The morning call., 1893-08-20
ASPECT.

ing Es Sind sitting. be said to him "Who
art thou and where is thy dwelling, ana
what is the reason Of thy sitting here %
And Es Sind said: Know that / am
merchant from the city of FL Basrah,
where | was shah-bandar of the mar-
chants. and came hither last night and
desire to engage in traffic, to buy and TO
sell, aud to get gain and become one of the
merchants of this city" And the sheykh
said 10 him: How camest tnou hither 2"
Now Els Sind reflected. Il know not how
long a distance is FL Basrah from this
place, nor how men traverse ii, and If l
say came not save upon the back of an
( efreet, then will he perchaDce deem me an
untruthful person, who associates with the
/ Jan, and my future may be prejudiced
! thereby" Therefore he diSsemblpd, and
said unto the sheykh: Behold, l como
by the way. and l desire TO reach yonder
city that l may seek the shah bandar of
the merchants there that | may perchance
obtain loan and enter intn traffic" Then
the shevkh said unto him. "And hast thou
then no money!" And Es Sind said ::
Verify. / came not forth with the expec-
tation of travelling. and l brought not with
me even 80 much as two nusfs, wherewith
to buy bread"
When the sheykh heard this his counte-
nance became changed, and he smiled and
proceeded to lay hands upon Es Sind, and
said: Then you must come with us, for
we suffer not tramps at large in this happy
1 land"
"Tramps?" said the shah-bandar; 81
! know not what such may be-" And the
! sheykh said: "They be men of imbecile
mind, such as thou art. who sayest, L
/ come from El Basrah. and desire to engage
| in traffic in thy city. when thou hast not
/ in thy garments the price of two nusfs
wroth and said: 'Oh. thou OF no hospi-
tality, is this thy treatment Of the
stranger? Dost thou not fear the wrath
OF Allah (whose name b. exaited)?" And
the sbeykh replied: II fear not Allah
neither thee, so | take thee thence to the
cadee, and he shall deliver thee to the
Keeper OF the place of imprisonment for
tTamps. and | shall obtain my fee, fur
know that l am the walee of this district,
and for all tramps whom ! arrest | am en-
titled to three pieces of silver as a RECON-
pense."
Then Es Sind OF Ell Basrah hung down
his head toward the ground, rejecting
upon what he had heard. and when he
raised it he said: Verify, | know thee.
We have thy kind, even in Ell Basrah.
| Now, il is true that have no money, but
! take thou this gem, which is worth many
| pieces of gold, and let me go free, that
may seek the mSrketplace in yonder city,"
And when the waee heard his words and
saw tile gem, that il was Of great value. be
saluted him and said. 81 hear and obey"
and then, to show himself not lacking in
the usages of hospitality, he said: Know.
0 stranger, that / am a good fellow and
speak not harshly save in the way of bust
ness. Thou wilt have trouble in the eity
yonder il so be thou hast no money.
Take, therefore, this piece OF silver aud
then thou canst gain the city with ease"
Then Es Sind took the piece of silver
| and the walee departed, having received
! the thanks OF the shah-ba EGar, but when
! lie was gone rs Sind looked after him and
said: ''Woe to thee, o thou who III
treated the stranger; may thy face be
turned upside-dowD and may jackasses sit
on thine uncle's grave" and having thus
! cursed him he proceeded down the hill.
Now, his way lay through another city
than the one which be sought, and when
he had walked for space Of time be came
into the streets Of the city and saw that il
4 was a goodly city, with pleasantstreei Is
and beautiful TEMPLES aud stately dwell
/ ings, and he reflected within himself
whether it might not be well with him tO
tarry and engage Ia traffic in this place.
But, 10, as he fingered III the streets, for II
was yet early m orning. ne saw The people
coming forth and going about their various
employments. and there came forth upon
them people like efreets, who sprang npor
them and mounted upon their shoulders
saying, Go on with us, for We have be-
come our asses" and one sprang upon the
Dack OF rs Sind and proceeded to urge
him, whereupon Es Sind said TO him who
had mounted him, what art thou, and
why mas thou mounted me?" and when he
neard Irut1 him these words he wound hi;
legs around the neck of Es Sind until be
was IKE 10 Iall down in fit by reason o.
the LgnIneSS oil the CLASH and the efree