St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1893-08-17
TUE SENTENCE OF MEHEMED.

thn auxiliary troops of Tunisi, was
, o. wi on account of the rigorous
k ,hio;nl;ne that he exercised over his
ulI Idiprs ut is not the enemy you
so ,',st fear, but me-" he would often
l lamark to the young soldiers, who
Lame lame to increase the ranks. Thus
Ca army was an army of heroes,
n' So had no fear on the battlefield,
W., WV Who trembled in the presence Of
ln Ths frst campaign in which they
nnoht was at Albania, in the battle
I've D"a;nst the rebel Greeks, and on that
asscas;on Mehemed's men proved
.ossmselves efficient. 1t happened
.ho+ Mehemed one day ordered
s;@ht soldiers to remain in ambush
" 81 the "fve fountains of Arta, at
~ ~ point the Greeks were likely to
"nen their attack. They were to
O .ion any one who should try to pass
NV ,r and they were strictly cautioned
n DC 70 dismount or fall asleep. The
soldiers executed with exactness all
their Instructions.
vehicle which attempted, toward
n;dnipht, to cross the line unob-
Derved was discovered and stopped.
The man who had charge of the oxen
which drew it ran away, abandoning
his wagon. On this wagon was
barrel. 1t was easy to ascertain
what the barrel contained, even
without dismounting, and without
falling asleep. You only had to open
tbe bunghole to smell the pleasant
odor of liquor escaping from it.
And it must have been an
excellent liquor, compounded
largely of figs and dry raisins. The
Giaurfi (Ch. istians) undoubtedly
knew what was good.
The soldiers had not been forbid
den, if they seized liquor, to drink it.
And really they did not drink d.
rectlv from the barrel; they merely
sunk bulrushes in it, through which
they slipped the sweet and intoxicat-
ing LIQUID. Was it not harmless to
SIP with such thin rushes? One
could scarcely call that drinking
But Justly does the prophet remark
that wine is deceitful beverage, i'll
which the devil has had his hand,
since this drink brings men to every
evil
First, the soldiers asked each other
why they should sit in their hard
saddles, when the grass made such a
soft bed on the ground. And if they
Law there for only a short while, no.
body would know it: they could tie
the horses to the wagon, and these
certainly could tell no tales. After
they had dismounted, the Internal
drink persuaded them that it was a
useless task for eight men to remain
on guard; four would suffice, and the
rest could sleep, while the other two
remained true to the orders.
Maruf and Sefer were the tive des-
ignated to watch for the rest.
DO you know said Sefer to his
friend, do you know that one man
is OF the same value in this case as
two? 1t will do just as well if only
ofus watches. Do you not agree ?"
Maruf assented.
Il PROPOSE" continued Sefer, that
We play a game of chess; the loser
will have to watch, and the winner
may sleepl'
Maruf accepted the conditions.
The two Bedouins prepared the
ground in front of where they stood,
and with their spears they traced
square, dividing it into sixty-four
smaller squares. Then they substi-
tuted for the regular pawns the
fruits of the woods. The wild pears
became kings, the apples queens, the
castles were represented by acorns, the
bishops by rose-hips, the knights by
nuts and the pawns by berries. The
men thus provided, the game began
by the light of the campfire.
At first, Sefer held the advantage,
but that inebriat ting drink overcam me
him, little by little, so that he was
not in condition to distinguish his
pawns. He lost his queen, and was
very near being checkmated.
"Seier, you are in bad mess" re-
marked Maruf when he saw that the
game was in his own hands.
You are right. | am as sleepy as
the sea when it is calm"
You are losing the game"
u can see that, tool
Well, lie down, in the name OF AL
ah. | will watch for you"
Seter shook his friends hand in
grateful acknowledgement ofthe sac
rlhce, and he thought he spoke to
alm but he only dreamed it, for he
Tell asleep Immediately.
Maruf, on the contrary, kept his
eyes open and leaning on his gun, he
looked at his sleeping companions.
But that deviish drink began to
murmur softly:
why do you not sit down? You
Gould see just as well "
AS soon as he was seated, Satan
again began to tempt him.
Why do you tire your eyes' If
you shut one of them, you will see
with the other just as well as with