Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1881-09-03

make haste to tell him my version of
the adventure, or my feet may pay for
my tongue"
But, spite of all his troubles, they
clothed him richly and set him on a
brilliantly -caparisoned horse and form
ing train around him, lead him through
| the town, roaring:
"Down with your noses in the dust,
for he who comes by in all his glory is
the Bashaw of Algiers, by the help of
Allah to be honored and preserved for
ever and ever -
After rubbing his eyes to be sure it
was no dream, the new monarch began
to grow accustomed to the dignity. The
Orientals have a pretty habit of &C.
counting for everything as being
"written on the forehead of the active
agent, and resign themselves at once so
as to lose no time in useless delay.
One good thing for the potentate, he
had the Koran by heart, and pleased
the priest to the core by his learning
and devotion. His air worthy the
Padishah himself, as he returned to the
palace from the mosque il quite regeal
attitude.
A Jew family was at the gates waiting
to be ransomed. It appeared that the
father had ridden in at the city portals
without alighting, an act of sore dis
respect to the townsfolk in general, and
their Dey in particular. The ianissaries
had offered the Jew his choice between
paying five hundred douros or being
paid as many blows on the sole with the
stick. The Dey shook his finger at the
executioner.
Don't hurry, Hopkins" cried he;
"we must punish these rogues more
subtly. l have it. You were in haste
to greet your family, were you, you
aged rascal? Then next time they
shall all be at the gate, little and great,
to receive you, or woe to you all Be
| off Is it not written in the book that
who so pardons opens door of heav-
emp"
The Hebrews crept away thankfully !;
but the soldiery grumbled in unison
with the bastinadoist's keynote. The
next culprit was a baker, whose loaves
were vilely slack k-baked and it was pleas
antly proposed that he should be put
into the oven.
"Nay, nay, that would not improve
this batch, and would spoil the next,
for those honest Mussulmen who do
not approve of the flavor of burnt
baker. Put the loaves in the oven and
Danish them, and let them be given to
the poor"
Again the janissaries grumbled.
"Trice up those fellows to the posts
and use the stick If they resist, cut
off their feet, so that they may never
fear the bastinado again"
But they did not resist.
81 am not going to stain my first day
of reign with cruelty to please any one.
On the contrary, I shall be just, and
you must obey and respect me-"
| All was calm, and his orders were
cheerfully performed.
BY the babble of the town, which had
always flowed freely to his shop, he
knew everybody so well that he dealt
out justice admirably. The rumor of
the faultless ruler who had succeeded
him reached Muley Effendi in his refuge,
and left him to fear that he ought not
to have let a more popular Prince rise
to power. So he secretly called the
bastinadoed captains of the bodyguard
to him, and agreed with them to foment
revolution. They went to their COM
rades with the promise of money and
the plumber of the twenty leading Jews.
The legion acquainted the barber-ruler.
"God is great" said he, "and you
are immeasurably mean. If you gave
me the power only to serve out wrongs
and misery, take back the ladle and set
up another cock IN the galley. I drop
= nd rrfll rotI IN cl,
my boys are knuckle-deep in business.
Pick out another Dey, and hand over
my bowl and razors. The Lord be
praised-I beg your pardon-Bismillah!
it is a good ending"
He quilted the palace but the people
of his street, then of his quarter, and
lastly of the whole city, bore him back
like cork on billow, and thundered
at the gates.
"Who are these cutthroats who close
the doors on our lord? We will make
mincemeat of the bulIies if they deny
you We will have none other master
but You p
Meanwhile Muley had been brought
into the palace by back stairs. BE was
terrified at the tempest opposed to him.
But there was no collision; for the
barber would not allow resistance, and
gave himself up. He was dragged to
the Dey's feet.
"This is charming way in which you
would reign over your benefactor, you
recreant r
"Well, fair pawn never shamed his
master" replied Dyer, shaking off the
| fellows at his elbows.
"You shall pay with your life for
your boldness and ingratitude.
"Sidi," said the Englishman. "I
never asked to be set in your stead, all
know. What you flung at your feet,
they picked up and put in my hands.
Do your worst but you will want those
hands and my pen soon for the British
squadron is at your harbor mouth"
They led him into captivity but he
sang all the way:
Commodore Keppell with his good design
Commanded the squadron, six sail of his line,
To take Algiers-it must b. done
In decided earnest the English feet
was in the offing. AS if the barber had
been a prophet, everything went off
badly. One of the guns of the feet,
fred in salute, had shot in by mistake,
which did little damage to the palace.
Then the red flag was interpreted by the
reinstated Muley as portending war
and he was In no state for battle. He
was forced to half release the barber, SO
familiar with these very vessels. for his
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