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

n the cocOAn0t. kne" H@t 'AS nSoA'
.r,b eaters were sleeping their fatal
lien I've have six OF them in our crew.,
Add very shortly one Of these slaves Of
,leep began muItering to the moon in q
Ind Of sing.song thst attracted about
Iia 40 sudiencs Of intent listeners. The
,,ory teller reclined on his bed Of rugs
b.,Tesn decks; the hatch was drawn
b,ck add a great square OF moonlight
brought him into strong relief. Dark
Sobisns lay at full length on the deck
.pd listened stealthily. Two or three Of
Ia hmheesh eaters sat near and applaud
d The narration with foolish delight,
chuckliug to Themselves continually, and
6lIing up the pauSes in the narration
men the narrator seemed 10 have dropped
lu, asleep, with expressions Of their
complete satisfaction. Yussef was near
me; We we're leaning together over the
rail looking down upon the picturesque
group below. He gave me 10 his literal
irsnIlation fragment after fragment Of
the thousand and second tale" Just as II
came from the lips Of that hasheesh
dreamer under the moonlight on the
Nile:- -,
There was king in Egypt who had
three sons. About his palace Was royal
garden; in chosen corner Of the garden
stood an apricot tree beloved Of the king,
Now, when it was summer, and the fruits
were ripeninS, the king grew sorrowful
and sat alone in his chamber, day after
day; and his sons went IN to him and said
Sire, Why do you sit sorrowtul and
alone in tho pleaSantest days in the year p
The king answered: "Behold, my
upricots ripen, but as fast as they ripen
they disappear in the night, and my life
has become ! burden to NE III consequence
Of ,hi. thing
The elder son said: ABE Of good cheer
Twill wa;ch with the tree, this night, and
bring you the ripest fruit at day break
"God Is great" exclaimed the king
,woSing his beard. His three sons kiss
81 bis hand and withdrew.
When it was evening the elder son went
eat and sat under the apricot tree and
ben. bis watchful eye among the branches
The fruit ripened, but while it was very
ill, the watcher slept, and when hi
tToEe At dawn all that was ripe had beer
pIG:kel out OF the branches, and the
King mourned again.
Then spoke the second son "Sire, ]
I'll! watch to.nightw So be watched and
slept, and between watching and sleep.
lag the tree was robbed again.
IN the third night the third son said :
let ue watch; it may be shall save
he tGuis.'
Then they laughed at him, for be was
Juung and handsome. But at night be
Gtdsd on his sword and took in his
land, ball Of snow, and went out 70
E,leh. Placing the snow in branch Of
tree, he lay down under 1t. When he
dep. Tie melting snow fell drop by drop,
90 bis syelids, and he kept watch until
midnight, At midnight he heard q
movement among the branches. The
stars were bright, but he saw nothing.
lie arose and cut the air with his sword
ill he heard cry Of pain, and the ripe
ttulG tcll at his feet.
At day break he returned to the palace,
OGered his trophies to the king on tray
oisbony set with jewels, and the king fell
upon bis neck and kissed him.
The Youngest son then said TO bis
brothers, "Let US capture the thiet' He
took With him his sword and 4 long cord
and vent out to the apricot tree; the
ground was stained with blood and the
three followed the bloody stains till they
came to the mouth Of deep pit. The
youngest soon tied the rope about his
waist and his brothers let him down into
the pit, deeper and deeper, until he came
10 cave in the side Of 1t. The floor OF
the cave vas blood. stained, and be en-.
tered cautiously and CROPPED about until
he came upon u marvellous garden In tho
underworld. In the midst Of the garden
vas 4 palace, and 10 the window q the
palace sat lady OF such beauty that the
boy exclaimed at Il. She turned to him
With unteigued Joy and cried: "Abdallan
u vas his name), at last We meet !"
Then she babe him steal in at the pal.
10 door and End genie sleeping In
lover chamber. "Smite him "a he sleeps,''
said she; "bu: when no bids you sHlite
Asnn, beware; for the first blow is'tatal,
tSS second restores him to life.n ~
Ab6Sllah entered the palace chamber
aad IuO,e he genie, who cried: "SmitS
lSliu,r and then he died In his own
blood. .NiHaI'ssS .
TIE air lady fell upon Abdallah's
stsi,t Aud tore from her arm q bracelet
q wonderful workmanship, which she
sl,Ped upon his wrist a. token. To-
I'ISss they returned to the mouth OF tho
:ire, and the lady sat in a moose, while
ae bsotherS drew her out OF the pit.
When the rope was let down again Alb.
allah seized It, but the brothers, who
Sse sled with envy, no sooner felt his
Weight upon the rope than they let II
sop, and Abdallah fell into the bottom
Of he pit.
Siunned and bruised, AbdAllah lay for
one time on tho heap Of rubbish NJ the
POTION Of the pit, which had fortunately
a'Oksn his fall. When he had sufficient
recovered he looked about him, and
Srasovered another cavern close at hand.
ae entered, threaded its macs, and came
", tG' into a great lovely land through
Sa'ea be wandered hour after hour.
sMat With hunger and thirst, be hailed
IuA Joy the low walls Of a cottage stand
" Under diatAnt hill.
"A woman sat alone in the door way.
as begged Of her drausht OF water and
aosssl Of bread. These she gave him,
~ added: "Drink little, o stranger;
S'o9f fountain Is guarded BY DRAGON
Iao is 20 Watchiul that only when he
s.tP' can We obtain our liie.giving wa.
AbdAllah offered his services 10
S good woman in return for her Kind.
n lnd was directed to her tlocks over
N otoW Of the hill, and warned TO keep
e ttSn The iaEs Of thu hungry dragon.
lad went out with his sTord and
~ the spatS about him. He wandered
~ ~ one hill top 70 another until he
~. . Tie dragons font, and there be
- HE dragon slept with his huge
SSves the mouth Of the fountain. %
T. ls o. NO water escaped from nm.
~@ Abdallah approached Win eau.