Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-10-30
IN THE DREAMY EAST

adventlreg" asked Tom. mo? Well
it's worth hearing. 1t was when was
in Damascus. I was buying a pipe OF
oriental style, when a great puffy bag
of black silk which enveloped lady
paused near me and squatted down be
forA the shop of young Jewel mer
chant for the purpose of examining
his bracelets.
"only the eyes of the figure were
visible, but they were blacker and more
beautiful than those of any heroine OF
the Arabian Nights Entertainments,
and they lit on me once, twice, three
times and sent sensation through m.
heart to which it was happily as yet {,
stranger.
Behind the figure stood less care
fully yelled person of an old female
servant. That it was young beauty
thus hid under the silkep balloon hac
no doubt.
'The jewel merchant was busy witt
his wares. No one but the old woman
saw the beauty make little sign witt
her exquisite hand, but she did it. Th,
sign seemed to say, Wait l waited.
what | waited for l hardly knew
My repertory of gesture is not large. ]
nodded Yes 1t sufficed.
a. Che ,ror,+ 60 ,,arao, ~, no,
old attendant. she repeated the motion
.srbara was cofraebousa close a,
bard onar =. +ho s+ro.t I,t. oil ,h,
other sbons Tbere 7 souattod On q
cusbion and sinnod and smolad
.T cow 6e,,ra nass no,,sa r,s.a q
s,rn - nc
4It 1ras +ho old Woman Tho sarron,
of INV pyster;ors he.utv eung q
coin 70 tho story talIsr ana foI,owad
ber
..Sba won, ON for . lon, Will. r,., +,
baca, 70 th,nt she xvouI5 navar snao,
70 mo lint AZ loo, She nousad rndar th1
sbadow ~ the h,.nL r,ostar waIIs 90 .
bo,so IN a on,o+ rort =, ,ha o,,r ona
.radon,v IsttIra dou,n iona ,,,,sn =,
orov ho;- tool, fror, 9, ,atter ,;++1.
oroo,o5 th,nr ,,--,t.ar an hr,aht 49,,
ond ararch.d ,,,,th ,,ar,uro
.r ,,t+Io Erc,,sh ,no., :. ,
NV ,,,thar sha Enc,,sh ,.,. g.,
90, Con,a,
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old n,ou.n
..Sho hao,,ooa AGATE fo,,o,
We u,a,t-ad -, sha rn;nc ,a,ora o.,
levin, un+,l sha ra,,sad haforo It.
n,asterad uou in which wos a parror,
door Irtoo,-,,r .,,, .,o ,,,>,io,,e,, 49,
70 entar and Almost troad;na On NV
baels in bar h.sto ,,s+antIr s1,nnaa -
ef+.r mo ond ro,ocsod ~
81 found nvso,, IN tha rnos+ hoar,,e,,
yardap ,pao,,nat;on con device po
yond If was n rose arhor oheviny IN.
old woman,s motions entered ths
door of this fragrant retreat
"on the instant two beautiful arms
were cast about INV nack and a voice
like that of the nirhtinpale softly
breatbed these words.
".Oh how long bava wai+ea TO,
Won. ioy of nv soulr
1T was the girl whom had seen NJ
the bazaar. | knew her eyes and no,
hands at once and T knew that had
met nv fate. I loved her on tho instant
as well as she seemed To love men
'Bothert" said Dick.
81 can't make Won understand tha,
delicious emotion said Tom. sigbinp
There we sat together talking like
lovers who had been narted for years
She slipped n ring upon NV finger
gave her one from mine. I vowed n
bear her away TO the land WHARF levers
were NOT tho slaves thev were tbere
and she nromisad m maet mo or ,bo
little garden gate at midnipbt
"Going n fast " said Dict
"SuddenIv ne We sat tbere tho old
woman rpshad into tho orhor Sbo
WHISPERED q word to NV heantifp, LODI.
love who rr,po, bar hands u, torro,.
i" Flv for vonr Iifar sba said III
Allah snaras INV life 7 will r,eat ro, q.
the gates at midnight n MOI adisn
,,nt;, NC MO-. D., ,,oroa;,o,
.At midnight | sat unon the Stone
ho,oh ,cot, L.. T. - .-.,