The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1891-01-16

COTTON Katel, aud throughout the valley
of the Chelif nothing was talked OF but
his approaching marriage with Yamina
the daughter Of the Aga of Djendel.
One morning long train Of mules
was seen vending toward town; Kadour-
bent Cherifa and his mother were going
to buy the wedding presents. The
whole day was spent by them in the
bazars, choosing burnous shot with
silver. Smyrna rugs, amber necklaces
and earrings, and while he fingered the
pretty Jewels, the floss silks and fine
sttlffs Kadour thought only of Yamina.
The Orient had regained him completely,
but more by means of the force OF
habit and the influence of the atmos-
phere than by genuine heart bonds.
Toward evening the train of mules
laden with coufins all pulled out with
treasures turned down the street of the
faubourg, when before the door of the
Arabian bureau they found their way
obstructed by greater crowd. 1t was
a party of immigrants who had just ar
rived from France; no preparations haa
been made for their reception, and the
unfortunate strangers were vainly len
treating aid and seeking information.
Some of them were hopelessly sitting on
their baggage, exhausted by their journey
and annoyed by the curiosity of the
crowd; while to add to their misery
night was coming on, increasing with its
darkness the desolateness Of the unknown
land. Kadour looked at the exiles me-
chanically, but he was, on a sudden,
seized with a strong emotion as he rec
ognized the dress Of the oldpeasants, the
velvet bodices of their wives, and the
women's long hair, of the color of the
ripe harvest. In another minute his for
gotten dreams had become reality, for
he saw before him the soft features and
golden hair of Katel. Yes, there she
stood with old Rippert, her mother, and
all the little children, far away from the
sawmill on herippling Sauerbach, which
still flowed past the abandoned home.
"Kadour"
"Katel!''
He turned pale and she blushed
slightly,
In u few minutes the exiles' difficulty
was settled The Kaid's house was large
and the immigrants were welcome to
install themselves therein until their
little portion of land was accorded them
Quickly the mother gathered up the
bundles and called together her children
who had begun already to play with the
little natives; pell nell they were all put
in the coufins among the silks and pre-.
cious stuffs, and Katel laughed merrily
at finding herself mounted in suoh grand
! style on an Arab mule. Kadour laughed
too, but less heartily, and with sort OF
suppressed delight,
As night was falling round and the
air growing cool he wrapped his former
nurse in a beautiful striped burnous, one
of the wedding presents, embroidered
with pearls, and with its soft folds fall
ing round her and the fringe glistening
brightly she sat motionless and smiling
looking like blonde houri escaped from
the harem.
AS Kadour gazed at her Thousand
mad projects crossed his mind. HI
would break his troth with the Aga
daughter and marry Katel-none bu
Katel for him. And some day the.
would be returning together from tn
city, all alone in a lane of oleanders, sh
smiling at him on the mules back, b
holding her bride as at present Eager
ly, still dreaming, he gave the signal TO
the departure of the train, but Kate
stopped him, saying in her soft voice:
"Wait a minute. Here comes m.
husband"
Katel was married. Poor Kadour!-
From the French of Daudeta = in Butfal
Express