New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1888-03-07

nothing of the pure and holy flame Of
conjugal love! How could she2 What
husband, however noble and true, eau
fill the soul of woman whose mother
has failed to instill those divine senti-
ments? And so poor Nazli drifted,
not knowing where she was going, nor
why. One day an old servant, who
had all along objected to this unusual
liberty, which he felt sure would end
badly, came to his master in Siam
boul, and said: Come with me, and
not knowing why, the pasha followed,
and when they reached the house, the
old man silently opened the side.gate
and then the kitchen door and led
him, still in silence, to the door of his
bedroom, where he left him, only
pointing to the door.
"The pasha with one mighty effort
burst 1T open and there the guilty
ones sat on a divan with their arms
around each other. For a few sec
onds he looked at them with the stern
white face Of man who first learns
his own dishonor, and though he was
fully armed he made no movement
toward revenge. His friend, his almost
brother, on whom he had heaped ben
efts and for whom he had made un-
heard of sacrifices, stood up as well
as his trembling limbs would let him,
while his face took on that sickly pal.
lor born Of bodily fear.
Take your hat and cloak, said
the pasha, in a calm and even voice.
When the wretch had gathered them
ha oh
hard, cold tones:
"'You, my friend and brother, have
nothing to fear from me, but you
have come to my house as if to the
abode OF wantons; you have treated
my wife like one, and now you shall
give me a mediidieh, a wanton's
wages. Lay it there and go!'
Saying this he stepped aside and
let the coward escape, and then he
took up the shining piece OF silver and
put 1t in his pocket, after which he
went to his wife, who fell back half
dead with fear upon the divan, COVER
ing and trembling.
g DO not be afraid, Nail, pearl Of
women; you have no reason to fear
harm. Compose yourself, will leave
you now. We will dine at z, as usual.
''Saying this he left her and closed
the door gently, and calling his head
servant commanded q dinner of I'M
usual sumptuousness, and then went
out. Where he went or how he passed
those awful hours none know, but at
the usual time he returned and went
to his wife, who awaited his coming
in al agony Of fear, terror and the
daWning OF her conscience, for, poor
girl, she had never had any before.
The pasha gently took her hand and
raised it to his lips, that seemed to
her to be SO icy cold that they sent
chill to her very heart, and tears
gathered in her eyes. He took from
his pocket a beautiful ring and press
ed it on her finger, and she felt as if
a hot iron was burning there; and
then he took an exquisite necklace OF
pearls and clasped it around her neck,
all the while saying tender, caressing
words.
'"The necklace weighed tons and
seemed as though it would stihe her,
but he affected not to see her emotion
and led her to the table, where he
show OF tenderness; but as he seated
hlmselfoprosite her he took the mediid-
leh from his pocket and laid itbetween
them. When her heart rose and
choked her he chided her for not eat
ing, and God knows how he managed
toswallow his dinner. Hereyes seemed
fascinated by the horrible, shining,
coin, as if it had been venomous
serpent; and even though she turned
aer pretty head aside its cold glitter
still filled her sight and froze her tears.
AS IN O. dream she heard him ask
her to play and sing. She tried, but
her nerveless hands crashed on the
keys with great discord, and he laugh
ed softly at her and told her She
should have to begin her duties over
again. He talked to her as usual, told
her all the news Of the day as he was
wont to do, and, seated beside her, he
un braided all her ricn hair and let it
fall like q mantle over her beautiful
shoulders, while she teltthat she must
cry out in her agony of fear and re-
morse, for she began to realize her
great sin which had not seemed sin,
not even a wrong before. She longed
to throw herself at has and weep her
heart away in her strange, wild grief
at the loss OF something she knew not
what. But something checked her.
He was here beside her caressing her,
but she knew that they were as far
apart as if the poles divided them.
lit grew late, and he urged her to
retire, and she, in nightmare, fol
lowed him and prepared for sslumber.
She took her place. glad that she
could hide her face in the dark from
his inscrutable eyes. He came, turn
ed down the clothes and put the
mediidieh between them; then laid
himself in his place. She was chilled
to the very marrow with a sick loath-
ing OF that awful thing between them,
and no sleep came to her agonized
brain all that long night, and when
the first light of dawn came stealing
Through the windows she crept out OF
bed shuddering. At the very thought
OF it she grew cold and sick with lear,
as though 1t was more awful than the
most venomous reptile on earth. and
the touch OF the siimiest serpent
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