a sick-bed. Something similar may be said of the works of Moore, whether serious or witty; in which latter style he has not been approached since the days of Sheridan and Wolcot, although he resembles neither of those cotemporaries in early life. This gifted person has now completed his seventieth year, and the state of his health seems to announce that he has reached the last term of life. There has been much controversy as to the real merit of his poetry; but the public voice, we apprehend, will decide the question, and the "Irish Melodies" more especially will long survive the author. In person, we have said, he is diminutive; but in middle age he arrived at a full habit of body. His forehead is good, his eyes dark, nose prominent, the reverse of aquiline; the character of mouth good-humored, and somewhat voluptuous; and the stamp of the whole person decidedly Irish.

A ROMANCE OF THE HAREM.

nant old man refused to render himself an accomplice by remaining longer inactive. He betook himself to Pera, and proceeding step by step in his investigations with that cautious prudence and insinuating artifice so peculiar to the people of the East, and especially to the inmates of the harem, he succeeded in acquiring positive evidence of the death of the veritable Usnud Bey, and of the substitution of a child of the same age, purchased of parents in the lowest grade of life. The eunuch then returned, and, pointing to the pretended Usnud Bey, said to his mistress, Madame, let me beg of you to send that child back to his father-Mossul, the fisherman. I know all.' At these words the woman became livid, and left him, saying, It is well.'

would not be completed unless he had two
fine children almost of the same age, of
whose future career he already formed the
most brilliant anticipations. As she had
done in the first instance, his wife replied,
You shall have one.'Impossible ex-
claimed the husband, at first astounded.
As truly as Mahomet is our prophet.'
'Well,' replied Mehemet, God is great!
and it was thus that you announced my
first-born.' At the end of a month she
again declared herself enciente, and the
Pasha was the most delighted of men; but
he was soon obliged to set out for London,
and his wife was left at Constantinople to
complete her accouchement. This was all
the Greek desired, and using the same means
as before, she presented one fine morning to
her assembled slaves, and to a few persons
of her husband's family, a fine child of the
male sex, who received the name of Usnud
Bey. After the lapse of a few days the
child fell seriously ill, and was sent, by order
of the physicians, to Pera, under the care of
its governess. Pera, as every one knows, is
a suburb of Constantinople, inhabited by the
mercantile community and by the European
Ambassadors. Its air is purer than that of
the city, and, accordingly, young Usnud was
soon brought back in perfect health by his
governess-the same woman who had per-
formed the office of nurse at the birth of Bel-
grade. Singularly enough, however, an old
black eunuch, who had brought up the Pasha,
possessed his entire confidence, and managed
his entire household, could by no means re-
cognize Usnud Bey in the child which was
thus brought back, and in the presence of
several slaves said to his mistress, Well,
my lady, if that child be Usnud Bey, he has
become singularly altered by his sojourn at
Pera, among the infidels.' The mother re-
mained silent, and carried off the child,
directing a fierce glance at the eunuch.
Doubt had established itself, however, in the
old man's mind; moreover, he had long
been enlightened with respect to his mis-
tress's doings; he knew the whole history of
Belgrade Bey, and the reason he had not
mentioned it to his master was, that at the
time he discovered the trick the Pasha had
already grown fond of the little being whom
he believed to be his son, and the eunuch
had not had the courage to undeceive him.
But two supposititious children in the first
place, and then the impudent substitution of
another child to the one which had been re-
ceived as a legitimate offspring, formed a
complication of knavery of which the indig-fatal occurrence."

No'And to

"Shortly before the time of afternoon prayer she sent for the eunuch, and was told that he was taking a bath. No sooner did she hear this than her project was immediately formed. The old man, as we have said, was governor of the Pasha's household, and as such occupied a sumptuous apartment, to which a bath-room was attached for his private use; it was here that his mistress sought him out. The eunuch was attended by two slaves; she dismissed them with an imperious gesture, and remained alone with the old man. 'You were determined to find it out then?' she said. Yes, and I did find it out.' To whom have you spoken about what you discovered?' To no one yet, but I shall write to my master.' How much do you want to hold your tongue?' thing, I am determined to speak.' write? Yes, I mean to write.' Then take that to seal your letter with!' At these words she threw a noose round the neck of the wretched old man, and commenced strangling him. The eunuch was feeble, and taken by surprise, could offer but little resistance. tance. He struggled in vain; his assassin continued to draw the fatal noose tighter and tighter still, and as she redoubled her efforts, she exclaimed with the rage of a fury, Ah! you wanted to know all-you shall know more than you bargained for! You sought for light, did you? here's eternal darkness for you! Now write to your master! write, old fool!' At the vociferations of the assassin and the groans of the victim, one of the slaves returned into the apartment, and at the sight of the horrible scene, rushed out and began crying all over the house. A courier was then immediately despatched to London, to apprise Mehemet Pasha of the