Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-12-16
The Traveller and he Simpieton.
HADDAD-BEN-AHAB;
OR THE TRAVELLER.

Haddad- Ben Ahab was very wise man,
and he had several friends men Of discernment,
and partakers of the wisdom of ages; but they
were not all SO wise as Iladdad-Ben-A hab.--
His sentences was short, bur his knowledg
was long, and what he predicted generally
came to pass, for ne did not pretend to the gift
of prophecy. The utmost ne ever said IN that
way was, that he expected the sun to rise To-
morrow, and that old age was the shadow OF
youth.
Besides being of grave temperament.
Haddad- Ben Ahab was inclined to obesity; he
was kindly and good-natured to the whole hui
man race, ne even carried his benevolence to
the inferior creation, and often patted his dogs
on the head and gave them bones; but cats he
GOULD not abide. Had he been rat be could
not have regarded them with more antipathy;
and yet Haddad-B BEN A hab was an excellent
man who smoked his chiboque with occasional
cups of coffee and sherbet. interspersed with
profound aphorisms on the condition OF man,
and coniectures on the delights of paridise.
With his friends he passed many sunDright
hours, and If much talk was not heard among
shem on these occasions, be it remembered that
silence is often wisdom. The scene of their
social resort was little kiosk in front OF one
of the cosfee-houses on the bank OF the ligris.
No place in all Bagdad is so pleasantly situa-
ted. There the mighty river rolls in all the
affluence of his waters, pure as the unclouded
sky, and speekled with innumerable boats
while the ripping waves, tickled, as it were,
by the summer .breezes, ganibo and sparkle
around. ~
The kiosk was raised two steps from the
ground; the interior was painted with all the
most splendid colours. The roof was cover
cd with tiles that glitteted Ike the skin of tn,
Arabian serpent and was surrounded with
green dragon, which was painted OF that imPe
rial hue, because Haddad- Ben-Ahab was de
scended from the sacred progeny OF Fatima
of whom green is the everlasting badge, as /
is of nature. Time cannot change It, nor car
it be impaired by the DEGREES Of tyranny or o
justice. a.; -
= One beautiful day Haddad- Ben-Ahab am
his friends had met in the kiosk OF dreams, AM
were socially enjoying the fragrant smoke 2
their pipes, and listening TO the refreshing un
dulations of the river, as the boats softly Gid
ed along--for the waters lay in glossy stlllpes
the winds were asleep--even the sunbeam
seemed 70 rest in sluniber OIL all things
The smoke stood on the chimney-tops as it
tall visionary tree grew out of each; and IL
tnany colored cloths in the yard of Oroobli!
the Armenian dyer, hung unmolested by
breath. Orooblis himself was the only thin
in that soft and bright noon, which apPeare
ON the land to be animated with any rurpos
Orooplis was preparing boat to descend Il
'Tirris, and his servants were loading 1t wi
Bales Of apparel and baskets OF provision
while he himself was in great hustle, goir
often between his dwelling house and the boz
talking loud and giving orders, and ever al
anon swiping his forehead, for he was a m
that delighted in, having an ado.
Haddad- Ben Ahab seeing Orooblis so a
i've, looked at him for some time; and It
happened that all the friends at the same m
uoent took their amberheaded pipes from thu
lips, and said :,
=. Where can Orooplis, the Armenian dy
be going!'
Snoh a Simultaneous interjection natura
s,yprised them all, and Haddad-Ben-Ahab Q
ded--
Il should like to go with him and see stran
things, for have never been out OF the city
pcgdad, save once TO pluck pomegranates
ftp GARDEN Of B.os Addy-Bo'E' AID he 'f