The new South. [volume] (Port Royal, S.C.) 1862-1867, 1864-12-03

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Abu the son of the Restless and this
Abu, over many pipes and .fyaos of cof-
fee, taught Yusef the language of the
Franks, and the two wasted days in the
idle talk for it is well known tnat words
bake no bread.) But in course of time
Yusef could converse with the Franks,
and, behold, they understood every word
in six he spoke to them. He also passed
his time, like very idler, gathering
flowers and making curious perfumes, in
company with an old HIcim, by boilir <
them in queer glass vessels looking like
u gourd with very long thin neck and
one OF the perfumes was so delicious that
it was called "Ihe Dream of the Harem, f"
and trader in the Tunis bazaar once Of
tered Yusef a thousand piastres for the
recipe. But Yusef refused it, saying, Il
am not in the fancy-soap and perfumery
business, and don't want to be. l will
give it to the Pasha, and perhaps he will
invite ME to visit tie Garden Of Shou-
t,rah next time he goes there with his
families"
Then Yusef, who was always idle, dis
covered certain dye s,utt that gave a
tint like the rosy red of morning TO the
white cloth made OF cotton, and the dyers,
with arms all blue with indigo, saw the
beautiful color and said, "be one of us,
give Us thy secret F: and thou shall go in
to our business, and have plenty OF pias-
tres, so that there shall be Latlkiah in
thy pipe, and bouza in thy cup, and sew
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Yusef turned deaf ear to the dyeing
men, and told them that he preferred to
be clean. So they left him in wrath, and
he and his dye was troubled by them NO
more.
One day, when Yusef was sitting near
that tumble. down rock-grotto Ill the
island OF Rhodo, idly looking at the
dhoum palm, and thinking what a good
cook nature was to cause gingerb, ED
fruit all ready-made to grow on tnat tree,
he drew frow his girdle some dried dates,
and, while eating them, he remembered
the delicious taste ofa date sausage mad
OF fresh dates and almonds Stuffed in an
telope casing, and determined TO propose
taelr manufacture to newly arrived
Frank, an Italian con eclioner, who
lived near the Esbekieh gardens, and
Was u man OF money aid enterprise
Thus muslng, hc rose from repose, and
crossing over III the ferry-boat, wandered
around the city until ne Came to the
Turkish bazaar where his brother, ALI
the Busy, sat on his seat in his small
shop, smoking "a schiboub. and waiting
patiently for customers. But his blow
was wrinkled When he saw his brother
Yusef so calmly walking along, neither
buying nor selling, nor bartering, nor
huckstering, nor trading, and he lifted
up his voice and said to him:
"Son OF my father, are you still busy
loafng?"
Then Yusef me,kly replied, cali, my
brother, have tariled under the palm
trees IN the pleasant shade, aud with the
soft breeze perfumed with flowers have
reposed tor IL long time dreaming Of
perpetual motion.
Perpetual melons!" answered Ali
the Busy, ironically. While you have
been idle, | have been busy. How many
figs do you think / have sold this morn
mg?
NAY, know not, replied Yusef
"But guess, replied the busybody.-
" Do guess, for the love of Allah"
"Well, said Yusef the Idle, ''about
seventeen millions eight hundred and
tifty-four thousand nine hundred ana
twenty-six."
"You 90 to -" shouted Ali. Where
he desired him to go, probably to-work,
was unuttered tor at this moment up
rode an Englishman, with a cork hat and