Show 1 STORY OF VYKSUA i J I I I I i DV M rilK 0117 VI illA was the only doM of an i I old couple named All and stuns I nl ntr Ihr Ill II ot M > T al Rho wan a losoly pill 1 with eyes of uO f tie de pet black t and ItrnlM that would not have i1 shamed a Venn With all her beam u Airesls had 10 toll In the flrlta to help her parent to eke out a mn loot living us tbey Tf > r poor Blie was well MU > flail r thought Itrlflt sufficiently nvnr iiil when from lime to time hot iiHiirW stewed few pUstrrs upon < i f whit h the board tip I unl oho b1 rrmInt i to pnrtbase a illver hangle ei 10 with whleh to adorn her perton on h iiidivi Numerous suitors attracted by her dllliraco a well at by Ise l r beauty pre sensed themsetvrs but non wa looked upon with favor Ayesba nr ferrtd ah iron only In our atnlecnth year to remain with her opal parent fade time rlMgbur min sold her oilier that you were thinking of getting get-ting marrlnl l yen have mjeeleil many good offer without any rmaoa Year Miner and I are Rellng old Were we In die you would IM Ml alone In the world with none lo care Im or 10 pro loot you I was married when I was but twelve yean ot age Time enough mother dear would reply tbo young girl I am not In any hurry to leave you teaide If I bare 10 work I prefer that my tabor loovld Ixnafll my parent Intlead of n man who may 11 likely as not make me n drudge and a darn You Know that iimrjjr all my suitor bate been men In nttr condition whose only rcaaon for I taking n wife li I that they may have komeeno to help them In tilling their field heildc preparing their mead for them This reply generally tloed the dti cusalan and Ibe mouser alglm to think how different Haypt ilaughler were lo what they had been In liar HUM With her faljer II WB dlfferentl AyMhn wins hli only eliltd mad of too much hiln to him Hut h should In any way attempt to Influence n feel Ion which would deprltt hi in of her viluable assistance Ha matters went on and by digreei the suitor perceiving that the nlrli mind to remain tingle at Mil for tin preeent WAI not lo be chanced fell offYw Yw all except one named Nnuar II WOO the ballllf of a wealthy land ourter who llvc l In Calm visiting hli estate at tAro Internal and thin for as short a time ss wislble 10 w of thin tenant had ever seen him but all agreed that toe woo n tiarah landlord and thai hli rlchca hud been amaseed by usury and by grinding down tho poor pentflotry for inlti and mile i nrnuud It was not lo bo wondered at Iheu that ho was cordially I hated by alt and that Nsiisr loo conic In for n full iliac of tho odium quit upon lila r maiUr YcV his loteJori jfHha wai Mere and mtiilit liVflmpt inalo n bHIcr man ot him 1 Ho preMcd hli4siilt t rr equally IHiluttnx out to AjMlitx boll much bet tee would lie btr tat Os tils wife than I her present pOiHIon Aa my wife Mid he there will no longer In need 1 for you to toll In the field curry heavy I Jnr of water and help to prepare moth On the contrary It It I you who will be waited upon have servant at your beck and call and be 1 decked 1 In silks l r l t y 1 r I dJ Mj II Ii I l 7 t v J riJ YOU WIM nn nncKrn IN NIIICS AND JIIWKIA and Jewell like the wife ot the belt In thin land flume flattering offera made no Im 1 prtvilon upon Ayrthn and llndlnK that Kauar although she repmtcdl1 liggal l i of him not to addma her no U woo not Kmty for flaliommcdan maiden to be e nrontcrilng with ono of the op Ioilte sex continued 1 to pereeculo her with U u attention also ni a last re ol nl nl aaft nourcOtbrcatcned to appeal tn her filth cr err Itrotertlen Tht threat had the ilMlreir rffrct thkil man had n hrasy hand and Nai tar did not care to feel Iti weight Henceforth he auni > t > d Aoha no more oven iMmlng to ignore tier prn cure when chance throw him Into her w ay 1111I1IIL It lit atoldnl the girl It tea not the limo wllh old All her father whole Moiety ho courted ami with wham ho I MI iklllfully IniratUtod hlniHlf Hut by degree he Rained hla entire ecu i tldpoeo and eitecni by the pnteuce ot I Jrtb n tsllhr t Irtuej ha did not POMMM At Intt tho old man muse to believe that Nauar Yyr ruts a mncb wronged man who would F If U were only powiltlg repair much at the uilnery wrought by hli muter Meanwhile Nanwr laughed min hU klM < i at thin old man credulity and nnxlotuly waltM for an opporlunlt to get him Into hli power L Fortune which olden aeenu to favor the delfiii of the wicked at Ut did to m this Cole A heavy fall ot rain floodtd Uie country and wished away Hie greater part at the young rropi