Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-10-10

naught but drops of impurity. Go to,
sayl' and Levi Abraham, his tears album
dant enough now. yet only tears of regret
and spite, took to his heels and fed away,
pursued BY the derisive laughter Of the
people
NO one now, il the face of the usurer's
fate, would tempt q similar experience.
h2ddour was soon alone upon his mat
and the street as quiet as at the hour Of
prayer.
In the whole of Algiers,' he cried
aloud, and lanenting, not single pure
and honest tear, nothing but water from
the currents Of self interest. envy, hatred
md malice, and drawn from hearts torn
by avarice and greed Of gainl see well
that shall have to renounce the making
Of the king Of the Genii's collar. for never
shall find tears of requisite purityP
And thou believest it. Kaddour,'
cried voice beside hir-a voice this
zine that was both hooking and scornful;
thou believest 1T Verify. my friend,
thou grievest thyseIf for every little
thing had thought thee far more cour-
ageous and inventive
Courageous inventivel dismayedi the
Mussulman looked about him-his royal
customer had doubtless forgotten some
thing and returned ahead of time
WHO speaketh2 he cried; IS it thou,
ny lordl And thou art-wherey
at thy feet. replied the voice; 'stoop
pick NE up
''kaddour stopped, and there in the dust
Of the floor perceived pearl, pearl Of
the most extraordinary size, purity Of
color and luster.
Pick me upr it cried; pick me up at
onceP
"Kaddour, trembling IN every limb, did
as he was told, but to ward off evil infu-
ences and guard himself from occult pow
ers began TO recite in e high voice the
profession Of faith Of his race-'La ali
ha Il allah on Moharled Rassoul Allah
God is God and Mahomet is the messenger
of God
Fear nothing, Kaddour.' continued
the pearl / have no intention of doing
thee evil; on the contrary, to give thee
counsel that viii help thee out Of thy
embarrassment. ask in return only to
be allowed TO figure among the pearls
with which thou wilt form the collar.
q" Willingly cried the jeweler, his
heart coInforted by the words; but first
tel me who thou art, for an not accus-
toned TO have the metals and precious
stones on which | work converse with me-
u an one Of the Genii.' responded
the other, and for 1000 years and over I
have been imprisoned with this pearl, but
l nerited the punishment for my hard
ness Of heart and neglect Of duty. It
came about when Hagar was sent into the
wilderness by Abraham, under the COM
mand OF Sarah, and when the poor soul
helplessly wandered in the desert, hold
ing by the hand the little Ishmael. Per-
ishing. as you know, with hunger, IA
tigue and thirst, they were at last CON-
PEELED to stop and Hagar, 70 spare he--
self the sight of her dying child, flung
herself upon the ground and buried her
face 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 70 it, I
held my peace in my pride of Genii.
which forbade my going to the assistance
of the human race. All, well, it was
then that Allah, moro mercifuI than |,
had pity upon them and sent his angel to
succor Hagar and her dying child, and
afterward to punish me-
Thou didst yield TO pride the angel
said TO NE, TO pride instead Of duty.
Thy heart was adamant, thy ears as one
deaf to the cries Of misery and need.
For thy sin Allah curses thee, and sends
thee for prison, this and he showed
me, trembling upon the tip Of his finger,
3 glittering tear. 'Eagar, he added, the
first Of those tears shed when she be-
Iieved Ishmael was dying-tears it was thy
duty to have stopped from flowing. Thou
shalt never come out from it until the
king of the Genii. thy chief, shall inadver-
tently lay his hand upon thee. For all
these years, therefore, | have endured my
punishment, but with thy assistance,
kaddour, this evening l regain my lib
eTty. Place me among the pearls in the
collar thou art going to make for my mas
ter, and-the thing is done
Agreed said Kaddour, but give mo
the cousel promised
II win give it, replied the other, but
thou shouldst have known, myself. that
pure and honest tears are never bought
nor sold. If thou wouldst find them. run
the quarters Of the poor, where they suffer
and despair; listen at the doors, and when
thou nearest sobs. complaints and groans,
enterl Console the unfortunate, mingle
E4AN itdIS VIII GLEL-Sr AGtEt " IL COlut
to thee more than ample measure Of the
gems demanded by my king. Lay me
aside now, and get thee TO 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
the advice Of the genie, when he
at the going to bed of the sun,
his eyes were nd and swollen from the
tears of compassion shed by him in COM
forting the poor and miserable, but the
cabuchin Of bis burnous was filed with
pearls Of e greatest size aud beauty
The collar completed was indeed .
affair. three rows deep, the
Tear of Hagar, the masterpiece of the
forming the heart of q star that
bound the rows together. And scarcely
was it done when the dwelling filed with
light as on the previous night, and the
king was before him.
Behold, my lord said haddour, plac-
ing it in his hand, behold thy collar
finished
Beautifull E1quisitel This one in
particular and the king placed his finger
on the center pearl. Instantly the gen
opened, and the captive genie fell upon
MS knees before his royal master, who
lifted and tendsrly drew hin to his
breast.
Resume thy place among thy broth
ers,' said he. FOR BY the viii Of Allah thy
fault hath been sufficiently expiased.
And thou. kadclour, he continued, turn
ing to the ieveler, in making this collar
thou. too, hast learned lesson-to dis
tinguish the real from the feigned SCR.
row-to know for myself how bitter are
the tears of misery. But thy heart Is
good. for thy first impulse, whea thou
didst know the secret. was 10 cS1sole the
and 70 veeo with those Who