The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-09-25

himself in the tendere5t places, tearing
his hair and making hundred useless
grimaces. TO the delight of the crowd
always increasing on the outside. In de
fault Of other sentiments. rage and
despair at last had the desired effect.
Two drops Of moisture sparkled upon his
eyelashes. Alas, two drops of moisture
quickly changed TO black and nauseous
mud
Go to. wicked dog go tor cried the
jeweor, anSrily, thrusting the rascal to
the sill of the door. i knew thine eyes,
whence have come but looks Of hatred,
coyetousness and envy, would bring forth
naurht but drops of impurity. Go TO, |
say and Levi Abraham. his tears abun-
dant enough now. yet only tears Of regret
and spite. took to his heels and fed away
pursued by the derisve laughter of the
people
No chg Eor, in the face Of the usurcr's
fate. would tempt q similar experience
haddour was soon alone upon his mat
and the street rs quiet as ct the hour of
prayer.
" In tho wLole of Agiers.' he cried
aloud. AID lamenting, not a single puro
and honest tear. nothing but water from
the currcnts Of self interest. envy, hatred
and malice. and drawn from hearts torn
by avarice and greed Of gaiul ! see well
that I shall have so renounco the making
Of tho king Of the Genii's collar, for never
shall aad tears of requisite parity9
'And thou bclievest &c, Kaddour,
cried q voice beside nina voice this
tine that vas both hooking and scorfUli
thou bolievest ity Verify, my friend.
thou grievest thyself for every little
thing had thought thee far more cour-
ageous and inventive
~Coaragcous' inventivel dismaycd tho
Mussulman looked about him-hs royal
customer had doubtless forgotten some
thing and returned ahead of time.
Who spcakethF be cried. is it thou
my lcrlg And thou art-whereY
At thy feet replied the voice; 'stoop
pick me up.
"Kadlour stopped, and There in the dust
Of the floor perceived pearl, pearl of
the most extraordinary size, purity of
color and lustcr.
Pick me upr it cried, pick me up at
oncer
"Kaddour trembling in every limb, did
as he was told, but to ward off evil inhu
ences and guard himself from occult pow
ers began 10 recite in a high voice the
profession Of faith Of his ace-'La all
Ia il allah on Mohamed Rassoul Allah -
God is God and MahOmet is the messenger
of God.
Fear nothing, Kaddour. continued
the pearl 4 have no intention of doing
q. hr1 ,r-fls orf IN rFnrr 70. rrir hoo
counsel that will help thee out Of thy
embarrassment. | ask in return only to
be allowed 20 figure among the pearls
with which thou wilt form the collar.
willingly, cried the jcweleT, his
heart comforted By the words; but first
tell nc who thou art. for am not accus-
toned 10 have the metals and precious
stones on which work converse with me.
I an one Of the Genii. responded
tho other. and for 5000 years and over
have been imprisoned with this pearl. but
merited tho punishment for my hard
ness Of heart and neglect Of duty 10
ca.ao about when Hagar was sent into the
wilderness by Abraham, under tho com
uaul OF Sarah and when the poor soul
hclplessly wandered in tho desert, hold
ing by the hand the little lshmael Per
ishing. % y0u know. with hunger ia
ticuo and thirst, they were at last COM
PEELED % stop and Hagar 10 spare her
self the sight Of her dying child, flung
herself upon the ground and buried her
fcce in the sands ! was near them,
saw and heard it all. but my heart was
stone. my ears indifferent, and, though |
knew that water was near them, and
could easily have directed them TO it,
held my peace ia my pride OF Gcail,
which forbade my going 10 the assistance
of tho humln race Al. well. it was
then That Allah. more uerciful than /,
had pity upon them and sent his angel to
succor Hagar and her dying child, and
afterwar! TO punish me-.
Thou didst yield 90 pride, the angel
said To- ne. 20 pride instead OF duty.
Thy heart was adamant, thy ears as one
deaf % the cries of misery and need.
For tbs sin Allah curses thee and sends
thee tor IL prison, THU and he showed
re. trembling upon the tipof his finger,
glittering tear Hagar, he added, the
irst Of those tears shed when she be-
hsred Ishmacl was dying il was thy
duty % have stopped from flowing. Thou
shalt never come out from IL until the
kin. of the Genii. thy chief, shall inadver-
toutly lay his hand upon thee For all
these Years, therefore. have endured my
punishment bat With thy assistance,
kaddour. this cycling | regain my lib
crty Place me among the pearls i'm the
collar fL0I art going O. make for my mas
ter. and--the thing Is done.
Agreed said Kaddour, but give me
the cousel promised.
81 win give d., replied tho other, but
-a0u shouldst have known, thysef, that
pure and honest tears are never bought
nor sold If thou wouldst find them. run
the quarters Of the poor. whore they suffer
and despair listen az the doors, and when
thou nearest sOb5 complaints and gr0ans,
enter Console the unfortunate, mingie
thy tears with theirs. and there viii como
20 thee more than ample measure Of the
gems demanded by my king Lay me
aside now, and get thee 20 thy work.
"Kaddour obeyed. slipped his feet into
his babouches, those beautiful red and
Yellow foot coverings from the lasts Of
Morocco and Tunis, and went out. As he
followed the advice Of the genie, when he
returned at the going TO bed Of the sum-
his eyes were III and swollen from tho
tears Of compassion shed by him in com
forting tho poor and miserable but the
cabuchin Of his burnous was filled with