The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-04-07

atory. But intelligence was at hand. Just
as the morning star was fading out Of sight
Koor Ali and his little band wers at last
spied emerging from defile in the noun
tains Abou kuram watched them with
never n word. but his face was set, and in
his heart were the elements Of a fearful
explosion.
AS Koor Ali approached we saw that he
was accompanied by stranger of rank,
whom we judged TO be an emissary from
Amood Sim. AT sight Of him Abou Ku-
ram became sterner than ever.
Behold, now we shall have n feast OF
words" he said TO me, land we shall be
talking idly when we ought TO be driving
Yumen Yusel to destruction"
When at length the company drew up, he
received their salute coldly and listened
with q mixture of scorn and naughty i'm
patience to the forid speech which the en-
voy hastened TO make. The many express
sions of personal good will with which the
Grafton was interlarded he acknowledged
stifIly; indeed the responses were so unwill-
ingly made one with half an eye could
have seen it would be far more congenial to
him TO draw his sword and fall furiously on
this man OF smiling face and fine words
than to stand and listen. koor Ali, per
ceiving the temper OF his chief, and well
knowing what il meant advanced with the
object of making his report, and so cut
short the palavering. But he had not utter
ed dozen words when Mohammed ben Ell
dad Hassam (such was the strangers i'm.
posing name) interrupted him.
'Peradventure may be permitted TO say
tony lords brother, said the envoy, beam
ing upon Abou Kuram with a feline soft
ness and craftiness of expression, that as
to the delay which hath occurred the good
and gallant Koor Ali and his followers,
who showed the courage of lions ia coming
10 us, are in nowise 10 blame"
my lord ought not 20 trouble himself
with such small matters, returned Abou
Kuram, with the slightest of bows and the
faintest of smiles. They become not his
rank. Besides he is weary and needeth
rest"
II am indeed weary, ~ responded Ben FL
dad with unruilied urbauity. And it is
because Of that would speak in behalf OF
koor Ali, for may l never have the holy
JOY Of sitting in the prophets presence il
he hath not driven us as II we were things
of iron and steel and not men of simple
flesh and blood"
at is not proper that my lord should
thus add to his weariness," interrupted
Abou Kuram. let him withdraw TO my
tent and have his feet washed by his serv-
ants slaves and food set before him and
take the rest of which he is so much in
need. Koor Ali will himself tell his story"
and with an imperative manner that was
not TO be resisted nc led Mohammed ben FL
dad Hassam to the retirement Of the tent
In a minute he was back again.
"Now," he said 20 KoOr Ali, drawing
himself up with soldierly sternness 1--WE
will hear what thou hast TO say. Where
fore didst thou tarry so long, and what It'd
ings hast thou brought
Koor Ali gave his story briefly and clear
ly. To begin with, he said. they dh not
find Amood Sim at the place appointed,
an excursion of the man on the black horse
and his marauders having driven him deeper
into the mountains. This change of situa.
ton involved an arduous search OF 4s
hours, and when at last Amood Sim was
found he was skulking among the rocks rs
IL he were fox with his army scattered be
knew not whittier.
His heart was a. the dust under his
feet " pursued Koor Ali, ,"and he rallied up
OH the evil spirit on the black horse who
had come to destroy him. | asked him il
he intended to let Yumen Yusel harry his
kingdom and carry away his horses, his
camels, his wives and bis little ones, and he
answered, IL H. In the will Of God Nay
i replied, that is but the voice Of Rcraven
fear. We are come hther To help thee with
great host, and are we 10 go back because
thou liest among the rocks afraid To come
forth aud give the enemy battleP Where
upon there were shame and confusion on
his countenance, and he arose and said that
Of surety they would fight But how
shall | prevail on my men, he asked, for
they think these are evil spirits leagued
against themp Gather them unto one
place, said | unto him. and he sent out
messengers and gathered them into one
place-s great hollow in the midst Of the
mountains Speak unto them ] said.
Nay, u will be bettei V thou speak unto