New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-09-14
ABDOOLAII.

che most Irrational person ever knew, us AiS
-. numerous enough 10 have provided NhoIe
',l, v.itL dangerous qualities. We had been at
the same preparatory school Wheu We NV'r l,s'to
hoys he was ward M ChanCtrN ana th' % M
nj a LAVE fortune When | think OF the use ne
made of it | clearly understand why tine wealthy
are esueciallv remembered IN the li'ahY Oh o9l
church In spite OF the \lce-O hancril9I' I'ou aus
are sadly unprotected Poor sNclhy ms ielIoW-
creatures began to prey upon hlm IuhH pol Y az
mad learned his Latin nouE~. HIS very elaI'i!""
fully believe. increased ms income III Ms WI" ~
,onse and have an idea the reverend gentleman
who undertook our elementary educSl'on 'EH"'I'o
the guardian twice a. u"th as ~. ~" ~ t.' 80 a.
Certainly Selhy was treated a. lho.-u "o WV
more value than any of ,lc rest of even 'I"n
the dark boy with perpetual cold IN nis "o'"S
head said To be prince an hiS own coun,I,N, ~,
A. a y-rv early age Sclby had some orlEih3I no
tous on morality. lie used, TOT INSTANT ~ iiil
agne everything belonged o. nun. ~ ID. Nlu.'u a..
thing c would have 10. even II he nan % Ih' ""U
of another fellows desk. recoilecl ne loon SIN
pcces of buttcr-scotch from mine one SUNDAY N1'u
The rest of us were at church, ANA he WIS leIl ne
hind with bilious attack was udch eHld-'4,
INT our master treated thc matter I'D soinrW uai
airy v5v and said: " Toy must not p'aN J"Nco "i
that description on sunday. but that served me
right for being greedy. t"d N'i"l no -
pr - hut hc gave me pnrAel hult pro- iu'''
great number Of blades. WhIth al one i,o.I.'''"
mo for he was rs generous On giving as I'D taxing.
We used to live then near - hy EutIu,lI' anu
sometimes iu the holidays visited al lhe mousse '
pIv. but did not care for 10 very nich. oci'N ",i
"a number of expensive toys which he used To-
smash and bored me a good deal hv irving chtaleaI
experiment, which ad mo- oth'r deiini'' I.9'.' ''i
-Nlt of brrniug yellow holes I'D his clothes, ana
raising 'he most abom unable smells. People h0cd q"
tatter hiu. and assure him Ire hau t'''' LOT
science. The boy indeed was e. very e'id,a C'.I.
AZ the public school 10 Wilch Nehy aIirrN4Iu "'.l'
he could not pass out OF his form ana uhaiI H
iug acquired a premature taste Ion hIdhS an" rp""
water. tire head master Suggested 10 ms tui'".'"
fiat hr ,.ould do better with private tutor Inc
next time : SAW Sclbv was 40 oxford We were 40
5Ir same college for couple of terms. alter Nh'H
DEE was sent down and lost -ut of lum JOY q -'"l
many wears / married and settled Pm "a rem otr VILE
iagc in - v0uSlTc. Wilde Dee oio MS ht-l 10 run
through las fortune. One July afternoon nov ever
llpprnue 10 hc iu London. ran against ltilioh,
standing ON the steps of his club. lie had been at
u. same school as Selbv dud nay SELL
TIM INST going ID see "A mau you Know SAM I''
Who l' said l.
-cIbv lies lust come back from Egypt who're
b. Aa- been playing fhc pa" 90 "a pach4. Come an"
We ha,.ei passing hanson and drove 70 Nclhv's
chambers and we're shown INTO a >oWrW hal gtudlN
furnished room full of tokens intended 20 suggest
the acGI.iufaucc of the owner with the mysterious
Inst ihr walls were hung with long chioouk~.
nurierou~- looking scimitars ana other deadly
weapons I'm glass case anon. "'h'' 'I'u9l..
was something which looked lake the smaller part "l
a mummy. and over all th're noitrl thr Ia.ht
pungeut odor which Cilug~ 20 All DIlrli7i wares.
&c The pacha, said Hilton. " wishes To impress, us
with his mdguiuccncc.
Here Nelby. iu slippers. and fez ON his head,
slrfl.d into the room and greeted rs warmly lie
had grown much stouter since saw him last. HIS
h.. s....,aj inoscr and hi, eyes DINNER.
lie told me he had heard OF my marriage, ana
@Ion always we're a steady fellow be remarked
On "a FAINT arr OF superiority, us iu"u-u JUS ~" ID
il .-rcguutcd career were Indicative ut least oil
greater enterprise.
And vou7 said l. &" have been a bold buccanccr.
