The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-11-01
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a princess, the Arabs say, once lwelt
IN Persia, whose beauty was SO great
thot All the Kings ofithe surrounding
countries sought her In marriage; the
sole condition, however, on whieh she
would consent TO bestOw her hand was
hard to be complied with: her lover
sue insisted, should present her with q
leather from one of the wings of Abou
Tod (the Phoentx). Constituting this
into an insult, all her stiitors retired
from the field, save one, an Emir OF the
country of Oman, who owned groves OF
lranIks1ncense trees, quarries of emerald
and tracts of desert strewn thiclslV With
the beryl and the moon-stone iElBefore
quitting the Persian court he obtained
the shah,s permission to enjoy u short
interview with his beloved In presence
OF her mother. His object was Is obs
tain promise that, however long he
might be absent, she would patiently
wait his return. The promise wtia,
given. Emir set out;ain what direction
ne wandered was known to no one,
On On the twentieth day he arrived at the
Drink OF a rocky eminenCe OVERLOAD ling
circular valley in which there was q
lake, surrounded by grassy 11anI,Sl,
sloping down to tho wntef'sedSe. Here
worn out by fhttgue, and having con-
sumed alI his provisions, he alirhtetl
from ms horse, and turning the animal
loose TO Craze, lily down, resolved there
to await the terminator Of deligbts.
and the separator of COMPANIONS. HIS
attention, however, was Soon attfattail
by a spectacle which, in spite OF, weari!
ness, violently excited his cufiosftv5
Clouds OF birds, Issuing nom trees
which he had not previously ifoticeflLi
alighted in such numbers ON the lake'
that they almost hid the water and al
the sun was then shining, threw forth
at every motion coriiscatfois and flash.
es SO dazzling and bright, that he felt
persuaded he saw before him the chiIs
dren OF Abom Tob. Here, then, he
thought his tolls might end IL he could
only obtain one feather nom thoss
countless wings. Language would be
exhausted in the attempt to describe
the colors spread outibefore the eve,
purple, scarlet, rose color, green, alne-
tthyst, saffron, gold, mingling, travers-
ing each other in clouds, in bars,
glanc1ng, shifting, quiYerihg, now re!
hecting the nghtin5 one direction. now.
IN another, like an Accumulation Of the
most gorgeous gems, till, as he qazed. |
the Emtr's heprt throbbed with CeIipIit,
To descend into the valley, to lind one
Ieather, would surely not be difficult,
where SO many birds had stretched out
their pinions.' He descended accordinU-
~, and toundTnot n feather, but an A
idea, with which he was so ,conpleteIv y
satisfied, that he resolved Immediately
% fetrace ~ MS steps and present himself
WIN ETLll. ms alsc before the princess,
How he lost his way, how he lived on
roots and berries, how. his clothes We're
torn, his sandals worn out, his face and
figure emaciated, need not be- d{SeIt.i
upon. He arrfved at the capital. Of
Persia, and declaring that he had found
what he went in search OF, was con-
a1Gtea foi!as INTO the presence Of his be-
nAnd where is the featlierPn she i'm
CURED; Placing his hand upon his
at is here. y '.Emfr,' ,, she said ssyo,i
have understood my meaning; you
might have understood It sooner; but
petter otliS lnte than never. I accept the
teather of Abou Tob; and in return give
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