National Republican., 1877-11-16
Some Titus.
BY MAY RILEY SMITH,
For the Corner.


BE sure wiser hand than yous or mine
Pnr' ont this . ,rtl m ~ or lips To drink.
Az fsrin. friend We I'VE Is lying low
Where himtr klSscS cnnupt reach his faco-
oh. do nat a,lamo the lnv'nr F.thpr -.
But wear vOur sorrDw Wi ube licnt grace,
And you shal, shortly know that icnvrhened brcatA
Aud that, -nnetitnes the sable pail of death
cOnccalS the fairrSt on His love can send
If we cru 4 push ajar the gates of life
And stand Within. and all Gods W rkings see,
We could interpret ell III doubt and Sriie.
Aud for each my terry c'uld aud key.
But MT today, Then be content p,,r h"arti
We must not tear The clf,-e shut layes apart,
Tine VIII reveal the calysss OF gdL
And u. through patient IL. we reach the land
when we shall rlrnrly known Ani understtn'.
think that we will nay. "G,d knew the bcstr"
Flower W ,rshipporA.
Sr.akins of the OricntAl's love and devotios
to h,wers. Dr.. Birdsibi tells NJ how the
Parsees worship In tho blooming and beautiful
Victoria Carl at Bonbsy, AMI Ia o.her
fragrant aud nOwer-strewn places, TO eat tho
air" as they call It, or. as We would say, 10
take a "con ittnti,nal." r 10 Hinlpo will gen.
orally stroll aiinlessly about among the flow
ers with mn enjoyment that is hear tily animal,
attracted from blossom to bloSsom-not by Ito
form or color, but by Its perfume. lie rambics
from plant to plant, snatching vt the blossoms
In passing, and crunching them In his handA
II
tawny fingers ~ if he were taking snuf.
But the true Persian rambles into the how.
cry places In flowing robe of blue, and on his
head . shcep-skin hat,
Black. glossy. curid, the Heec, NJ K.r.Rui:"
and there he stands and meditates over many
blossoms he meets, always as u half In vision.
When ut last the vision Is fulaled, sad he
finds
THE IDEAL FLOWER.
Of his dreams, he spreads his mat before II and
complacently squIt d0.n. mu.ng aud dreA n
ing the happy hours AWAY, until the setting
of the sun; then, when the ell OF q mu ,zEin
sounds from s,ns neiyhboring minLret, he
kneel. besiue his flower, with his taoe turned
toward Mecca, and prsys to Mahomet, Ahnl
Kssem lbu Abdailah, and not until twilight
falls and the purple cleaning deepens docs he
fold his mat again aud silently saunter home.
His pleasure In the flower Is utterly sensual.
Then the next night, an night after night
till that particular flower dries, does he re-
turn to II with persistent devotion, and bring
his friends with him In evcr-incressing troops.
There, spreading all their mats together, they
will sit aud sing beforn the flower aud play the
guitar and the lutte and the kaaooa to 1t till the
hour OF prayer arrives, when, with bowed
heals aud Blended knees. they howl in concert,
In droning minor key rs wild As the desert,
"Oh, God. whiten M face with thy light oa
the day when thou shalt whiten the faces Of
thy Gavorites; do not blackcn my face OH the
day when thou shalt blackcm the faces of thine
enemies r or, "Oi, GnL, cover me with thy
mercy and pour down thy III, ssing upon mo,
shade me under the shadow Of thy canopy on
the dav when there shall he no shade but its
sh IDS" or. "Oh, God, make frm my feot
upon
THE sIR,r.
on the day wien feet sh vi step upon itr"
tE' Sirat Is the bridge. finer than a hair aud
sharper than the edge Of "A sword. which, &C.
cording to the Koran, spans the midst Of hell,
and ovcr " Iici all must walk after death.
when the wick Il shall slip iuto the hIn ,s.)
Some Of their p'titi ms are rs c,n. n ,hca live
rs sny breithel by Christian lipt- thou n
irnbu ID with n toush Of the oil soctariAu-
80 Lord, bless me and my wife, my son
John and his wife, Us fuar and no morS.
amen!' - principle us, for instance, 20
God, unloOse the captivity Of the captivrs,
and annul the debts of the debtors make this
city to be safe aud secu &C. aud blessed with
health and plenty. and all the towns of tho
Moslems o Lord Of the beings Of the who's
earth Decrcc safety and health tn us, and to
all travellers, and pilgrims, and warriors. aud
wanderers up,n thy earth and u pom thy sea,
such as are Muslems, o LOid Of tho beings
Of the whole world o Loid we lave ncttd
unjustly toward our own souls. and II thou do
not forgive US and be merriful unto us we
shall surely be of those who perish beg Of
God, the Great that he may forgive me and
you, aud all the people Of Mohammed, the
servants Of God y
These implorings concluded, the petitioners
| settle back upon their mats before tho beloved
flower. slipping sherbet and g'ssiping over rich
morsels of sla.der-such as the whole sex,
even to Oriental gentlemen, are prone to in.
dulge In, despite their prayers late into
the moonlight. 50 evening after evening tho
performance Is repeated till the frsil blossom
fades away. Sometimes, by way of u grand
finale before departing, the whole hilarious
company will suddenly rise before the flower
and sercnade 1t with All ode from Hafiz o.
perchancs give sentimental tongue in weird
rhymth. to tho imagery of the Eastern love
| song:
For a solitary gs1elle has taken away my soul,
The beloved came to ine with yasulliating yaltt
And her eye-lids were the cause Of my intoxk
cation
Iextended my hand to take The cup,
Aud was intoxicated by her eyes.
thou in the roe cUlUTed dressi o thou In
| the roseculOred dress!
Beloved "f my heart, remain with mer'
Then winding up, in grand chorus With ~
invariable-
Allah, Allah!
o Mohammedi
God Is m.sst greall
Mphammedi
Il Hoseyui
ON JhRmmedW
Household Hints.
LEMON Jelly.