Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1874-02-02

The renowned Calph Haroun Al Rascbi,d
rose one morning in very melancholy humor
lie al once summoned the Grand Vizier an,
| thus addressed him 81"
u ieel very disconsolate. had dream las
| night, when beheld all the women of ,n,
| kihgdom at the foot of my throne, beseecbi ino
me 10 help them. Their grievances were that
| lhey We're unhappy, andhsking me to remove
tn'ir wfetc,ledne's. must admit ;their lot i,
lhe Grand Vizer replied
| She' assure you that there Is no ground
Inr 'lelr complaint, and that among all moi an,
| tion." P"' eohui
81 am aware that my ministers are alwavs
iea'ly |" deal in such phrases whenever thev
are 'eproved; but the people and their intsras;.
are neglected. | swear by Allah | shall have
you slrangled If You do not produce In the sna
oi one month happy woman. Do Won hear >
D'lt one single instance out Of my whole kms.
a"ii' IL IS certainly demand of no preSt
hafnshlp. Now you may go in peace, and /
shui expect you return in one mon h. Bnt. II
time, fear my wrdth.' '"A'
;, ihe Grand Vzier retired disheartenej. -
ne at onc' sought an interview with the Dav
Iah police, from whom he oh tanned polr eo,n.
fort. Po'' oom
lie expressed a serious doubt whether ops
uappy woman could be found in Haroun AL
his,ii'u nus, entire klngdon-nay in the whole
Nlzitr undertook the task himself well know.
ing That his life was at stake As n n,su
ol acute understanding, he commenced Lis in
4l'lries WIN the Suiana. Taken by snrnrisa
she replied "P'ise'
40 you expect me to be happy when the
,anP'i sct,c'iy deVoles an hour TO me- but in
stead walks The Street all nipht In d,sa,isa
while am filled with constant dread of ms
meeting with some accident? Do not lblnklof
am" "'pP'o' '"au
The Nizier, cast down, left the palace. wban
lie met maiden, with bloom ing cheeks. car
ry'hs waier-pessel on her head and singing
ipg:- S'
Art thou happy?'
81 happy Oh, IN! | am as bapdsome no
Tie Sullaha, and should like to he i'm hnr
place. | know would please the Calinb Az
wei, II he would but direct his attention toward
me-"
Again defeated, he left her, coeitating. sud-
denly he thought of his own wife, and asked
her
"Ari thou happy"
"Happy ," she answered "with sncb .
man? 1t would indeed be difficult uuJartak-
ine!'
lie turned his back upon her, aud went ONT
to ny his fortune with some other ladies of
Bagdad. " /,
The farther hs went, the less hopeful be wa.
liherever he inquired nothing but complaints
= the same result.
lie went to the market place and met thers
an honest woman, a yender of dates. In renlv
To hs query whether she was happy, she an. |
swered: .
"nappy? happy? No, indeed work from
morning early until evening late, and scarcely |
make living. am obliged to rise early and
go to be'i late, not having earned eno,,pb to
pay for a meal"
"Fool that was TO come here to look nr
happy people!" and he went to the bouse of a |
lich JEWISH oauker. "This mans wife certain
ly must be happy" reflected the Vizier. "She
ls e"m,ortaoiY situated, clad in the richest of |
apparel, and surrounded by slaves to do her
bidding. She knows neither care or want.p
"Alas was Tie reply to the general ones !
ton, turning her handsome dark eyes toward
heaven:
"Sire am the most unhappy of all women
in BTrdsd.AMy husband loves naught but mon
ey and money matters, leaving his wife IN her
own sadness. A wife is like unto flower, to
live and flourish when supported bv the mses-
lie palm-ree; but, neglected aud forsaken-as
the wife is without loye-she is made to with
er"
"By the prophet one who loves her husband
with such ardor certainly deserves TO be hap
pyi w itGe Sudil ulitl tut desired IeT9Onf'
The sigh had hardly escaped his breast when.
as if pursued he ran ia great haste to the opDo.
site part of the city. There dwelt woman who
had been married but two months. He ex-
claimed:
al have found her! have found herIn and
entered the house with Joy.
Hail to the happy woman" WEI his words
of greeting, making a low bow to the young
wife, and waiting with anxiety for an answer
"Happy? happy" replied the young bride
her shoulders. "Oh, mol no longer
He cannot bear oleave me alone for an instant,
| know he loves me, hut he repeats the story
too often. lfa parse ensues, he thereupon ex-
poets me to begin. He swears some thousand
times day that he loves me. Yea! he seals
it with the most awful ostls. and seems not 10
be satisfied unless | join in with him in
like strain. AT first this was quite pleasant.
but"
The Inflated minister DOW began to despair.
The time allotted was nearly at an end, and he
had but one more village to explore. When
about entering 1t, be obsel we'd a peasant and
bis wife In tue field The latter was CRYING
aloud because her husband had struck her
The Vizier separated them, and said to the
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