The morning call., 1893-08-20

the rights OF way, that were in themselve.
worthless, until he had contrived road
beds and roads whereon to bear the peo-
pie and their merchandise. Behold he has
wasted his substance in caring for this
people, so that to-day he is una ble 10 pay
his Just claims 10 the state" 'And what"
asked Es Sind, sis the state?" and the
Sheykh replied: "The state is none other
than the people; verify not to know tAis is
10 be an ignorant person, indeed. But
King Wax Wax is all powerful, and he
will yet destroy his enemies, and rule his
subjects as of OLD
But" said Es Sind, eff the people made
Wax Wax King may they not cause an
other king to arise In his placer" and the
sheYkh tore mis- beard and pnt of the dust
of the street upon his head, ana smote his
forehead violently. and exclaimed: "Oh.
mischievous one. name it not. Know that
the people seek new king, whose name
is called Competition, and they are turned
from their allegiance TO King Wax WAX"
and with that the sheykh fell down in a
fit and lay as one dead, with his head be-
fore his feet and the people said: "Lo.
King Wax Walks weeZeer of the right
hand lieth Dead" and they gathered aud
gazed upon him. Then they would have
made war upon King Wax Wax and regu-
lated his ROAD and routed his effects, and
converted their own streets to their own
use, for the people were great multitude
anu bdu lbo pUMtls DHb tuctO TbSt lUt
emeerS aud the weeZeers and heads Of
the city. and one said, WATT" and an
other said, "Be not hastv," and another
said, That which is written on our fore
heads must be fulfilled" and some said
nothing but kept their hands within their
pockets, which were heavv by reason of
many interviews with King Wax Wax.
and others said. The people be -"
and all the people cried out, There is no
strength nor power but in Allah; verify
to a llah We belong, and verify unto him
we return" and the golden moment
passed and the people were again mounted
by the efreetS of King Wax WAX, ana the
efreet who had 6rst mounted Es Sind re-
turned and sprang upon his back and all
the reOple walked or ran or trotted as the
efreets commanded, and Es Sind, as he
carried his master. grOaned IN spirit, say
ing, "Woe to me! Would that the efreet of
the tombs were here to bear me back to
Ell Basrah. Better there was my lot
than here" And the efreet, who bestrode
! him, said: Doth thou know FL Basrah ?''
! And Es Sind said II was shab-bandar Of
the merchants at El Basrah, and an efreet
of the t0mbs brought me thither to this
! place, where the people are slaves and
asses, and where 1 have become like unto
them. Would TO Allah | were back among
the tOmbs~ And he wept bitterly. But
the efTeet was pnwerleSs TO help him. for
he, too, was in bondage 10 King Wax
! wax; but he sent message bY one of the
Ons of the Jan 10 the efreet of the tombs,
who was his brother, warning him to shun
the land Of L l-Zal, and telling him of the
fate of E. Sind, which is told in the streets
Of that city 10 this day. as an example OF
the worse fate that befel the man who
ught to escape from his wife.
"By Allah, oh. my mistress" said the
King ShabriZar, when Sharazad had fin.
ished, "thy story is wonderful. aud the case
of ES Sind Of El Basrah is extraordinary.
but l marvel much at the stupidity of
those people of Zil-Zal. and why they
should so long submit to the fer0city OF
| the monster Wax Wax and mis- oppression u
! "Allah is alEknowing, my master"
replied Sharazad, land doubtless it was
! his will that that people should be so op-
pressed. Praise be to Allah, the omnipo-
! tent, the strong, the eminent in power, the
creator of heaven and the earth and of the
] land and the seas p
ADELINE E. KNAPP.