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vi..,;iicu. xsi.ir.i -iw mi umT, n n uc my ms ucsei uun m.ii .v ... . ... ";" , fiom -TrS-ce of Lenities? spendc tir l.ei ai-o". sovereign will, from thi faithful heart, and in which beat hut to adore htm? t o this lueie ,., ., s , . i 1 IT l 1 " "e coin ,I.U. !. ill ( ;H '..,!''::( Ill.gs.--my dung agonies, I will only remember that was but one reply, involving hie or deuih.-- A) a j ;, nr;rnil i,., . c.vc"r r then once was just to ihvsclf and me." "I These reflection? pursued him at the midnight !. (i'V,v a..:. .,c r.-.u ;.

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f-- ti ho- I'hi'ade'pMa Saturday Courier THE SACRIFICE. The events recorded in the following tale mav be found in the annals of a reign, memo rabh for it? splendor and oppression the reig'i of Amurath, one of the most powerful Suh 'tn cf the Ea?t. The usurper and not the inheritor of another's throne, he ruled with r n despotism over the subjects to whose obedience he felt he had no legitimate claim. Ye while others crouched beneath the tyrarv, frown, his own heart was a prey to secrt v'qui'tude and distrust.

T .ere are no pans more keen than those oci .wo--ed by a consciousness of crime, and h dr' dofits consequences. Amuralh knew that tie had been no common usarper, that the path which led to his present grandeur had bee'i deluged with royal blood, and in the mid-f of ali his magnificence a voice was ever sounding in his ear, that royal blood would one day dry aload for vengeance, and bp heard. Supcrrtiticn. which usually holds dark companionship with guilt, and which in that

age and clime manvained a powerful sway o

!!;d the proof of thy fidelity," repeated

Sultan in ncaimer tone, his wrath begin

niri; to vield to the overmastering influence of

his favorite; "tell me the author of those fit-

Selim answered not, but bending

one knee to the ground, bowed his head in

the attitude of oriental 6ubtr.i?son ifc Commande" of the faithful! bid me not expose an unfortunate to the fate lie merits. I onrc knew the misguided being who has thus clan destmely intruded himself on ihy notice, but years have passed since we have met and every bond which once united r.s has long been broken. Believe me, Sire, it is not the dis covery of an obscure individual, that can. in

sure safety to thysalf, or security to thy throne. There is a powerful existing paity in favor ol the fallen dynasty, and were it once known that an offspring ol that race was

still left behind it would be the signal of anarchy and blood. Destroy this letter, its con

tents are safe in my bosom my life shall he the pledge of mv fidelity it is in thy hands;

but I will not redeem it, by the sacrifice of

another, even to obey the mandate ot my sovereign." "Take back thy pledge.'' replied the Sultan, "and hug thy secret to tby breast. But never shall thy nuptials be consummated with the beautiful daughter of Ibrahim, till thou hast unravelled this dark conspiracy and discovered the pretended offspring ofihat race, which was created only to serve at the

foot stool of my glory. The morrow was to have been gilded by the pomp of thy onion,

but never shall that sun rise which is to illuminate the hymenial rite, till thou hast rolled away this shadnw from thy name and fulfilled the commands of thy insulted sovereign" Sehm found himself alone but ere we penetrate into the recesses of his soul, agitated as it now is with contending passions, we will

tjie an explanatiod of the preceding scene.

Amurath had intercepted an anonymous let

ter to Selim, whose contents were calculaied to awaken the strongest suspicions and darkest forebodings. The language ol this epistle

was bold and eloquent. It called upon be

ver the purest minds, added to the uepth and ;"m 10 umle mseii w a nana, wmcn whs

intenitv of these emotions. One oftho?.-r;,Su,;d to rcdeem ltie n"C,enl K0"0"0''.

wild dwellers of the mountain, who believe ,1,rone sPoKe ol ltle existence ot a rnnthemstlvcg gifted with inspiration from hcav cess, a daughter of the murdered Sultan, who en,orimposa that belief on the credulity of hi,d luen 'Hered sinco infancy frcm the others, had first kindled the fire of ambition in power of the TJurpcr, and whom they had i j i , c k ,u u .. j j i. sworn to protect with their blood, beltm re-

