Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-08

oil the flOcks that have ever fed on them.
See thou To IL. lsmnel NnmAr, thnt every
coward shall be put ingloriously 70 death"
My lords win shall be oboyed." answer
ed lsmnel Numnr. with ulacrity.
As the enemy did not return scouts were
sent out 10 discover his whereabouts They
came back In the early niorniug with the
intelligence that he lay beyond swelling
IN the plain, about a league and n half 10
the north, and the nrpy wns Immediately
put in motion to give him battle.
Keeping bis counsels TO himself, Abou
Kuum quietly lgid his plans about the dis
position of the troops, and by a swift and
adroit mHneuvcr he contrvud 10 get his
own contingent in the rear The arrange
ment, ne may be guessed, was little TO the
taste Of AmOod Sim.
Finding himself Unexpectedly where the
fighting promised 10 BE- hottest, he came 20
Abou Kuram with a fno air OF gracious
ness and PROPULSION Of honeyed words 10
beg his great brother % accept the post
Of honor in the van. But the great broth
ors modesty would not suffer him 10 Us.
sumo a glory that properly belonged 10 an
other. By al the right Of war, all the pre-
negatives Of fame and achievement the dis
tInotion Of leading to victory should fall to
the lion hearted Amood Sim, whose deeds
Of yalor were a theme Of inspiration TO poet
and warrior throughout the length and
breadth OF the land II was u lesson Ia
guile that would have benefited any cour
tier In Europe TO note how those two cx-
pert dissemblors whccdled and palayered
and how mean and worthless oheh made
himself iu comparison with the other.
Abon Kuram protested hewas bnt M the
dust under the hoof Of Amuod Siun'a
charger and Amood Sim swore solemn
oath he was not dc 10 bind the spur upon
Abou Ku1ms heel. Ah0u said TINT AmOod
wasasccund ISLANDER eli RUM. mud Amood
that Abou was Ia strength and courage ns
wns Gabriel himself So the soft blnudish-
mcnts and subtle self drpreciuuons went
on az fcFyeutiy 1s II each man were CON
WINGED be spoke gospel truth But in the
end Abou kuum was not to be moved out
Of his humility, so Amood Sim, after
useless expenditure Of breath and time,
had to make the best OF his unwelcome
honora Having rcgainod possession Of
himself by this time lac accepted the be-
hcsts Of fate without rullo Ia bis sleek
hypocrisy, though ! thought there wna
something Of wry twist 10 his fcigning
mouth rs he turned TO ride TO the post Of
danger No sooner was hc gone than the
manner and look Of Abou Kurum changed.
His eyes glowed, bis brows lowered. aud hia
lips were compressed to an ominous thin
ness.
"our brother lIeth with a rare persuasion
today" be remark cd dryly to Koor All, as
they watched the rotreatinR figure adding,
with sudden truculonryi by my blade
point, ! will drive him into H. tell thee
ho shall fight, or IL ho ny lie shall find
worse loo IN front than behind. Should
the eagle prove bnrn fowl, by faith. instead
Of saving we will help to pluck IT," He
paused, looking over the assembled army,
Doth II not seem 10 thee there Is victory
in the looks OF these armed mcnw he
asked.
And such indeed was the martial and
imposing array that IL might we'll have
made a poltroon into hero, for the spirit
Of battle was once moro animating the
pumed and hammered host that covered
the plain like a sen, rs colors nAame and
les arms flashing like thickets OF steel in
the early sun The allies had fed TO the
mountains like sheep before the wolves
They hnd been found broken, detected, ut
terry dcmoralzed, because they were with.
out q leader and IL was with difficulty they
had been brought back But now, side By
side with an army that was fresh and sworn
20 conquer, they were renewed IN heart
and savage for revenge and plumber. SO
they danced about on oaraeoling horses or
straddling camels tossing npcars and
whirling swords and matchlooks to the
maddening incentive OF pipe and drum
aud cymhal and q tumult OF whoops and
bowls
THAT is the thirst for blood said Abou
| kuram. Ride forward, Koor All, and
holp cur brother to make haste la getting
into battle army. Tell him wc must pos.
seas that height pointing upward. at
will be worth thousand men,
Eager for action, Koor An galloped to
the front with the message, to lnd Amood
| Sim giving instructions about lighting
fires TO roast some sheep and goats that
had been taken in the mountains Koor
All instantly wheeled hia horse and rode
back 20 Abou Kuam TO report, Amood
following distracted at his heels
MY brother Is inpatient cried Amood,
when he came up Tho men need strength
Tor the toll and heat that are hoiore them.
Wherefore not light ares and cook our
bootyw
Abou kuram replied that the men had
dates and water ready 10 their hand and
would be all the nimbler fornot dining TOO
we'll before the engagement.
when the battle Is won my brother will
perceive they could eat with more leisure
and satisfaction" be added, with grim
politcnoss that admitted Of no dispute.
Ill pleased, for he had resolved 10 henrten
himself with some handfuls OF good NUT.
ton, Amood Sim ourr more returned TO his
! place, and the men without diamOunting
| hurrludly washed down n bunch Of dry
dates apiece with a draft OF lukowarm wa
ter The meager meal was hardly swal.
lowed when koor All was carcerlng to tho
front again with Instructions 10 Amood 70
form and make for the height without fur.
| ther delay
The swelling In the plSin behind which
lay The forces OF iumeu Yuscl bad the ap
! pearance Of an enormous billow thrown
up in some upheayal or convulsion Of M
ture and sulidifitd and fixed as IL rose. II
was the only elevation in the plain, and, ~
above indicated, we were 10 possess Il.
| Once upon the crest or ridge we could
make our own arrangements for aunihilat-
ing the enemy We would make our pre-
parotious at our ease and az the iirst op.
portunliy spring upon him. crush him.
manglp HIM sweep him on the face Of the
earth and leave him neither name nor In.
! hcrtauce among the sons Of men. The
plan WAS excellent, all that remained was
the execution.
Scouts were thrown mt n from, TO pro.
vent surprise, while the whole force was
! pushed yiguFously on to be ready tor any
advantage that might fall 10 the way Of
brave men, Abou kttram hurrird mn tho