The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1894-02-05

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less hands and ignoble bondage"
And who instructed thee in our condi
tion" demanded the Circassian, fashin,
with queenly rage 'Thy dcliverance, me
thinks, will be slayery-thy care a perpetua
evil"
sweet rose of the garden, replied Sulei
man, ''it becometh not thy beauty to be il
n tempest. Thy lord is far from hence. m,
| beauteous one, and his return to thy Lowell,
\ bosom is uncertain. Wherefore should !
thou tarry here TO hc abased."
There can be no worse abasement tha,
| going with thee" she snapped. Leave Ii,
| to such chances as fate may bring and Re
! ye gone, for yc are but portionless Bedouin,
of the desert"
Nay, answered Sulciman. more insipu
| atingly than ever. Eve cannot leave ,yh.t
has enraptured our eyes. Make thyself OLD
and ugly, my charmer, and we will fly from
| thy presence. But while thou puttest tn,
rose and lily to shame thou must blamt
heaven, not us, if we refuse to 90 from tn,
side. And now, my adorable. there is bust
ness going ON in which must bear a hand
Will my queen therefore dcign to accom-
pany us to place of safety. where she may
be guarded from harm"
The lady would have broken out aeuin,
pnt Suieiinan had no more time to waste
On words conduct thy mistress, the
queen and her fair companion, the gem Of
lndia, whittier we lead" he said, turning
sharply upon Baruk. is there a SPOT Of
safety about this neither pitt"
''lt is as my lord seeth answered Baruk.
Sulciman considered for "A moment. then
turned again to the ladies.
Have the lights Of Amood's ewes onv
possessions they would fain carry with
thcin'' lie inquired, with courtly smile.
''Trinhets, jewels, costly robcsp Mcthnks
they must have. Aud We will ourselves
help them to collect their riches. Yc STAY
here while we Search
Accordingly, although the queen declared
voclcrously she had no wish but 10 see the
last of US, the ladies were consigned to the
care Of stroug guard, Of which | was one,
while the rest. under the guidance of Ba
rnk, went in search of valuubles. They re
turned after little with many sparkling
caskets full Of precious gems, loads of varl.
oils siulis of richness misrepresentation
els hair cloaks elaloratcly inwrought with
gold Indian silks of manifold DYES and
patterns, hhorassan brocades, bundles of
rugs and shawls and sashes enough to fur
nlsh 10 regiments of shciks, and, more i'm
portant than all, two more of the princi-
pal ladies of the harcm.
Just one thing more ere wedepart " said
Sulciman gleefully. "1here Is enough of
the wine Of Shiraz to float a thousand
shps, and, by the prophets beard, we go
not without share Of it."
They went of again, presently coming
bnck laden till they pioanel with skin bot
ties of many Sizes fuli to the brtm of wine.
The burdens were set down, and Suleiman
looked with JOY at the pile, md from the
pile to the ladies, and from the ladies back
at the pile
1T is good, he remarked. "Said 1 not
that Amood was a mighty benefactor of
his kind' There IL enough here to make
the black tents merry for Il year.
But it was hard question how to get all
this pluudrr away. We had won it by
force, and by force might lose It, for in such
adventures as lootng castles properly
changes hands with UNREASONABLE quick
ness.
Snleiman stepped TO the lattlced window,
sent II into Shycrs, aud looked down We
were OH the outerwail Of tho castle aud our
beasts could not be far of. Sulein,an's
brow cleared.
There he ropes where riches so abound,
my gaelic lie said, turning to Baruk.
leH, my lordn
"l'ato him and bring a rope, Ali,r said
Sn'eiman to man at his side 1.-TWO, II
thou canst find them, and make thy best
speed"
A Il and Barlk were ollt Of sight in n mo
ment, and Suleiman went on with his in-
And thou, Ibrahiul, my trusty right
hand, take with you three others, cleaye
your way down o where we left our horses
and tell our fellows to bring them under
this window. The matter will be easy.
Get camels, too If thou cauSt lay hands on
them, mud our fair ones would ride tie !
easier in litters. will swing lamp in the
window Il, signal to thee, and forget not,
good Ibrthim to mako haste ="
Il will not forget said lbrahim, chn9g-
Ing his companions
In few minutes Ali and Baruk were
back with two Stout ropes, which were !
made fast to two speaihead4 driven into |
the floor
we Will slip down these quicker than
the angels came down Jacobs ladder. re /
marked Snleiman, throwing The loose ends |
ont Of the window. Nov, my good lbra
him, do not tarry."
lbrahim did not tsrry. Even sooner, |
think, thhn was expected by our impatient |
leader there was sound of Gruntimg and
'nortinX and low voices in the darkness lu-
ierncolh that made him smile
Art thou there, lbrahim." called .Snlei-
man softly
II am here" answered Ibrahim in the
same tone.
And four camels, by the memory of the
sreat Saad. \ notorious Arab Freebooter |
How didst thou find them, my gay ouey',
BY taking their keepers unawarcs and
sending them swiftly To the prophets bos-
,nl, replied lbrahlm
sA!ace will setthe thee i'll fiery birthstone