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ecies of hi future greatness. The shade which dimmed the brilliant unveiling ofhis detin was the asseveration of the prophet, that while the remotest branch of the royal

family existed, his power was without base.'

and to me wnnoui security. tic

cognised in this daring appeal, the character of his eider brother, who, scorning the restraints of the paternal roof, and obeying the impulses ofhis own wild snitit, had for many

vears, been an alien from his home. He had

had exter .icherished (or this brother an affection mere

cruelty, that ill-fa-itnan fraternal; it was romantic, enthusiastic j ilh which he CIK;r. and intense; and in proportion to the ardor of

mina'ed, with remorseless

tori nrp. but the iewels w

rA hu hmw were.-. so m;inv mints nf lirm.n attachment was the bitterness of sorrow

firo t hraio ThP fP.r ihat anm rm.. which he fell for his desertion. No longer

f ,u. nriooi on-t dill UnnrizvA i interested in the scenes of his youth, he sought

liuill liir uuvn-ui jvv unit uwuiijihu, jfumcl-J J L r 1" ted from his nowei, flitted like a phantom in ,he precincts of the court, and the favorite of

his path, and shadowed the possession cfhis

glory.

He sat one vening in his magnificent di

van, his countenance darkened with more

than its wonted expression of care and appro

hour, while wandeiii.c in n garden contigious

to the palace, which the liberality of nature and the splendour of art had einecilished with every charm. Groves of orange trees, covered with their sweet, virginial blossoms, filled the air with that mild, delicious fragrance, which reminds one of all that is lovely in the moral and spiritual world Fountains of the puret water test their silvery foam to the moon's glancing rays, or flowed on through marble channels, in low, murmuring melody, till their sound died on the ear. The moon shone with that peaMike lustre, which is only known in oriental climes, while remote from the halo of light which sui rounded her throne, the stars were scattered like so many living diamonds over the deep, dark blue of a midnight firmament, each shining distinctlv in its

own individual glory.

Selim felt for a moment calmed and solemnized bt fore the majesty of creation. Who ltmot fell the inflaonce of night? Crnnd, silent, religious nidb! It is invested with a veiled splendor, an approached magnificence, a thousand times more sublime than the insufferable blaze of day. We feel as if we had enjared the inner temple af nature and shared in the mysteries of ker reposa. The soul, disturbed by earth-born cares, afonized by earthly conflict., discards its cares and its conflicts before the altar of omnipotence, and

conscious of its own immortalit , identifies ilsel- with the divinity around. Such

thought as these awed the tempestuous pas

sions which raged in the breast oi Selim to

iepoe. lit threw himself upan a night of marble steps and recliaing his burning temples, against the celd smooth surface, remained motionless as the stature caivad from the same everlasting stone. He lay with his eyes, intessely fixed upan the illimitable vault aove, uncantcK.at of aught t he in the eternal world, when he perceived the light darkening aro:md him, though ao cloud swept over the etherial bine. Hnlf-riting froM his recumbent attitude, he behrld a majestic figure

si&.idiHg before him, in bold relief against the heavens on which its lineaments were defined. Sehm stood erect aad gresping hissci.

:mi:ar with one hand repelled with the other

the approach of the mysterious visitant. "Stlim," exclaimed the stranger, in the deep tones ef suppressed amotion; and in an instant the hand wLich graped the scimitar

relaxed its held. Time may dim the tecellection of familiar faatoies, or change the

foim whose traits are bearded in the memory, but the veice there is a magic in the voice; it teal over the soul, as the wiad floats over

the chprds of some aegnected harp; and the music of remembrance awakens its breathes. The stranger opened his arms and Selim fell upou his brothers ueck and wept. Forgotten were desertion and wrongs, danger and fear. Every other feeling abscbed U that of

fraternal lose, lie saw only tne long estranged companien of his childhood, he felt only the tears of a brother, bedewing his cheek . Bit the tears of man re few ; they are wrurg from him only by extremity of feeling, and

pride soon argues the weakness of nature.

yon rrruntian cave, fee the laii tf-.wer t!i

nature soon fcec-ime the idol ri toitune. lie obtained the unbounded confidence of the Sultan, the highest honors royal favor could bestow, and, more than all, the love of Zerah.

