Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-11-04

deed. so well armed, that we felt we
had nothing to fear. Our precaution
was well rewarded. The robbers
attacked rs, as we Mad anticipated.
but We easily drove them back, kill.
ing three Of their number. Only one
OF them fell into our hands alive. a
bold and handsome youth, who tells
US that his name is Sohsir, and that
he 10 the son of the robber-chiet
Nuveira- This youth we have
brought hither, 10 order that you,
great king, may determine his fate.
The king commanded that Sohair
should be brought before him. From
the moment that Azad SAT- saw the
youth ne felt himself irresistibly
drawn towards him, ~ much by his
noble bearing as the beauty Of his
person. Instead Of ordering him To
be punished he added him 10 the
number of his slaves, but he soon
gave him his freedom. and made him
one of his armo,- bearers or knights.
In short time SohAir became the
acknowledged favorite of the king
and the intimate friend Of Prince
Chaled. The robbers son was en-
dowed with q lofty mind and great
sagacity, united to real goodness OF
heart. rhe king became daily more
cognizsnt of these excellent qualities
in bis protege, and as consequence
was DESTROYS to place him in q posi-.
ton At court such as his ability and
integrity merited. An opportunity
soon offered : the kings treasurer.
having been detected in dishones,
practices, was removed from Office,
AID Sohair, who had now been some
three or four years At court. was ap.
pointed Ia his place. He discharged
the duties Of his Office 10 the entire
satisfaction of the king, in whose
favor he continued to rise, q circum-
stance that awakened the jealousy oil
the viziers in no small degree. Azad
Safi had ten viziers, and of them al
only one. the Grand Vizier Valid. 9
strictly honest and sincere man, who
was not liked by the others because
he sometimes frustrated their nefari
Gus schemes-he was not jealous oil
the new treasurer. The other vlziers
determined to effect Sohair's ruin,
and IL they accomplished their object
they had little choice as to the meant
they employed.
One morning some people appeared
at the palace of the Vizier Aldo.
msinah, who was ct the head of the
judiciary, and informed him that
the dead body of the Grand Vixier
Valid was lying in one Of the less
frequented streets Of the city, and
that from appearances he had been
foully dealt with. Aldomsinah hast.
ened to examine the corpse, and to
this end he appeared personally on
the scene of the assassination, for
such it clearly was. A great number
OF people had gathered round the
body, and all were astonished at the
zeal the vizier evinced in his en-
deavOrs to find something that might
lead TO the discovery Of the assassin.
His zeal seemed all the more remark
able, q he had always been known
to be personal enemy Of the grand
vizier. The endeavors of Aldomainah
were not fruitless he found the
broken point Of q dagger, and Q bit
Of cloth which had apparently been
torn from q garment of the assassin.
When the vizier had ended his ex-
animation Of the body, he locked at
the bit Of cloth mora carefully than
he had hitherto, and as he did so he
murmured to himself, but loud
enough to be heard by the bystand.
ers Strange I the same color,
% the mantle Of, the royal treasurer.
Sohair."
That's true" affirmed two or
three Of those nearest to him. the
tfeasurer's mantle is precisely Of the
same color r.
LAY, ay." cried some one in the
crowd. "he is more likely to be the
murderer than another. Was not
numbering his business whom he was
. robber !"
What q suspicion Who is he
that dares thus to accuse the kings
friend Z" cried Aldomainsh, SEEM
ingly highly incensed.
No ono replied.
THE innocence of the treasurer
shall be Immediately proved" con-
tinued the vizier. "a
Aldomainah ordered the grand
'vizier's body to be carried to his
palace, and then went Immediately
10 the residence of Sohair and COM
manded one of his slaves t. show
him the mantle his master bad worn
the previous evening The slave
brought the mantle. and 10 it was
bloody. and one coroer had been
torn Of. The rag that had been
found was adjusted to the torn
corner. and behold. II matched ex-
actly. Nor was this all in one Of
the pockets of the mantle a dagger
was found with the point broken
and on comparison the dagger p tint
that had been found was clearly the
missing point.
AldomainalI lost no time in 10.
forming the king IF whs; had &C,
CURED. Azad Safi was greatly
startled To hear that bis grand vizier
had been murdered, and still more
amazed when he was told Of the par:
his favoritc Sohair appeared to have
had in the deed. He refused to be
lieve him guilty. . Sohair," said be,
is the victim Of some diabolical plot,
the object of which is 10 ruin him,
and as for the slave who showed the
bloody mantle, he has been bribed.
But the evidences were there. and
consequently the king was compelled
to order Sohair's arrest. Now the
viziers had everything their owr
way. They produced q number o.
witnesses who asserted that Sohail
had frequently expressed q bitter
hatred for the grand vfzier. because
he had often approached him wi
being parvenu.
Sohair's defense was very weak
He cousented himself with u simpl.
denial of his g1ili. and made nt
effort to prove his innocence. Thu
evening before the assassination b,
was invited to sup. he said, with III
vizier Harmah, when he must hav'
eaten or drunk something Of pecu
liarly exciting nature, for toward