Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-01

Spted emerging from dciue.
atory But intelligence was Mt hand. Just
as the morning star was fadiug out Of sight
Koor All aud his little band were at last
spied emerging from a denle IN the noun
talns, Ahou Kupm watched them with
never a word, but his face was set and in
his heart were the elements Of II fearful
explosion.
As Koor An approached we saw that he
was accompanied by stranger Of rank,
whom we judged TO DO an emlssary from
Amood Sim. Al sight Of him Abou Ku-
ram became eterucr than ever.
"Bchold, now We shall have a feast OF
woTds,n he said TO me, "and we shall be
talkngldly when we ought to be driving
Yumen Yusel to destruction
when at length the company drew up, be
received their salute coldly and listened
with u mixture Of scorn and naughty I'M
patience to the 1ord speech which the en-;
voy hnstoned to make. The many expires
sions Of personal good will with which the
Grafton was interlnrded he acknowledged
stiflly; indeed the responses were so unwill-
ingly made one with half an eye could
have seen 1t would bel far more congenial to
him TO draw his sword and fall firiously on
this man OF smiling face and fine words
than TO stand and listen. Koor All, per
ceiying tho 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
cd ndozen words when Mohammed ben Ell
dad Hussam tsuch was the strangers i'm
posing nnmc) interrupted him.
"Perndyonture. may be permitted 10 say
tony lords brother said the envoy, beam
ing upon Ahou Kuram with a feline soft
ness and oraftness OF expression, that as
TO the delay which hath occurred the good
and gallant koor All and his followers,
who showed the courage OF lions In coming
to us, are Ia nowlsc TO blamen
MY lord ought not TO trouble himself
with such small matters" returned Abou
Kuram, with tho alightest OF bows and the
faintest Of smiles. "They become not his
rank. Besides ho Is weary and needeth
rest"
II am indeed weary, responded Ben FL
dad with unrufned urbanity. And 1t IL
because OF that | would speak In behalf of
koor All, for may never have the holy
JOY of sitting In the propheps presence II
hehath not driven us as five were things
OF iron and steel and not men Of ample
flesh and blood"
Az - hRN IANHNA AAiNA AuNu
thus add TO his wearinessp interrupted
Abou Kuram LET him withdraw to my
tent aud have his feet washed by his serv.
ants slayes and food set before him aud
take the rest OF which he is SO much in
need Koor All will himself tellhis story"
and with an imperative manner that was
not to be resisted he led Mohammod ben Ell
dad Hassam to tho retirement of the tent.
In minute ho was back again.
Now he said TO Koor All, drawing
himself up with soldierly sternness. 1--WE
will hear what thou hast to say. Where
toro didst thou larry so long, and what lid
ings hast thou broughtP
koor ALI gave his story briefly and clear.
~ To begin with, he said, they did not
ind Amood Sim at the place appointed,
an excursion OF the man on the black horse
and hia marauders having driven him deeper
into the mountains. This change OF situa.
tion involved an nrduous search OF As
hours, and when at last Amoud Sim was
found he was skulking among tho roeks as
II he were a fox, with hisarmy scattered he
know not whittier.
Ellis heart was as the dust under his
feet, pursued Koor All, and he rallied up-
on the evil spirit on tho black horse who
had como 10 destroy him. asked him II
he intended 20 let Yumen Yusel harry bis
kingdom and carry away his horses, his
oamels, his wives and his little ones, and he
answerod, III 1t is the will OF God NAY.
Irepiled. that Is but the voice OF a craven
fear. We are come hlther 20 help thee with
u great host, and are we to 10 back because
thou Hest among the rocks afraid to come
forth and give the enemy buttlcp Where
upon there were shame and confusion on
hia eountenance, and he arose and said that
OF surety they would nght But how
shall prevail on my men, no asked. FOR
they think these are evil spirits lcaeuea
against thcmN Gather them unto one
place said I unto him. and he sent out
messengers and gathered them into one
| place-a great hollow IN tho midst OF the
mountains Speak unto Them | said
Nay, 1t will be better Il thou speak unto
thein,' he answered, for they no longer
heed my words
'Wherupon stood on rock and spoke
70 them and told them how my lord haA
come TO help them, and hearing this they
took heart and shouted with mighty yolee
that they yeArncd for vengeance aud were
ready TO do battle with Yumen Yusel and
the man on the black horse And j, think.
Ing IL we'll 10 take them while the spirit
was strong upon them, bade them come
downto join my lori, whoreat Amood Sim,
trembling greatly, said. Nay, IL il better