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

crowd towards the criminal. As be
comes near him his fears are con-
firmed. aud he cries In tone of bitter
anguish. +" Sohair, my son my, son.
Sohair = and clasps the young man
in his arms
Father !" sfammered the pri.
soner, aud sank weeping on the
strangers breast.
This touching scene excited the
sympathy OF al who witnessed it.
and melted not q few TO tears. Ad-
vice Of the circumstance was imme-
diately sent TO the king. who had
himself witnessed the scene from one
of the windows OF his palace He
ordered the unhappy father to be
brought before him, and the pro-
cession meanwhile To halt Nuveira,
the old robber chief. was therefore
conducted the royal palace.
You, then" said the king. "are
the lawless Nuveira. whom yonder
migrate calls father :"
4 am. great king and Sohair is
nv son, although not OF my own
flesh and blood. found him, when
he was but q newborn babe, in the
desert near the foot of mountain.
When he grew up he accompanied
me on my excursions. but once al
tackled q caravan that proved toe
well armed for US, and he had the
misfortune to be taken prisoner. He
was my Joy, my pride, and in my
longing to find him, l left my band
and went from city to city in search
OF MIN. At last l find him here. but
oh, woe I find hum at the very
threshold OF an ignominious death =
"A death that he has more than
merited !" replied the king. But
tell me. did you never learn whose
child he is Did you find nothing
with him that led 10 the discovery ="
II found nothing but ring. and
q mantle which gave to q peasant
who once did me service. Here Is
the ring" And he took from his
pocket q costly ring and handed it to
the king.
Wretch, thou lest " cried Azad
SAT-. Thou hest. that is my ring?"
ALLAN is my witness that l speak
truly" protested the old roooer'
chief.
THE name of the peasant to
whom you gave the mantle ?"
"Macrum Ben Nozaib. He lives
in the mountains
"How many sons had he at that
time ?"
Five, my lord. The eldest was
about twenty years old. and the
youngest was newly born"
10 Allah Z! il I have been de-
ceived !" cried the king.
Azad SAT- immediately gave orders
to stay the execution, and to conduct
the prisoner to an apartment in the
ROYAL palace, where, however. he
was still to be kept under strict
guard. That very hour also the king
sent an express to the mountains for
the peasant who pretended to have
rescued the young prince. N q few
days the messenger Ieturhed with the
peasant, who was Immediately con-
Quoted to the king.
/" Macrum," asked the king. do
you remember the ring you found
with Chaled in the desert Would
you recognize it If you were to see
it ?"
Remember 1t! Indeed / do my
lord. 1t was the most beautiful ring
I have ever seen in my life. re-
me ..ber to this day just how 1t
looked"
"Then come with me-" said the
king, and he led the peasant into an
room. where. on a table.
there lay Q number OF rings. Now
which OF these is the one p he asked
the terrified Macrum..
The ring in question differed wide
" from the others. snd was OF so
Quaint design that 1t was easily re-
cognized by any one who had ever
seen it. After some hesitation,
Macrum pointed to one of the rings,
but not to the right one.
The king looked at the peasant 20
searchingly that he began to tremble
with fear.
Twas the ring in the purse with
the money, or did it lie ON the child's
bress. ." asked the king further.
1T lay" stammered Macrum,
ait was lit lay on the child's
breast"
Again the king msde no reply. but
his mieu became moe threatening
than ever. ''Nuve,ra :" he called in
a loud tone, and from room be-
yund there entered the old rObber-
chief
"Villain !" Numbered Azad San,
!" do you recognize the man who
gave you the mantle with which you
deceived me ?" !.
Mercy, inv lord. have mercy y
cried the unfortunate Macrum. fall
ing on his knees 1t was the
vizier's fAu', more than mine. He
promised and threatened until / was
compelled to yield. All his gold
was bnt y poor. return for our little
Cha'ed."
No mercy! Away with him ~
cried the exaSpefateu KING, anu
Macrum was Immediately thrown
into prison by the royal guards he
was, however. subsequently, released
ant, sent bome at the solicitation OF
his son. Bashamah, who as yet was
ignorant of the discovery that had
been made. was Immediately ar.
rested, sentenced to death, and
executed.
Sohair was pardoned as soon as
the king had positive proof of his
identity. and strangely enough, the
viziers, especially Hannah, now
found any number Of circumstances
that pointed to the Innocence of the
newly-fuund. prince of Sadistan. The
unfortunate Chaled. who had 50 sud-
denly lost his position OF heir to the
o~owc vas at Sahair's reuuest.