The Red Cloud chief., 1878-12-12

w INV HT'ht NIh"ion V"scrt. from
three different points of the compass
tbscc travellers slowly approached one
another. Nearer aud nearer the, came,
until presently they Joined company.
~ hrst there wa n moment of suspic.
Ion. and NIL we're I'm their guard: one
laid his hand on M old razor. concealed
In his girdlc. another iumbl.d I'm hi.
turban Tor u shocmakcr's awl. and tho
third and last. shook his sleeve until
the pair III shears hidden there was I'm
his hand. All drew back the nantes
that hal protected their heads from the
glazing SUI and drifting sand, hat had
no sooner recognized u another than
they rct up u great shout II 10y, aud
throwing themselves Into each Others
arms. (as we'll ~ their inlirmitics would
ALLOW ihcm.) embraced.
All. Tho barber. had hut one eve; Ia.
". thu tailor. had hut hand; Kali.
the cosblcr. wanted n foot.
HAPPY " tho day when VIZ meet
again" cried the onc.cycd; pray do
you oomc this side Of me that may
better see You, why. Hall. YOU nrc loss
a hand; aud you. Kill. Lose n foot. I
myself want an eye, and pray lot me
toll You how ! lost II. So let ~ b,
seated. and rest awhile, and | will re-.
late :. You NIL concerning my misfor.
tuna"
The three then seated themselves. and
AL, The onc-cycd barter. commenced.
You know that ! was bred u barber,
and M one worked moro diligently or
shaved better In Bagdad than did.
One unlucky day n great lord came to
me- and wanted his head shaved. |
soApssi his pate nicely, sharpcncd my
brsN razor. aud went Ia work. One.
half was done; I cought hold at his
'noss. ~ our art dictates. to got Z. the
'othcr side, when. ~ il-luck would
have u. tho brush full 1T ,athcr wen,
iA,o his cyo; hc roArcd with pain. aud
getting into u rage. gave mo such y
drubting that, when II was over. on,
ryc wa ere, My customers all lci
: ma. vo one thought n onc-cyed maj
vNuld shave. and l Was ruined. Now
. bcggar, | am going Ia Mecca Ia ,r,
II by prayer l cannot assuagr Mahom
med. and hcg for good luck nee agai,
In my life"
IL think your ease n bad one" sal,
Bali. tho one. handed tailor. lis
ten to mine, One day there came in,
INV shop u one.cyrd man. and orderc,
. vest. Tie must have been u grca
parsonage, for the carmen, I was :
make was III tho most costly kind. sue
m are worn NJ tho palace, worke
diligently. and when II Was finished
took Il to his house. lie wanted 10 tr
u on; he put n arm nicely In. aud ha
got into the other sleeve ms Tar as IN
elbow. when he yelled with pain. 'Ra
oal.' he cried, villain ii N tailor. va
hive left u needle In the sleeve, aud
has pierced my arm; take this, YOU dog
and he began ~ beat me with n 81
stick. and when IL MAS over my hau
Vas gone. l could no longer sew; NJ
trade all left mo; and now. n pa,
wretch. | am travelling to the holy Cit
"a implore tho great prophet To tai
away his curse from mc."
ut 10 my turn-And though yo,
cases arc hard. just listen Ia mine,
said Kali. the shoemaker, This Is u
way In which I lost my foot, In IA
dad, my clippers Of yellow kurdi,
leather were Ia great rcpu,s. One 4,
thcre came to me q grca, lord aud q
0CsVs Y"As " uy NVh'W sNHH'tns
made them myself. and carried them
his house. he put one on, hit.
perfectly; he tried ON the other. bu,
would not ~ on Pcrcciving for Il
tiut time that hc had but n eve a,
one arm. aud imagining that their 10
had made him rather awkward. I Ia
him 10 give his foot = stamp; he did 8
and howled with pain. Dog Of q 90
bler,' hc cried. you have left q nail
your slipperr aud withou, more ado
caught me up In his arm and threw n
Out Of the window, Some passers.l
picked me up, and when I 20, well o.
loot ~as gone. My business went
the dogs; my creditors seized all l ha
end now. without = copper. I am no
bling over the desert to the tomb Of I
great lawgivcr, TO beseech him To era
me fortune"
when Kali had finished all three VIZ
client and for full half an hour he
down their heads. Al last simultai
nccusly. they Ill burst out with &C