The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1876-11-18

ton, having hrst taken In his arms q
young kid, and when his step aWoke tie
drsgon he threw the kid into the opon
Jaws. At that moment he rushed upon
the monater and slew him with dex.
trouS thrust In vital part, and then re-
turned TO the old woman and related his
adventure. No sooner was The good news
known ia that wonder world than the
king summoned. the young victor, and,
having embriced him, pressed upon him
9 fayorite daughter and q royal palace,
but these gifts were refused BY Abdallah,
who desired only to be restored to his
own people. .
"T6at Is beyond my power" said the
king, sadly; and he gave the boy a sPlen-
did garment and purse Of gold.
Then Abdallah went forth into the
Lonesome land, and when Il was In the
heat Of the day he entered forest to
seek repose. K great serpent swung from
a bough across his path. There was q
fierce Battle, but Abdallah won, and the
serpeut fell dead at his feet In . heap OF
riittering coils. Fearing to enter the
forest, he threw himself on the grass and
fell asleep. The sun stole on him Is the
hours waned, and when he awoke he
found himself covered with deep shad-
ow. Lifting his eyes he beheld an enor-
nous eagle lowering over him, and pro-
tecting him from the sun with its wings.
Thanks said the eagle; ryou have
put TO death my enemy, who for many
seasons has climbed into my nest and de-
youred my eaglets;. what service can I
render your ....,
AbdaiIih cried with joy: 30 eagle, |
bear me to my kingdom in the upper
The eagle answered: @Kill youder
sheep, cut II in pieces, and place Il on my
bask; then mount beside Il: when / turn
my head to the left feed me, and when I
turn my head to the right feed me p.
AbdGilah did as he was commanded,
and with one sweep Of his mighty wings
the eagle, spite Of his burden, sped swift
ly through the air.
The wood and the meadow grew shad-
owy under them as they winged their way
through space. By and BY the eagle
turned his head to the left and Abdallah
put meat upon his beak; anon he turned
to right and was fed again. They scared
on and on, and the eagle was fed until the |
last morsal Of aesh had disappeared.
Again the eagle looked back for flesh.
In a moment Abdaliah had seized his !
sword and eut bit Of flesh from his |
thigh. This he gave his deliyerer, and |
they continued their airy journey. When
the night was come and gone, and II was |
broad daylight, the eagle descended in the |
edge Of the city where Abdailah lived.
dAbdallAh," said the eagle, "you have
fed me with your own flesh; replace it
and the wound will heal" and with that
the bird put out of his beak the flesh with |
which II had last been fed. "Take also"
1t added, "a feather from under my wing,
fasten It TO your spear, and when you
hunt your aim shall be fatal .=
Abdallah plurked the feather and
bound up his wound, and when he turned
to thank his deliverer The black wings Of
the bird were already fading In the
heavens. Hisi Ll3y 9rigl..
whelA bdallshlhad sought = cafe to |
regale himself with the nargileh and the |
gossip Of the town he learned that on that
very day the king elder son, MS brother,
would wed Z mysterious fair lady and
that the tournament would be more
splendid than any ever before known in
the kingdom. He sought the arena At
once. he seized 4 javelin and barbed 1t |
with his magic plume. The king and the
fair lady sat in state. The kings son en-.
tered the arena and haughtily challenged
the popnlace. No one responded but
Abdallah, who strode proudly to the foot
of the throne and Frustrated himself.
The trumpet summoned to the test. Alb.
dallah ,oyed for a moment with his fatal
spear; and then slew his antagonists, one
after the other. L
In moment he made himself known |
to his royal father and his bride. Her
token was proof OF hi. identity, and the
marriage feast, instead Of coming to an
untimely close, was prolonged for seven |
days and seven nights, during which |
time wine flowed as water and all the lux. |
uries OF life were free,