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SLANDER.
•Ti. woadroua * trim ire, and yet 'tis true,
That seme folk* take delight
The deeds of other men to view,
As if their own were right.
And if a piece of news comes out,
They'll eagerly pursue it;
Then hand the charming dish about,
\:id add a little to it.
Each fault they'll try to maguify.
Vet seeming to bemoan
The mote within a brother's eye,
Are blinded to their own.
And if a brother chance to stray.
Or fortuneoa him frown :
Th >' humbled in the dust he lay.
The text is" keep hint down.'"
They'll preach up penance with a sigh ,
To cure, or nothing can—
Suflcringsare good, I 11 not deny.
But not when seat by man.
Kvh worthy doed is now forgot,
As if not v. orth retaining ;
yat >' lei failings fill the pot.
And slanders sucks the draining.
I'nU the dregs she draws it out,
Urlicited with her labors ;
Then c.u>ike charming swill about,
To treat her thirs'y ueighbors.
"Xcitfc friendship's mask she often lurks,
And siu iiuj f.w:is around you ;
i . ealed. -he is >re securely works,
Aud k:s<es hut to wound you.
Uctc-t d pest ef secia! joys ,
Tii 1.1 sp >iler of life - pleasures ;
1. k: >.i*p.>n's foxes would destroy
What - more than all oar treasures.
§ t1 f 111 iit 3 If.
The Merry Wives of Constantinople.
A TURKISH TAL&.
Abdool was a youug Turkish greenhorn,
t .> was dispatched by his father. with a
. borne assortment of silks and stuffs, to
- k his fortune iu Coustantinojile, A pleas
j.,: vovace accomplished. Abdool found him
x.: :a the georgeous Stamboul, where happi
•s asd splendor are rejected ia a at 'diou
t Jercnt foras. Traasported at Sndiag hitn
lf his own master, and not slightly vain of a
u-.i! tilled purse, and a very though
-ortewhat simple visage, the young merchaut
red a spleadid stall ia the bozesiciit, famish- (
<■'..: very handsomely, and displayed his staffs
f ; sale. Nor had he long to wait for custo
mers The public charmed with the aoquisi
t dof so easy a duj*\ thronged his shop
■ji.::;, iioou iad night, antil finally his very
..-.spoilers gave him the suruame of the Sirn
. ir. i his fame spreadiug over the whole ci
-vi:;d the sharks aud the crocodiles ia |
greater numbers.
0 morning, A Wool the Simple opened
- ids: baie of merchandise. Scarcely had
:r.: ieted his arrangements. * hen a cry of
Make room, make room, true believers I"
rrthrough the bezestein, aud a lady, rid
.. .• :>a a male, aud surrounded by about forty
. ks with naked sabres, entered the market.
>:. v was richly habited, closely veiled, and. by
iter numerous train, evidently of rank : which
be e observed by the voting merchant, he
*is surprised to see her stop and dismount at
threshold, and holding her veil firiuiy to
ivrwal-t, request the merchant, in a voice
•*t\: as ;'.e balbul's nightingale's v . complain
of the rose's inconstancy, to show her some
v ' hi- fiuo-s* stuffs.
Abdooi dew to obey the order of that lio
' .cc ; his richest wares—tbo>e most rc
-iridble for the beauty of workmanship or
aad exquisitely scented—were displayed
• :* j at profusion ; and at length the lady se
as many as she thought proper, and in
• . .lie price. Abdool the Simple, enchant
v - the sweetness of her voice, replied, in
• :. wcry fines from the Turkish poet lla
■ it the sight of her lovely face would be
• >-Tier eat recompense for the loss of a
'b-VWf.
!* - certainly, then, ample payment for
®me -Luffs said the lady. with a slight
" aud I take you at your word. But
' r. too many persons about us at pre
" * k to hear farther from me, and that
fc-e then beckoned to a slave, bade him
Li. .-tuffs on Lis Uwd. inroad to the mer.
'-cddrd gravely, ami set off. followed
'-7 her attendant*.
