' at the upper end; and supposing it was some relation of the sorcerer's, I cast my eyes on the ground, and would not look upon him. " "Fair slave!" said Falri, as we entered, to me" for I allow no higher character to 'your sex than that of ministering to our pleasures-here you are secure; as by my

magic power I do forbid your regress from 'this forest, unless Falri approve your flight.' "Thunderstruck at the words of Falri, and at his countenance, which shone with beastly lust, I sighed, and returned no answer to his 'imperious commands.

"Fair Kaphira!" said the little personage, ""fear not; I am the genius Nadan, and no relation of Falri's, as you suppose. I am here invisible to that beastly sorcerer, nei'ther can he hear the words of my mouth. 'I cannot, indeed, release you, because your intemperate curiosity has misled you; but, since you erred in innocence, I can baffle 'the design of Falri.

"Here," continued he, extending his hand, "put on this ring, and you shall be invisible to Falri and his accursed friends so long as 'you remain in this forest of the enchanter."

I instantly took the ring from the gentle

Nadan with thankful eyes; and fixing it on 'my finger, I perceived the countenance of • Falri to change.

"Ah!" said he, "art thou fled, proud 'child of Fincal?-then are my enchantments vain, and the power which I worship is ⚫ accursed."

"No," answered the genius Nadan, “thou ⚫ accursed slave! Kaphira is held in the forest ' of Falri by the sorceries of thy art; but she 'shall, if she please, be ever invisible to thee and thy friends, so long as thou dost detain her in this forest."

'The sorcerer, enraged, felt about the cavern, hoping to secure me: but I easily 'eluded his search, and walked out into the 'forest; where I have supported myself till ⚫ this time on the wild fruits of the place, and have too frequently been witness of the debaucheries and immorality of its profane and wicked inhabitants.'

Beauteous Kaphira!' said the sultan Adhim, I pity your misfortunes, nor am I able ' at present to relieve them: you, doubtless, have heard my unhappy fate from Falri and 'his crew; who, as Nadan informed me, has ever been the friend of Lemack, my deceit

ful vizir: and if it suit you to rest under this ancient palm, you shall be acquainted with such particulars concerning Nourenhi, Mirglip, and Fincal, your honoured father, 'as will doubtless be pleasing to one so nearly interested in their fortunes.'

The sultan Adhim then informed his beauteous friend of Mirglip's fame, of Nourenhi's captivity, of the fortunate issue of her love, and of his secret expedition to the groves of the good dervise; and having finished his relation, and asked the fair Kaphira's permission to love her with undissembled affection, he set forward to the city of Raglai and the towers of Orez.

But the night advancing, he was obliged to rest again in the forest; which gave him an opportunity of recollecting that his ring might possibly be of no further service to protect him, when he was past the confines of the forest of Falri.

This reflection made him resolve to stain his face with some berries, to cut his beard like a Calendar, and to procure, in the suburbs of the city, a garment suitable to the profession which he had assumed.

As the disguised sultan entered the city, he

perceived a crowd, and mixing with the multitude, he saw at a distance the public crier. 'Friend,' said he to a bystander, 'what 'doth this crier offer the public?'

Ten thousand sequins,' answered the man, ' to him who will bring the head of the traitor 'Adhim to our lord the sultan Lemack.'

'Alas!' answered the sultan,' when I last visited your city Adhim was sultan; how, then, is he become a traitor?"

'It is well,' replied the man, that a friend ' of Adhim hears you talk thus: half what you have said would have cost you your life, 'had any of the emissaries of Lemack heard 'you.'

'How, then, dare you confess,' answered the sultan, that you are the friend of Adhim?'

'I dare not,' answered the man, hold 'further conversation with you here: but if you will follow me, and submit to the terms ' which I shall require, you shall hear more ' than you imagine.'

The disguised sultan rejoiced at the fortunate event which brought him acquainted with one who seemed so ready to serve him, though unknown, and hasted after the stranger through several streets and lanes.

At length the stranger stopped at a baker's shop.

'Here,' whispered he, friend of Adhim, 'thou shalt have security and ease. Enter

fearless, and partake of such poor enter'tainment as I have; while I unravel to you some mysteries, which will surprise and re'joice you,'

The sultan entered with pleasure the house of the baker, who set before him some cakes and sherbet, and begged of him to eat freely, for his company was sufficient recompence for what he should consume.

Adhim, supposing he should shortly be able to reward the baker very amply for his services, ate heartily of what was set before him.

'Our good sultan Adhim,' said the baker, as they sat together, had won the hearts of ' all his subjects; and the whole city laments 'the tyrannies of Lemack.'

Was Adhim, then,' answered the disguised sultan, so much beloved?'

You know but little of Adhim the Magnificent,' answered the other, to ask such a ' question.'

'Yes,' replied the sultan, I think I know