Wilmington expositor. (Wilmington, Del.) 1831-18??, 1831-12-16


that country was like the things in his own for
; the houses and trees. and all things ran away
as the vehicle came up to them; and when it
gave APOSTLE, they gave jump; which he no.
ted as one of the most extraordinary things he
had seen since he left Ragdad.
i At last. Haddad- Ben Ahab came to the foot
LOT lofty green mountain, with groves and 10
lcund villages. which studded it, as it were with
;lgems and shining ornaments, and he said, this
must be the wall of the world, for surely no-
thing can exist the other side of these hills I
but will ascend them and look over, for l
d should like to tell my friends in Bagdad what
lis to be seen on the outside of the earth Acc
cordingly, he assembled the green mountain &
he came to thick forest of stubby trees, This
is surprising said Haddsd- Ben Ahab, q but
Twill yet so higher And he passed through
that forest of trees, and came to a steep moor
land part of the hill where no living thing could
be seen, but solitude without limit, and the
living world all glittering at the foot of the
mountain.
| This is a high place, said Haddad-Ben-A A.
hab, but will vet go higher and he began to
climb with his hands. After an upward Jour-
lney OF great toll, he came to a frozen region, &
The top OF the wall of the world was still far a.
bove him. He was however, none daunted by
the distance, but boldly held on in the ascent,
| when he got there, instead of region of fog
and chaos, he only beheld another world, much
like our own. and he was greatly amazed, and
exclaimed with loud voice. Will my friends
in Bagdad believe this?-but it is true, and l
will SO tell them So he fastened down the
mountain and went with all speed he could
back to Bagdad; saying, Bagdad;' and giving
lgold to every man he met, until he reached the
kiosk of dreams, where his friends were smo-
king and looking at the gan.bols of the Tri-
Igais.
II When the friends of Haddad- BEN hab saw
him approach, they respectively took their
tlpipes from their mouths and held them in their
left hands, while they pressed their bosoms
with their right; and received him with SOL
lemn salaam, for he had been long absent, and
all they, in the mean time had heard concern
ling him was only what Orooblis, the. Arme-
nian dyer, on his return, told them; namely,
that he was gone to the wall of the world, which
limits the travels of man. No wonder then,
that they with an exceeding gladness to see him
return and take his place in the kiosk among
them, as if he had never been a days journey
away from England.
i They questioned him about his adventures;
land he faithfully related to them all the wonder
Iwhichhave been'set forth in our account of the
Journey; upon which they declared he had
After they each made feast, to which they
invitediall the philosophers in Bagdad Haddad-
Ben-Ahab was placed in the seat of honor, and
being courteously solicited, told them of his
, travels, and every one cried aloud, Sod is
lgreat, and Mahomet is his prophetn
When they had in this manner banqueted,
e Haddad -Ben-Ahab fell sick, and there was a
b great talk concerning the same. Some said
elhe was very i'll; others shook their heads and
$ lspoke not, but the world is full of envy and
e lhard-heartedness, and those who were spiteful
d because of the renown which Haddad- Benz
III ab as a traveller who had visited the top Of
: the wall of the world with so much courage,
-Ihad acquired, ieered at his malady, saying he
had been only Toasted overmuch. Neverthe.
eIes Haddad-Ben-A died: and never was
such funeral seen in all Bagdad, save that ONT
!; of caliph Mahaud commonly called the mag
d ni6cent. Such was the admiration in which tn,
y memory of the traveller was held, the poet
y made drges on the occasion, and mournfu
l. songs were heard in the twilight from the win
# dows of every harem. Nor did the generation
d of the time content itself with the ceremonie
y, of lamentations; they caused fountain to b
a. lerected, which they named the fountain OF Had
dad Ben-Ahab, the traveller, and when tn
re slaves go fetch water, they speak of the won
s, Iderfu1 things he did, and how he was on top o
10 1.-THE wall of the world, and saw the outside Q
h. the earth; SO that his memory lives for ever a
ut Imong them, as one of the greatest, the wisest
ID land bravest of men.
r.
al Spirited Dialogue.--A fellow who had forgote
h. Ibis name, if he ever had any worth remembering
vs was brought up by police officer, who found hi
mseraby drunk in the street, and SO laid The charge
- Mayor TO the prisoner. Is that SCI
- Prisoner. Yes.
Mayor. Let him be fined.
10 Prisoner How much?
r. Mayor Eight shillings.
re Prisoner There's the money.
es Mayor. Discharge him.
he Prisoner Thank YOU