Atdool was so intoxicated with the sweat
-: cr voice that for some minutes he re-
Lmmorabie, bending forwar<i in an at
of profound ackuowiedgement. Abdool
indeed, looked pre-etniueutly so ;
-- - xs he recovered from his fit of enthusiasm,
to consider that a glance even in a
- 'ace was a rerv inadequate barter for
si ore
->><irse of the day Abdooi the Simple
-*■- .ear y forgotten the lady as >he seemed
' e rgotteu him. Oue evening, hos ev
:<"--std two figure* approachiug towards
■ - Oae was a powerful Nubian, not quite
1 it of a dusky leaden complexion, hab
. ' r fin scarlet and blue staffs, with a
-•shawl oa his turbau. and with him
-Z * - " :n - nave, in the Persian
~ Aihj closely veiled.
l --s pair approached to Abdool, ami the
" A --g opposite stall, whispeted in
. "-at having heard the renown of his
; wealth and generosity, and r.aviug
'•'aaLitu! IVrsian slave to sell he had
'-c to bring her for purchase to
~Am;iiceyce.
by the splendid eatlogiores pass
r "-'--es wuvi I;t>erality, Abdooi the
them to enter aad escorted
- - ■* .KMi. -prcai with a *crv rich
THE BRADFORD REPORTER.
carpet, and cushions of purple silk. There
the female slave threw aside her thick muffles,
aud, with downcast eyes, stood before the
amazed Abdool—a miracle of beauty !
" She is not dear at three thousand gold
pieces, aud as many bales of silk ! said the
Nubian, rubbing his hands.
These words suddenly restored Abdool to
his senses ; he arose with au obvious change
of complexion.
" Let us see her walk," he said, iu a hesi
tating manner. " I hate woman that walk
like caiuels."
" Walk, Zulima !" said the Nubian, whose
name was Mustapha.
" Alas ! she moves like the breath of music
on the flowers !" said poor Abdool, much per
plexed, aud still more enamoured.
The charming slave observed his uneasi
ness, and roguishly increased it by every
means iu her power, for she seemed resolved
if possible to be bought by Abdool. She com
plimented him on his personal charms, the vi
vacity of this wit, the gaiety and grace of his
manner, though with little reason, for Abdool
was lost in thought and perplexity. Mean
while the merchant assiduously pointed out
the beauties of his slave to eyes that needed
but little directing to find them out.
" But—if I am not mistaken," said Abdool
tremnlonsly, " she drinks wine. Holy proph
et ! what is that she is taking to her lips, and
of which she has poured us each a cup ?"
" It is no tnofe wine than the Mufti's beard"
said the Nubian, passionately. "Taste it
yourself ; it is only rose-water, or, if it be, the
j sin is mine."
i Abdool tasted—and he tasted again—and
i he thought it tasted very like wine, aud of
the richest sort ; but was it for him to dispute
I the assurances of a man so much older ami
more experienced than himself: and the laugh
i ing pledge of the bright eyes of Zulima, as
she drained her cup, and chucked the drops
! into her mouth, as if unwilling to lose the
! least portion.
The melancholy position in which he found
himself, prevented Abdool from enjoying the
pleasure which such charming society was
- likely to produce ; if he avowed his delight,
what excuse could he make to the merchant
> for uot concluding the purchase ?
Meanwhile time wore on, and Abdool felt
the expediency of coming to some decision, to
save his credit. Iu fact Abdool began to
tor' fuddled. After musing on a variety of
faults ajipropriate to womau, none of which
conid by any possibility find in Zulima. " Ex
, ceUent Vast up ha he said at length, " I can i
not Imt agree with you that the slave is well
worth the trite you for her. But it is
not beauty I reqaire at present; my harem is ;
a comparable fa those of Gi
imschid I"
"No ca-we of this Will yoa buy her or
' not ?" said the merchant, advancing, with his .
hand ou his sabre.
" Take ail I have ! I have half a bale of
the richest silks aad cashmere shawls; and j
• when the lady pays me who bought the other
half yesterday, you shall have—"
"What is she to give you for them f said :
! the Nubian, attentively.
! " Alas !" said Abdool, coloring at the re-!
' collection of his follv, " onlv a look at her i
Dk* •" .
" The prophet has given this man's brains j
to a butterfly." said the merchant, in a toue
j of mingled rage and contempt. The fair slave,
j meauwiiile, tremblingly followed hitn to the
! door. Convinced then that he was about to
! lose sight of that divine !>eauty forever, and
! completely vanquished by love and grief, Ab
i dool threw himself at the slave-merchant's
fee. and exclaimed—
" Since I caunat purchase her, let me sell 1
uivself. and become your slave, merely for the
happiness of serving the same master."
