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6 THE PEOPLE’S HOME JOURNAL.
said at length; “but tell me, is there no hope
of the harem, which Ibrebim was to answer in-
4
1 “True,” replied Bbrahina, rising with dignity, it with a true woman a love of gems, Narweeje
“and it is worth treble the sum f ask, Do not | uttored eu exe of delight. i may chance upon its like again ?” stantanoously by a similar one from the tower,
crowds come daily to the bazaar on! dmire| Then raising bere eyos, she ne yoked around in w not,” returped Ilbrahim, dolefully. en, On a ae Pte xt tigard. into whioh
its magnificence ‘and sigh for its possession ? | astonish: earching for the donor. She had “The Bagdad trader promised to come again to| be able to slip out into the courtyard, into which
Lurge not a purchaser ;” and with these words flanged bewilderedjy from the house to the hij the khans, and bri him for me the fellow] Ilbrahim was ower ight u ee
he walked away leiourely to his own shop. oard wal at screened the other sides before | piece. But who can trust the promise of a/| from the win dow e ie ver Pe acond t0 his
0 or three days aftor Ibrahim camo upon | she thought of the tower, but the basty look she | Bedouin ?” ‘ored by the darkness, she was to ascend tou
Mustapha at the shop of a thy Armenian | cast there reveaied Ibrahim’s handsome face, « And Nar reajo's tunio,” moaned Mustapha, eae ed ne on in distraction sought
jeweller. as bapging fondly over a rich | radiant with an expression of the most dovoted “where shall I nything to pleage the eyes | uP again, ATC f coneee he find the gates
necklace, turning it to and fro to eateh the brill- | admiration _ h | that bare gazed 0 oa lan and I thought 80 for as and tho guard without would
ian nt 8 parkles, as the sunshine played upon Bi erself secure in the privac; ° soon to ypenont her to the s 7
gem Playou UP) the ‘courtyard, she had left her veil i within doe 5, “Wait,” interposed rahi, promp tly declar 9 not & soul had passed ; but no Narweeje
And wilt thou take no less for it?” he asked, | So the fs father had guarded with suck “the time of his Trrival is near at band, and if} would be fo! " h ths bad an-
lugubriousl, layin ow wn upon the counter jealons care was revealed unto astranger. But | the ‘pelonsa is faithful thou mayest soon pur-| Events tramp Mvombroidered ag wae at
. formed by tho dow ill, there wasno help for it, and Lam not sure Nar- | chase another. ticipated. old-embroidered aa na
“ hese wae the rv ‘eejo’ the circumstance would b “T will wait a little longer,” replied Musta-} length completed, and then neler of an aa
1 Ol ao horror of Mustapha, | pha, ‘as one firs! benelde : 8 be eau object, so] Mut tape infor: ed his he grea
an’s destiny fc for wo ‘ich she 0 wal
is it ever remem! yore.
no flaw in bored: iat
nought can excol this perfe oct
while Mustapha waite:
the ‘Bagd ad. here ‘Laut, brahim
is acquaintance 8 lov
Rarwe eejo. Strange to say, the seat poneath th
cypress grew to be favorite ove witl
maiden, and presently something more tha:
looks of admiration were exchanged.
ee
3
y er
long raven tresses, and still gazed shyly at the
Lows
Tb
spect and
~ | joyed a
from ate
of tua
brah im bowed with the moat profound re- made rapi
jointed again to the over-
length to behold the maiden raise it
ground, with a little cignitcant gesture
8 [brahim aware of the.prudence of
retreat before her timidity ity mas startled. With
ano! ther reverential reSBive
icing of bis hand {poo This heart, he elosed the
a ttice and with
‘Returnin, bazaar, poor Dhaba hed i
little inferest or pleasure thorein, He 01
folde ink and ily ‘er brocade, and @
foal ‘pon its lustrous folds, tried t to 5 ickure
its effects upon m Nar
dat Phin fr noldiag the white
they asked for the gay silk
i amiled, went back, took out his purse, paid for
8 and bore away the necklace with
nything more waa needed to inflame Ibra-
him’ 6 curiosity, already 80 var, nit was 8
given, for the same week h
Egmous cobbler. stand, a tiny pair of
gold embroidered slippers, fa “viieh b
ad easy Aw at
over a glass of sherbet, Narweel je, with a
i jue-eyed
3
&
8 eye mus
ther z costume, and)
Tier for the arrival of| 8
~the
‘ena, was nodding
i whis-
Greek
slave, stole out and unfastened the gate thatad-
‘Narwee) threw herself
0 his amie
a
8
n
if | #3 my eyes o rental
ei ct thy delight
ial row}
magn: ahoent harem of ‘tbe seraglio ?”
