The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-10-27

| outpouring OF ghosts from the clash Of
battle, even as the spark floods perpetual
gush from the grinding of swords? Yet
thou knowest that blood of ours is never
shed without vengeance; and when one
OF us falleth straightway another riseth
up to do the deeds OF man-to help the
weak, to strive with them that are mighty
for evil. Bear thou the thirst for thy
peoples sake; turn now, oh son. and
smite them stouty while thy strength
endures."
And Rabyah turned back again, while
the women fled; and once more he scat
tered the band of SULTAN ana drove the m
before him and held all the pass. And
he sat guarding the narrow way upon
his gray mare.
Then fell and died the day, in awful
passion of fire, behind the pass, and
against the mighty glow rs in flame,
the horseman lowered like a Djinn.
And the sons of SULTAN drew afar off,
and watched Rabyan--as vultures wait
and watch, pluming themselves. about
And because they would not again at
tack Rabyah, Nubaishah Knocked them
with rhymes piercing as the iron of
lances. But they could not be moved to
approach him; and Nubaish foamed at
the month like a camel that had eaten
bitter herbs. And the night cane.
But Rabyah, remaining in the shadow
of the pass, felt that his ghost was about
to depart from him. And, bending to
the ear of his slim gray mare, he whls-
pered unto her softly, "Stand thou still,
darling; stand still as a stone for tho
love of me!' Then he pressed the foot
of his long spear into the ground, cen
as he sat upon her, and leaned upon it.
And in the darkness its ghost went out
from him.
But ever, as king stitch upon his
throne, so Rabyah sat upon his mare;
and ever the gray mare stood still as
stor for the love of him.
Over the black desert of the sky slowly
moved the long white caravan of the
stars; and the night waned. But dead
Rabyah still sat upon the mare; and the
beautiful mare stood as craven image
standeth. for the love OF him.
Until the cheek of the morning red
dened, as for shame; and Nubaishah
saw that Rabyahs head dropped, as
though be slept upon his mare.
Then Nubaishah called unto him an
archer of Khuzaah, mighty man to bend
the bow, and he asked the archer, Have
you an arrow left, my son?' And the
replied, feaffuly, "One only, and it is
for my life.
But Nubaishah said "Thy life is safe
now. Shoot the arrow, my son; shoot
at the gray mare
And the mare saw the arrow coming
anu ledpbu dhluo, anu htDydU Iell upon
his face. Then, for the first time, all of
the men of Sulaim knew that he was
dead, and they sent up great shout.
And they went up to where he lay, and
| looked upon him, and wondered, and they
! spoiled him Of his helmet and his broken
shirt of mail and his lance and sword
ana his sandals. But the mare bad fled
toward the tents OF the Beni-Firaz. and
| none might overtake her.
| And swart Nubaishah mutteed: There
| was no other like him among the men
| OF Firaz. l almost repent me to have
| slain him. And wild man OF Sulalm.
| msrvelng, smote the foot of his spear
| into the dead mans eye, and cried aloud
| IN the uncouthness of his admiration:
God curse thee!- man who detendeth
his women even after he is dead ~
But QUINN Saiyar and the women had
reached the tents OF the Beni-tiraz and
aroused the tribe. And the best men
| of the camp sprung to horses in haEte.
and rode tercelv to the pass OF Ghazai;
] but they only fond kabyah lying there,
! naked and dead, and the vultures circling
aboye him. And leaving him there they
| pursued so furiously after the sons of Su-
lain that the log way smoked beneath
| them vet they could not overtake them.
So they rode back to where Rabyah lay
and thew buried him there. with great
mourning, in the place of his last and
greatest deed. And they built above
him a hill of black stones to mark the
spot and in the midst thereof, at the