The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1876-11-25

cry Of pain, and the ripe fruit fell at hi
" feet
AT daybreak he returned to the palace, OF
fered his trophies to the king on Tray
ebony, set with jewels, and the King lell upoi
n. his neck and kissed him.
CHAPTER III.
The Youngest son said to his brothers, lie
= us canillre the thief" lie took with MN M
sword and long cord and went out to th'
apricot tree, the ground was stalhed WIZ
blood and the three followed the bloody stains
y till they came TO the mouth OF deep PIT nt
Youngest son tied the rope about his walls
and his brothers let him down into the pit
deeper and deeper until he came TO cave II
the side of it. The floor Of the cave was blood
stained and he entered cautiously and crop
led about until he came upon marvellous
garden in the underworld. In the midst o.
THE garden was palace and in window OF
the palace sat a lady of such beauty that tht
boy exclaimed at it. She turned to hlm VIII
unieigned Joy and cried, "AbdalIah VI was
his name.) at last we meet"
Then she babe him steal in at the palace
door and find genii sleeping in lower
chamber; "Smiie him as he sleeps" said
sine, "but when he bids you smlte again, be
ware, for the first blow is fatal, the second re-
stores him to life"
Abdallah entered the palacechamber and
smote the genie, who cried, "Smlte again.
and then he died in his own blood.
The fair lady fell upon Abdallah's Dreast
and tore from her arm bracelet of wonder
liul workmanship which she clasped upon
his wrist as token.
N Together they returned to the mouth OF Inc
cave and the lady sat in moose while the
brothers drew her out of the pit.
When the rope was let down again, AOdal.
Ilah seized it, out the brothers, who were hlled
with envy no sooner felt his weight upon me
rope than they let 1t drop and Abdallah fell
into the bottom of the pit.
CHAPTER ".
Stunned and bruised Abdaliih lay for some
time on the heap of rubbish at the bottom Oh
the pit, which had fortunately broken MS iali:
When he had sufficiently recovered he looked
about him and discovered another cavern
close at hand He entered, threaded It's MAJ
cs and came al last into great lovely land
through which he wandered hour after hour.
Faint wiz hunger and thirst he hailed with
! low the low walls of a cottage standing under
distant hill
A woman sat alone in the doorway. lie
begged OF her draught OF water and NOR
sci of bread These she gave him, but added
|" Drink little, o stranger! for our fountain Is
guarded by dragon who is so watchiul that
only when he sleeps can we obtain our life
giving water" Abdallah offered his services
10 the good woman in return for her kind
ness, and was directed to her flocks over the
brow of the hill and warned to keep them
from the jaws Of the hungry dragon. The
lad went ont with his sword and drew the
goats about him. He wandered from one hill
top TO another until he came to the dragons
front, and there he paused. The dragon slept
with his huge paw over the NOUN OF the
fountain, SO that little or no water escaped
from under it, Abdallah approached with
caution, having first taken in his arms young
kid, and when his step awoke the dragon he
threw the kid into the open jaws. AL that
moment he rushed upon the monster ana
slew him with q dexterous thrust In VIAL
part, and then returned to the old woman and
related his adventure. No sooner was the
good news known IN that wonder'world than
the king summoned the young victor, and hav-
ing embraced HIM pressed upon him favor.
tie daughter and royal palace. but these
gifts were refused by Abdallah, who desired
only to be restored to his own people.
THAT is beyond my power" said the king
sadly and he gave the boy splendid gar
ment and purse of gold
Then Abdallah went forth into the lonesome
and, and when it was in the heat of the day
ne entered forest to seek repose a great
serpent swung from bough across his path.
There was a fierce battle, but Abdallah won
md the serpent fell dead at his feet in heap I
If glitering coils. Fearing to enter the for
,st he threw himself on the grass and fell /
sleep. The sun stole on him as the hours
yaned, and when he awoke he found himself
covered by deep shadow Lifting his eyes {
he beheld an enormous eagle lowering over
,N,ptactipp him from the with
Is wings.
"Thanks," said the eagle; "you have put I
o death my enemy who for many seasons has =
] imbed into my nest and devoured my Gag I;
cts; what service can | render youg" =
Abdallah cried with joy, 80 eagle! bear !
ne to my kingdom in the upper world
The eagle answered. xiii yonder sheep, |,
ut it in pieces and place 1t on my back; then
mount beside IT. when turn my head to the =
eft feed me, and when turn my head to the o
light feed mel'
Abdallah did as he was commanded and !,
With one sweep of his mighty wings the eagle, a
pite of his burden, sped swiftly through the .
ir!
CHAPTER V. g
The wood and the meadow grew shadOwy I,
nder them as they winged their way through a
pace BY and by the eagle turned his head n
tue lelt ana ADuallan put meat mo ms 8
eak; anon he turned to the right and was s
I'd again. #
They scared on and on, and the eagle was b
ID until the last mcrsel of flesh had disap- d
cared. Again that eagle looked back for II
BOD. In moment Abdallah had seized his C
word and cut a bit of flesh from his thigh. v
his he gave his deliverer, and they contin- h
ed their airy journey. v
When the night was come and gone, and ii II
vas broad daylight, the eagle descended in s.
he edge of the city where Abdallah lived. {,
"Abdallah," said the eagle, "you have fed O
nc with your own flesh replace it and the "
wound will heal" and with that the bird put I,
ut of his beak the flesh with which ii had b
asst been fed. Take Also" 1t added "a Il
Gather from under my wing, ias,en it 10 your Il
pear, and, when you hunt, your aim shall be D
atal." n
Abdallah plucked the feather and bound