The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-04-05

afterwards leaked out that the stranger was
refugee from the Turkish capital and WIS the
brother of the Sultan. VINO had cOnspired 10
dethrone the latter and seize the government
for himself lie bad He'd first To France. and
had bccn allowed to escape to the wilderness
of Louisiana. with the hope that his iniuriaed
brother would never be able to discover his
place of retreat
STORY OF vENGTASCT.
Under the laws Of Turkey the traitors doom
is certain death. and u Is not considered that
Justice has been satisfied until the sentence
has been executed upon the offender No
effort - spared IN pursuing the victim. The
honor Of the Ottoman power and tho purity Of
the MOslem faith are not indicated until the
criminal shall have suffered the penalty of
his crime. The Turkish stranger lived in his
quiet home in absolute secluSl0n with a single
attendant. Although inquiries had been made
To the Governor and TO the latter in regard 10
the mysterious stranger. nothing positive
could bee elected from them. IL was not until
some time afterwards that the facts were re-
voalcd as stated above. Months rolled on. The
people of the settlement bah lost interest IN
the affairs of the stranger and To what might
be going on at his silent retreat. No one was
ever seen 81 visit the house or issue from IT,.
and from the time n Was first entered neither
of ITS occupants bad appeared outside the en-
closure which defined tie limits of its small
garden. The inhabitants of frontier village
generally retire 20 rest M an carly hour. soon
after the shadows of the evening have deep
cned into night. Few lights are TO he seen.
and before the hour OF midnight profound
quiet prevails. except when disturbed by the
occasional barking of dogs. such had been
tie state of Things M New Orleans for nearly a
year after the arrival of the mysterious for
eigners. when Of n sudden one dark
and cloudy night the people were disturbed
bv the howlug and unusually fierce barking
of the dogs Strange fOrehOding- seized upon
the minds OF some Of the inhabitants. 4 vio-
lcnt storm occurred about tho same hour;
the lightning became more and more severe.
and such thunder had never been heard since
the first cabin had boon built al the piace.
$50 passed the night but a far rs known,
without injury 10 any one. The people came
ont ON the following morning as
usual 10 talk over the events of the
night suddenly ono of the more obseryant
discovered the marks of strange foot -prnts
here and there on the muddy lanes of the vii
ace and fnallytInccd them lending towards the
retreat of the Turkish hermiis. Upon further
investigation the cottage was found vacant:
nll was still as death. the furniture was there
and "a few relics of It's recent occupants. A
new mystery now engaged the minds of the
people. until some one saw evidences of re-
ccntly-made grave IA one corner of the gar
den Nem II lay q document written in
Turkish characters the punurt of which was
not known until after 1t had been sent TO
France and translated. 10 ran thus The
Justice of Heaven is satisfied. and the date
tree shall grow over the traitors tomb The
sublime Emperor Of the faithful, the sup
porter of the faithful. the OmnipO-
tent master and Sultan Of the
world has redeemed his vow God is great
and Mohammed is his prophet, Allah"