I "It I buy such a simpleton, I must have
something iu with you," said the merchaut.
: disdainfully. " When the lady pays you for
her stuffs, bring the money iuto the bargain,
aad I may accept you as a slave."
j And. laujihins hoarsely, he stepped forth,
dragging the fair slave with h:ra. who seeem
ed touched with his last strong mark of affec
: tion for she looked back repeatedly ns she
crossed the bazaar with her master. The de
spairiui Abdool gazed after them until they ,
were fairly out of s ght. and then with a pro
found sigh reentered his dwelling.
Tim.' p is-e 1 o t, an 1 A 1 do d h id nearly for
gotten ad a'out the lady who had apparently
cheated him out of his stuff-, when one noon
d.iv a porter, carrying a heavy basket, made
his appearance. " Be pleased to count the
contents," he said. "an I give m-> a receipt It
is from the lady who bought your stuff; ; and
she is so delighted with vour civility iu trust
ing her, he purchased them.
Abdool was go stupid with grief that he eon
tented himself with merely emptying the basket
into his lap. and giving the porter a handful
of pieces, he waa left once more to his medita
tions.
la the midst of his reverie a shadow sud
denly darkened his downcast eye-lids, and the
loud, lusty Toioe of the Nubian saluted him.
" Wealth makes wants, but satisfies none
Has the richest of men repented that ho did
uot rather gather the real fruits of beauty,
than the painted gloss of the genius of gold ."
Abdooi started up in a flutter of delight.
" I have rvpentad of nothing." he sad. " The
lady has paid me fur my stuffs, aud I am uow
ia a condition, as I imagine, to buy the houri.
your slave."
" Let us see," replied the merchant, delib
erately : and with a calm and caiculatiug look
began counting the pieces.
" Here are seven hand red pieces of gold, and
half as many of ilver," sold the Nubian. ' Do
you dream to purchase thai priceless slave
with this beggarh sum. which is scarcely suf
ficed: for an oily teggress of Ethiopia 7"
' Let me purchase, then, at least, the right
i to be your slave, along with the adored Zuli
ma I" returned Abdool.
" I keep my slaves iu good order ; they sel
dom see me without the chibouk," said the ,
Nubian ; "aud I have sold the slave Zulima to j
i rich cm:: " A'dc-?! hcatcdittely threw L'.m.
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self upon his face, &Dd wept with soch rigor
that the merchant seemed somewhat moved.
"If it will be any consolation for you to see
her again, and you will give me this trifle you
hare received for ray pains, I think I can con
trive it," he said at last.
Abdool looked np sorrowfully, but atten
tively, and instantly threw the money over to
him iu a turbau.
" Can you play on any instrument 7" asked
the merchant, thoughtfully.
| "On the theorbo," replied Abdool.
" Very well. lam a dealer also in the mu
sical cattle supplied for the entertainment of
seraglios ; you shall accompauy me to that of
the noblemen of whom I speak ; and if you
play your part well, your head will be in very
little danger, and I will find some excuse not
to sell you, whether they approve your perfor
mance or not."
Abdool procured a suitable dress. The
Nubian then commanded the new slave to fol
low, and led the way to the sea shore, where
he embarked in a little boat, rowed by two
mutes, which he himself steered. After a time,
Abdool observed at a distauce a palace of vast
extent, ornamented with innumerable towers
and minarets.
"To whom belongs this magnificent struc
ture—to some genie 7" said Abdool, iu great j
admiration
"To a vizier, and favorite of the saltan ; a
man so exceedingly jealous and ferocious,
that notwithstanding the character in which
you go, were he not absent, 1 should not dare
to introduce you in this harem," replied the
X übian.
Abdool was but little alarmed at this state
ment, for his thoughts were absorbed in the
prospect of seeing Zulima again. They landed
at oue of the stairs, and ascending it together,
the Nubian halted iu the midst of a large open
dome, of white marble, sup|>orted ou pillars of
the same material, richly carved and silvered
in the ornaments.