The icaton not balug too ndtanrril It I wan oWl powtble to sow the land blob bad lutfernt ova again but tUllY of the peasantry were rtilueaU i to utter poverty and had not the where r VJ wlllinl lo My it rnrirre i fr h ut I I of Among seed tb ae there ant non worun I off than Austin foth r wborej lindi being law I und moor the river wen dill and r wile 1 In an evil moment I he coaliled his dlflViilue to hli new mad friend Ntr lot n ht in 1 > n de < said the old man lion h I ill IR t fresh teed when all my cot ir us of thn pact year are goon They aemt it till and plant those fir i ihit are now under water Well replied NOlAr1 se no otbtf way for you but to borrow the money you require Luckily my matter ha coming com-ing down here In a few dty soil I will put your no before him and get him to lend you what you require III U true Hint he li I a hard man but I will feel inn he will make favorable terms for > ou when I request him to do so out ot I contlderatlon tee me lie then left A couple of din later bo returned to ay that after a long and stormy discussion with hla mister Curing Cur-ing which he had threatened to leave him nod lake service rbewher the 1st ter had ronsen lo lend the money to quired without any Interest only slip misting lust It flu loan were not repaid by n rertsln date he should have the Iglit la Mil Alls property In order to repay hlmtelf Tills rendition was gladly acreptrl IRa I-Ra by Ibo date named the new crop would hate been gathered rod old 1 An agreement wan drawn up nod signed by both pur tie Nauar tlsnlnR for Ida mailer who ho Mid hid returned to Cairo Taking advantage ot isle Intended victim Inability to rend Nauar ton rlved to change tle date at which re iiymout would have to bo made In itead of III beltiB six month Inner ni ho hud old All the loan would hero 10 bo refisld In nt many week Finn week had already gone by when one day Naswir holding nn noun letter come lo All to ay that bit mailer mai-ler hid written lo him that he wanted all the ready nioniy ho could tend him and that he had to collect every loan made to the peasantry as noon ns It became due Hut mine dm not fall due for tome time to come Mid All I hIII no fear but that when the time com 1 hall be quite able to repay II How li It uktd Manner that my maattr > peak of > our loan as shortly ItioT It 1 It possible Hint he Is I mistaken as to the dale Hewrite that your oan hue to be repaid by 1rlday next you had setter let mo tee the copy volt told 1 ot the agreement between you Thl wa brought and sure enough U itatrd that Hie loan had lo be repaid In ilx weuk or the property would hoc 10 be told To be told lit a lime like thl after Iho dlMstroua flood ot HID tprlngl Why II would barely fetch onethird of It I value and that third would be iwol owisl In rrpnylng the mm that had liven borrowed All their iiclnhbora when they came 10 hear of It were loud In their nprex 112 np sywlih t 011 pta uta luPw ct Inn hit of to hat them out at i heir 1 dimcultle Naswr who wine n dally viol lor to nailed hit Inability lo help them tin boil ha Mid begged hti mailer to con Mill himself with a part payment out Lilt till had loom refused Had U been aerepiud he could have advanced Ibo amount hlmietf It wnnteil but two day till lie lime when All 1 had In repay this loon when oive evening Nainaf who now was ul ttnjrn Mill him es If struck by n iiiddvii thonglit exclaimed I can only see one way for you out of your difficulty You have n daughter giro her tn me for a wife I will ttei claim your property ni hr donry nn I not turn my matter will bo able to louttli It I mutt consult my diucliter s firm replied All and II shun bo willing III have you for tier husband I tee no objection ob-jection lo your plan but hock you I love raj daughter ni tho apple of my ee and would sooner die of hjtngcr thin attempt lo force her Inclination Thai evening Ayctlm was told 1 of Naasars proposal and that slin could ute her pircins from beggary In their old one by ronsonllng to marry him I The girl burst loin tear decking t lie m by an effort iht replied 1 that alit would do all that her duty and love to her parent commanded her to do On the following morning oho mat nowhere lo Is l found NniMr furlou at Imlm fullest throw off Iho mink Lo bomb worn all along and after cUlmln the money duo to hi mailer null iccclv IIIK a reply that It could not be paid turnout Ayehan parent out of their Iioiiie and loathe the public crier ritvt UP lips slut the property would be fold P week htpce to the highest btdiltfr |