The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1883-02-01

| Biau lntell19enc9 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 long succession OF |
children followed, each moro beautiful
than the formor--some boys, some girls; |
and every new conner was received with |
additional delight and still grander cere- |
monies: so that the people began to |
say. /" Is this o race OF soyereiQns?"
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
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 q ragged boy fighting in the
street with the son of tho Jew butcher:
but, his eyes beginning to grow dim, he
often passed without recognizing him.
One day, however, Hall, breathess and
bleeding, ran up and took refuge behind
the skirts of his mantle from O crowd of
savage urchins. Fadallah was amazed
and said, ooh my son-for think thou
art my son-what evil hath bcfallen thee,
and wherefore do l see thee in this
stato?" The boy, whose voice was
choked with sobs, looked up into his
faco and said, "Fathcr, | nm tho son Of
tho richest merchant of Bcvrout. and
behold, there is no ono so littio cared for
as /.
Fadlallah's conscience smoto him, and
he wiped the buys bleeding faco with
tho corner OF his silk caftnn, and blessed
him; and, taking him by tho hand, led
him away. Tho merchants smiled be
nlgnly one to tho other, and, pointing
with their thumbs said. "Wo hayescen
tho model youth"
While they laughed and 8noerod, Fad
lollNh, humbled, yet resolved, returned
to his homo, leading the ragged Hail
and entered his wifo's chumhcr. Selma
was playing with his seventh child and
teaching it to lisp tho word "Baba -
about the amount of education which
she had found time to bcstow on each of
her offspring. When she saw the
plight of her eldest son she frowncd, and
was about to scold him , bnt FadlalIah
lntcrposed, and said "Wife, sneak 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 havo bloomcd from thee,
more rs playthings than as deposits for
which we are responsible. Hail has
become wild out ofdoOrs lad, doubt.
ing with some reason of our love. It is
too late to bring him back to tho destiny
we had dreamt Of; but he must not be
left to grow up thus uucnredlor. [ havoa
brother established in Dnss0rn to him
will L send the lad to learn the nrt of
commerce, and to exercise hiMH%!s in 0d.
| venture, as his father did before him.
Bestow thy blessings upon him, Selma
| (hero the good old mans voice trombled),
and may God in His mercy forgive hotl
thee and me tho neglect which has ma le
this parting necessary. | shall know
that l am fotgivcn if, before ] so down
into the tomb, ny son returns q wise
and sober man; not unmindiul that VIC
gave him life, and forgetting that, until
now, we have givcn him little clsc."
Selma lGid her seventh child in its
cradle oil carved wood, and drew lIalil
to her bosom 0hd FaCllallah know that
she loved him still, because she kissed
lis faco, regardless of tho blood and dirt
that stained it, She then washed him
and dressed him, and gave lin purse
OF gold, and handed him over to his fa
ther; who had resolved TO send him of
by the caravan that started that vgyy
afternoon. Hail, surprised and made
happy by mwonted cnresscs, was vet
dollghted at tho idea Of beginning IN
adventurous life; and went away, man
fully sitting his sobs, and Cndonvorinr
to assume the grave department. of o
| merchant. Selma shed few tears, and
! then, attended by crow and chuclilr
| from the cradle, began to tickle the i'll.
tants soft double chin, and went on with
hcr interrupted lesson, "Bnbn, Babn |"
Hail started on his Journey, and, hay
ing pas sed through the Valley of Rob
bers, the Valley of Lions and tho Valley
of Devils-thiS is the way in which Ori.
entails localize the supposed dnnocrs OF
LraVelln8--arrlvcd at the good lty OF
Bassora, whcro his uncle received him
well. and promised to send him as slI-
percargo on bonrd the first vessel he dis.
patched to the Indian seas, What time
was spont by the caravan upon the road
the narrative does not state. TRAVELLING
8 slow work in the East, but almost im'
medlately upon his arrival in Bassoro
inIi was engaged in a love adventure
lf travelling is slow. tho nppronchcs oi
manhood arc rapid Tho youths curl
oslty was excited by tho extraordinary
care taken TO conceal his cousin NIriom
from his sight; and, having introduced
hlmsolf into her garden, behold ana, |
3truck by her wonderful beauty, loved |
ncr. With an Oriental fOndness he con- |
tossed the truth to his uncle, who list.
ened with anger and dismay, and told
him that Miriam was betroiHed 70 thn
sultan: Hail perceived the danger of
mdul9inG his passion, and promised TO |
suppress it; but while he played n prl.
lent part, Mram's curiosity was also
excited, and she, too, bchcli and loved
her cousin. Bolts and bars cannot keen
TWO such affections asundcr. They met
and plighted their troth, and wcrG mar.
ned secretly and wero happy. But in
avltaDle discovery cnmo. Miriam was |
thrown into q dungeon. and the unhon. |
9y Hail, loaded with CHAINS, was put on |
BOARD vessel, not rs supcrcargo but rs |
prisoner, with orders that he should be |
tctt IN some distant country.
Meanwhile dreadful pestiIonca fell |