, 1879-05-29


II was during Tho rcign Of the good Caiiph,
whc. Ahou Tauoslik cutno to The Ctv Of Lag
ta1, throw his 0rpsnck on the counter, and, A.
he registered, spako chcerfully unto tho clerk,
saying:
~ samplc.room on the flrst floor, ans1 send
n1r kcystcr ip right away an't call me for tho
0:aS train east IN ths morning."
and 13aslur 81 lab, thu clerk, looked at him.
but went away 10 lhn mI,ror and gazcl at bis
ncw diamond,
And A!,ou Tanesltk l1cA him forth anil went
Into tI1e hootl,s and bazars mil laid hold upon
the merchants, and ensiced tlscm Into Ills room,
nnd SPREAD OUT li't sanples, n,lll bcsought tllvm
10 buy. And %l!eM utght was COMIC la slept.
1ccause, lie said, Il Is dead toHn, md there Is
no ptncu to 20.
And, before tie second watch Of tho night,
Rlluuu' e,n uhp, The porter, stnoto on tic PAN
cla of tho floor anl cried aloud:
train .tine."
Aud Ahou arosc, aud gilt his ratmcut about
him, and hastoued downstairs, unu crcpt Into
the bus.
And ha mnrrelci, TINT he was 10 blecpy, be-
cause lic knew l!e went 10 bed exceedingly curly
uEsi saarscloualy sUber.
And, whcu they got IL tho depot. lof II was
the mai! west. a,ia T. wus 1o:225 D. III.
Aud Abou Tnnlerltk swure anl reached for
the porter that ho might s'ntse him, and he said
unto bsits:
"Carry mo back to my own room, anil see
TINT thou call mo at G:25 a. l1,., or thu dest"
And ere l,e Ind been asleeu oven 1intt the
nldnght-watch, Rhntnul etn Uhp smoto again
upo', the panels Of t'!s door. md tried aloud:
wanett', ati the train stayeth for no man.
Awake and haste, for sluulncr overlook ti1y
servant, taSs; !, aud tie way is long md The 'bus
Aud Abou Tamcrltk arose and dressed. and
0irded nu h's loins, and set forth Will. great
speel, fur his heart was anxious. Nevertheless.
he gave Ithumul en- uhp quarter, ind nude
him. hm ea'ry l13 grip and o cursed him for driv.
Aid. whc, they were como to the train, It
was LAG y. H., anl 1t was u way-fretght going
south.
And Abon TatnerlIk fell upon Rhumul EN-
UP, IN, aS. smotc bim Md treated him roughly,
70 pa'e.eray mss ot all asses, the props.c.
pity tl.eo II thon callcst mo ouee more brforo
the 6:2S d. NJ. cnHth
And Ito gat him Into bis bed.
Now. when sleep fcl1 heavily upon Abou
TaMes!!ls. fos !,e was sore discouraged, nhumul
en- uhp kicked aerse'y against tho parcls Of ILLS
70 Aboa Tatneri,t The tlru1nmnn, awake
md tlrcss with all speed. 1t ia night iu thu
valIeys. but The day,star shinas On tho mount
atns. Truly the train Is even now duo at the
depot. but the 'hus ts indeed gone"
anu Apoll 1AmGrIlk tile druRltnll sHore htIt;-
| self awake, nlM put on his robes, ,snd fastened
| 10 tic depot, while Rbumul tn IMP the porter
| vent before with lantern.
| Fur It was pitch-dask anl xaiatng like Il bousu
4 anre.
Aud when they reached the depot IT was
gsayci'tsa!n goins wass, aud tho clock IN the
! steeplc tollcd Z a. Ill.
! And AbouaTasnerk fell upon Ri,un,ul en-
| uhn tho porter, aNa beat him ut tie way home,
aha petcd lin with mud, and broke his autern,
| ana cursed him. And he got him tu bed and
silent.
Now, when Abou Tamcrlsk awoko tho sun
was high, MD thu uosc VI The strert-car ra.tttl
IN The street Aud his heart smote him, aud
| he vent doxn-stairs, ard tho clerk said to him
10 Abou Tamerlik, live ID peace. It Is TOO
late for breakfast uttu too carly for dfnncr; icy
crtteless 1t won't mako any difference III tbe
bHl."
And Abou Tatuerltk tho drummuh souehr
Rhumul em uhp, the porter, u,ld eaught hin
! ~ We bsnrd, and said unto htn
" chuck 81 eddcl pupil (which ts, Thou
gotten mot"
And hhunnl em Uhp was angry, ard said:
20 Abou IameFlik tho dfun,muh, haBty il
sneecl artl slow to thlnk, wherefore glloujdst
thou yet up Ut aayhrcn.s, when there is another
train goes thu sa1nelwaY Tomorrow murn[nr5 ii
! but Abou Tanlcriik would nut I1earken into
him, but paid Ills bils, mud htrotl a team and d
man to take him to ttle uext town, And he
hired thc team at the llYery-stahlc, and o cursed
tue house that lle put up at.
| NON, the li9ery-stabtc belonged 10 TIM lnt,d-
lbrd, all thu same. But Abou Tumerlk In
drutntnuh Tist not that 1t Was 80.