Narweeje je sobbed forth:
“ those who havo entered into that
magnuifi cone 6 far more and beautiful
than I, have come forth bal iy in the shrouding
bag, that gave them to a cold couch in the Bos:
hort
Pn Mustapha shrugged his shoulders, stroked his
‘ orderiog the insertion of several emall diamonds
: and e men Brusa, the bewildered merchant was as self- mitted the enrap' ed Ibrahim. beard, called her a foolish child that knew not
i - ‘The very next day Ibrahim became the owner | eonvicted of his own stupidity. An, those stolon, deliciously-sweet conversa-|hor own desires, anc walked off to his shop; .
of the low wooden house adjoiniug Mustapha’s, | ful chan ge was this, he asked. ‘ions—those shy, ling glances! It is bat but t] 1 saw plainly his ambitious purpose
4 aod a corps of Armenian carpenters at | dee poten nt as to absorb al old, old, story, ever the 5: same whethe: was inflexible, and that her sppeal had been
‘ work, raising a small t tower from the roof. Much Tor ish Philosophy scarcely taught Jow-breathed vr Be float _on_ with the Sora ‘ithout effect, 80, ling haste she
3 wonderm did tl same un: tower | trine. Then Ilbr: ‘bien femomberod his fair Cir- faters the e8, are Whis| spered by by dusk; sought, at # at the appointed hour, her lover’s side,
f awaken i in the narrow ‘uy ‘paved Tae, lignified | cassian mother, and decide lips amid the tropie iagarianes of Afi wilds, | imploring him to have all things in readiness to
in Constantino le by name of rete owed this vehemen' ‘dor, melodiously ny eside t the vineswreathe dj save her’ .
: What brahim want of a room so high | coolness and spathy of Torkish char: ne softly spoken i in the stately hallsofsome| Meanwhile Mustapha, now that the long-
s that ?” ated the Turkish busy bo ‘lies; “had 8 soon as ita possible he alace, or quietly repeated in the | waited-for frousecat was completed, Baton
namblo my 8 of a border cottage. Every’ from the is Effendi to the vizier, and havit
Al
he forgotten the scourge of Sta mou the earth- | tapha, and yeiling his inte
and ti that yearly swep) off half | air
the Daildiogs | in tbat p rtion of th city, or was
the @ plone Mussulman raising & private ‘mosque cade should be his for
of hi ustapha, in his joy, replied eagerly,
Bat “Nbrabim kept bis own council, and or- forgetting the ‘youth of hi is neighbor
dere art, thou shail know a
5
B
eo
Ub:
supped arweeje ; and each was willing to v
ure life, wealtl
s
rmenians, kinfo! n
toon, took the key, and the house remained un- Mus tapha’s pride and ambition. But the’
tent the worthy cause. They have not fund we
apou Narweeje’s face. Narweeje, oh, qi brahim, | pointing
is my Fatima’s living image, and no honri of the | rets of the seraglio, asked her
prophot’e s paradise can be more beautiful than | to a poor merchan n the te
phe. yes are like stars, and pierce the jan
BS
&
Wo suspected the gray-turbaned individual |
osed by bis dress to bo ae ji
molos-
Yoo, yes,” responded Ubrabim with a deep
“igh, laying @ ha: nd up on his bres ss, replied firmly, death were preferable
is ‘great, a meee hath be- pilded slavery ; that her father should chain
lattice. wed apo his "entrar Fo omer priceless | limbs and drag ber by force, if she left h
Once, twice, thrice Ubraliim wasted a g day, oh, i brahi: ou shall be; home for any Sther root than
hour there, and beheld nothing but the enclosed pr oud orc me as cadi. Nay, v weity, who can
square, on two sides of mbigh wa ag buil say but rhea once the sultan shall behold N:
~ he story house of Mustapha, with ite. square Woejo, I may receive for her even the grand
nas “aesenciymih Saree hie piata bi ehre Si tar:
phe ARGS S
ough it alrea y wore the badge of
el heh like a sword to the heart of | ont
ed he, “and how
mmer\
je a] proach the presence of | ga:
the g grand seignior ; thew an be trades- het
applie
heart-shaped aportareiia the teste work oft aa
the sweet re s might Les
grateful and A passionate a ee
wade a. nei! ineas.0fs
the Bia adn tmerchant at the te wit
© of the same beautiful brocade
would have it—Mustapha bebo 1d
entor Tibrahisy sere and came burrying i
exotic.
