Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-17

for thy ready sivice, which spccssdsd %
we'll l promised to make thy fortune. and
viii do - Listen, then and be not afraid
I am the Angel Of Death"
..Great Allah p cried e HeinA u am .
dead man"
Il told thee said Mahalech, mot to b
afraid; will not harm thee, nor am l able TO
do 50. Don't interrupt me again, but mind
all l tell thea Every ack chamber Is tnhab
tied by an angel Of death Ii IS his opprE
sive presence that prostrafes the patient
When thou returnes, to town take to the pro
feskion Of q doctor | viii touch thine eyes
before ne part, and by that virtue thou wilt
be able TO see the Angel Of Death, or rather
mynelf, for I viii preside wherever thou wilt
be required to effect a cure IL thou seest
me standing at the head Of the patients bed
with my cimeter drawn. know then that no
remedy will avail, death being inevitable;
but am standing At the foot, give any
Simple thing to the patient; shall then leave
the chamber, and the SICK will Immediately
become well again Be discreet, become rich
and happier than | was" And with this re-
mark he touched FL Heifz's eyes, stepped
across to the desert and vanished
FL Heifiz believed himself for time in
dream. He returned to town and only grad
ually realized all he had heard and seen He
tried the strange gift Of Mahalech and found
1t percisely as be bad described it In q short
time Fl Heifx became great doctor, having
the greatest advantage over all other doctors
before him, for he either cured q patient in
stan1y or he would pronounce his doom,
which was sure to be fulfilled. The doctor
became rich and famous, keeping bis secret
strictly. Three years after these events the
ner, and Ell Helix performed many miracu-
lous cures. and at the same time prognosticat-
ing sure deaths accordingly. One day the
pashas guard came to his house, Selling him
without uttering word and carrying him to
the palace, into room where the pasha was
lying sorely i'll, stricken with the pest. El
Heifiz looked at the head Of the bed and there
he saw the Angel Of Death standing with his
cimeter drawn which, Of course, told him at
once that the patient was incurable. The
pasha, however, addressed FL Heifiz in the fol-
lowing terms: Il am satisfied. . great doc
tor that thou hast specific to cure illness
feel that am dying fast, if therefore thou
wilt cure me | will give thee a thousand
purses, but If die my orders are given to
have thee beheaded, and thou wilt enter
paradise with me together" Poor FL Heifz
felt his head sitting very loose upon his
shoulders The first thing he did was to or
der to turn the bed round, but the Angel Of
Death turned with the bed and could not be
diverted; the cold drops stood on Ell Heiizs
forehead; then he went boldly up to the
Angel of Death and said: Friend Mahalech,
would you oblige me to leave the room until
get out of this awful denf The Angel Of
Death shook his head in giving q decided
mo- as answer
Thou must have heard my DOOM" said FL
Heifiz, If don't cure him" The Angel Of
Death shrugged his shoulders with the great
est indifference We'll, them" said Ell Hell
6z, when | was called here knew that
was going into danger and provided myself
for every contingency Dost thou SEQ yonder
red curtain" The angel glanced at it and
nodded atiirnatively well, you see. friend
Mahalech, | brought your wife along with
me and have got her in the palace; in fact,
she is behind yonder red curtain" THE
d she is" said the Angel Of Death, and in
an instant he vanished. In the meantime Fl
Heifz seized goblet from table and pre-
senting it TO the sick man, said: For the
love Of Allah, pasha. drink this and rise at
once to b. cured of thy complaint" The
pasha did not hesitate TO dc SO, and was soon
well. Bring a thousand purses for the doc
tor" said the pasha, and besides, thou shalt
be sure Of my favor and patronage" II
thank thee sincerely. great pasha, for the
present. and | only have one favor to ask-to
be permitted to undertake q pilgrimage to
Mecca this very night, as feel within me
holy desire to accomplish it." Certainly"
said the prince, and thou shalt have men
and horses for thy journey" Ell Helfz left
Cairo the same night, but he wendell his way
to Damascus to return no more, and never to
practice doctor again, for he truly said;
There are more unreasonable pashas in the
world, and the Angel OF Death may take time
to reflect that a divorced wife is the same as
a dead one" lie lived for many years in his
new home rich and contented, and avoided
all sick chambers during the remainder Of
his life. -Ar'iensey Curiosibhoy in New York