Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-03-25

thing In comparison.
"Thou wilt Hnd the little Fatima OF the
unrest Kohlsm breed, no went on, I'D
dressing me, "in shape and spirit UNI
eounled outside my royal stables In her
veins il the unadulterated blood Of the
prophet's own mare. In heetness as the
deer, in courage as the lion, in glntleness
as the lamb, In beauty as the gazeile, in In
tslligence as the serpent, she will be to thee
both companion and protector obeying thy
wishes ere thou hast time to express them.
She will carry thee hrRvely toVlctory or fly
with thee swifter than the wind In defeat
She will nurse thee when thou art sick, re
ioice with thee when thou art glad. She
will be thy lover and thy slave See thou
proye worthy OF her And now there is
but one thing more; when thou seest the
sun looking for his bed in the west, come
hithSr and thou shalt 1nd her ready for
thea
He waved his hand to signify the audi
ence was NJ an end, aud rising passed into
the interior Of the castle.
"Verily the great Abou Ruram hath
shown thee favor beyond example," re-
marked Said AchnetAs we returnoc for
little to his homo II think thou hast thy
fair face TO thSnk. Tho truth Of nature
will overturn maHylies, AS for the enter
prise on which thoti goest It accordeth well
with thy adventurous spirit. The scent Of
danger is to thee as thnscent Of prey to the
lion. Thy gladness rs shining in thine eyes.
would | could see thee again"
And may not return to Marabel In tri
umphP asked.
Truly thou msyst, but something tells
me thou wilt not. 1t was pleasant to sit
ing tho ripe fruit hearing thee talk Of thy
country and adventures. But tho bitter
must be with the sweet. All things have
IN end, and that which once was becomes
but dream. The time of parting is at
hand, and / she'll lie awake on my bed Mt
night thinking Of tho stranger who came
from Rfar to cheer me In my solitude"
And the stranger Hill think OF thee
with gratitude" returned. at is all he
has to offer, and thou hast it in full meas
IRE Wherever he may 20, whatever may
be his lot, he will remember thy kindness
in the day Of bis trouble"
ut Is surely enough, he answered in a
low voice that had culver in it. when
thou returnest to thy people, tell them that
beneath the burnoose there beat human
hearts. Now one last favor ask OF thee:
thou art now man Of influence; l COM
mend my Tabal to thy care, and the Lord
prosper thee"
MAY my best friend forget me II l for
get thy son" l replied, and he thanked me
with gushing eyes
Early in the afternoon, in accordance
with Abou Kuram's orders said Achmet,
THbal and myseh went to the castle,
which presented a scene Of frantic commo-
ton. An esplanade or parade ground in
front was threnRed with gaunt, fierce Wis
aged troops, some on loot, some mounted
on horses and tome on dromedaries, wheel
ing and plunglug and rushing to and fro
with naniacal yells and brandishing OF
| weapons.
On first catching sight Of them through
vista OF palms and tamstisks l thought
that either they had suddenly gone stark
mad or that the enemy following up his
successes in the field, had pushed on and
| captured the castle. Itadded to my amaze
ment when Iabal seeing what was going
| on, bolted forward, shouting tranticaily.
MS though he, too were magically bcreft OF
his wits. Having no taste to advance
among the flying spears, was meditating
flight when said Achmet touched me reas-
suringly On the arm.
ut ID the A7ah' Ia wHrdance perform
ed before going 90 meet an enemyl, he said
with smile. They are getting up the
spirit OF war, Methlnbs it viii be bad fol
the enemy"
Whatever might be the issue, there was
no denying the imposing ierocity OF that
wild variance.
The men were armed with variety Of
queer and uneouth weapons-anclent
matchlocks, pistols, spears, swords, jlvclini
and daggas, which few aud flashed pro
miscuousiy MS If company of bedlamite'
had somehow possessed themselves Of hall
dozen arnories.
As soon as we were seen approaching 2
band Of horemen dashed tOmeet us, whirl
ing their swordsin the air SO furiously that
in spite Of said Achmet's assurance that
the display was mere sport, 1 had an un
easy suspicion that thcy were bent on cut
ting us down by way OF preliminary prao
tice. But just at the crucial moment, wher
their lances were within few feet of us
they wheeled with inconceiyable quicknes!
and dexterity and dashed back theway they
came, Yelling sayagely Two or three time
thismaneuver was repeated, each time witt
madder dash and quicker turning, theI
drawing up suddenly they faced us, salut
ing with a rigid precision that was in strils
ms contrast to the wild movements thel
had Just gone through.
They had scarcely turned to get back t.
their original positions when great shou
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