Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1900-06-13

while . slight frown contracted h,
brow.
All night we were tossed upon q wild
sea, expecting every moment to b
swamped, but at daylight the gall
abated considerably, ana We saw land
right ahead.
Something else We saw, too-a small
fishing smack shooting along toward
uA close hauled, like q bird ON the
| wing.
"0ustave's boatr' exclaimed the girl
delighted. clapping her small banda
Tank, oh tank. tousand times. d
storm for disv'
The Turk frownsd darkly and drew
his ugly looking scimitar. He knew
enough Of English to understand the
girl. and, with angry motions Of his
weapon, he now intimatsd that hs
would chop OF her lovers head II hs
attempted to take her away from him.
mo, you won'tw shouted q sturdy
English tar. springing to his feet. Fair
play-a fair tight for the grill What say
you, matesr
AYE. aver was heard on all sides.
The Hshing boat came nearer every
aboard. when, with a glad cry, the Cir
cassian girl rushed into her lovers
arms.
The Turk advanced, fire cleaning in
his eye
az fair flght! shouted several sail.
ors, interposing.
mo. no." cried the captain. 1.-THE girl
belongs to the Turk; he purchased her. {"
mo difference, no differencer' cried
all hands. They must fight for her.
He had no right to buy her."
As there was no help for 1t the cap
tain was obliged to witness what fol-
lowed.
First the young pearl-diver, gently
putting the girl to one side. drew . long
knife; then he struck the Turk over the
cheek with his left hand.
The merchant, flaming with rage.
dashed toward him, and the combat
commenced within about fifty yards Of
the very coast whence Gustave was
wont to dive for his pearls. He had
tackled the moment he picked up the
party, and was now running along al
most in the shadow of a low rock
crowned with verdure and projecting
far out into the water.
The knives Of the combatants clashed
again and again; many cuts were given
and received on both sides. The Turk
grew more furious every moment FL
nally he aimed at the young mans neck
a terrible blow, which must have taken
Off his head but for his leaplng quickly
backward. This brought him close to
the gangway. where he succeeded in in
fiicting a sharp stab under the Turks
right armpit, causing him to drop his
scimitar overheard. The Mohamme-
dan, however, now drawing a pistol
with his left hand. was about discharg-
Ing it at his enemy's head, when the
maiden threw herself on her lovers
breast to protect him. This caused his
foot to slip, and, the rail being low,
overheard he went, with the girl in his
arms.
With q curse the Turk discharged his
pistol after them; he was a good shot"
and seldom missed, having had much
practice with firearms in his youth.
You have shot him." exclaimed the
captain, as the spectators vainly waited
for the temperance Of the lovers.
'Shot him and the girl, too!'
One, two, three, four-hve minutes
the longest period a diver can remain
under water-elapsed, and still they
rose not to view.
The Turk, with lowering brow,
smoked his pipe and gravely declared
ne was sorry he had paid SO much both
in money and blood (he was covered
from head to foot with slight stabs) for
1 girl, to be cheated out of her in the
end. The sailors, however, shaking
their heads and rolling their guilds. SOL
smnly averred that 1t was better the
girl should be the property Of Davy
Jones than that of q heather Turk.
Four days later. having vainly hunt.
I'd for a vessel to carry me to Constan-
tinople, who should l meet aboard an
American craft just getting ready to
sail for home but Gustave. the pearl.
diver, and the Circassian girl.
1 expressed my surprise, when Gus
tave explained that after going over
board he had swan, under water, diver
fashion, ashore in a little sheltered bay
shielded from the view Of those board
the fishing vessel by jutting rock.
Under cover of night he had then
plade his way to the American vessel
,esolved to carry his beautiful prize to
q free land.
l have to add that the vessel safely
reached New York harbor and that
witnessed the marriage Of Gustave
with the pretty Circassian.-New Yorh