Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1880-05-01
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La the village of Gandamak there lives Mo
hammcda7 me'lah. or clergyman. named Said
Mic, 10 wECs, huuss there came f:om the
he gabjriag village vf Pc,a ono kadir, b poi
ter. Tho reverend genIlJman supplied bis
guest With dried mubcrries the only food st
that hour avallablc 10 the house, sf!er Yh,c1
tho pair sat doTa on tho terrace below the
pomceranate grove which nvcrhaDgs the streau
TO smoke and talk. Said the potter to the
nnoilah, Il have in my hCuso daughter, who is
beautiful, aud of marriagabla age; if c1ud
| suitably dispose of her should have room in
10 myts ablishmeot for another Wite. Brother
potter, retlied the mosh. Il can we'll feel
for you. have mys, 1t daughter, whose fac,
Is like thc uoon, whose lips ara like the s,ed of
the Dout granate, ShtS, hair is ike tangled
srskCs; but what avaloh sll this beauty
Wives are c.rsiGly more useful that daugh-
ters. And so tho Two old reprobate5 talked the
matter over, Till at lat it Yves agreed that they
saoud change daughters; and in duo imo the
nCl.ah married the potter 3 daughter and TIC
potter marli:d the pollah's daughter. Now,
the potter's daughter had not been brought up
wnh proper sense Of ploprlety, snd soon after
her wedding began to lake eyo at the young
u
lrg 10 the wife Of a Clergyman.
The mollsh, preceiviDg this, Gu. off hcr nose
and cars aud sent her back to her father With
90 iot!pation :bat he had discovered her 10 an
! act of ic6telty. for which ho had punished her,
as be bad 90 further use for her. The potter,
10 getting bis daughter back mutilated 10 this
holrld way was soroly distressed. nc argued
to himself thus: IF the girl goes about the
village in this state the neighbors will never
case to t1it NE about her. and | shall be
known rs the father ofthe uoselt S, girl Such
shame is not 10 be thought ot." So ho killed
her. liaVirg killed bis daughter, the potter
vas stuug With the pangs of remorse. lie
| thought to himself. The mollah is a great
brute, ond | will be avopged on him." 80 he
called his wife and aaid: Your father cut eff
my daughter s. rcsc and ears and folc.d me to
killed her. Now, must have revenge, so
| shall cut cif your nose and ears and send you
back to him. Ol hearing this the lady began
TO cry, aod begged for few days grace
"Very we'll, sad the potter, II will give you
| till to morrow.
1t Was L O'Clock at night, and the potter
had fallen into his e ST deep sleep, when bis
vito sross ncist lessly and orept out of The cot
taGe into the dark. Did night. She had seen
the tebts of the F=rlugis, the Csff:esr, and
| she would 20 to tbem for protection. Well
sho knew that if she went to her father be
seuld killed her to avoid a blood feud With
| her husband; it she went to the native officials
they would take 90 interest in her fate, and
would return her to her husband with as lit le
compuucilou ast they would return stray heifer
TO the bu cher. There was nothing for it bua
o 70 to the Fcringi, 1t was loog aud difficult
strip OF country 10 traverse. but fear lent her
a'reugth and speed. She sped miles sc.5ts tae
lshpan psin, she plugged without hesitation
ini0 The ICY ford Cross iho Turkab, $40 climbs
with paicin ;fjrs, aud vi h hsId drawn breath
the rugged steep above SsrarCu she fed w:h
stumbling s;u;s the winding path tha, Id t.
the BItsh cano at P'zssn. sho craaed paat
the son'ry, sho 2ilHcl ln,o the nearest tent, tue
moro WAS beginning to dawn, and she was ss e
| do you Encw Ii zgerelc? Il was his teut. lie
suGk her to Bail Aotcu, who mmahd5 at Peg
Tou, ,and COL Az 90 wired to Gen. Asbu,hnos al
! EaUdenak a2d Geo. Artuhuot uaie atrause-
oi2:ts t.r tbs 5ou@g ~onan's aatsry. do OF
kG0~ ah-t will BE- Gocs with her, pu: she has
sa"ed he ups2 AID ears f,r the nrss.nt-Lol.
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