Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1894-05-02

Koor All and his little band arcrc at last
Spicd emerging from defle.
atory. But intelligence was at hand. Just
as the morning star was fading out Of sight
Koor Ali and his little band were at last
spied emerging from defile in the noun
tains Abou Kuram watched them with
never a word, but his face was set, and in
his heart were the elements of 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 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 mixture of scorn and naughty i'm
patience to the forid speech which the en-
voy FASTENED to make. The many express
slons of personal good will with which the
grafton was interlarded he acknowledged
stiffly; indeed the responses were so unwill-
ingly made one with half an eye could
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 it meant, advanced with the
object of making his report, and so cut
short the palavering. But he had not inter.
ed a dozen words when Mohammed ben Ell.
dad Hassam (such was the strangers i'm.
posing name) interrupted him.
"Peradyenture. may be permitted to say
to my lords BROTHER" said the envoy, beam
ing upon Abou Kuram with n 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 in coming
to US, are in nowise to blans."
my lord ought not to 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"
81 am indeed weary" responded Ben Ell.
dad with unruffled urbanity. "And 1t Is
because of that would speak in behalf Of
Koor Ali, for may I never have the holy
Joy of sitting in the prophets presence If
he hath not driven us as if We were things
of iron Ind steel and not men Of simple
flesh and blood"
ut 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 bv his serv-
ants slaves and food set before him and
take the rest of which he is 30 much In
need. Koor Ali will himself tell his story"
and with an imperative manner that was
not to be resisted he led Mohammed ben El-
dad Hassam to the retirement Of the tent.
In minute he was back again.
''Now," he said to Koor Ali, drawing
himself up with soldierly sternness. I'VE
will hear what thou hast to say. Where
fore didst thou tarry so long, and what It'd
ings hast thou broughtP"
Koor Ali gave his story briefly and clear
ly. To begin with, he said, they did not
find Amood linn 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 as
If he were fox, with his army scattered be
knew not whittier.
'His heart was as the dust under his
feet" pursued Koor Ali, "and he rallied up
on the evil spirit on the black horse who
had come to destroy him. asked him If
he intended to let Yumen Yusel harry his
kingdom and carry away his horses, his
camels, his wives and his little ones, and be
answered, IF it is the will of God Nay
replied, that is but the voice OF craven
fear. We are come hither to help thee with
q great host, and are we to go buck because
thou lest among the rocks afraid to come
forth and give the enemy battea' Where
upon there were shame and confusion on
his countcnance, and lie arose and said that
of n surety they would fight. But how
shall prevail on NY men, he asked, for
they think these rrc evil spirits lcagued
against them5' Gather them unto one
place, said | unto him, and he sent out
messengers and gathered them into one
placc-a great hollow in the midst OF the
mountains. Speak into them,' | said
Nay, it will be better Il thou speak unto
tbem,' he answered. for they no longer
heed my words
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