Jlhe beautiful daughter of Ibrahim, lie had

hension. Selim. hi favorite and prime min- 11 cvc,,,,,g enicreu me piesence ui ins; aoiyman, sucn was me name oi me wanoeier

ister, stood before him. holding in his hand aiiisovcrcI?" nr" m toc rossRa?lon 0,.al' bat unfolded to his brother, the pm pose ol his sennfoHpd b-ttor w hoe contents he bad int : grandeur can impart, and the reversion of all cret visit, adjured him to break the gilded

Derused and unon which he still bent a stemi,n;lt n(Te cr,n pti'-r. He now stood desolate chains which linked him to a tyrant's destiny,

and steadfast gaz-. " Knowest thou. whoc janJ alone, conscious of the abyss, whuh hand has traced these , h arach is?"' exclaim .pawned before him; for he knew but too well ed the Sultan, breaking the ominous iloiKe,lh:lt ,I,e "r:l,h of sovereignty succeeded its in a voice- which in vain endeavored to nns-jsm!l''' was.terrible as the tempest, blai kening trriui,,miimde. Selim lifted his head, fi m ! 1,1 ,,,e sunbeam's ray. He rmeht have denied

the bending noMth n which it had assumed, '1" !"" lcdSc c( ,hc hM eonspiratoi who

and met ;h keen searching glance of the Sultan, with one, irresolute and troubled. At length his eye steadied, while it kindled in'o an expression of moral sublimity, and though, hit lip quivered with ui.d tlnable emotion, he answered in uofanltertng accents,"! do.' For a in. (m ot Amurath was silent, for thenis a power in intellect, proudly resting on its own sticngth for support, unaided av.d alono, to sawn ig'.ty the haughtiest despot i compelled to bow. Bnl the momentary awe wa mm- eeded '-y a gut of stormy passion. ",i? d irest iho-.i lluis avMv a league Vvhh treat hen thou whom I have taken into m bosom, whom I have drawn near my tir..ne and exalted even to my right hand? Tell tne the name r,f him, who has penned this sedi t?oas scr.iw 1, or by the sword of the prophet.

every diopot thy false heart - blood shall In- . spill J. to expiate thy ciavv" "I have formed no league w ith treason," exclaimed the undaunted Selim "'still true is my allegia ill

ance v royal mailer; 1 tjohilv assert m

had thus exposed him to peril and disgrace,

but his truth-telling lips refused fo sanction even an implied deceit. He had pledged his fidelity to Amurath he was bound to him by every tic of gratitude and honor ties indissolubly strong. He was united to his brother by the holy bonds of fraternity to Zerah, the fair, the fond; the confiding, by all

those hallowed and imperishable sympathies,

which the God of nature has created and en tuined with the life-chords of our existence. Could he throw t IT his allegiance to the ruthless usurper, et liberal benefactor, and brand himself with the name of traitor and ingrate Better to die with an unblemished name than live to bear a stigma so degrading. Could he saciifice his brother to the excited ven geance of Amurath, who would search his kingdom to discover the place of his retreat were he once assured ofhis identity with til. conspirator who had awakened his fears; Never nature would disawn ihe monster win ..uld violate her sabred laws. Could he

and assert the claims of the orphan Piircess

to loyalty and protection.

Selim was immoveable he felt the gal ling weight of those gilded chains, but he vowed never to betray the master, whom he had served and who had till this moment leaned upon his faiih, with tmdoobting trnst. "But where," he cried, "is this nnfcrlnnate Princess, who survives the ruin of her meet"' "The senct is locked in my boson -" replied Sol) man, close as the gems in the casket, which contains the tcstimanials ef, her birth. That casket was committed to my cure, bt the ding loyalist, who snatched her, w hen an infant, from destrnction and sheltered her from the wrath of the destroyer. Fren he who now fosters her inhisaiins, and shields her with parental care, knows rot the treasure, he wears in his bosom. 6elim, I have that in my power which thov wilt value more

haa all that Amurath, in the prodigality ol

Invorc an bestow. Join but ear faithful and devoted hand, aid us In protecting this last remnant of the kingly line, and thou shalt be rewarded by the possession of (he royal beau y- " Ta!Ic not of love and beauty," exclaim -d flehm sternly, "iheti knowest notwhal

