Fair play., 1881-02-12
III RE. PEACEFUL. GTNrLI, 1Hl T.
ND BRAVE.

tfliti~, iUlff ItIIIFl NbE>t> 3Nl =
thousand sheen. always ken; his en-
cimpmcut n >pm, distance from his
kjn>mrn. He h I'll il,, sous AMI four
daughters. who. J. they ~rcw. were re
gardci in all thai region IT, tin, ii"wrr
O' that country, 80 careful WAS their
training, 81 thorough their accomplish
m"ntS. and - pure their life
One evening. whrn the lItiIer and his
eldest son were returning "a tAr IN
cimpm-nt. having ridden nr:trl, ~"y-
eniy miles IN search al som. caimcl>
which had >trayrd, the boy asked per
mission to speak anI then asked his
father VIII, he and his brothers and SIS
iers We're fed from day IL ,lay an
date, and bread. with a strip of drr
meat IL noon: when the hpi> and girlS
in nci~hb"rin- rncanIpmrnt> shared
tnis luxury and that fresh meat.
killed daily. fruit, ot names unknown
from Yemen, and spices from the ships
of India.
And his father said. Are not Your
bodies strong? And can you not ride
as well ~ thew"
The son replied There j. moi IL youth
in either canln who can throw me in
wrestling: ami YOU know if | have
asked To- draw birdie or To dismouni to-
day.
food i given for. Ii our fare is simple.
II is that YOU may not he tempted 10
prize the food more than the strength
for which the food j. given
Another day, the father of the Sheik
had sent Il courier To all the camps to
ask the attendance of his sons. ani of
their friends. that they might hear an
ambassador who had come from Yemen.
He took with him hi, second son. To-
care for the horses and To learn the
methods of embassies. One day they
went, one day they remained AT the
cncampmcnt. one day they returned.
On the third day. when they hal
ridden ten hours. they saw in the hoyi-
zon the black tents ot the T tribe. Then
the >Jn asked leave 10 speak. and said
10 his father. 80 nv father why do
vou sleep upon the ground, when yoI,r
kindred had cushions and woven mats
brought by their slaves, and had frIrs
from the North ready, should the
night be cold. Why, in our camp, do
we have neither furs, cushions, or
Siaves?"
And his father said: 1--WE sleep at
night that we may be strong to-
horrCw. Are not Your bo'i.cs as
strong. and can Won not ride rs well n
theyp'
And his son answered: There is
not Il youth in their tents who can throw
I
asked to draw bride or 10 di,mount to-
daV."
His father sai.l: This is what sleep
is given to us for. IL our beds arr
simple, il is that we may not be
tempted to prize the sleep NOR than
the strength for which the sleep is
given"
At another time there came a mes
SAGE that the elder brother of the Shiek
was i'll and had sent for him. The
Shieh rode across the desert on the
swiftest drone,!ary. and took with him
his third son. Two dav- thev rode.
two DAYS they watched with the diving
nian, two days they joined in the Ia
men,ations over him. and for two ,iavs
they rode on their return. On the
eighth day. as the sun went down. the
boy asked leave of hi- father TO speak.
and said. "Why DO nv cousins dress in
shawls OF cashmere. in silks OF Ispahan,
and wear clasps of gold and pearl from
Serendib. Will. we are dressed in cam
els hair ami wool Of our own fiocks
and herds. which my sisters spun and
my mother woyc?"
And his father said: Are Won not
rs warm rs they? Are YOU not "a
strong ~ they? Are not YOUR clothes
as easy for running and for riding?'
And the boy said: .On the evening
when we came 10 the camp there was a
wrestling match. I threw all my couS<
in> in their turn: aud. when the turn
came round. threw them ali again.
We have ridden in Two days so far that
the ravens are weary of following. You
know If have asked TO dismpunt or 70
draw rein."
And his father said: Our clothes are
given us TO screen Us from sun and rain,
and the pestilerce which walketh in
darkness. Ii your clothing Is simpler
than Your kinsmen :. i is that YOU may
not be tempted tn value the thing more
than the strength and swiftuess for
which the thing i given.
Again. the word came that the chiefs
and their children should carry each
his offering TO the temple at Mecca
And his father. with his wife and his
children. and forty attendants. went TO
the Holy City. with fifty cainels and
fifty horses. The offering that ne made
was bezoar. and ONYX. and nlvrrh
Seventy days were they in going, in
sojourning and in returning. On the .
day. as ther approached the
date palms which they knew. the
fourth son asked leave 20 speak TO his
father, and said. WIZ DO the people
of the city 60 70 the mosque TO wcr-
ship God. and We 1ne-I beneath the
open sky: