The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1882-05-24


Bassora, where his uncle received him
well, and promised to send him as SUI
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 o love adventurd
If travelling is slow. the approaches d
manhood are rapid. The youths curl
osity was excited by the extraordinary
care taken to conceal his cousin Miriam
from his sight; ard, having introduced
himself into her garden, beheld and,
struck by her wonderful beauty, loved
her. With sa 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 Of
indulging his passion, and promised 10
suppress it; but, while he played pru-
dent part, Miriam's curiosity was also
excited, and she, too, beheld and loved
her cousin. Bolts and bars cannot keep
two such affections asunder. They met
and plighted their troth, and were mar
ried secretly and we're happy. But in
evitable discovery came. Miriam was
thrown into dungeon. and the unhap-
py Hall, loaded with chains, was put on
board vessel, not as supercargo but as
prisoner, with orders that he should be
left in some distant country.
Meanwhile dreadful pestilence fol
upon Beyrout, and among the first SUI
ferers was an eighth little one, that had
Just learned 10 say " Bahia !" Selma
was almost too astonished TO be grieved.
II seemed to her impossible that death
should come into her house, and meddle
with the fruits Of so much suffering and
love. When they came TO take away
the little form which she had 80 often
fondled, her Indignation hurst forth. and
she smote the first old woman who
stretched out her rough, unsympathetic
hand. But shrek from her waiting
woman announced that another victim
was singled out and the frantic mother
rushed like tigress to defend the young
that yet remained to her. But the enc
my was invisible; and ESQ the story
goes) all her little ones dropped one by
one and died; 30 that on tho seventh
day Selma sat in her nursery gazing
about with stony eyes, and counting her
losses upon her fingers--Iskender, Sell
ma, Wardy, Fadlallah, Hannah, Hem
nerah, Gerges- seven in oil. Then she
remembered HALL, and her neglect OF
him and, lifting up her voice, she wept
aloud and, as the tears rushed fast and
hot down her cheeks, her heart yearned
for her absent boy, and she would have
parted with worlds to have fallen on bis
breast would have given up her life in
return for one word Of pardon and Of
love.
Fadlallah came in to her, and he was
now very old and feeble. His back was
bent, and his transparent hand trembled
as il clutched Q cane. A white beard
surrouhded sun wniter mce, ana as no
came near ms wie ne heid out MS
hand toward ner WIN an uncerta,p @ gesture
p II .ne room mao peel aalk. ..u, auis Mor's .
appeared 10 nun nut ulmiy' oeiimn,
said ne, the eiiver natn taken. we,
700, must 80 IN our turn. Meep, my
love pus weep witn my modeiauon' ,or
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day VIII come ana spend TWO nours,
and weep Tor those who are gone ana
for him who IS absent Fadianan sp-
proved her design, ana they MADE
weeping chamber, and iamented 20.
gether every day therein. but tne,i
letters to bassora remained unanswered!
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