she giided iuto
the nearest tent. the morn was begin
Mug 10 drwn, aud she was safe. Do
yau know Fitzgerald? It was bis tent.
He took her to Ball Acton. who com
msnds at Pezwan. and Col Acton wired
to General Arbuthnot at Gandamak
and Gen Arbuthrot made arrahgA-
ments for the young woman's safety.
II isnot known what will be done with
her. but che has saved her nose and
aars for tba ,,rx..a.,t