Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-10-26

On his port gsfn~i ny entire sympathy
spsr-esi Ikxahim that would do all ] cousd
70 heip him
He I'D me into txe pressnr- Of bis hesovsd
RniziaL See wore pzrpi- dyed SIX Fziasar
Ioous. wss ssasei sn a. carpet and eizs-sst
sasrs,4rnoss ansf besel Her complexion sas
ra.lser C. an olive green tint the PAINS Of
hansts and feet were eesorpi red with henzss,
her eyes .sre stained roand about with dark
kohl ansi her ebia iziatily tAttoo-t; She ex-
hai a . sisep oder II eainphor- Vel. vna
know there i no accounting for CERTAIN
tas6<A
"Raizia, no doubf, was great beauty, Tor
usy friend ibfaAisn told nse so, barring atss
slight defect. whish eoald nat te cszaie-is assd
which h. ildzs.l tie same BY almost Any TASTE
Pcssr Rulxia really so-D4ei rather aasiaass
This eoaid ard wspuid help
IL hansssd % Eaixia small vial Of ny
elixir Aqua yegen1z.' with the stEh-test In
fanesion 10 taAs gEslY two drugs daily
The nexs raosning Ihraisim Lodi Was
axake.sssi by a s1as,d Ike tbe whin'f~r Of
pulling bale. ssoase child hal certainly t--n
brooZist isgto l41s imperial bed enafriosr ne
ruba.st his eyes ia alnazenient. raised himself
in anger. fo., Ike most family men, be de-
trs4.t the nous. II crying Children and called
out: 'Isaizia. Rnizias
NO Ruizia rz.f,lied. however, and the infant
uhiiis,i piteoasiy-
Highly irsansei, the emperor got up. has
thy put ou bis wrapper ami bab"oei1ea. seized
his yatagan and pistols ami SEARCHED foF the
CRYING child The voices came from Raizia's
couch, AMI no Raiz,a was 10 be seen
.-Horr.aai. Ibrahim threw tack ths cover
LET. and there. sure enough, euidled up and
pulling. lay httIs girl, as small and olive
green pinky as II it had Just been born
1.-The emperor stood staring like one thnn-
derStruck
Where was RuiZiai
..lbrahlln. Ia bis alarm and excitement,
tore down all the bell rope The entire palace,
the whoi. of Delhi as in uproar, and searched
for Rnizia, bat in vain.
II hur1ied 10 the palace TO offer consola-
ton, and, II possible, assistaIlre 10 the good
emperor | found him almost rayinS Win
anguish NJ the unaccountable disappearance
OF Ills Euizia, and well nigh mad With rage
at the s,ill raost. inexplicable presence OF The
crying child 49,,
~ WIS conducted by him to the little
maiden. For reasons other than those which
promrted the famous Odysseus to act Ike
him after hearing the songs Of the sirens, his
ma l.sty had stuffed both his imperial ears
with wool cotton.
..rhe POOR babe continued TO squall-prob-
ably It was furnished for want OF nutriment-
To Ibraiiri's disgust, took it IN my arms
it suielled dresdfuIly OF camphor for closer
in.,.ction | took ii TO the WINDOW. Inc
little creature had both its wee fists cehehed
A. il hy crainp. | opened the little fingers
carefully: in her right hand the baby giri
held a small lump Of betei ami a few grams
,arlanom aisd in the ieft-concelve II you
can NV horror and terror,-the tiny Vial,
filed with Aqua Juvenis, | had given to
Ruizia on the previous evening. The wal
was drained Of it, contents
"A fearful thought arose, but to make
sure | took my ieus and scrutinized the
bat,s face Around the ewes we're the dark
teauty stains, and the chin was daintlly
tattoo.-i
..AIl further doubt was removed. held
poor Rulzia as a sucking in my trembling
arms In her over eager desire to get young
arnin she had. without loss of time, drank
the whole OF the elixir at guip
CONSIDER my awful position. Had | said
To Ib,phim Lodi: Behold this baby is thy
beloved Euzlan the Asiatic barbarian, III
tit Of Wild and passionate grace, would have
had iliStil3hlOtSl anu lolH blf-i th-
trails with his own hand afterward.
Mastering my emotions, therefore, |, with
great coolness restored Ruzia to her large
bed aud told my imperial friend that the mat
ter wns truly narvelous-that in the whole
experience of my long life had never seen
anything ike II.
.'ln the same hour | left Delhi in flying
nlarIi,ie | had Invented and dropped from
the clouds litter of CONFIDENCE addressed TO
the emperor. in which | explained the facts
of the ease aud advised him to get without
los If time wet nurse for little Kuizia, As
al early and mmodera'e in'lul sencc ia betel,
car,iaHon ami cainpbor might impair her
future beauty.
Il never received a reply to this polite
note, nor did | ever again meet my poor
f,i, al lbrihim Lodi. The unfortunate mon
arch became a prey to the darkest melan-
choly. IL formerly not very fond of his
children he now cordially loathed the sight Of
them Little Ruizia WIS not allowed 20 up
preach him. In downright WEAKNESS of life
he made war upon King Babour, Of habul,
and was killed in the battle of Panigut. on
Airl -. l525 Translated from the French
for the Kansas City Journal.