Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-17

him aan. with what Joy he was re-
celved, what festivities announced the
glad intelligence to the town, may easily
be imagined. Selma and Fedlallah re-
solved to devote themselves to his edu-
cation, and determined that he should
be the most accomplished youth of Bar
er-Sham. But q long succession of
children followed, each more beautiful
than the former-some boys, some girls;
and every new conner was received with
additional delight and still grander cere-
monies; SO that the people began tc
say. &c Is this race of sovereigns?"
Now, Hall grew up to the age of IL
still charming lad; but the parents,
always fully occupied by the last arrival,
had not carried out their project of edu-
cation. He was as wild and untamed as
a colt, and spent more of his time in the
street than in the company of his moth
er who, by degrees, began to look upon
him with kind of calm friendship due
to strangers. Hadlallah, as he took his
accustomed walk with his merchant
friends, used from time to time to en-
counter a ragged boy fighting in the
street with the son of the Jew butcher;
but, his eyes beginning TO grow dim, he
often passed without recognizing him.
One day, however, HALL, breathless and
bleeding. ran up and took refuge behind
the skirts of his mantle from a crowd of
savage urchins. Fadlallah was amazed.
and said, ooh, my son-for I think thou
art my son-what evil hath befallen thee.
and wherefore do I see thee in this
state?' The boy, whose voice was
choked with sobs, looked up into his
face and said, Father, am the son of
the richest merchant of Beyrout, and
behold, there is no one so little cared for
as L"
Fadlallah's conscience smote him. and
he wiped the boys bleeding face with
the corner of his silk caftan, and blessed
him; and, taking him by the hand, led
him away. The merchants smiled BE-
nignly one to the other, and, pointing
with their thumbs. said. 1--WE haveseen
the model youth |"
While they laughed and sneered, Fad
laliah, humbled, yet resolved, returned
to his home, leading the ragged Hail,
and entered his wife's chamber. Selma
was playing with his seventh child, and
teaching it to lisp the word ''Baba -
about the amount Of education which
she had found time to bestow on each of
her offspring. When she saw the
plight of her eldest son she frowned, and
was about to scold him; but Fadlallah
interposed, and said: "Wife, speak no
more harsh words. We have not done
our duty by this boy. May God forgive
us; but we have looked upon those
children that have bloomed from thee,
more as playthings than as deposits for
which we are responsible. HALL has
become a wild out-of-doors lad, doubt
ing with some reason of our love. It is
too late to bring him back to the destiny
we had dreamt of; but he must not be
left to grow up thus uncaredfor. Ihavea
brother established in Bassora to him
Will l send the lad to learn the art of
commerce. and to exercise himself in ad-
venture, as his father did before him.
Bestow thy blessings upon him. Selma
here the good old mans voice trembled),
and may God in His mercy forgive both
thee and me the neglect which has made
this parting necessary. l shall know
that I am forgiven if, before I go down
into the tomb, my son returns a wise
and sober man; not unmiudful that We
gave him life, and forgetting that, until
now, we have given him little else."
Selma laid her seventh child in its
cradle of carved wood, and drew Hail
to her bosom; aid Fadlallah knew that
she loved him still, because she kissed
his face, regardless of the blood and dirs
that stained it. She then washed him
and dressed him, and gave him purse
of gold, and handed him over to his IA
ther; who had resolved to send him off
by the caravan that started that very
afternoon. HALL, surprised and made
happy by unwonted caresses, was yet
delighted at the idea of beginning Al
adventurous life /: and went away, man
fully sitting his scbs, and endeavoring
to assume the grave department. of a
merchant. Selma shed few tears, and
then, attended by crow and chucl.le
from the cradle. began to tickle the III
fant's soft double chin, and went on with
her interrupted lesson. "Baba, Bahia !"
Hall, started on his journey, and, hav-
ing passed through the Valley Of Rob
bers, the Valley Of Lions and the Valley
of Devils-this is the way in which ORR
entails localize the supposed dangers OF
traveling-arrived at the good city OF
Bassora, where his uncle received him
well, and promised to send him as su-
percargo on board the first vessel he dis
patched to the Indian seas. What time
| was spent by the caravan upon the road
the narrative does not state. Travelling
is slow work in the East, but almost i'm.
mediately upon his arrival in Bassora
Hall was engaged in love adventure.
If travelling is slow, the approaches o!
manhood are rapid. The youths curl
osity was excited by the extraordinary
care taken to conceal his cousin Miriam
from his sight; and, having introduced
himself into her garden, beheld and,
struck by her wonderful beauty, loved
her. With an Oriental fondness he con.
fessed the truth to his uncle, who list
ened with anger and dismay, and told
him that Miriam was betrothed to the
Sultan. Hall perceived the danger o.
ind1lging his passion, and promised tc
suppress it; but, while he played pru
dent part, Miriam's curiosity was also
excited, and she, too, beheld and loved
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