Abdool had scarcely satiated his gaze with |
the sight of all this splendor, when his ears
were saluted with a soft flourish of dulcimers ;
and a great number of ladies appeared iu va
rious directions, ascendiog the steps towards j
the saloon. They were ail veiled : but as they j
came on laughiug and chatting together, Ab- !
dool. alarmed at the sight of so many ladies I
and so richly clad, would have retreated.— ;
" Fool !" whispered the black, "standing firm 1
or you will cause both our ruins ! Aud tell me
which is Zulima "
Looking up at the beloved name. Abdool,
after an iustaut's scrutiny, perceived a figure
which he did not for au instaut doubt was
that of the fait slave ; aDd prostrating himself
at her feet, a? she advanced with a number of
her companion*, the Nubian introduced hiui as
an Egyptian eunuch perfectly skilled in the
theorbo, for whom he entreated their favor.—
The iadie? laughed pleasantly, and Zahraa
exclaiming. " Let us uuveil then, and take the
air," threw off iier veil, and the ret imitating
her example, disclosed soch a diversity of
beauty, that Alaiool believed he was transport
ed among the houries of paradise : but the
loveliest were undoubtedly the Persian Zulima.
the lonian Aphrodite, aud the Indian girl,
Nourniahal, so famous for her brilliant eyes.
" It is the same, Nourmahal, that was too
poor to purchase me !" said Zulima. laughing
satirically ; but at the same moment she turn
ed and whispered to Abdool, " I perceive
your artifice, and applaud it, most faithfhl of
lovers !"
Enraptured beyond measure at hi? reception,
Abdool prostrated himself repeatedly ; and the
ladies, seated themselves on their sofas, when
a slave suddenly appeared rushing up the steps,
aud calling as loudly as he could for speed and
exhaustion —" The vizier I—the vizier !"
At this cry, all stood aghast, and Abdool
almost felt the stroke of a sabre on his ueck.
" Cover him in the carpet !" exclaimed Zu
lima ; and at a signal from her white hand,
four blacks rushed forward, seized Abdool, who
made no resistance in the bewilderment, and
among them they rolled him up in a mummy
shape, and marched off with their barden at
the moment when the clash of cymbals an
nounced the arrival of the vizier.
Abdool was congratulating himself as he
was carried away, though nearly smothered,
wheu suddenly a dreadful voice cailed to the
slaves to stop.
But here we must observe that this panic
was only a part of a preconcerted plan. Al
thoogh Abdocl the S;mple was very far from
imagining himself guilty of so unspeakable a
sacrilege, he was now in the seraglio of the
maguificeut Sultan Solymon. who was absent
from his capital engaged in the extirpation of
the misbelieving Ge!ers of Persia, with his
famous vizier. Ibrahim. Zulima was one of
the Sultan's favorites, and the Nubian was uo
les* a person tbaa the chief of the enaucbs,
Mustapha. so renowned for his facetious say
iugs. It was ooe of Mnstapha's theories, that
the only way to keep women oat of mischief
was to amuse them ; aDd. struck with Zuliaia's
extraordinary accoont of the stuff-merchant—
for it was she who had purchased the bale of
him —and being a personage exceeding food of
practical jokes, he had with rare imprudence,
fallen into her plans of diverting herself, and
the other ladies of the harem, at the expense
of the simple Abdool.
" What ! are you hurrying from my sight ?"
again demanded the voice, which was, in
truth, that of Mustapha Aga counterfeiting
another.
" Let my lord forgive his slave !" returned
ZnliuiA, sinking on the ground at the vizier's
feet. Siace 1 mast needs tell the troth. I will.
I have broken my theorbo in a fit of passion,
because, being hung in a damp {Mace, it was
out of tase ; and ashamed of my unreasonable
violence, I desired Mustapha to send it to some
musician of his acquaintance, who might put it
again iu order.
"' Take it then, Mustapha and let yoor friend
repair the damage without loss of time, for 1
take much pleasure in hearing Zulima play ;
;woof my gardeners shall help you " Abdool,
who had listened to this dialogue in speechless
terror, found himself fifted in the arms of t*o
st>it s!*\es, aud carried along as a theorbo
But having no doubt that Mustapha woald
provide for bis liberation, he stiffened himself
as much as possible to represent the instru
ment.
