, 1873-10-26
"1Yflllpg1y,'' said All,

tWflllng1y," said All. .-...... ..
From that momoDt Den-Dnuda became th
and tloro waB no enigma Which All could nd
solve.
However, ono day lo was in dilemma.
Karam-D -Dou-Ladj, wlo whs tributary Of II,
Sublime Porto, ono morning received miaslv
from tho Grand Turk, which caused him muol
anxiety.
He sont for his Grand soothHayer. ill.,.
j." Grand Boothghyor," said he, !" Of what Is th
Grand Turk thinking At this lnomonts" -
"of What you afo thinking Of" replied All
DO you know Of what + am thinking orlct
tho Sultan In fury, considering Ais reply Al
an iTony; " think Of having thy head, i1nso
"You SEQ tlat hevc diyinod,"
"nowl" oriod Karam- -Dou.1adj; You be.
llovo thst tho Grand Turk larbors so yl1o a
"You harborod It yoursolf."'
sad ha Iss saan tne to o9S nfdi Of h ssss VA
must consult my Grand Vizier."
Another time. tho treasure Of the Slate being
carried car ot tho Sultan required Ali to discover
~ will give you threo days to find them; IL
ct tho end Of tho third day, at tho hour whsn
the muozzin calls tho faithful to prayer, YOU
have your head"
,onaa Tho i, poor sa Al was vory unhappy and tho opu-
adequate compensation for tho continual tor
rorH IN Which he lyod. He re-enterod his
palace IN satlnoas :nna cro,.ohed down on tho
%,te oeas o, ~ teo salam-nlck which ornaments tho
smoking his chihouk, ho molitated Oh tho vanis
Y or human affairs, whom tho muozzln, With lila
clear voice, called from tho lofty minarot the @
faithful to evening prayer.
hu II =
Sigh. '1~s ooop
Tho no1t day, submissive to his aentiny. he
Was at tue Same place. when tho ghorghetti Of
onded. >'' "a'
Now two aro gono BY" sighed All.
rlnnlly, tho third day, resigned to tho np.
proaching death which appeared to him tho
honr OF delivoranee and Of mercy, be cried, On
:. "Allah "a" be Rraisod| The third nios away. All
haa At T. The h., namo instant raaaerby, who had
honsa F,i1 him graspod hiB hand ksaing II respect
- " NY lord" said ho, with tearu in his evos
~ " 40 not ruin us; you hayo discovered US. The
first day you discovered tho frst @ or. mo me
eccompifces; tho second, tho other; and to-
tyry aay yon ,ha nave a. as lass dlv'ned that was tho
Sultan" ~ 'u'
:Aa mar bo imagined, Ali promised all that
vas was doaired' and tho robber then indicated tho
Place where tho treasures woro concealed,
When THO guard came to approhend him. ALI
demanded to DO taken before tho Sultan.
Bou-Ladf. '"'1 n"'ssa'
IT,, "N9t yet" said Ali. ".the day 1s not In.
"Iho muezzin has called tho faithful to aven.
Ing PRAYER" answered tho Sultan.
In tho kingdom OF tho prophet tho legal night
aooa not commence until It is 30 dark that ono
1ia}t Hnn -
negro /; md phall hnve Uncovered tho trooeuro
tho horizon. -e"~A3
"vorilyl" cried the Sultan ioyfu1ly,
IN ~ apnG1afea ost IN thought; then, looking
The robbers havo hidden tho treasuro IN mn
old: dry we'll, which Is to bo found In do.
sorted c9nvent Of dervishcs; And now, iucrod-
whom Allah inecsaantly inspires for thY W profitia
Knram- botl- Ladj Gent his officers to tho spot
Indicated, and they returned bearing intact tLo
Of the Sultan.
,radtno my a stes es'as III With burst q
no what you will" -
'our goothBayer."
,,..l "Neyerp e,s -" replied tho 70 Sultan; Your sor-
'nythiug except your Dismissal"
All rosEnon hfmsclf, and, to console him. IA.
anil ;n3ou-Ladj covered him with hohora and
For sorno time Ali romniuod In high favor. and
he Sultan did not greatly tor1nont him. Dut
'efy soon the chpricoa of tho Prince returned.
lnu every day Of hia life fresh difficulties were
= upon hln; accompanied by tho threat
Poor All, incoseantly 1nouacod, no longer
eaily lived no tasted no Joy /; life became dis.
Il Knram, ,Dou-L Lad1 ones week tool, an official
There, surrounded by tho dignltnries Of lis
onrt. he performed his grand ablutions On Fri
aY, the Sabbath Of tho MusauImans, before
listing. the mosque.
One day when 10 had throatened Ali on nc.
cunt Of some riddle, he forced him to come and
selst ut the usual coromony.
:" you knoM, said Karana- -Bou-Ladt. "if bo-
orc !, ,eaye the bath yoa have not divnod your
iYcn up hopcs Of life, lnelscd on tho Sultan aud
ave him couple Of blows On the face. Then lo
ecampcd
As will bo surmiscd, tho onragel sultpn pur.
aed him, followed by all the graudces or tho
ourt in their bathing -tlrossos.
scarcely had hc issued from tho doorway when
10 roof OF tho room fell In, crushing somo
ngoling servants.
aMireelo Of Allah !" exclaimed Earam-Bon-
adj, at tho sight Of tho catastrophe. Como
my arms, Ali! You aro tho greatest tnngi-
an i'll tho world aad tho most atlroit of ser.
ants. Cortainly could not have cocaped tha
sneor without your act Of violence, Which made
Q pursue you. You have saved MY lilo. BY
? ahonaet! swear this day to grant all that you
I" 1Iighnoas," said All, It the only .ceompeneo
aak ia tho favor Of being no longer your sooll- .
karam-B -Bon-L Ladj made soruc dcn,ur, but, hay>
hworn, BY tho name of tho prophet, lo grant.
the petition Of ali.
From that day Ali, loaded with riches and
nnors, was the happlest man ia Samarcand.
The post OF Grand soothsnyor al The court OF
Q sultan Karam-Dou-Ladj Is still vacant, and
npted to choose career so excitinr.-TIaas.
cd from The French.
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