Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-11


are content TO listen over and over
again TO those weary. foolish invei-
tions of Sinbad the Sailor! Why, in
the countries I've been in he would |
be spurned rs mere mountebank #
he c0uldm't relate W o,iders Thousand
times more surprising than those ne
has given to the world. And blythe
bye not tenth part of his adven-
lures has the slightest shadow of
truth in them" ,.aa E1
Very possibly not" said Musta-
pha, i'll Il confidential tone; "and l
may think so myself. Tve great
doubts about the Valley ofDiamonds,
and the Roc's egg, and several other
things OF the kind. But let me adj
wise you as Il friend to keep your
opinions on that point to yourself, i'll
Bagdad at any rate; for believe me
that here his adventures are ,consld-
cred no less veracious than the Koran
itself; and my felioW-cltizens when
angry are rather dangerous, though
goOd-natured enough at other times"
"Thank you for your advice" said
the stranger, land Eli follow IT. 1
shall be obliged to you, too, if you'll
keep secret the foolish remark
made"
Their conversation was now inter-
rupled by other customers coming III,
men of grave dencanor, who ad-
| vanced towards Mustapha and greet
| cd him warmly. They conversed to-
gether for some little time, Mustapha
appearing to be informing tlem OF
some news which interested them
greatly, and which was doubtless the
| Intelligence lie had received of the
sudden indisposition of Schema. They
talked, however, in SO low, tone,
that the stranger, who occasionally
cast shrewd penetrating glances at
| them, could not hear them. "'
The TACT is, that Mustapha, after
explaining his disappointment. told
them of the strangers offer, and
asked them to form themselves into
IL committee of taste. They then, ac-
comraied by Mustapha, advanced to-
wards him and, saluting him AMIGA
bly,, one of them said 49,. ,,,sl -
"Our friend Mustapha informs us
that iii consequence of the illness OF
Schema, you propose to take his place.
What are your qualifications for the
post? Have you ever performed III
any city for we understand you are
4 stranger" - II"
"Only among flrends," was the re-
ply, ''and those perhaps good-natured
ones. At the same time can honest
" state that the adventures | should
relate to you are as wonderful, if not
AS well expressed, as those of the
venerable Slnbad-and quite as truth
fui. And this | say with perfect cOn-
fidence, as | witnessed them myself"
"In what part of the world did you
meet with them z" p r' NOS
.In England - replied the stranger:
"a country some thousands OF miles
from here"
care there any enchanters there p
Wonderful enchanters, - beside
whom, L was gong to say, the ell.
chanters mentioned by Sinbad were
: nobodies but that possibly might be
all exaggeration.' '-' '-'e
) "Take care what you say" said one
of them. "You remember that 4
Ge,fie in the Arabian Nights locked {
lady up in a glass box, and kept bel
? at the bottom of the sea-" 4H4 80
"And in England," said the strang
} er, II have knOwn as great wonder
/ as that. have seen half dozen mel
90 down in a glass box. and seek fOl
treasure at the bottom of the ocean
, stopping there hours at Il time, and
when they had collected all they
= wanted, return again TO the land
/ And this they performed with a.
: little difficulty as the Genie had ii
: carrying his glass box about will
d.. him" .. ... ... l......
"Masballah, that is wonderful, i
/, true ~ said one.
i "What sort of country is Eng
: land ?" said another; "are there a
e many people there as in Bagdad 2"
"MilliOns more" .-H.. q
''HaVc they horses ~
5 "I IS"
5 Does the land grow rice for til
o people to eat!''
e mo, they send thousands of mile
I for it, and bring it to the country 70
II the people to eat
c cit must cost them very dear; will
:, all that trouble only the rich coul
e eat it," 81, ra- ..
l. The rich eat but little of it, sal,
y the stranger. SIT being the cheapes,
z food they have, the poor chiefly cor
IL sumo it,"
y "That is very wonderful" remark
ed one OF them. ''But do you mea
J. to say, that if we hear you tonight
all you relate to Us Shall be true?"
l. "I promise you," replied the strane
er, laying his hand first on his heart
% then on his forehead, and then on hi
lips, "that every word shall be as tru
s. as those of the ilustrious Sinba
himself. But let it be understood,
: he continued, addressing Mustaphs
"that as L AM poor man, having los
II all my money, hope your customer
% will be liberal"
)" They are liberal when they al
v pleased" said Mustapha; "but YER
T.. i!liberal, except With blows, whe
D. dispensed. The risk of either yo
is must take upon yourself. What Il
g You propose as your subject for tt
" night :"
5 The stranger remained thoughtfl
for moment, and then said.
* Il Will not weary you by givill
t. you a description of my voyage, til
i, adventures L met with by sea all
l land, or what induced me to Wis
e England. TO say the truth, | III.
De with but little Of the wonderful q
G. my principal adventures took plaC
ne during The time | was there"
And what Will be the subject {
IA your first taic?" asked Mustaph
:" ''Let me see if it is likely to interc:
'c my customers"
n The tale lpropose telling them tt
D. night ia that of 4 number of boys an
Il giils living i'll the house of a magic
: an, ali OF whom had eyes in the tiI
Of their tingers."
a. 500 you mean to say they had nol
re in their head ~
as None. When very young all
III them saw as clearly as you do, but b
a wicked Genie they had been d.
III priveri of their sight. and were mi
Il. cradle and helpless till the good ni
III @iCitn took them under his care. BIT
he as Allah had no, given him the powe
~ to repair the mischief done by I'll
I. wicked Genie, he placed fresh eyes
st the tips of their tiagers.'
III But were they as useful as IT,
IN eyes i'll their head, which they ha
= lost!'
le In some cases much less so; i
Ih Others, on the contrary, much mol
IL So"
V "But how could they be more so -?
i, "Because they could see as well i
a the dark as III the light, which is MOI
II, ihan you can do, Mustapha, cicve
L man as YOU are
- "Wait moments" said Mustaph
y "tiil we consult together, aud "