It seemed the unlucky theorbo was 6ent to
a certain musician of the city to be repaired ;
n old, shriveled man, like most of of his tribe
very peevish, and absorbed in his pursuits.—
He was in his shop, busily engaged in tuning
strings of a cittern, bent nearly double over it
with his ear to the opening, and tinkling the
wires with his long yellow nails. The slaves,
without the least respect to his anxiety, eutered
with their burden, and flung it carelessly down
oa the caq>et. " Hark yon mummy !" said
the foremost, striking the musician familiarly
on the back with his lance, " the vizier's lady
has broken her theorbo, and you are to mend
it before sunset, or you will find your ueck in a
bowstring."
" May the vizier's lady be saved eternally !"
said the musician, shaking with indignation :
" and the messengers damned for the same pe
riod 1" he added, as the slaves quitted his door ;
and theu bending his hack agaiu nearly double
he resumed bis eternal tink tiuk-tink.
In the midst of the most melancholy reflec
tions, Abdool expected every moment that Ebn
Hadjee, as the the musician was called, would
seize upon him. But Ebn, absorbed in tuning
the cittern, scarcely recollected the vizier's
order until he had completed the task to his
satisfaction. But suddenly recollecting the
peremptory nature of the command, he cursed
his forgetfulness aloud, and began searching
for some tool which he appeared to have lost.
Abdool fervently hoped that the search might
lead him into another chamber, and was not
disappointed in this one expectation ; for the
musician not being able to find his tool, weut
into a closet to look for another. The theorbo
immediately took advantage of this movement,
of gliding out of his carpet, aad hiding himself
amoug some straw iu which the musician usuul
lv slept.
He had scarcely concealed himself ere Ebn
returned with his tools, aud thoughtfully un
rolled the carpet —a sudden cry announced his
discovery of the loss. The cry instantly at
tracted the uotice of some passers by, who
entered the shop, and eagerly inquired the
reasou of the disturbance. Unluckily for Ab
dool, among the kind persons who run in was
a dog, which came with the rest to ascertain
the cause of the uproar, and quickly snuffed
him out in his straw. Abdool was dragared
head-foremost from his concealment, and stood
aghast before a crowd, who saluted him as a
robber.
" Where is the theorbo, abhorred by all
men?" shouted Ebu, shaking his fis's iu a pal
sy of rage ; and Abdool the Simple was hur
ried off. without being heard a single word in
justification, almost without attempting one, to
the presence of the Cadi, saluted by the crowd
with more execrations than would have been
sufficient for them altogether. When ques
tioned by the magistrate. Abdool declared that
he himself was the theorbo I at which announce
ment the audience burst into a peal of laughter,
from which the judge himself with difficulty re
frained.
" Cut off his right hand, and throw him in
to the sea !" said the Cadi ; and Abdool was
immediately harried out upon a stone balcony
adjoining the Cadi's place of judgment, in the
midst of which was a steel block, upon which
lav a hatchet, a bowtring, and a knife to per
form amputations. The executioner, who was
a negro, overcome by the heat of the day, had
fallen fast asleep in the sun ; the guards went
to wake the negro to his execratiug his
laziness : Abdool glanced at the deep waters,
then at the executioner, who, clad in a buffa
lo's skiu, thickly clotted with blood, awoke
grumblingly from his sweet sleep. The sight
gave him courage, and while the guards were
occupied iu explaining their missiea to the
yawning negro, Abdool slung himself softly
over a balustrade, slid down oue of the pillars,
and dived deeply aad sileutly as a fi-h iuto the
waves, taking care not to rise again until he
was at too great a di-tauee to be observed.—
The guards aad the executioner suldealy look
ing round, perceived that the prisoner was
gone, and had no doubt that he had effected
his escape ; but to conceal their carelessness,
they a^T > ed among themselves to declare that
the sentence was executed, and fortunately
there happened to be two or three dead bodies
lying about, which the black had been too la
zy to remove, from which they selected a sui
table hand.
Meanwhile, the ladies in th? seraglio were
in high good humor, expecting to hearaiamrh
able account of the scene betweeu Ebn *ad
his living theorbo, when Mustapha entered
the harem with a very anjry countenance. —
The women, clinging about him. entreated
hiui. for a long time iu vaiu. to tell them what
had happened. At I*-t he complied, aad the
grief and compasaiou of those gentle creatures
knew no bouuds.
