The morning call., 1892-06-05

of Irem. Aud verify. oh. Es Sindibad of
the land. hadst thou 1000 pieces of gold
thou mghtSt do more than 10 purchase with
it of these bonds, for the sovereign people
of that land do pay well the debts into
which these things lead them, and strangers
profit thereby who there invest their gold
| asked the dealer, continued Es Sindibad
of the sea, whether there was not of land
II the State, such as would yield harvest,
without irrigation in abundance, for all the
people. but he explained TO me that such
land was all held by those who cared not
save to hold it unimproved till its value
shall have been enhanced by the increased
value OF their neighbOrS' improved land.
And who are these owners?" | asked, and
he told me that they were corporations and
syndlcates and great and wealthy lords of
other empires, who lived not there but in
other countries, and l said. How is il
That these hold undiSputed possession of the
land In your country, aud neither live upon
II OF render il more yaluable?" and he said,
by virtue Of the laws that the people have
made. And are the people pleased that
this should be sop asked l. Nay" he re-
Piled, they complain bitterly and would
have it otherwise, but the emeers and wee
Zeers and rulers have decFeed 1t shall be,
and they do Illustrate the aims of tie peo-
pie"
And I said to him: "Whv do your people
S3bmit? Can they not put ont OF power these
wicked m-n aud put in power those who
viii do their will ? Verify, thus dOeth the
Prince Of the Faithful IN cur land and he Is
but one man. 1t seemeth to me that this
people are moro enSlaved AND ridden than
the unfortunate sons of Adam who fall
upon the land OF the ghO1lS. They, verify,
are ridden by the foul fendS who capture
them, but these people are ridden and har-
raised and kept poor by monopOliSts whom
they maintain. birds of prey whom they
haTb0T, and giants whose existence they
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ordinary" Then both the dealer and the
sheykh plucked their boards and slapped
their faces and exclaimed: There is no
strength nor power but in Allah. Thou
hast spoken truth but who shall gansay
the will of the most high? Allah Whose
name be exalted, giveth and withhOdeth,
and we rebel not"
Now the city in which we were Is called
the City Of the Sieepers because of the great
number Of people who repair there at night
to sleep, going during the day to engage in
traffic in another city, where they buy and
sell aud deal IN merchandise, and the Sheykh
proposed to me and my memlOok that we
repair to this great city TO see its wonders
and learn more Of the ways Of this people.
We repaired, therefore, to large building
In the midst OF the main street Of the city
and there were gathered great concOurse
OF people seeking also to visit the great city,
and this building was in the very thickest
portion OF the city Of the sleepers among the
shops Of the merchants, and Of the writer's
and money changers. and in the midst OF
the market place, aud 10. from a distance
appeared q mighty, ShrlekIng monster.
rushing down upon US like the binding
lightning, splitting forth ire and smoke from
I his mouth as he came. l was terrified and
my reason was c0nf0unded, and the hair
rose upon my head by reason of my fright
aud l turned to fee, but saw coming from
an opposite direction another monster Of