AWAY, prophe~ed great Things oi YOU since y "u
shot dOWn,tair. mt college on your ie2-tray.
On 20 tca-tray7' sand Hilton, gazing at NcIbv.,
rot0nd person ucrcdulou.y. Why there i'u tone
@ ~c.by had one" said /" didn't you'"
"~n .>ou all saId' replied he. laughing " o''
Hilton Glanced at me for am explanation.
&C. lot ot men had ( zone To- VINE al >eloN
Rooms. ~ad /. gancme toward N'IbN. Whose ia,e
huentoued MP at the recollection. " W uth lheY
came aw1v-all very nolsv-the RiNtr OF ih' ira~t
insisted ou showing them what Dee caleu the ma
tora' sport ot the lanad ans. ANA -tIn- Gown "u
wide t.a-Irav he shot down ms staircase like an
ava 1uUhc and made no1rIv Hs murh NOISE. h'
found il. SNORT SD "a hrratuu that ho bad another
shot Ih. time to diversity ID. hc lighted % couple
ofrrltIer. aud said he was a comet with a merry
tll lauu' bang won't the crackers as N'l'L
Lrmprl downstairs and the whole college 'uin'd
ont 10 sec what was the natter aud l"hhd 0"IN
seated uu h. tray 3t the foot of the staircase -o
tl,k of spooch that mo- one oould understand what
What bappcncd ncst da,1' asked Hilton. a
'onh uo, kicked mo ont replied Nclhy, ".lid
my moral touc wnp Mote 900 kocput with the HtWut-
rhotr ul o. mu.lr. hall thnu "l % lu'rt'ilN hut 1"n
tnI IA. ,n'Idonh volcntly ciappcd hs hands
"WhN whom are Nou appi'dd'nH y demanded
Hilton u surpu7c.
"-a,c. ringing rpd erlhy, throwing hmscit ou
aV.Hr .ol, aud reclining with h7 lcd shippers ln
un There entered entered % tall bhc, NAV in
str.u.r larh. which seemed borrowed 900 equal parts
from I. Ult-, of bull-hghtcr ahd that ol Mu7aul.
man OF distinction. III, BRIGHT turbHn and ."o-r
tuI-tre were oriental, but hl- short NrINrt ldc"rt
auI white SHIRT rcscmbcd those OF mAiduoIs such
a. Z Iltr been accu~t 'mco to nee al dnrN hdIia.
The lrl blood glowci pa his dark cherke but hio cN-
prr,,.uu Was peu-iNo and sad. Evidently hc under
stood not word We oIll Tor lie stood before us
with h.iul expression lu hl9 strange d,l. c} .o %
quaint pathetic figure ln Oh" midst OF our pro0nc
London lur outside We're an luc 'oihW"h ''i' re-
gifts and sounds OF the long uulOVeiY street
where little boys were advertising the evening
papers with dlscOrd4ni voices; 0ut between tls
It.. daIa man and the life without there could be
D.. sympathy. What sympathy hc did feel was eve
IDENTIFY centred IN his master. on whom ms eye, were
f2eI with strange ntentness.
-....y looked at hun a moment evidently pleased
VIII tlr. impression made on us.
man ] brought back from Egypt" Inc said.
Ills names Abdooah.'
lis THAT hls national costume :"
Not exactly. II, sort OF livery devised my
self Seat isn't itT
~Vrry." said J.. while Seiby contemplated ms
iIra n Hon endcayoreI TO entertain the pie
tale,que stranger with such baby talk as one h'tit
adopt 90 Iu infant OF foreign extraction 'ut Niti-
Cat think. making MS meaning more clear
Iou talAy English, eh he inquired
Abdoolah smiled and showed two rows OF strong
sarah Beuhardt," he answered in curious gut
turais Missy Laugtry. Grr-rau-0le man "
WHAT'S hc mean = asked J..
lies initiating the Caresr donkey boys" replied
Sol,y - He was one once. It's the best English
hes GOT
Then with difficulty he made Abdooiah under
stand he was to fetch certain drinks and while he
w., absent told Us how It WAS hc had become &C
quaiutcd with him.
When thew were az anchor one night on the Nile
I'm lonely reach they we're aroused by shouts iOl-
lowed bv the SOM il of blow, from the bank. one
Of ~elbv's people hred Oh a gun, which was tol-
lowed hv the rustic of retIcdtlug feet on the soft
sand. on landing they picked up A1dooldh, cruelty
battered about the head. but stall showing signs of
life. He was brought on board the DyaDeah, and
ultimately recovered. Selby had no clear notion
wbv Abdo1Iah had been so maltrcated and
Aiaucied there was "A woman M the case, but rs
he mad been robbed as well as beaten one reason
was sufficiently PLAIN.