Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1883-09-22
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THE MODERN PRoMETHEUs.
BY MRS. M. w. SHELLEY.
CHAPTER XIII.


"Some time elapsed before ]
learned the history of my friends.
1t was one which could not fail to
impress itself deeply on my mind,
unfolding as it did Il number Oi
circumstances. each interesting and
wonderful to one so utterly uneX-
perienced as l was.
1.-The name of the old man was
DeLacey. He was descended from
a got d family in France, where he
had lived for many years in atfiu-
ence, respected by his superiors,
and beloved by his equals. His
son was bred in the service of his
country ;.and Agatha had ranked
with ladies of the highest distinc-
ton. A few months before my ar
rival they had lived in a large and
luxurious city, called Paris, sur
rounded by friends, and possessed
OF every enjoyment which virtue,
refinement of intellect, or taste, ac-
companied by IA moderate fortune,
could afford.
''The father of Safe had been the
cause of their ruin. He was a Tur-
kish merchant, and had inhabited
Paris for many years, when, for
some reason which l could not
learn, he became obnoxious to the
Government. He was seized and
cast into prison the very day that
Safe arrived from ConstantinOple
to join him. He was tried and
condemned TO death. The injus
tice of his sentance was very fla
grant; all Paris was indignant !;
and it was Judged that his religion
and wealth, rather than the crime
alleged against him, had been the
cause ofhis condemnation.
"FeliX had been present at the
trial; his horror and Indignation
were uncomfortable, when he heard
the decision of the court. He made
at that moment solemn vow to
deliver him, and then looked
around for the means. After many
fruitless attempts To gain admit
tance to the prison, lie found Il
strongly grated window in AN un-
garded part of the building which
lighted the dungeon of the unfOrtu-
nate MOhAImedan who, loaded
with chains, waited in despair the
execution of the barbaruuS SEN
tance.
Felix visited the CRATE at night
and made known to the prisoner
his intentions in his favor. The
Turk, amazed and delighted, en-
deavOred to kindle the zeal of his
deliverer by promises of reward
and wealth. Felix rejected his
offers with contempt; yet when he
saw the lovely Safe, who was al
lowed to visit her father, and who,
by her gestures, expressed her live
ly gratitude, the youth could not
help owning to his own mind, that
the captive possessed treasure
which would fully reward his toll
and hazard. 1.-The Turk quickly
perceived the impression that his
daughter had made on the heart of
Felix, and endeaVored to secure
him more entirely i'm his interests
by the promise of her hand in mar
riage, so soon as he should be con-
veyed to place of safety. Felix
was too delicate to accept this offer
yet he looked .orWard to the prob
ability OF that event as to the con-
OF his happiness,
"During the ensuing days, while
the preparations were going for
ward for the escape of the merchant
the zeal of Felix was warmed by
several letters that he received
from this lovely girl, who found
means to express her thoughts in
the language OF her lover by the aid of
an old man, a servant of her fathers
who understood French. She thank
ed him in the most ardent terms for
his intended services toward her
father; and at the same time she
gently deplored her own fate.
81 have copies of these letters;
for / found means, during my resi-
dence i'm the howell, to procure the
of writing and the
letters were often in the hands of
Felix or Agatha. Before / depart,
will give them to you, they will
prove the truth OF my tale; +; but at
present, as the sun is already far
shall only have time to
repeat the substance OF them to
you.
"Safie related that her mother
was a Christian Arab, seized and
made a slave by the Turk; recon-
mended by her beauty, she had