The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-03-26
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"'Tis the best thing ever saw" be said
emphaticaly. did you do it alone and
by magics"
"Alone and by magicl'' repeated, with
swagger "And why not'"
"You are hero" he exclaimed admir-
ingly. ITO take ship is a great thing
Twenty men, to whom blood was Joy,
have failed where you have succeeded
alons. And you have this" with COM
prehensive wave of the hand, las the re-
ward of your courage-enough to build
palace and buy slaves and have the pleas
ures Of sultan. How did you do itS'
''The fool opens the windows of his mind
TO the passerby," l replied, taking a turn
about the deck, "but the wise man shuts
them"
"YoG are as prudent as you are brave"
he remarked laughingly, though l could
see my reply had cut him. Keep thy own
secret and tell II to no one, for he who re-
veals a secret is no longer master Of 10. A
wise proverb, and yet there is another that
has wisdom also. Conceal your secret only
from such as are known to be indiscreet,
but impart it to him who has the prudence
to keep it,"
"We talk of proverbs when we ought to
be eating and drinking" / said. you
must be in need of rest and refreshment."
THAT am," he replied warmly "These
many days and nights have / been smitten
by sun and moon without morsel of bread
to stay my stomach or a drop of water to
cool my burning tongue"
"Then," l returned, you suffer from
three things, for which talk is no cure
hunger, thirst and WEAKNESS. Let us see
what rejection may be got out of the ships
stores"
MAY Allah grant you lifelong bounty
and the prophet receive you in the home of
the faithfufr he answered in a burst OF
fervent piety. "The brave are ever gener-
GUS" he added, following me down the
companion ladder, convinced that was the
king of buccaneers.
Pronouncinga fervent bismillah, or grace,
be fell To ravenously, swallowing the vic
tuals in huge mouthfuls and washing them
down with copious drafts-frst of coffee,
then of rum.
~"Were it not for the sweet reality of this
eating and drinking" he said In his bland
est manner, III could believe il all vision
and you a beneAcent genie. But this ban
quet is too good for genie. III do not re-
turn thanks day and night and remember
your name perpetually, may Azrael drag
me TO the uttermost depths OF the pit"
Though eating with vigor that would
have been too much for the capacity Of any
two ordinary men and never forgetting
what was due 80 a succoring host, be show
ed lively interest in his surroundings, and
when the meal was over we proceeded at
his suggestion to make a complete survey
of the brig. To explore the hold, with
which we began, it was necessary TO get
light. This gave 90 Abram ben Alden,
making him precede me, 80 that by no
chance might he take me unawares from
behind
IL is n good plan 70 keep a doubtful
guest always In front ofy you.
AS we made our examination, coming on
pile upon pile OF stuffs from the looms OF
India. be was ready to burst in sheer covet-
business, though striving TO hide IL. He had
never known man TO take such prize. and
he would be happy II / only allowed him 10
be my slave that he might learn from me
the secrets Of successful piracy.
you are greater than Ran Dahid whose
prizes made him so rich and powerful that
be married a princes daughter, for he had
his crew, aud you are alone and but
youth. 1t Is great day for me when am
permitted to know you aud be near you"
Again made light OF my achievement;
ueating the taking Of ship as II were but