New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-03-10
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR MARCH 10, 1907

a woebegone, bedraggled group, now calling their
mistress's name as loudly as they dared urF,aring
her to come back, and again lifting their PRAYERS
to Allah TO restore her TO them. Only waau the
east began to tighten with the dawn did the return
to the palace.
Takshan Pasha did not come to his palace f5-.r5
days has been told, and during this time the
agony of suspense the poor slaves endured q--v
continually greater, and their terror stricken t-ag
nations kept inventing punishment which
their master would infict them. And the palace
became indeed prison, since Fahick ordered that
until Takshan PaSha returned no word of their mis-
fortune should be made known, and, to make sure
his orders were obeyed permitted no one to leave
T5atsar-ab-haren suffered most Of ALL not i-ora
fear of punishment, but from the infinitely worse
fears of what might have befallen her whom She
loved more than herself She refused 20 cat "
drink, and lay all day long on her mattress moaning
and sobbing
Come back to me, yalroH5Hi Come back To me-
flower of the almond treel she implored
She was like Takshan Pasha: marriage with IN
nt1del had seemed the worst possible fate for kl7-
neh, until a worse appeared But 1t seemed even
worse 70 Decentralization 10 lose her whom She
loved
Fasting and praying and Iamenting, she lay pres-
trate until noon of the second day by which time
She was IN a pitable state She might have died IN
her pallet from pure misery had not the idea oo-
CURED to her that perhaps the little Christian girl IN
boy clothes might be able 70 tell her where Rhasnel
was.
The slave sprang to her feet CRYING. Tsatsa--a.-
harlem miserable woman that YOU are why did y.-
Iiol t4ilIlh OI LillS S1oIeI- 10 90 leT. C4L,
woman for She VIII tell YOU where Your baby, your
white throated canary Isl
The thought took possession OF the slave With
trembling fingers she prepared for her journey I'D
PeTa. Fahlck knew her too we'll to trv % stop her,
when she told HIM mysteriously that She was -..-<
where she might get news of their lost mistress
As She stepped forth from the door of the palace
gust of wind blew wrath of smoke dow.
across her path Decentralization lost the
color that her hope had given her, and came
back INTO the palace. shutting the door etr--
fully behind her.
"A Yah. gGt!" She lameuJed, III IS IN --I
- el-SdhfG Perhaps he 1t was drove my E.--
neh from her home. And now he pursue me
must wait till he passes
After few minutes the superstitor- -l-
an cautiously opened the door a craca and
Ia Peered out 70 see If the evil spirit was Still
lying IN wait for her. The coast was clear.
"a and she hurried down 10 the QUAY There
ii was halt-hour 10 wait for the boa-. and
q TSatSar-ab-harlem lost herself in del
Ia day dreams. II the Christian child knew
where RhaSneh waS-and this belief hai ----r
possession of her-then She would guide her
tS 10 the young hanum. and oh. what rapture
NJ again 10 see her, 10 wait on her. q. Kiss The
"a hem OF her dress. and 10 do her She's
III When the boat reached COustau-luo-re.
Decentralization 5 one thought was 20 reach
"a the Mavrocorthato house The little Christian
-E child VIII tell me-, she kept murnuring. and
hurried thIther rapidly as her old legs could
carry her. She was a pItItul sight when She
= reached the house and rang the bell
In the of Allah. the only God OF
this mighty land, she said 20 the astonshed
tootm4n want 70 see the young mistress
who dresses Ike a bow"
The man did not recognize her at first and pushed
her away. taking her for a beGgar, but the slaves
Walhng voice told hum that she the nurse of