Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1894-08-18
yet dangerously. When he had boani
II up AMI resssuYe.i ner, he covered

yet daugerously. When he had bo1ni
It up AMI resssurei ner. he covered
her face AMI left her to rest, aud ven.
out to tell hi. tale The little soldier.
he said, WAS not n1.h hurt. He was
a mere boy, AMI ianciei himself dy-
ing, and hal asked for him taat hs
might send q message to his parents.
Fox the present he would caro- for
him. Then be returned - h,s tent
Fa: -Meh was awake. Her greA.
eyes turned upon him.
'1bin, she SAID, 40 l seem bold
to you? | suppose 80. But listen. ]
have been learning lessons. In Egypt
women are slaves. They sell us a. il
We were birds. ], for instance, hAve
heart | wish to marry oneI love.
And there came t. our house an old
woman. who told my parents that
rich man wished to marry me; aud
they said | must marry MIN. l prayed
them not to give me 70 him. They
laughed. The preparations we're com.
plete. The time hal come Do you
blame me for running awAy7 A few
jewels bought the help OF "A old wo-
man. While they were looking for .
lost girl, boy mArehed away with
the soldiers.
ooh, l would have done anything
to escape .nat frlghtful man! See, /
have even cut my long hair! Doss it
make me ugly7 Do you think mo
bold and bad-very, very bad? saw
that you loved me when ysu lookel
up st me from the garden. But, il I
have made you despise me, At least let
me stay and be little soldier, and see
you now and then. and perhaps, want
on you sometinHs And wien there
is q battle, fight beside yol. Only do
not send me back to marry somebody
| hate. Pity me, even if you seorn
me-"
On this, Captain Ibin E! WArrAkAh
quite forgot Egyptian gool manners,
and took Fat -Meh's hsu1 in his AMI
| held it against his heart, and told her
| that she was q rose, a nightingale and
| dove, and he recIted this verse to
| her:
| Va milan knafoo min Allah
Wa shamai asaik li-ah
Hohukkum mex tooh min Allah,
kaddarn l owla aleirlia."
Which might be very freely trans
lated thus:
ooh, beloved one. Since Allah has
| given us to each other, the love We
feel is ordained by him. Therefore,
let no one blame us for what was DE-
creed in paradise.
But in spite OF this bold speech and
| their brave hearts, matters might nave
| ended badly for both had it not hap
penel that the khedive elected TO visit
| his soldiers that morning.
Mounted on pcan-in, horse, fol-
lowed by other his mig ILLNESSES
mounted on other prancing horses,
with muse and clash and jingle An
floating banner, an great pono anil
CEREMONY AMI it 50 happened that
/ ~
accomui.-1e eltair doughty deeds,
and been reported favorably for them
SO that when he begged fox mercy
mercy WAS granted.
Like all the viziers and sultans IN
the 'Hrablan Night Tales, " the khediv.
wa, sentimental He felt for true
lovers. Therefore, having right t.
DO rs he pleased. he declared that th csc
lovers sholll be married, hal the
ceremony D-riormci as soon a. possi-
lie, bestowed his blessing and a dowr
unon tLs bride. male the captain q
| colonel, a sent a message to the
parents - the efe,t tina. tnev Ia /
patter not l.. him near them mage
any objections
IN this vas 81 very Lucky fo: iitt..
Tn. Meh. ror EVvnt.an fathers MAX.
ne:il.n-. OF puttlns a daughter vnc
las di~rracei Aar family a. com ple,e!
| a. I'm. I.iI. re3al fsi certainly dons