Meanwhile, the object of all this kindness
swam till his strength was nearly exhausted :
but as he had now reached a part of the shore
principally occupied by the gardens of wealthy
citizens, he Lauded without much danger, ia an
olive grove.
Flying he knew not whither, and entangled
in the mazes of those vast gardens, Abdool at
length came to a path which he hoped would
conduct hioi to some exit. As he ran aioog
it, with the rapidity of a herou flying from a
hawk, he suddenly cam? upon two dervises
who were driving an as- before them, as if
they were ffoiuir to the palace to beg charity
The coufusiou an d agitation with which Ab
dool inquired if they would direct him how to
leave those accursed premises, instantly attract
ed their attention.
" We are going to beg charity, bat we will
rather bestow it," returned ooe of the dervises.
with a seruUDtzing look. "We will guide you
out. ou condition that you tell us by what
means and for what porpose yoa are in."
Touched by the kiudness of these holy men.
and at the same time banting with grief nod
indignation. Abdool solemnly promised that if
they woaid accompany htm to his home, he
would satisfy their curiosity, and divide between
ibex *.h? Httle rnxerty h- bad retna-oiog
The dervises readily consented, and Abdool
had the satisfaction in a few minutes to fiud
himself iu the city, whence he easily found his
way to his own house.
He fulfilled his promised revelations amply,
aud the dervises listened with many expressions
of wonder and incredulity, until the circurn
stancial uarration of Abdool obliged them to
believe him. The couutenance of one of the
dervises grew of red hot bronze; and yet at
times he could not refrain from laughing at
the singularity of the adventures which Abdool
the Simple had undergone. At last, having
satisfied himself by the numerous questions of
the truth of what he had heard, and moreover
that the young man was ignorant into whose
seraglio he had intruded, the chief dcrvise
became very grave. Both gave Abdool much
good advice, aud after a time, alleging the ne
cessity of atteadicg prayers iu the mosque,
thty went their ways.
Almost an hour had elapsed after their de
parture, and A Wool was aliout to compose
his wearied limbs to rest, when he was alarm
ed by hearing a loud knock at the door. Open
ing it, he perceived with unspeakable conster
nation a great number of the bostangis, or
armed poliee, commanded by one on horseback,
in an extremely rich garb. Without uttering
a word iu explanation, the bostangis seized,
bound him hand .and foot, bandaged his eyes,
and carried him among them a considerable
distance, wheu they suddenly released him.
Abdool found himself aloue in a splendid
apartment, but he had scarcely stood for a
moment, wondering where he was, when a door
opened, and Mustapha Aga appeared, tremu
lously following the officer who had arrested
Abdool.
" This is the wretch, excellent Mustapha
faithful guardiau of the mosi slippery of things
—women," said the officer ; " the wretch whose
boastings have reached the sublime ear. who
gives out that he has been an honored guest
iu the seraglio duriug our lord's absence."
" The monster !" groaned Mustapha.
" The sultan may be every instant exiected,
and he will do justice," returned tne officer
" Meanwhile he has commanded me that I
accompany you aud this traitor throurh the
harem, and see if he really has the knowledge
which he preteuds in it."
" Mirror of thy master, sublime Ibrahim I
let us see whether the vilian has the impu
dence; but I imagiue he is out of his rniud.''
said Mustapha.
Abdool stared in dumb amazement on this
revelation, aud now more than suspecting that
he had been made the victim of a perfidious
jest, still he reflected with horror on the dread
fui punishment to which, in all likelihood, Zu
lima would be exposed. Mustapha was so agi
tated that be scarcely knew whether he went
on his head or on his feet ; bat he purposely
led the way ia the first place, to the woman's
apartmeuts. Ibrahim, (for it wa-th * great
vizier himself,) he knew, dared uot enter
the sacred precincts ; and under pretence of
ascertaining whether the wretch pretended to
have been withiu the oda, he led him in.—
The women all threw themselves at Abdool's
feet, and with sobs and tears implored him to
have mercy on them. Mustapha joined iu the
most deplorable manner ; but Abdool's heart
remained steeled, while Zulima. Nourniahal,
and Aprodite knelt and embracing his knees
with streaming eye-, and cheeks crimson w th
anxiety—large eyes glittering, and bosoms
wildly palpitating ; but when Zilima threw
herself ou his neck and exclaimed, " Dr._>p a
tear, at least in the sea which shall soon swal
loow me, in memory of oue who loved you,"
he was overcome.
