The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-04

at being unable to save me. or even so mucn
as help.
SIS there any ono else TO speak in his fa-
vor?n demanded Abou kuram in a loud
voice. The crowd swaying violently craned
its neck for an answer. None came, and
the governor turned TO me.
Thou canst not be old, ;" he said, survey
ing me for the liftieth time. Thy face
hath the bloom and comeliness of youth,
yet already thine acts reek with iniquity;
yea, they are as carrion TO the nostrils In
what school thou hast learned thy guile
and how thou hast thc heart TO practice it,
know not, but thou art match for the
hoariest headed trarsgressor alive. We
have had some of thy kind here lately, and
they did not return TO the place whence
they came. Thou hast heard the tale of
thine iniquities What thinkest thou is
thy due!"
Before could give any opinion in the
matter--indeed my tongue was not at all
ready-one az the men seated by Abou
kuram on the right interpolated:
"A needless question, my lord. Cast him
to the dogs and let them tear him alive.
Then let his gnawed head be perched on
the topmost tower as warning to spies
and other malefactors.p
He was a leather faced rascal, with small,
deep set eyes, very close together, the
mouth and Jaws Of bloodhound and the
shifting, sinister expression of the byena.
There are brave and elegant gentlemen.
adventurous ireside heroes, who can dis
pose of the fear OF death in an epigram.
Unluckily for myself, | am not SO happily
constituted, and it was with q sudden gasp
and throb Of terror that now turned to
the minister The hate Of hell was in his
lowering, fanatical face--the spirit that
makes the Moslem a fiend in the fray, that
impels him TO cut out an enemy's living
heart and stamp its quivering life under
foot, that ia Jealousy, anger, revenge or
statecraft makes him subtle, crafty, ruth
less, diabolic, AN instigater Of foul deeds,
a secret assassin or an open murderer, as
the occasion may require. Such spirit
cleaned sullenly from every lineament Of
the minister's cruel and repulsive visage.
Crouching there, his hand upon his
crooked sword, he watched me as ii he fain
would spring forward and cleave me on the
spot. His hideous countenance and glitter
ing eyes fascinated me ms the serpent fasci-
mates the futtering bird it is about TO de-
stroy. Ny tongue was frozen. With n
tngling sense Of innocence and wrong in
every atom of my being could not utter a
word in self defense or vindication. could
do nothing but gaze enchanted upon the
devil which had so suddenly confronted me
in the form of n man.
Fortunately Abou Kuram had thoughts
and n mind Of his own. He made no reply
20 the mnister's suggestion. Perhaps, be
ing human, lac pitied me in spite of my bad
character, for must have presented pic
ture of utter distress; perhaps after the
fashion Of the great he loved the idea of
absolute power. Az any rate, be made a
diversion, which set my heart lcaping with
tumultuous hope. A small thing you will
generally notice Is of great elect an an ex-
tremity.
what is that instrument on which thou
madest musicin he asked. may, rather"
he added quickly, ION which thou madest
witches and gehii screech."
With palpitating haste answered ii was
named a bagpipe in my country, that it
put the spirit of victory into warriors and
the neetness OF fear into the heels of their
enemies.
II said it was the scream Of demons" he
remarked, with chuckle. Then suddenly
his expression became one OF deep thought;
he seemed TO be trying TO recollect some
thing. II have it; have it," he cried, sit
ting up with beam Of intelligence. "In
thy country are the men naked about the
legs!"
Partly. my lord" answered in aston
ishment.
"They have been to Egypt, have they
nots" he said eagerly. "To Cairo, Alexan-
/ dria-tbey have looked on the desert and
shifted its sands. They have likewise been
TO India. They have pulled down princes,
established empires. uprOOted ancient laws
and made new ones, said prayers I'm a
strange tongue that 10 man could under
stand and gone to battle with great cries.
Have thew not done all thisf'
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