, 1876-11-11
An ARABIAN NIGHTS TALE.

Tho Evcntfui and 1vondrous Experience Of
Abdnltal.-1ie stn!tos Gchlc Mnd Takes .
Tide on tho nnck of nu EaGlr.
Francisco Chronicle On interesting story ho
beard Willie travelling down ti,e N!Ie lie Hnys:
l secuted the incense nf tho narEltch md
heard the water bubhling III shu shell of tho
cocoanut. knew that llu s,ashcesh eatcrs
tlirtsl In our crcw). And very sllortly onc Of
these eIavcs VI sleep begaIi muttcrlng to
tho luoon iii II kind oi slng-aupE TINT AZ
t.acted about him MI audlenes Of intent
bed Of rugs between DECKS; the lEate, was
drawn back, anti great Squire OF inoonllcht
brought llill, into strouE relief. Dark Nublans
lay 1t full lcnctt, on the deck, and listcnel IS
,,y s,.es,l.h!,y - as - spies A I've 1 os three st tHe r.
marathon With foolish delight, chncElng 10
themselves continually and hllng up tho pal,scs
III the Narration When the pArlhtor seenlgi to
iaye dropp;sd tast to sleslA with expressions Of
mc; VIC wcrc lcaut',s together over the rail-
looking lown upon tic picturesque group bc-
low, lie gavc inc, III Ills literary translation,
frugment utter fragment VI "th6 thousand and
seeund taleh Just us 1t eame from the lips Of
that hashcesl dreamer under tic moonlight on
the Nile.
CHATTER t.
There was King In Egypt who Ind three
sons. About his palace was ii Royal garden; Ill
txoa uoss a'o suses q ~ sasuJ1 stooa am upfeo.
summer ntid Tho fruits were ripenlng lite King
saGw soI!4"io1 ,",, nna sat atone II us eainoe5
ony a1sGr my so Ills sona went IN 70 MN anu
sa: sn IN t'e wy uo Xo - st t soffow aoA
The King answered, "Dehold, my nrricots
rpcn, but rs fast as they ripcn they Disappear
in thu night, and my life las become a burden
to mo in consequence ot thls thing.r
MI inNt tsIt1 ont1 1f,tC = p1 .f,n
,voto sit 1E ~ su w. ~, ~ k9ou c,cGa WILL
the rinrst fruis nt dayl,rea,. anu 0'"s ""
tH XXI !, ,,rnnt !, .s,i"t,u", ,,o r,,r
Ills hnor 70 a teca ane ttsss ta nin s n
,cihTrnu i1 AA'" 'n'so 'oa' "'e"'u n'' "Hnu a''a
"'1nese"'
u,,o,, !, a.,, ,,,t.,ia'p gMMTEn TER IL; l;, o -
any sae uider tlic oprlsot trey aud IL bent ~.
Tatclilui eye nli,ong tIle nrailcilGa. lne lrhst
ripcncd, 1ut while IL WIS very stu tie watcher
ssspt, r. ar L w,on no INVOKE ~ 1awn M on tat wa
ta Kr aa aaao So' Oh '"s @nu
lhen hpoke thc seconu son: "Slre, VII!
watch to-ilisht!'' 10 nc watched md Blrpt, and
u, neLweSa wy, W,ateiang anu Blecfaog the tree ~as
roGpeu aea'n.
on tln third night the tl'ird son saio:
"LSt ino wasel' t-inay be shall save the
1f4it." ...-......
lhen tncy laugncd az MN, lor nc vas young
ana Ha1'usome. bat ~ night iio girsted un hts
sword, una took u. hts haiiis hall VI snow and
went out " watch FlMeiug tho SNOW n
1ra',cll OF trce, ilc lay down Under It,. When
NJ slept the melting snow lel!. drop BY DROP on
MS eycks, atttt 'ic kent watch untii midnight.
At ,nsingh@5 @ ns ncasu movement s;l, among the
branches. Ihc stars were bright, bit hn Saw
nolhing. He arose and cut tho air. with his
sword. III he heart q cry OF patti aud the ripe
ff'!tt icll M at rs &c iect.
:, AZ daynrealt w. rgtirncd to TIE palace offered
hia trophies to tho King on z tray OF ebony, Ct
With 1cwels, aud tho King fell upon Ills neck and
Kissed nn.s
CHAPTER III.
Thu youngest son said to Ills brothers, :" Let
US capturs TUG thci." llg took with him his
sworu ana long cort H,d went ont to ttlc npr!-
cot tree; the ground was stained With blood,
and tho ttlree followed the bEouly sta!ns I'LL
tnay tamc TO tlle Mt'uth Of deep pit. Tue
youngest sou tied thc rope about Ills 'ya!st atd
ma osutlsere let Elsft do"'t Into the pit, deeper
mud deeIwr until lie came to cvc III tho sMc
ot Il. The floor Of the cuvc WIS blood.stalned,
aiiu nc entered cautiously aud gropoa about
until he came upon II lnarycloas. garden in tho
under world. III tlic midst Of the gnrdcn was a
palace, anu In window Of inc palace sat q Indy
q 81 sles oeauty that eae i,oy exclaimed at f.
Sho tutiica to NM wtth tlntelgncu 10y and cried,
"Modallah " was hla !la'nel vt Inst We u'eGtp'
and Ind . gsats sisepaE IL > loweE s s si,an.ocs;
stliltc NM as nc sleeps" saiu ol!e "but whe1!
hs bids you smito agaln, beware, for The first
ploW is 1atal, ING second rcst4rcs nun ~ luo."
saote tu rcie vic e1o aae sn
then he dle1 IN is own blood.
ING lair lady iolI upon Abdallat's breast and
tore from MT sri, bracelet OF wonderful work
.llansbip, which she elaaped upon Ills wrist Us a
toKetf.
IogetheE they returned to tho mouth OF tl'c
eaVc aud inc lAay aut In tho moose while the
brothcFs drew her out Of tho pit.
Wlcn T. t,ie Iope Was Yet down again, Abtlallah
seized 1t, but tho brothers, who we'll illled with
cnvy. no sooner fcit LIS weight upon the r0pa
t!,ail they lGt 1t drop, and AbdallaA fell into the
bottom OF tue pit.
CHAPTER ".
Stunned and bruised, Ablnlul1 lav for ao11o
time Ut the heap OF rubbsl, at tho bottom Of
TIC pit, which l,ae fortunately broken bis iall.
When ilo hAl sufficiently recovered he lpokc.l
about him uud discovered another cavern cj0sg
1t hand, III cutered, treatled It's n,axes, and
ca,,le ut last Into great lovely land through
which he wandered hour after hour, Foint
with hunger and thirst lo hailed with low tho
low waIls VI u cottuge standing undur y distant
I'LL.
a woman tut alone In tho doorway. lie
begged OF her druurht of water and l1,orsei
Of brcnd, These SIC gayu him, but added
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