New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-07-07
a STRANGE CUSTOM IN Il FAR COUNTRY
WHAT HAPPENED AFTER RAILWAY ACCIDENTS

WHAT HAPPENED AFTER RAILWAY AocaDENTa
There was once Far Country, great distance
from this, which was ruled over by q wise and just
Calph. And 1t was that there occurred a serious
railroad accident In this country, whereby many people
were gathered TO their fathers And the next day
there came to the palace Of the Callph director Of
the railroad on which happened this accident, and
after bowling to the ground he lifted up his voice and
said:
"oh, most wise, and Just Calph, the rails spread
out on us-tramps had pulled out the spikes with
their teeth, but VIC knew IL not. OF certainty the
rails did spread on US. Behold. it was the act Il
Allahln
sol" answered the CalIph, as he stroked his
beard; truly geve to hear that the rails spread.
But Allah Is good Mesrour,' he continued, turning
to his executor "behead this the fourth hour
without fail"
And IL was so that at ten minutes after the fourth
hour his body was delivered TO his friends.
And the next month there was another grievous
accident on another road whereby more true believers
we're cut off, as may DO the enemies OK tho
Prophet And the day following the president Of
the road knocked at the palace gate and was admed
by slave And when he was come into the presence
of the Caliph he Frustrated himself and said:
"Ibere is but one God and Mahomet is his prophet
Most wise and Just Caliph, we have had an accident
on the Damascus Short Line and many true MussuL
mans are slain. Allah IS good Behold, there was
a washout and our engineer wfst IL not but piunged
In at the slow rate of sixty Christian miles TO the
Christian hour. see I weep that such things should
bel'
Indeed 2. answered the mighty Calph; " SO therc
was washout that ye wot not OF. 1 suspected az
much Mesrour when the faithful go TO MONDAY
nravers behead this man who ignorant OF the
washout'
And behold the true believers were even then
passing TO the MONDAY prayers, and Mesrour tooA
the president to his studio and finished up the )oo IN
time for late prayers himself
And on the tenth day Of the eighth month, on
another road, there was stu another ACCIDENT ana
score of true followers Of Islam bit the dust And
the next day at the ninth hour after midnight the
board of directors, and president and general man
ager or two, and three vcepresidents, kpockeo ana
prayed that they might make speech Win mo
most wise and Just CalIph And he suffered them
to enter and they fell their faces and worshipped
him, and then the president SAID:
commander of the Faithful Mahomet is mighty.
and thou art HIS true vicar on earth. BY the beard
Of the Prophet there has been trouble with the siss,
Limited. Great Caliph, many OF tiny sup'cc'' ai'
no more Thus 1t was: The locomotive was new
one and it became frightened at bicycle and snortea
| a couple of times and jumped into the ditch Truly
we knew not that it was one OF these skitush loco
| motives Oh mighty son of the Prophet, we reno
our garments that it is so. But the ways OF Allan
! are mysterious!' mn - l.. 49,. q. a,
Mesrour,' said the callph. at seems to me thai
| I have heard this story before.'
! {" You have, son Of Mahomet' - Al.
| " Tho engine SHE'D on them-well, you know The
old prescdption-give 'em the same-razzle-dazrie
| 'em -, - ,uooS n,
| he was great took up the blessed Acoran ana reao
its words, but ere he could hnish page tney "'i'
For Mesrour never let business accumulate on MI
| hands. - - ,,. ,ror
accidents in the land of the Commander OF the tahfu
| even unto this day.
| The other railroad folks took the hint. - .
| But i'm closing It should be said that tnls is
very Far Country indeed, being great many oays
| Journey from this country.