The Nezperce herald. (Nezperce, Idaho) 1900-1957, 1911-08-03

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was al liberty 70 choose a husband
for herself
Now. Fafima-that was the girls
name was very particular about one
thing IN the man who should be her
husband She wished him 70 be a
brave man. Superstition Al that time
hung ike a pail upon the Turks a.
well as the Christians. But Faflma
was more enlightened than others and
had a contempt for any young man
who would be terror stricken az q sup
posed apparifion
Three lovers sought her hand. To
the first she said. MY father last
night appeared 10 me IN q dream and
told me that II I would send one
whom I thought Of marrying 70 the
sepulcher IN the cemetery where his
body and those Of others OF our fami-
" lie be would appear 10 the sutton
and give me 70 him. Go there and re-
ceive me from my father. and IN the
morning return 70 me- Then 4 win
marry you
The young man. whose name was
Abdallah. reluctantly accepted the sit
uation and said that be would 90 70
the sepuicber as soon as Il was dark
and wait for the ghosts appearance.
Then Fatima told the second lover.
Hamid. what she had done. adding
that II be would go to the aepulcher
and appear 70 Abdailah as q ghost
and scare him away she would accept
quite pleased at what be considered
an easy way TO get a rich wife ana
agreed TO abide By the result Of bis
Effort
The third sutton. Bismiilah. was an
independent fellow. and Fatima prefer
red him to either Of the Others She
told him Of the arrangement she had
made with them and said that she
would also give him chance for her
hand. Whoever OF the three was found
IN the sepulcher IN the morning she
would marry.
-Nonsenseg" replied Bismlllah- Pm
not going TO make guy OF myself By
sleeping In a tomb"
-Oh. I thought you loved me" rs-
pue0 FAUNA
so do. but not well enough 70 risk
my life by remaining All night IN q
cold sepulcher. What good would It do
me 70 win a wife and der
1T is very plain" said Fatima. that
you do not love me"
4 don't cali love giving way to a
whim-"
1T is not q whim; II Is q test"
VERY well. test these other men
have no mind 70 enter such an absurd
competition"
he turned on his heel and left her.
She was very much disappointed She
had given her word TO the other two
to marry the one who should fuifn the
conditions. relying on Bismillah. whom
she knew TO be brave ana free from
supersfitions. 70 occupy the sepulcher
and thus win her. Bis refusal upset
M her plans and would give her q
husband she did not wish to marry.
She lay awake ali night bemoaning
he miscarriage OF her plan and think
ng how foolish she had been 70 IN
iertake II. She knew BisNiIlah would
lot fear to remain all night In any
lncanny place. and she respected him
or not being willing to win her in
Iuch fashion Besides. bis indifference
My made her more anxious to have
i'm for her husband
She fretted over the matter tfll Just
'efore dawn. when she determined to
% herself and Try TO brighten away
be suitors she did not wish to marry
Dressing herself. she wound a sheet
bout her and hurried to the Gene
cry. Approaching the sepulcher OF
er ancestors. she heard a sound and
topped to listen. Could Il be q snoreg
Iurely Il was a sn0re One Of the
1en sue had sent there had got rid
I the other. gone into the sepulcher
nd fallen asleep
All now depended on Fatima's fright
ming away the man In the sepulcher.
he moon had risen. and there was
ght enough from this and the coming
dawn for her to be distinctly seen.
houTh Il was too dark for her TO SEE
be man In the sepulcher. Standing
efore the door. which was open. she
ave a shrek. There was 9 sound AZ
T some one turning. the creaklng Of
1me sort OF bed. and a voice came:
Go away from hers and cease 20
lsturb my slumber"
Leave this abode Of the dead" said
atlma IN a sepnlchral voice. -or
m drag you with me to Tartarua"
'srhat would please me greatly" r.
lied the voice inside. by coming
ere I have put myself Ia an unpleas-
1t position. A girl told me that n
ould occupy this place TN morning
le would marry me. refused then.
st she should think me cowandly. (
inc. I brought my bed with me ana
owe away two fools I found here
ow / suppose I shall have 10 marry
Is girl would prefer going vita
"a to Tartarusn
There was silence for a few mo
ents. then Falima gave q sob. then
laugh. and Blsmllah. who knew
ON the lrst 4 was she. sprnne from
Q cot be occupied took her 10 bic