The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1891-01-30
YOL. XIII. RISING SUN CECIL COUNTY,. Md. FRIDAY, j

the soft tempered air Of France, faded
from his mind. At last Kadour had for
gotten Katel, and throughout the valley
Of the Chelif nothing was talked of but
his approaching marriage with Yanina,
the daughter Of the Aga of Djendel.
One morning long train of mules
was seen vending toward town; Kadour-
ben. Cherifa and his father were going
to buy the wedding presents. A day was
spent by them in the bazaar choosing
burnous shot with silver, Smyrna rugs,
amber necklaces and earrings, and while
he fingered the pretty jewels, the floss
silks, and fine stuffs Kadour thought
only of Yamina. The Orient had re-
gained him completely, but more by the
means of habit and the influence of the
atmosphere than by genuine heart bonds.
Toward evening the train of mules
laden with cor g all puffed out with
treasures, turnea ,wn the street of the
faubourg, when ! fore the door of the
Arabian bureau they found their way
obstructed by greater crowd. It was
a party of Immigrants who had just ar
rived from France; no preparation had
been made for their reception and the
unfortunate strangers were yainly en-
treating aid and seeking information.
Some of them were hopelessly sitting on
their baggage, exhausted by their jour-
ney, and annoyed by the curiosity of the
crowd, while, to add to theirsmisery,
night was coming on, increasing with
its darkness the desolateness of the un-
known land. Kadour looked at the
exiles mechanically, but he was on a
sudden seized with strong emotion as
he recognized the dress of the old peas
ants, the velvet bodices of their wives,
and the women's long hair, Of the color
of the ripe harvest. In another minute
his forgotten 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 saw mill on the ripping
sauerbach which still flowed past the
abandoned home.
@Kadour!"
"Katell"
He turned pale and she blushed
slightly.
In a 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
her children, who had begun already to
play with the little natives; peII NELL
they wereall put up in the couffins among
the silks and precious stuffs, and Katel
laughed merrily at finding herself
mounted in such 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 beautiful striped burnous, one
of the wedding presents, embroidered
with pearls and with it's soft folds fall
ing around her and the fringe glisten-
ing brightly, she sat motionless and
smiling, looking like a blonde houri
escaped from the harem.
AS Kadour gazed at her thousand
mad projects crossed his mind. He
would break his troth with the Aga's
daughter and marry Katel-none but
Katel for him. And some day they
would be returning from the city, all
alone in lane of oleanders, she smiling
at him on the mules back, he holding
her bride as at present Eagerly, still
dreaming, he gave the signal for the
departure of the train, but Katel
stopped him, saying in her soft voice:
wait a minute. Here comes my
husband. T"
Katel was married. Poor Kadour.-
The Epoch.