Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-09
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For fishes" replisd the Turk.

For fishes" replied the Turk.
At thi1 moment the man on horse
back, starting eff at a gallop toward
the sea, pasrad quite near US, lot with
out throwing us one Of those looks Of
utter contempt that the Muesulman is
always ready to beatow upon Christ
ians. He urged his horse as far as the
perpendicular rocks Of which | spoke
and stopped short at the sheercgt p.3ca.
He gGZed at the sea and appeared to be
searching for the best place from Wnich
to fling himsalf,
We examined mere attentiTciy the
burden the aEe carried, and we weIe
struck BY the strange farm Of the sack.
All the stories OF wives drowned by
jealous husbands instantly reaurted TO
us We Communicated cur thoughts to
each other.
ask these rascllp," said Sir John to
our TUX, # that is nos ! woman they
are carrying So"
Tne Turk opened his great eyes
aghast, but not his mouth. 1t was evil
dent he found CIR question entirely too
indscreet
At this moment, the sack being close
to US, we saw it stir distinctly and We
even heard kind OF grooming or
grunting come from it.
Tyrrel. though q lover Ct good cheer,
is very chivalrous. He jumped up like
a madman, ran to the asg driver and
asked him il English, he was SO beside
himself with rage, what it wao he vas
driving thus and what he proposed to
DO with his sack The ass driver was
unable to reply, but the sack was vio-
Iently agitated, and wOman's cries
were heard, upon which the two slaves
. commenced to thump On the sack with
the leathern straps which they used to
drive the asa. Tyrrel was beside him
self With q. vigorous and scientific
blow OF The fit he felled the ass driver
to the earth and seized che Of the slaves
by the throat whereup0n the sack,
pushed violently in the struggle, fell
heavily to the ground.
| fastened to approach. The ether
slave set to work TO gather stones. the
ass driver picked himself up IN spite
Of my aversion TO mixing myself in the
affairs Of others, it was impossible for
me not to so to the aid Of my com
paniOn. Having caught up a stake
which served to hold my parasol when
| was drawing, I brandished it menac-
ingly at the slaves and the ass driver
with the most martial air it was posi-
Bile for me to assume All went well,
when that fiend Of a Turk On horse
back, having finished contemplating
THO sea and having turned at the noise
we made, started like an arrow and
was upon us before we could think.
He had in his hand { villainoUs kind
of a cutless
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loved local coloring.
"A yataghan!" resumed Darcy, with
q smile CT appreciation
He passed close to me and gave me
a cut over the head with this yataghan
which made me see sc tapers (stars as
my friend the Madquis &c Roseville so
elegantly expresses it,. | returned it,
however, by dealing him good blow
over the back with the stake, and then
l whirled around on the ass driver,
slaves, horse and Turk, becoming my
self much more furious than my friend
Sir John Tyrel. The affair without
doubt would have gone hard with US.
Our dragoman observed a strict nel-
trality, and we could not defend cur
selves very long with g stick against
three footmen, one c2valryman ana
yataghan. Fortunately Sir John re-
membered & pair Of pistols that we had
brought with us. He seized them,
threw one to me and kept the ether,
which he directed Immediately against
the cavalier who had given US SO much
trouble. The sight CT these arms and
the click of the trigger produced
ragical effect upon cur enemies. IhSy
took to flight ANONYMOUSLY, leaving US
masters CT TING battlefield, of the sack
and even Of the ass. In spite OF all our
anger, we had not fired, and that was
lucky, for one may not kill with I'M