Grand River times. [volume] (Grand Haven, Mich.) 1851-18??, 1857-06-24

And speaking thus, ne closed the WINDOW,
and opening it again, the sultan saw the sol
diers no more.
The sheik then asked to have another win
dow opened, and the sultan observed the city
of Cairo in flames.
"What misfortune" he exclaimed, "here
is my beautiful city in ruins"
8" Fear not, my lord" replied the sheik, "it
is nothing"
And when the window was again closed
and opened the sultan saw not the flames, but
the city as beautiful as ever.
The shek then directed q third window to
be opened, and the sultan saw the river Nile
overfowing its banks and beating its raging
waters towards the palace. Though the sui
tan, who having seen the soldiers and flames
disappear, should not have been alarmed at
anything, still he could not now suppress his
terror, and he cried:
Gall is lost this horrible flood will des-
troy my palace, and drown me and my whole
people!"
But the sheik quietly answered:
"Fear not, my lord, it is nothing" And
truly, hardly had Schahabeddin closed the
window and opened it again, when the king
saw the Nile following its usual course.
Finally, the sheik asked the fourth window
to be opened. AS much as the sultan had
been fri ghtened by the former sights as much
was he enraptured by this one. He usually
saw the desert throug oh this window, but now
the most beautiful aspect; he saw vineyard (;
springs Of water, and gardens full Of the best
and finest fruit, with many rare and beauti-
full flowers. The delighted sultan exclaimed :
"Ah what beautiful country how great
will my enjoyment be to roam in it daily"
"Rejoice not too much, my lord," said the
sheik, "it is nothing" With these words, he
closed and re-opened the window, and the
sultan saw the desert as of old.
"My lord" said the sheik, 81 have shown
you much of the wonderful, but nothing in
comparison to what you shall see. Command
tub of water to be brought"
The king gave the command, and when the
tub stood in the room, Schahabeddn said:
"Have the goodness, my lord, to undress
yourself, and gird cloth about your loins. v
The sultan did so, and then the sheik said:
"Immerse your head, o my lord, into the
water, and Immediately withdraw it"
The sultan immersed his head, and-lo -
he was instantly at the foot of mountain,
near the ocean, in strange land. This Won
der astonished him still more than the other
ones, and he exclaimed in rage:
"Ha, sheik thou treacherous man, who
by thy cursed black art, hast banished me
from Egypt, l swear, if | ever return, will
revenge myself on thee" He then walked
up to some people who were telling trees
But he determined not to reveal to them
who he was, "for," said he to himself, 4" if !
tell them that am the sultan of Egypt, they
will believe me to be fool or a cheat"
They asked him who he was, and he said
go, good people, am merchant; | was
shipwrecked, and saved myself on board"
They were moved by his misfortune, but
themselves poor, they could not do much,-
yet they gave him some old garments, and
then took him to their city.
In this strange city, the sultan wandered
about the streets until he became tired
At length he stopped before the house of an
old blacksmith, who observed the stranger
and asked him to come in, saying, "may
ask you, youth, from where you came!"
The sultan answered him as he had told
the others; the smith then said:
81 am glad that you escaped the shipwreck
| would advise you that you 60 to the public
baths of the women, seat youself before the
door, and ask each woman, as she comes out
if she has husband. The one that says no,
will become your wife; this is the fashion O.
this country"
The sultan resolved to follow his advice
took leave of the old man, and went to the
door of the baths, where he sat down. Il
had not been long, when he saw a woman o.
charming beauty coming out. All, said he
to himself, how happy would l be, if this
lovely creature was unmarried; it would con
sole me over all my misfortune, if / was per
mitted to possess her. He asked her.
"Tell me, beautiful woman, have you got ;
husband" I"
"Yes, | have" she answered
so much the worse," said the sultan
"you would really just suit me-"
The woman went her way; and soon came
out an old woman that was very ugly. The
sultan shivered at her sight, and said to him
self, what horrible sight would rathe
starve than live with such creature! She
may GO without my asking her if she j
married, for fear she might say "no;" an(
yet the smith has said, that l must put th,
question to all women. The law is certainly