Connecticut western news., 1886-11-17

uitiou ouiy, Saiu Muti, auu tndC lS, that as you say it is not hurtful, you let me have bottle or two for my next jour ncy."
 By all means" was the ready re- sponsc.
 Muli took the glass and said he would drink it outside before starting on the intended journey, leaving the apartment as he spoke. The spirit of inquiry was now excited in him for purpose he had in view.
 ''Say O friend" said he to the aged man who stood at the door of the bazaar, "what effect will the drinking of this wine produce on mel"
 'It will make thee merry, and it will make thee sad. Thy tongue will be on thy sleeve, and the thing thpu shouldst not say will be spoken before thou art aware that the word is uttered" This was sufficient for Mul; he simply | smeared his face and drenchcd lis clothes with part of the liquor, and spilled what remained on the ground. When the hour came for loading tho camel, Muli found the two English off cers ready with thelr paper. It was written in cipher and was to be carried in the fold of his turban. Few words passed between them. True to their promlse as gentlemen" they handed Muli two bottles of champagne, while he returned them the empty glass with profound thanks, agan wipiny his lips. The camel kneelel, and the driver mounted its back while both officers stood by.
 'Now Muli make haste, and mind"- said Major Brett putting his finger to his mouth to enjoin secrecy and wari- ness.
 Judge of the consternation of the two diplomats, when Muli, scarcely had the camel started, gave ut erance to an un- earthly yell and waved his turban in which the dispatch was concealed, high in the air. Both Brett an d Villiers looked at each other for moment in speeches. horror, and then shouted after Muli to stop. Itwas too late, ''the ship of the desert" was going at pace that deied either of them, even if mounted on race horses, to come abreast of him.
 "The fellow is as drunk as a fiddle" said Villiers, mournfully.
 ''Unquestionably, you see, he wasn't used to hquor. Whats to be done Everything is spoiled if he looscs the dis patch, or blabs out where it's hidden"
 Muli stopped when he got about half mile on his journey, and lcisurely dis mounted from his camel. The officers, prccciving this, hurried along till they rcachel him. They found tho camel driver seated, legs crosswise, on the sand, endeavoring to open one of the bottles bat tue complex mechanism of the wire and capsule was too much for him.
 "You drunken scoundrel," believed Villier, nearly out of puff, as he applied a riding whip which he carried, to the poor fellows shoulders. "What do you meant Show me the paper gave you. "
 Mui with vacant stare, took off his tcrban, but the dispatch was no where t, be found in it.
 'I have it in my heart." exclaimed Bret, ito murder you on the spot. Give me b ok that bottle."
 'I thought" stammered MuG, "yo, tod me it would do mo good."
 He then fumb!cd about his breast and pulled out the dispatch, which he hat transferred from his turban as he wa; squattcd on the ground, while screened by the camel.
 Gan we trust him to proceed on tn journeyi"
 Certainly not; he'll hand the pape over to the first scout he meets, and tel where it came from. And now, unfor ,unately, every hour is of importance
 What a mess to be inr'
 : Muh did not understand the convel }, sation as it was carried on in English but uututored as he was, he read tn
 distrust of him in the countenance C both officers. Getting astride the camel and looking with his wonted intelligenc
 at the Englishmen, he said, addrcssin Major Brett.
 : "Effendi, am ready and able to d . your bidding. tas'ed not the unhal
 lowed cup. to partake of which would tho case of your humble slave have bee greater evil to him than the los (
 that paper to you. You knew no. wha 9 you were doing when you placed tt Q temptation in my way of giving me frs
 the ylassfu, and next these two bottles , Your message would not have been safl t for the Koran says that a drunke h mouth is as a babbling brook Tai e them back, for Besmiilah! shall nev r again, as the wise Abu Ben Had |. warned me, touch or handle. Taste l. never will.
 "We are a nico pair of diploma
 truly" said Villiers, reckoning at tl |. rebuke, and handing back the docume
 to the camel driver, 'to bring drink in ;s business"
 n "Aye, whether in or out of it," sa Y, the Major, laying about him on the ty :, bottles with the butt end of his whi :, land when we get back we ought
 smash every bottle we have. I'm to'