Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1891-04-29

Rshman prepared tho most important Of
ls works, settling forth the whole duty Of
wife 90 her husband In tho form Of what
| H. believed to be light and amusing mar
raiivr, with an occasional oasis where the
laughter necessary TO the weak feminine
mind might come In appropriately.
Faiima at down 10 listen 10 this story.
on cushion al her husbands feet. he
tween them WINS chatting dish full Of hot
Goals. Tor the day was chilly. After having
riancrd occasionally NJ fatimn, 10 SEQ that
hef great black eyes were wide open, Add,
erilihman became lost In his reading
gldleuly q smell Of smoke and undue
warmth about tho lower limbs aronsesl lhm
10 ti.a lat that BIZ fatimn had fallen aslcet
and That her vail had dropped among the
Gods of che channg dish
While extinTuishing tho clothing Of hI,
bride ABicr.liahman did not observe that
The chalnR dish was Overet. He saved
T1iimas lie, but his dwelling and all that
Il contalncl were destroyed. However,
Tafima was very cunning She declared
~ Der husband that the interest she felt In
the esting wife, who wa the heroine Of the
tale. wus 10 excessive that she had actually
swooned away sleepi Not she, while he
honond Der by u private reading. This
,lsl.1i. fsttery touched Adder. Ilahmnn's
heart. he vowed she should b. his sole
aud only wife, which In a land where n
gentleman may legally have as many aa he
can afford was an unusual compliment:
and wlenA new home had been prepared
h. 80 himsslf 10 the completion Of tale
that should excel anything ever before
written.
When Il came 10 the reading, Faiima ex.
pressed delight, but prudcnily requested
70 b. permitted 10 stand before him while
be mad. This she did, hoping 90 remain
awake; but, alasi The soporlfo influence u
the new narrative was 10 great that the
poor wife, unable 10 resist Il, went to sleep
stauding fell and broke several Of her
bones However, her desire To please her
husband was intense, aud while lying upon
her couch awaiting the healing Of her In.
iutIcs she requested him 20 write and read
70 her something suitable 10 her condition
To this he assented, and having concoctcd
an essay on tho good effect Of suffering
upon women, and the evil that too much
happiness was sure TO occasion, he pro.
oee,ied 10 read II 10 fatima, who had sui.
fcfcd TOO much pain Of late TO sleep sound.
y, and who was greatly exhausted. The
tale was divided Into three events, or chap
tiers
AZ tho end Of the frst Fatlma was
Wrapped In slnmbcr. A. she had hidden
faithful slave to declare her wide awake,
but specifies with Interest, her spouse
rad on until the conclusion, when tho at.
tendant physician arrived, Alasl he found
failma In 20 deep q sleep that nothing
could rouse her. And. a. she slept steadily
for three days and three nights, the worthy
doctor felt Il due 20 himself TO accuse Add.
or Rahman Of having bcwltchcd his wife.
The penalty was very severe. and the only
way In which his vito could free him from
the false accusation was 20 tell the truth,
the whole truth aud nothing but the truth
about hls readings.
Abder Rahnan only saved his head by
the sacrifice of all his pride and vanity.
But fatima was vely acute and very nnxl.
uns 10 make her husband happy. Once
alone with him, she declared that tho mat.
ter of the tale was wildly Interesting. but
that his voice, 40 soft aud dnlcet aud 70.
fined, and his manner 80 calm aud aooth.
Ing. Induced rcposo, and she advised him
20 have his admirable narratives read aloud
by some harsh voiced slave in.his prcsenee.
Abl.er'lsahnian took his wifc's advice
which she contrlvcl 10 twist Into compll.
ment-hnd filed hi- klJak 10 the garden
with guests, placed nn educated slave In
their midst, rccliuod upon his cushions and
babe hin, procccd.
The arat sentences were certainly fine.
He congratulated himself on being their
author. lie placed his head In morc
comfortable position, and In moment
more was sound asleep. When be awoie,
the Kiosk was empty Of all but himself and
the slave, who. with the last lines OF hi,
masters narrative rolled across his finger,
was sleeping peacefully.
Terror, modification. rags and sorrow
now Possessed the unhappy author. And
having beaten tho poor slave awake he
rushed into biz house 10 lind his guest,
dispersed about II, evidently quite NJ home
eating what they chose, drinking what they
liked aud generally laughing at him. Fin
ally discovering certain man actually xiv,
ing an Imitation Of his readings, he rushed
upon him, and In his rage wounded him 70
severely that he died. For this he was ar,
rested. The fact that the man had intrud
ed into his harcm boing brought forward
by the wise fatima, who claimed that Abe
bad called upon her husband TO drive him
forth. saved Abder. Hahmnns life. Bu,
~ tho guest was man OF high position
Vengeance was necessary. All that the
poor fellow possessed was connscated, and
he found himself destitute and forlorn,
wandering Ia tho streets Of Cairo. his only
companion his faithful Fatlma.
l, was at this period that great man Of
the town, afflicted with insomnia, offered
largo reward 10 any physician who could
restore 10 him the blessing OF slumbcr
fatimn, hearing Of this. sought the great
mans residence and implorcd him 10 per
init her husband TO rad one Of his nara
tyos TO him.
The famr Of these soporinc entertain,
ments had spread through Cairo, and Fa
tima's request was granted.
Adder Rahman took his seat beside IN,
invalid's bedside armed with hia latest pro
dusion, entitled "what Ayalls Wealth n
Health ForsAke Mani" and In half an
hour had done what all the doctors In III,
land had failed 10 accomplish. The great
man slumbered awcctly.
On awakening he appointed the now
BUNDLED Adder RahmAn TO be his chlel
reader, and ~ long ~ he lived tho latter
held that position, bound TO read 10 hi,
employer every night now and origlna
narrative.
Al last he had obtained an audience. II,
was Invaluable 10 man who found Il dlf
ncult 10 slumhcr,- Mary Kyle Dallas Ia
New York Ledger.
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