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

h.s works, setting forth the whole duty Of
/ vile 20 her husband In the form OF what
| he believed to be light aud amusing mar
ratiyc. with an occasional oasis where the
/ laughter necessary 10 the weak feminine
| mlnd might come In appropriately.
Tailma sat down 20 listen 10 this story,
on cushion at her husbands feet, Ne
tween them was n chatting dish full Of hot
GOALS Tor tho day was chilly. After having
glanced occasionally NJ Fatimn, 10 sec that
her great black eyes were wide open, Aid.
erRlhman became lost 10 his reading.
sudieuly smell of smoke and undue
warmth about the lower limbs aroused lnm
b ths faai that bis fatima hal fallen aslcep
ana thif her vail had dropped among the
Goals Of the chuhnR dish.
while cyiinvuishing tho clothing Of hls
bride. Adj .er. ltahman did not observe that
The chaaug dish was over.et. lie saved
Fuinas lie. hut bis dwelling and all that
II contained were destroyed. However.
Faiima was very cunning. She declared
~ hcf husband that tue interrst abe felt In
the srfing wife, who was tho heroine of the
tale. was No excessive that she had actually
swooned away. Slccpl Not she, while he
honorci her by private reading. This
delicate hattery touched Add IlRhmnnis
heart iie vowed she should he his sole
aud only wife, which In land whore a
gentleman may legally have a. many a. he
can afford was an unusual compliment.
and when q new home had been prepared
h. iet himself TO the completion Of n tale
that should excel anything ever before
written.
when II came to the reading. Fatima *.
pressed delight, but prudonily requested
10 be- permitted 10 stand before him while
BE- rad. This she did, hoping 10 rumaln
awake. but. alasl the sOporinc influence OF
The new narrative was 10 great that the
poor wife, unable 10 resist Il, went 10 sleep
standing. fell aud broke several Of her
bones. However. her desire 10 please hat
husband wns intense. aud while lying upon
her couch awaiting the healing of her In.
juriel she requested him 10 write and read
10 her something suitable 10 her condition.
To this no as.cniei. and having concocted
an essay on tho good effect Of suffering
upon women, and the evil that too much
happiness was sure 10 occasion, he pro.
oes-lc'l TO read Il 10 fatlma. who had sui.
icnid too much pain Of late 10 sleep sound.
y. and who was greatly exhausted. The
tale was divided Into three events, or chap.
tert
AZ tho end Of tho first Fn,lma wa.
wrapped In slnmbcr. A she had hidden
faithful slave 10 declare her wide awake,
but specchlcss with Interest, her spouse
read on until the conclusion, when the NJ.
tendant physician arrived. Alasl he found
fatlma IN NO deep a sleep that nothing
could rouse her. And, AZ she slept steadily
for three days and three nights, the worthy
doctor FELT II due 10 himself TO accuse Add.
er ltahman Of having bewitched his wife.
The penalty was very severe, aud the only
way In which his wife could frco him from
The false accusation was TO tell the truth,
the whole truth and nothing but the truth
about his readings.
Adder Rahman only saved his head by
the sacrifice Of all his pride and vanity.
But faiima was very acute aud very anxl.
Gus TO make her husband happy. Once
alone with him, she declared that the mat.
ter u the tale was wildly Interesting. but
that his voice. 40 soft aud dulcet and rc-
fined. and his manner 30 calm and sooth.
ing, induced rcpose. and she advised him
"a have his admirable narratives read aloud
by some hsah voiced slave in.his presence.
Adder isahman took his wifo's advice
which she contdvcd 10 twist into q compll.
ment-and Allied hls kiosk IN the garden
with guests. placed nn educated slave In
their midst, rcolincd upon his cushions and
babe him proceed.
The frat sentences were certainly flne.
lie congratulated himself on bolng their
author. lie placed his head In more
comfortable position. aud In u moment
more was sound asleep. When be awoke,
the Kiosk was empty Of all but himself and
the slave, who, with the last lines OF hls
mast.rr narrative rolled across his finger,
was sleeping peacefully.
Terror. modification. rage and sorrow
new possessed the unhappy author. And
having beaten the poor slave awake be
rushed into his house 10 fnd his guests
dispersed about IL, evidently quite nj home,
eating what thay chose drinking what they
liked aud generally laughing at him. Fin.
alydlseoycring q 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 mr..
rested. The fact that the man had intrud
ed into his harcm being brought forward
by the wise Fatima, who claimed that she
bad called upon her husband to drive him
forth, saved Abd-er-liahinan's life. But
~ the guest was n man OF high position,
vengeance was necessary. All that the
InHf i'lluN putNch1cl was coHllscAtod, anu
be found himself destitute and forlorn,
wandering In the streets Of Cairo, his only
companion his faithful Fatlma.
IL was nj this period that a great man Of
the town, afflicted with Insomnia, offered
large reward TO any physician who could
restore 10 him the blessing Of Hlnmber.
Fatima, hearing Of this, sought tho great
mans residence and implored him 10 per.
init her husband to read one OF hi. nara.
tiycs 10 him.
The fame Of these soporlile entertain.
ments had spread through Cairo, and ia.
tlma's request was granted.
Adder linhman took his seat beside the
invalld's bcdsldearme with his latest pro.
duaion entitled "what Ayalis Wealth n
Health forsake a Manu- aud In half an
hour had done what nil the doctors Ia the
land had failed 10 accomplish. The great
man slumbcred swectly.
On awakening he appointed the now
humbled Adder Rahman 10 be- his chief
reader. aud rs long as he lived tho latter
held that position. bound TO read 10 his
employer every night new aud original
narrative.
At last he had obtained an audience. lie
was invaluable to a man who found 1t ,llf,
hcult TO slumbcr. Mary Kyle Dallas In
New York Ledger,
Cared.