The Arkansaw traveler. (Little Rock, Ark.) 1882-1???, 1889-06-08

eunuchs.
Going Often and sauntering through the alleys
with my gay companions, came to notice lady
whose perfectly appointed equipage and splendid
escort showed her to be one of the women. of the
sultan himself Her perfect Circassian face, with
the great, black melancholy eyes, began to make a
deep impression on me, and found myself waiting
for Friday and the opportunity of seeing her again
knew that she had noticed me, for a quick glance
and q flush of her face told me that, and l showed
myself more and more conspicuously every time.
The weeks began to seem endless, and many a night
did lie awake thinking of her, fancying that she
had noticed and was watching for me, and that she
gave me smile and glance in passing. Once my
ardor outran my prudence, and went so near her
carriage that the eunuchs angriy ordered me back.
became moody and unhappy. Ny friends rallied
me on my changed appearance, insisting that there
was woman in the case, and trying every means
to find out who it was
The next time saw her she made an almost
imperceptible sign, and dropped something from
the carriage that picked up and found to be a
piece of paper folded in the smallest possible
pass, on which was written, in French "Be more
careful you watched" put away the paper
in whirl of delight. OF course she had noticed
and was interested in me she would not care.
All she had to do, had my attentions ANNOYED her.
was to have her guards take me in charge
So time went on, and | became listless and
miserable, spending hours brooding over the stu
alton, and trying TO devise some means of meeting
her. until, at last my chief said "You not
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fingered on. At last one day note was dropped
near me that said "Be at the east gate of the
SerdgttO tonight at nine. have bribed slave TO
admit you" You can fancy how long the time
seemed. | was almost beside myself At the
appointed time found fat, black slave waiting
for me. Laying his finger his lips, he motioned
for me to follow him, which did, to a kiosk in a
secluded part of the garden, and there found her
waiting Words fail to describe her beauty and
gracious charm of manner, and if | had been in
love \ sIn0l Laln
the reality. She told me her story. How un-
happy and closely watched she was; how she had
noticed and admired me from the first, and that,
noticing my changed, unhappy looks, she had
braved everything to meet me. After hour,
that seemed only a minute we parted Two or
three times after this had these stolen delight
full meetings The sense that danger was near us
only made them the more enjoyable. At last she
said that We must not meet again, as she sure
that we were suspected and watched Putting a
ring on my finger, and telling me that come what
would, she would always love and remember me,
we parted. Heart broken, my life dragged on in a
listless way. gave up society and spent hours
brooding over my unhappy fate, and devising
ways and means to meet her again, but all to no
purpose.
Some weeks later was at the old place when
she drove by with little girl of five or six in the
carriage, who laughed and played, enjoying the
gay scene. She looked pale and anxious, while her
guard and the eunuchs looked blacker and more
forbidding than ever. She gave me sad smile in
passing, but dared not show that / saw it, and
stood dreaming at the place the carriage had passed.
until suddenly great commotion arose in the
grounds, and looking, saw that her horses had
taken fright and were running away, scattering the
crowd in every direction, splitting the eunuchs as
they ran. 1t was the work of moment to run
across the flower beds and through the grove to q
place they must pass, and l was just in time to
catch the bride of the nearest he passed and
hold on They kicked and plunged, carrying me
with them, until at last her escort came up and
succeeded in stopping them l had faint recollec-
ton of seeing her jump from the carriage and come
toward me, and knew more.
When came to myself it was in splendidly
furnished room, with doctors and nurses standing
around, and found that my arm and leg were
broken, besides being bruised all over. The phys-
clans forbade my talking but found out that the