" I know uot who can have infused suspicion
' into the sultan, unless it was one of the treach
erous devises !" he said. " Bit be uot afraid ;
. I will deny all."
! At this moment the clash of drums and
cymbals was heard, and a -lave rushed iu to an
nounce that the sultau had arrived, an i was
i coming immediately to visit the apartments of
his ladies to receive their compliments on Lis
return Comforted by Abdooi's promise, the
; odalaskaa had scarcely time to smooth their
agiuted features ere the rreat Solyrnan, iu all
his glory and majesty attended by ail the mutes
j of the seraglio, with th.ir bowstrings ready
, set, and the gram! vizier, Ibrahim, carrying
; three sacks entered.
" L?t the slave who related that he ho i leen
j made the of a certain vizier's seraglio,
j iuform me if he recognizes this place and :he-e
1 persons !"suid the -uitan, in a tremendous tone,
aud all present fell prostrate, a-ishing it might
be in some bottomle-ss guif.
Abdool raised himself, at length, shu 1 iering.
and. without daring to lift his eyes, declared
' that he had never made any such statement to
any dervlse.
" Look at me. fool, but good natnred ! and
it again !" returned the sultan : and
glancing fearfully up, with a start of horror.
Abdool recogniz-J live dorvi-e in the mighty
sovereign himself ! II? coo Id not. of coarse,
utter another word ; and the sultan commanded
the mutes instantly to put Zulima. Noannahal.
and Aphrodite into the sacks, and throw them
into the sea. while the bowstring was fitted
round the neck of Mustapha. The saltan him
self opened a window up to which the green
wares o! the sea flowed : and with shrieks of
despair the unhappy ladies were stripped of
their ornaments, and threat into the sacks,
while the re*t of the harem looked on with
tear* and sobs.
Tie dismal sight quite overcame all f-eling
of reveng? in Abdooi's heart. He prostrated
himseit at the saltan's feet, an! in a piLeoc
voice. implored mercy. Tf.e suitsn inquired if
he were willing to pernh in the place of the
three l*iies ? This was a dreadful moment ;
but Abdool the Simple very frankly consented
j " You shall do worse than die for tbern T
said the sultan after a pause of the roo-t in
tense as^ouisbment— "TOM shall lire with them!
I give them to yoa all three for your wives,
aud appoint you to the care of rar s. Ik-worms,
which is a post of great and profit, and
requires no eiertioa of surp-cssi-g genios As
for vou Mustapha Ac*, if =u a aKMith you do
I mot fiud me one woman more beauufu than ail
these threat*!" together, ♦he Iowstring ;V \i{
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drawn, which until then, yon are to carry
it about with you on your ueck.
The American Eagle.
BY IKE RUrriNGTON
This is the greatest bird tliat has ever spread
his wings over this great and glorious country.
The place where he builds his nest is railed an
eyrie, away upon the preeipices w here the foot
of man can't come, though perhaps a boy's
might. The eagle is a ferocious fellow, and
sits on the top of the cliffs and looks sharp for
plun ler. He gets tired o" waiting, and then
he starts out iu the blue expansive heavens,
and soars all arohrtd o i his op'n'ons over the
land and water to see what he cau ftounce
down ii|K>n. But, though he is called a very
cruel bird, he always preys before eating, just
like any good moral man at the head of his
family. He eats his victuals raw, which is an
unfavorable habit, but it is supposed that he
eats it so because he likes to. He is a very
courageous bird, and will tight like blazes for
for his young and steal chickens wherever he
can see them. He is a bird of great taious,
and is reflected by birds of the feathered
tribe that are afraid of hirn. He is a great
study for artists, but appears to best advantage
on the ten-dollar gold piece and fifty cent pie
ces, and pretty well on the dimes, as he sits
gathering up his thunder-bolts under biro, as if
he was in a great hurry to be off. He has
lately broke out on the cent, and as if in his
hurry he had dropped all his thunder. The
American eagle is the patriot's hope, and the
inspiration of fourth of j uly. He soars thro'gh
the realms of the poet's fancy, and whets hu
beak on the highest peak of the orator's imag
inations. He is in the mouth of every politi
tian, so to sjeak. lie is said by them to stand
on the Rocky Mountains, and to dip his bill iu
tJ the Atlantic, while his tail casts a shadow
o> the Pacific coast. This is all gammon.—
There never was one more than eight feet long
from the tp of one w ngtothe tip of the 'tother.