'lion utterest. " I know net!' repra'ed thr

anderer "Sloi kcM thou that mv heait.be-

hides its sw eetness there, nrd then t:ll ir,e. if thou canst, that I know nought of i ve and beauty." " Thon dost not read my moanh.g." replied Selim, w ith bitterness fh? cheat s t ,' bliss at e vanished The paradise of love wi'i never cheer this isolated heart. He related to Solymnn, the history ofhis betrothed, Lij anticipated mairiige, nd the fata! denunciation which had biasied his hones. He trns-

jted t the magnanimity ofhis brother and ap

peald to him, b) nil that was holy and awfu!, to relinquish a design which was not only endaogeii g his own life, but deetreyii the happiness of a brother. Solyman listened la breathless silence, but Selim marked with indignant surprie, hr.i

his eye kindled in the mouaiight with a fierce delight, which seemed ta mock the cnlm radience it reflected. He eaied on the mafei

tic feature, which shones with a correspon ding illumination, and almast imagined that

some malignant demon had animated them.

That Solyman should exult ovsr the miser, he had caused the thought was iaexplicable. "Fear not," exclaimed Solyman, she shall yet be thine. Na fiaternal'blood, shall stain the hymerda) altar meet me to-morrow when the day first dawns, at the foot of jod mountain hich stretches its dard outline on the right, and I will shew the credentials, which shall prove the truth of my words."

They parted, to meet again at the nppoiated hoar. They met in stealth, at the foot of the mountnia, whose summit was jast gilded by the breaking light. Selim earnestly perused his brother's face that he might pet etrate into the depths ef his soul, and learn its latent emotions, but he could not fathom them. He saw only the eold, unquiet eye, the proud, curling lip, and haughty mien w hich distinguishe d him in early years, and gained him the appehtion of

Solyman the proncl. ihe spot which had been selected was one which nature hai guaided from intrusion with the most jeakes care . On one side, a cluster of trees, clothed

in the densest foliage preseated a wall oflit' iug verdure, impenetrable to the cye;ei, th other a broad slieam, dai kent d by the bc ugsh which overshadowed its banks, poured it3 tributary writers into the ocean wave. Selim impatiently demanded ofhis brother the credentials he dad promised to deliver. Solyman drew the casket from his breast, and touching a eecret spring, diselayed its brilliant contents. It was filled with the richest

gems, knl there were papeis cai cealed in ths magnificeat bed, which Selim caileied regardless ef the splendour which euinunded

them ! torn these he discovered that Zerah, his betrothed brid, the supposed daughter of Ibrahim, was that orphan Princess, who had been rescued from the power ef Amurath. The loyalist, whose attachment to his mur

dered sovereiga had led him to protect this

lone blossom, from the storm which blasted the royal tree, placed her in Ihe arms of Ibrahim's gentle wife, then watching the cradla

of her own slambering babe. Ibrahim was absent, but she vewed to cheiish with n mo

ther's teudoi ncos , the innocent being committod to her care. la the mean time hr own child si ket'.cd and died, and who-n Ibrahim, who proud and ambitious, l-,ad attached himself to the new dynasty, returned, he received to his bosom the ciflVpring cf another unconscious of the deception which was i:npc:S eci. The wife of Ihralrrn justly deemed ll.nt her hatband vm:J he st cured from clanger and solicitude if he remained ignointit of iho hazardous chm ge she had received ; And the inexplicable resemblance of the two irtante favoured her design. She feared too the lof ty ambilicn ef ihiaham, ai d in siiercc t !iet'-t-htd the chiid of her ndcpiioi;. The prote tress of Zerah was no m ac and they why

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described, w ic the ki! ieres'in secret. Srlim gras j f.d the cf-vUi . r, , his sulva ion. fil.ro he :ii ( these sacred iciics I (;;: !?:;;:

in thy hiT:cb. Siiou'.d Am-iiam hut dieam ' her identity w i(ii t!ie u!.je.t ofhis vengeatu . her life wen! I Ixj the n-U- t.mec u- iH ri!:if. I'ven now , his emt6sati s iv on the wnic.-.

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