ultan !' ‘stam
Nebian | wit thous or Narweej
rae gay aa the extra
brill-
phot te
weeje a costume not unme
seignior’s eye.
Ubrahim im repressed a deep sigh, and in con.
rnation and dismay rotreated
hat sbould be di ‘etard the
erature, whic!
upon the divans and immediately re- re
the lattice swang ayy f from one of Trt, hige tke
This over,
BA windows, and a tall,
wi
g out.
gained, art after all
cely knew w
nee
ending
ed her white aod, in the spray, and fun
‘Ops around with a childish sy, thd tong
captivating.
nee
tip. mplaint should
the should id order him nailed by the ear to his ow
was | door alll fore ish honest me: erchant,
den inspiration came to bim.
9 for delight. He flew to the Precious fal ou
wonder Mu ste ‘apha
band,
Surely the pene
ovelin ness were seemer
we
could enganeely. b breath
pink end sily
8 too overioved to be clear si;
he. Behold bead borne away ¢)
nit) that belonged to thee
* Ho t
7 Ba
8, for was .
uable with
“The
8 left;” and a
5 ok
done, he waited quietly for Mustapba’s cloth.
rt appearance, rightly noe he pane he woul ald. not
jatory in He dashed open his own box, si
support | just served hi Io" coteo, in ite gilded (Pare a
> rv im wit 8 coffee, in its re my eyes bewitched
‘asting | china thimblo, when the ambitious father made were just t such bh
ppeara: the discover
The ‘deceitful brahim welcomed him with a | and useless for Ni reel
na smile, motioned for him to partake likewise of a twinge of self-reproac:
e the delicious Devers, 2, and bade the slave bring elt wath, the reflection
the box contain: ining the broc: d for the sake of Narweeje’s true happi.
Mustapha raised fhe ia ‘of “ine box the m _
ond of the elesee eat tfabrig in bis hos, gazed & 8 Mustaphe,” pallid hipa’ “Hath on
nt fabric in his han, azed ad- | Mustapha, wit! 8.
miringly 8 Bt the ine pis g folds. & “ genii fe en at an
t ought < fs all other cloth, even as Nar- and breathed. bie ‘evil Epell about me?”
oriene ougat is loveli ier than 9 women o} tar: | “ Perh: haps,” sugges
the gazelle so be said, Sipping slowly from the tiny cup i i Tight for you to coe your danghther to
a a a.”
DUO ; | topmost Toma of the ier as litte tin te to eos
Tackles Mustapha! Metapborical!
| pborical i
was the | wey ben ths otnd was mpbant stop, ani
it
e’s tunic, gave III
yet he consoled "him
an it mean,
8p
sak, "trout
ested slippers.
adornments,
that
es of
hese a
Tbrabimm, to the loveliness of
tenance
watt
"replied Mfustapha, som
rafore bhoutd ts ot the grand
mor
lath, a will pend’ a white Bs
gold, for tt though m:
i para,
0,
e Baw
but oor another ie i him
“ay, 6 phant gi
where vith hor
to
erentially those rosy tinged fingers—i
Ker his stipe ado fod to the very eartl
© by Ibrahim.
aleony-like pro; rpetion “ned been bui
nd the tower, oe
proceeding excited no remark.
