The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-09-15

lie took her nand and welcc.aed neI
10 bis house. she replied by mcnosyllar
bes thus showing herself a modest
woman. not over free with her tongue
As the night advanced Suleiman fell
into a sentimental mood and released
with much sell-pity his trials with his
first vile
Il assure you Hanum he said "shs
was quite impossible 10 live with q
cross and annoying; with you xill al
WAYS BE- tender but with her ! was
forced 10 De rough Allah. how she
bored me,-talk talk. talk, Truly il il
said that one word pr0voketh another.
and often ! answered her sharply, but
could never put her down. II is good
advice 10 a woman. open your eyes.
but not your mouth And so he maun-
dered on about his past troubles.
Melek said nothing but he felt her
sympathy so powerfully that he grew
eloquent in abuse Of his poor first wife.
an the time assuring her of his devotion
70 this amiabe woman az his side.
with the passing hours he grew more
expansive and told his wife tales that
be would never have confessed In Tie
light As he had de.ested Melek he had
not thought "a necessary 10 be loyal "a
her. no. with cruel triumph he told his
( bride how be had deceived the other
woman as often as he could He had
made eyes az the irmau's wife and had
one day kissed the housemaid Of the
pasha who lived in the great house; he
\ had lifted the veil Of the girl who came
/ 70 draw water al the fountain. He re-
counted his unfaithfulness with pride.
For. Hauum EfIendi. such a woman
could expect nothing else from her hus-
band. She was not so bad looking" he
refiected but as our proyerb runs.
Without she Is a doll. within devil
Poor Nelek was as still as any doll
now scarce daring TO breathe. for fear
Of pouring out sobs and grief.
At length Suleiman noticed her ST.
lence. aud felt a sudden strong desire TO
see this quiet. plump creature 10 whom
he had been unbosoming himself.
Hanum De begged. Il know you
are as beautiful a. you are sweet. TO You
vgill ever beatrue aud loving husband.
but let me see your face. light but once
the candle and let me see the counte-
nance OF her whom j swear 10 cherish as
the apple Of my eye"
Melek could endure no more, she has
THY struck a match and lii it to ths
candle. revealing TO the amazed sulei-
man the woebegore face Of the wife ne
, had been abusing
Sueiman was filled with horror at
his cruelty. The pale. tear-stained face
Of his wife cut him to the heart; Ia
thought with distress Of all he had said
To her In the candle light she looked
pretty and lovable and he had hurt her.
He fell upon his knees and kissed her
feet. pressing them 20 his breast, he
begged her in piercing tones 10 forgive
/ him. and trust him for the future Ha
called himself brute. and her his angel
= returned 10 him. IN short. he made his
5 peace with the patient wife who was al
too ready TO listen to his pleading
Both Suleiman EEendi and Meleh
Hanum learned lessons from this ex
, perience. and after ii understood each
! others needs and peculiarlties bette,
than before. Remorse kept the hus
: band true 10 his wife. and the sharp ex
: perience curbed her somewhat FESTIVE
tongue. Thus il came about that Sulei
man and Melel, lived together until old
; age in harmony.
'"Mei.k~ is Turkish for angel