His angry scream is h<ard ever so far. and he
don't care a feather for anybody. Take him
every way he is an immense fowl, and his
march is over the mounting wave, with the
gtar--pang!ed banner in his hand, whistling
Yankee Doodle.— Boston Daily Advert iter.
Am P<l-ON*. —People have often said that
no diiferei.ee can be detected in the anaiyza
tio.i of pare aid impure air. Tui? is one of
the vulvar errors difficult to dislodge from the
vulvar brain. The fact is that the condensed
air of a crowded room trives a deposit, which
if allowed to remain a few days forms a oiid.
thick, glutinous mass, having a strong Oder of
aaimal mutter. If examined by a microscope
it is g'-eu to undergo a remarkable change.—•
First of a'!, it is converted into a vegitablo
growth, and this is followed by a production
of tin tituies of anim denies ; a decisive proof
that it ma t contain organic matter, otherwise
it c jai l nut nourish organic beings. ThU was
th- result trr ved at by Dr. Agaas Smith of
hi? beautiful exp.*rimeuts of Air and Water in.
Towns, where he shows how the lungs and
skin crave out organic matter which is in itself
a deadly pji-ua producing headache, sickness,
disease or epidemic, acconliotr to its strength.
Why if " a few drops of the liquid matter, ob
tained by the condensation of air a foal local
ity, introduced into the veiu of a dog, can pro
duce death by the usual phenomenon of ty
phus fever," what incalculable evil must it not
produce oi t o-e hnmau b ings who breathe
it and atrain, r.niT fouler and less
capable of sustaining life with every breath
drawn. Such contamunation of the air and
consequent hot-bed of fever, aad epidemic, it
is easily within the power of man to remove.
Ventilation and cleanliness will do all, so far
as the a'iKjlition of this evil goes, and vintila
tioa and cleanliness are not a racles to be
prayed for, but certain results of common obe
dience to the laws of GoJ.—UulxnMJht.
Hon sent id Words.
M >: u. Brn.—The last novelty from Ger
many i- a musical bed, which receives the
weary Ixidy, and immediately '* laps it iu
K!y<iuai.*' It is so coustructed. that by hid
den tnevhanicistn, a pressure upon the bed
causes a -ft and -gentle air of Aaber to ie
played, w 1 i'h coatinnes lon* enough to luil
the most u ikefu! to sleep. At the head U a
clock, the hand of which leing placed at the
hour the s!e*-per wishes to rise, when the timo
arrives, the lied plays a march of S|ontooi
with drums and cymbal, and. iu short, with
noise enough to rouse the seven sleepers.
> :arp->!:.htki' ?Ki.rr;cs —*' \\"e hare look
ed into hoaven with the telescope, bat it is dark
aii<i \<ji i. and the infcuite space is empty."—
Voa perverted men. von are right : onir t<*
bold t 12 telescope iuverted, and iook ia at the
wrong eud.
fcrjy* Hope is the da an of joy, and memory
I i- twilight ; but thU pcvfers to shed the color
less dew or rain, and the day which the dawu
promises l>reiks :o ; but oa another earth, un
der another son.
Btsf If fanning after women be a sin. it U
very easily checked. AH that is necessary, is
for the women to stop ruuuing away from the
men.
Coleman, the dramtst. was asked if
he kilt'Y T:ieod'.>re llook.
•* Yes." replied the wit. " Hook aod ya
are old asociales."
e&~ " Boy*.*" said a colored individual. di
clohng a sm*l! i which he carried along
Broadway nnder bis cloak—■* Boys, don't !aog*>
—Pse a fu eral"
teC Age came and left its tracts " ftdoa't
say w&at became of the ret of the harness.
Lore is of the nature of a burning glass
which kept still in oje pace IretU; ch^ajed
crY o d>tc tolling