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How GiniR, the JeWess, Won the Love an,
$, Nerved tho Arm or Arab. NJ
A correspondent living at Cairo send
the following agreeable narrative: Z wa
talking yesterday 10 old Ala, OF the Bazaa
Enid, a man always scrupulous abou
speaking the truth, md he told me thai
once he Ind seen the Arab pasha In thu
Coptic Catholic Church in tho attitude OIL
prayer. This inspired me to ask NOR,
questions, md filling his narghilel will
samboul tobacco, asked him to tell IN,
what Is that which has made tho life 0
Arab what 1t s. Let me give you the dye
merchants own language rs perhaps NOR,
expressive Of tho real aspect OF Affairs tina,
mine can be. Xxx .5l.,s lo,ITS
Settling himself back against the wall Of
the kie and sending tho blue smoke forth
into the soft sunshine, the old man spok,
In his quiet gutteral: '"s'' '} ,5,&1r' g
Arab P!sha," he said, was a soldier II
high favor under Ismail. Noble, and Ii
the morning Of life, ardent In his work ant
brave in the service, he was always neal
the heart OF the Khediyc. On The rein nc
hand so lirm as his, In the battle no eye yo
steadiast, with the sword no ono 80 sure
So swift was no 10 do his masters will so
eager to do his duty, that soon he arose to
honorable place. His ambition was rest.
less and wealth and fame he coveted,
There were years that passed, and the
young Bey did not marry a wife. Tho sol.
diers rallied on not fearing any enemy, but
still being afraid Of woman. lie took II
good naturally, and some way the impres.
sion got out that there WIS In far Off Spain
one whom he had loved. Islnail-himsell
the lover OF many women, grown old aud
gray with woman and winc-he heard the
voice OF those who railed md found tho
young mans failing. lIe saw that the
soldier needed home TO make him happy
and hesoughta wife for him. Among the
women in the khedive's harcm was one
not long there-a fair woman whom the
eye OF lsniail had first seen in the Theatre
ElSonnat. Our rulers sword was law, and
he had taken her to himself. She went
unwillingIy, md though tho time passed
she had many excuses for not accepting
his embraces. Though young and strange.
~ beautiful, there were other fair women,
and while she pretended sickness, the
khedive found Others to love. Upon her
he thought when he willcd that Arab
should put aside his prejudices and marry,
Our customs permitted that lie should give
her to his 1avorite as his wife, und so he
did: She had seen the young Bey from the
lattice, she had waved unknown kisses to
the splendid soldier, and she WINS glad ia
know that he was TO be her husband. l,
was love, 0, EtIendi! and love in the land
OF Cleopatra is not like that Of your West.
ern country. As for Arab, he received tho
khedive's work with indifference ut first,
but when there came 10 him many stories
Of the beauty OF his promised bride the
thought Of the splendor OF that beauty
awoke Ills love. Nay, Eilendi, never saw
her, bit from my sisters know her tall
and graceful woman, eyes iull OF love, and
lips the portal for mad kisses. No surprise
to me that the NBey should have easily
loved such one, though he could not sec
her face till she was his own.
"Great was the rejoicing in our city when
the wedding OF Arab Dey and Gilla, the
beautiful, WIS announced, and great were
the preparations for its celebration. There
were ieasta such rs are given to princes;
and Tewiik, sitting Mt the head Of Ills
lAther's table, Ind Arab at his side. All
Cairo rang with music, and from the cita.
del to the distant gates a flood Of song was
locating. fonder III the El.Mechoa palace
was chosen Tor the bridegroom, and there
on the morning Of the marriage day be
stood with Teltz Azar and Il company OF
reainers and waited the coming Of the pro.
cession that marched in state from the
royal palace. Tewlik was at its head, aud
although the Eastern hills were not-lit-up
with beacons, us is the custom when u
prince marries, yet from Elephautine 10
the blue sea Nil Egypt knew that it was a
royal wedding. We have had few 80 grand.
"Tew fix left the fair Giula with her nus.
band, and Telez.Azar and the company
followed in the procession, ind behind
closed doors the soldier and his bride were
alone. Next day there was told at the
khcdiye's palace, in the bazaars, and in
our homes strange story. 1t transpired
that the Two had known each other before,
but until then neither had suspected IL
They knew each others voices, they knew
each others eyes all in the moment when
first they met. 1t is a long story, Enendi
but years before Arab had been q Spanish
soldier ind had done good work ut 1'etuan.
There he had met GiulA, daughter OF He
brew merchant. For her sake he deserted
from the army after leaving Tetuan. lie
had gone back to her, and Christians had
betrayed him and separated them. The
lovers never saw each other again, but Gi.
ula knew TINT he had gone to Egypt, und
thither she also fled. These were long
years Of Sorrow for her, and mean.
time she had become SO firm hater
OF the Christians who had separated them
that bitter. was her hatred toward NIL Chris.
tians, and in Constantinoplc, with tho
daughters Of Abdul l'aluda, she had be-.
come q proselytc TO our fifth. Then, when
both Of her patronesses Ind died, Ismail
bud taken her TO his harem. In Cairo,
though she had heard Of and seen Arab
Bey, she had not recognized him until they