Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1876-11-16
VISION OF A TURK.
Exploits Of AEdallah and his Wonderf
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Exploits Of Aldallah and his Wonderful
Spear.
There was king in Egypt who had
three sons. About his palace was a
royal garden: in Il chosen corner OF
the garden stood an apricot tree be-
loved of the king. Now, when it was
summer and the fruits were ripenlng,
the king grew sOrrOwful and sat alone
in his chamber day after day so his
sons went in add said Sire, why do
YOU set sorrowfnl and alone in the
pleasantest days Of the year g
The king answered. ''Behold my ap-
ricots ripen, but as fast us they rlpen
they disappear in the night, and my
life has become burden to me in
consequence of this thing
The elder son said, BE of good cheer;
T will watch with the tree this night
and bring you the ripest fruit at day
break"
..God is great" exclaimed the king,
stroking his breast. His sons kissed
his hands and withdrew.
When it was evening the elder son
vent out and sat under the apricot tree
and bent his watchful eye among the
branches; the fruit ripened, but while
it was very still the watcher slept, and
when he awoke at dawn all that was
ripe had been plucked out of the
branches, and the king incurred again.
Then spoke the second son: ''Sire,
will watch tonight ~ So he watched
and slept, and between watching and
sleeping the tree was robbed again.
On the third night the third son
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shall save the fruit
Then they laughed at him, for he
was young and handsome. But at
night he girded on his sword and took
in his hands a ball of snow and went
out to watch. Placing the snow in a
branch of tree, he lay down under it.
When he slept, the melting snow
fell, drop by drop, on his eyelids, and
he kept watch until midnight. At
midnight he heard a movement among
the branches. The stars were bright,
but he saw nothing. He arose and cut
the air with his sword, till he heard
cry of pain, and the ripe fruit fell at
his feet.
At daybreak he returned to the pal
ace, offered his trophies to the king on
tray Of ebony set with jewels, and
the king fell upon his neck and kissed
him.
The youngest son said to his brothers,
"Let us capture the thief" He took
with him his sword and a long cord
and went out to the apricot tree; the
ground was staiMtrl with blood and the
three followed the blood stains till
they came to the mouth of deep pit.
The youngest son tied the rope about
his waist and his brothers let him
down in the pit, deeper and deeper
until he came to cave in the side of
it. The floor of the cave was blood
stained, and he entered cautiously un-
til he came upon a marvellous garden
in the underworld. In the midst of
the garden was palace, and in the
window of the palace sat lady of such
beauty that the boy exclaimed at it.
She turned to him with unfeigned joy
and cried: "Abdallah lit was his name)
at last we have met
Then she babe him steal in at the
palace door and find genie sleeping
in a lower chamber: ''Smite him as
he sleeps" she said, "but when he
bids you smite again, beware, for the
first blow is fatal. the second restores
him to life."
Abdallah entered the palace cham.
her and smote the genie. who cried.
''Smite again" and then he died in his
own blood.
The fair lady fell upon Abdallah $
breast and tore from her arm brace
let of wonderful workmanship which
she clasped upon his wrist as q token.
Together they returned to the mouth
of the cave and the lady sat in moose
while the brothers drew her out of the
pit.
When the rope was let down again,
Abdallah seized it, but the brothers,
who were filled with envy, no sooner
felt his weight upon the rope than they
let it drop and he fell to the bottom OF
the pit. 1851.
Stunned and bruised; Abdallah lay
for some time on the heap of rubbish
at the bottom of the pit, which had
fortunately broken his fall. When he
had sufficiently recovered, he looked
about him and discovered another cav.
ern close at hand. He entered, thread
ed its mazes, ard came at last into q
great lovely land, through which he
wandered hour after hour. Faint with
hunger and thirst, he hailed with Joy