Then the final Hot ras arranged between Nar-le
and deat fecle and her lov are re te wai
Hy until the } ist
am ra
wnat ie happened
en, is Wa, a Qy ore id ores 2 oe
benteath the slavo's disgnino a valuablo modal | tho dnosurat
he threw it bis 3 broaet at the men
ay
et Behold, brabim, Hate
‘er of fabrics 1”
reast inthe
! “Glittering ke a arid
and jplled to h
the diva
ustapha, am
fee upon the ground immediately arrested her
attention, and bending her beaatiful eyes upon ore
» but for
some @ envious kna ave | lover in io following m man
'§ Own consternation, had
for ie aeintoer” '8 appare:
be resigned to the at ont stresa.
to hang a aa red gue, ate
‘and all the world br the other’ 8
all W
Ww
nd i anight honor her with the chief place in his
sand’ the girl, with a true woman's faithful-
Ilbrahira’s ; an:
librahim silenced whato ever other, protestations
“tergd, dy hii
ANG | BSB Tahal
a new
g the prophet teat
‘0 destroy the brocade
of
ried with hive the ‘dilaphe
condi-
‘diy done ere Mustapha returned ot phe, ss
«Pox hor i
@ he raised the lid, and exposed the, Tent wearer dari
Now horror and consternation seized Musta-
Suro was Tiere
fraud was com-
asked her around,
“Hath some evil
honest Mussulman,
Ibrahim, “it is Rot have m
somewhat angrily, Lot ae ead of ike wold ae
silence the evil spirits thet tre in the land, | the Sigal of his gi
ere is no mun sof cme gauze and rasa tt its airy fo)
0 gloriously “aparolel
robainar. period were
own to be un thas mission to
a8 | conste!
a Dartonine! window | forgetting entirely her carefully arranged toilet.
propitiated She suit with @ goodly present ne
pearls and emeralds, informe them he pos-
sessed a maiden o! h ra: re and Surpassing
- | loveliness, she was well worth:
arch’s bride, and he desired toy provent Ber be.
fore his a0 al mast
1088 sand earnestness of the re poet,
is
aE
nd
repeated his -cxtravagent encomiums upo1
eo daughter’ 8
And what reward dost thon ‘expect 2” asked
6, oat length, “80 we approve the maiden ?”
The wily Mustapha crossed his arms humbly
over bis breast
“ Whatev office
deems mrad for the
to
my gracious sovereign
father of his bride.
eultan, ‘is that, thy ambi;
¢ shall be 80; but mi
Mustapha, so tho ou hast spoken mle jade
maiden prove not go fair said, 4]
wer fort thei ‘insult, Dost thou ine “aes
“ Light of the world,” stammuored’ Mustapha, ~
me quaking a Tittle je at this un igor alternative,
snot er profound obei-
er
d
0 let it be; sv and with
owed him
.
it
at
ughter for the agitated tears th;
a| damask of her cheek and dient th oot
ed the
erat
ing to thi
Sramme before her,
eyimpathining slave to
id her 8) t
i= nipper.
bon wave of her hi 7
mreole shivered eba said pitifully er halt, Nar
into for
it is not ‘ou to
m ae
already at our mble,
ht veil of spangled
tele around hor Tale
rene 8 for m.
n, Lulu,” cried Narweejo’s pallid lips,
“ wernt otad the » momen t they oe under the
portal, light th
The aim ble slave flew
it after rai
TD, ro, and sent
to the lattice, and i ina
in with her taper to the
its ruby rays gircsming fo vreh on
the tower. Sho was still lean-
| ing anxiously from the “lattice, when Narweeje
alled ont im)
“ m8 uickly--doth bis signal answer ours ?”*
was no an
io you not speak, Lulu?” she de-
|, impation
miacres 38,” ras the reluctant reply,
‘c in the tows wer'y
thor”
herself
is not
nation, a
aid Narweé
flow to the ‘ettice,
a
ee