Wilmington daily gazette., 1873-10-01
..Tha. V ahalI .AAEslAs IavOr. eran.sa you.-

ns1o was no enigma Whlcn All could not solve.
However, one day hs was in q dilemma, n
kaEam- Bou-Ladj, who was q tributary of the
Sublime Porte one morning received q missive |
anxiety. .trF 'Hr r.|TlIs |
He sent for his grand Soothsayer.
"Grand SoothsayeF," said he, t'of What A the |
Grand Turk thinkIng Of thIa homentP's n - |
''Of what yOuars thinking Cf, replied Ali, with |
out hesitation.
ado you know Of what 1 am thinking ?" cried
The Sultan in fury, considering Ais rsplV ns
irony al think OF having thy head, inso-
lentp'
'YOu see have OWNED" .f...s...-
"How y cried Karam-Bou-Ladi "You believe
that the Grand Turk harbOrs 90 vile q thought |"
"You harbored it YOURSELF"
tin fact, the tone OF his message vyas skaen ~
said the Sultan to himself. "The case ia crave.
must consult my Grand Vizsr" Il hi -
Another lime, the treasure OF the State being
Carried on, the Sultan required Ali to discover the
robbers. 20 Hll1tff .slfliII =. T17--i w
81 will give yon three dsEs to Rnd them. n Al the
end OF the third day, at the hour when the muez.
zen calls the faithful to prayer you have not dis
off,"
Then poor Ali was very unhappy, and the opu.
lence In which he passed his existence was no ade.
quate compensation for the continual terrors in
which he lived. He re-entered his palace in sad
ness and erouched down On the seat OF the ealama-
lex, which ornaments the gateway OF every Mus
suiman dwelling There smoking his ohiboRk, he
meditated on the inanity Of human affairs when
the muezzn, with his elsar voice, called f1om the
lofty minaTst the faithful to evening PRAYER
sigh.
The next day, submissive TO his destiny, he vas
at the satne place, when the gHOrghetti Of the
mueZzin announced TO him that the day WIS end.
ed.
"Now two are gone by" sighed Ali
Finally, the third day. resigned to the spproaeh-
ing death which appeared to him the hour Of de-
liVeranee and Of mercy, he cried, on hearing the
muezzin:
"Allah be praisedi The third dies away. All is
completedl
Atthe same instant passsr-by, who had heard
MN, grasPed his hand, Kissing it respectfully.
my lord, " said he, with tears in his eyes, lido
not rain MS; you have discovered u.s. The first
day you discovered the first of my accomplices.
the second, the other; and to-day you have at last
dlviRed that was the thir4 rObber. Do not ex-
pose us, and viii tell you where we have hidden
the treasures of the Sulun."
As may be imagined Ali promised all that was
desired, and the rObber then indicated the place
where the treasures were concealed. .,,,
When the guards eume to appFehend him, Ali
demanded 10 be taken before the Sultan
"The fatal hour has arrived" said Kamar- Bou-
Ladi.
mot yet" said Ali "the day Is not fin
ished."
"The muezzln has called the faithful to even
ain the kingdom of prophet the legal night
does not commence until 1t Is dark that one can
no longer distinguish fea on the back of ne
gro; aud shall have discovered the treasure be-
fore the sun shall have disappeared beneath the
horizon"
"Yerlyl" cried the Sultan joyfuuy.
Ali appeared lost in Thought, then, Iooklng up
solemnly, said.
'The robbers have hidden the treasure in an old,
dry well, whiehHs TO be found in the deserted con
af, "A Id
dare tolay thy hand upon him whom Allah lnces-
sanity inspires for thy proftl'
Karam-B -Bou-Ladj sent his officers to the spot in
dicated, and they returned bearing intact the
treasures of the Sultan.
"Ohi my son." exclaimed, with burst of graft
tude, the Sultan OF Samarcand, task of me what
you Yill.n 'ty s
"Hlshuess, my dearest wish IS 10 be no lOSgei
your soothsayer."
"Never!" replied the Sultan. "YOur services
are 100 precious to me, will give you anything
except your dismissal.
All resigned himself, and 10 console him, Ka.
/ ran-Bou-LadJ covered hlm with hOnOFs aud
| wealth.
For some time Ali remained in high favor, and
the Sultan did not greatly torment him. But
very soon the capFces of the Prince returned, and
every day OF his life fresh difficulties were impos
cd upon him, accompanied by the threats o.
losing his head Ii he failed to unravel them.
Poor Ali, inees@ntly monaceR no Longer
really lived; he tasted no joy; life became dis
gusting to him.
Karam-B Bou-L4adj once q week took an Ofscia
bath in an old balhing-FoOm Of the palacP
There surrounded by the dignitaries of hiscOu
he performed his grand ablutiOOs on Friday
the Sabbath Of the Musselmans, before th'
mosque.
One day when he had threatened Ali on &C
count Of some riddle, he forced him 10 come
and assist at the usual ceremony.
"You know" said Kaam-BoR-L -Ladi ''i
before leave the haih yon have nSt OWNED
your head shall come or
Exa3peFalsd by so much cruelty, Ali, VIII,
la given up all hopIs Of life, rushed on tn
Sultan and gave him . couple Of blows on th'
As will be snsmised, the enIaged SultaI
pursued him, followed by all the grandees Q
the court in their bathing dresses.
Scarcely had he issued from the doorWa,
when the roof 0f the room fellin, crushing SOM
lingering SarVahta - ft ts
miracle Of AllahP' exclaimed Karam- Bou
Ladj, at the sight Of the caslrOphe. "COms Il
my arms, o Ali You are the greatest magical
in the world and the mOet adFoit of servants
Certainly / could not have escaped the DANCE
without your act Of violence, which made M
pursue you. You have saved my life. B.
MahOmet l swear this day to grant all yoi
askl"
"HlkhueaS taid All, rIhs dOsly fScOmpens
l ask is the favor Of being no longer your soOth
sayeF."
KaTam-Bou-Ladj made some demuF, bu
having BwOm BY the name Ofths prophet b.
erented tie pttiiion n Ali II & II
From thAs day All, lOAded WAA hichG
and honoFs, was the happiest man IN Samar
cand.
The post Of Grand SOOthsayer at the oouI
of the Sultan Karam. .Bou-LAdi il still vacant