Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-08-12
MUHAMMAD DIN.

tolpiccc among Che r'pct0ws which Imam
Din, kHi,riatgnr wa, o'olu.ng far mo.
Docs tho hclvru born want this hnilf'
sold Imam Din doforenHllly. "By your
honor's favor. / hlyr lt.'1 GONE. Ito has
seen this ball md desires D.. Go play wish.
] do no. want 10 Cor mysrli"
iic carried out tt' battered thing into
tio yonndl. and tlas1 followed % hurf.
cano of joyful aqgraEs. rn.tcr' uf small
faet aud tho thuI. thud, tlul ~ The hall
rolling along tho ground.
NoAt day, coming back from Office hni
nn hour earlier than usual. Twas aware az
a small Gguro In tho dining ru1m-n tiny
plump ngurr in TI0ieuIUwiy iuidDIua.1
shirt which cuHo perhaps half way down
tho tubhy stomach DO wandered round
tho ROOM, thumb in mouth cs.1linH %
it-aif ns 10 took stock uf iHrIeiggcH. Tn.
doubleday this wal thH "Uttl1 son.
lln had no business in ny n0m, ~
cluIt'. bgt was D droply absorbed ln DIE
81. oU,uricl that hJ rutHfu1titld in tHf
doorway J stopped Into tho room and
startled him nearly into % &c. lilo fni
down un tho ground with % gasp. ilis
,yp opeuud md his mouth followed gul'
know what was coming und lied followed
byn long. dry howl which rolehod th'
servants quarter, hr moro quickly than
any command ~ iaiuH had ever done. M
ton seconds Imam Diu was Boa thr dinlus
room. Then drspnIrius lhs arose. ANA
returned ~ md Imam Din Hduiuulshing
tho small sinner who was using most Of
higfhlrt a. handkerchief
"This boy. " said Imam Din iudiclslly,
'iHn hudmnsh-a hlg hudmnst. ilr will.
without doubt. 90 90 tho inllkhnnn fUr hII
behavior. llonuwCd yoll4 from th1 puni
tent and an elaborate apology 90 myself
from Imam Din.
"Toll tho baby. D." ssid I, "that thc sahlh
On not angry and tlio himnwhy Imam
lln conveyed my forgiveness tl the ui.
fcndcr, who bad now gnthcrdnll bic Hhlfi
round lis neck, Firlngwisg. and tho yell
subsidized into % rob. Tho two sot uf fuf
tho door. "llis name, said Imam Din a.
though the namo wrro pGrt of th1 orinio.
"is huhnmmnJ Din, and 10 g. o. bud
mash" l'rcgd from present danger Mu'
hnmmhd Din turned round ~ his mthurs
arms and snid Rrayolyi 1t Rtruuthht my
unmo l. Muhninmhd Din tlhih, but am
not buduash. ! am % mani
From that day dated ny acquaintance
with Muhammni Din. Never again did
noutml ground " tho compound we rfrotod
each other with much state. though uui
conversation was confined 60 "Talnnm.
tahib' from hil Fidn md "snlnam Mu
hammnd Dlni" from uinc. Daily un ms
return from oiiioo holittlo whitoshirt and
tho int iittlc body used to rise from thH
shade n tho crrprr covered TROLLS whrr.
they had boon hid, and daily Ichcckod my
hursn here, that my Hgluintlon might nos
b. lurrud over or given unsaumly
Nuhammnd Din mover had any cnmpan.
Ions. Ito used 10 trot about tho com.
pound, In and ont of thucastur oil hu.hc..
on mysterious crrnuds ~ his own. ono
day stumbled upon some uf hil hnndr
work Gar down tho around. ITO had holt
buried tho polo ball In dust and stuck six
thtivclcd old mnrlgold ilnwgra in circle
ruund L. Outside that clrgln again was .
rude square tfucod out In hliao rUd hriti.
alternating with fragments ul broken
china, the whole bounded hy little bank
81 dust. Tho hhiFiic from tho we'll curb
put In q plea Tor tho small architect, sny.
ing that Il was only tho play uf baby aui
ala mot much diailgutc my garden.
huNon knows that had no intrntlon
Of touching tho child's work then ur intpr.
hut that evening a stroll through tho gnr.
uon brought mo unAwnrrs full ON 10. tn
that trnmpiod before know mnrigull
loads, dust bank and ffagmuutsuf br1kou
soap dish into confusion past all hupo ~
inrnding. Next muruinR / csmc upon
,duhnmmad Din crying softly 20 himself
over tho ruin had wrought. some one
lad cruelty told him that tho sl.hib wns
very angry with him for spelling the gar.
ten and had scattered his rubbish. using
a b
laborCd for nn hour at oflncing every trara
Of Tho dust bank and pottery fragments
and II was with % fearful and npnlorctl1
faoo that hu mid, "Inlnnm, tahiti" whom
i came homo frum tho office. A hnsty iu
quiry resulted in Imam bin Informing
MuhamnAd Din that by my singular favor
lao was permitted 10 ulspuri himself nv Doc
pleased, Wh0sOnt tho child took heart and
foll to tracing tho ground plan uf an cdlnoo
which was 20 eclipse Tho mnrisuld polo
ball creation.
For some months tho chubby iuio rr.
ccutricity rJyulNrd in DIS humble orbit
among the castor Oh bushes aud IN tho
dust always inshinuing mugDiilcgnt pal
aces irum stale flowers thrown AWAY hy
The bearer, smooth wltUr worn uUhhlra.
bits Of hrokUn glHss and feathers pulled.
fancy, from my iuwls-always alone aud
always grooming 90 himself
a gnyly spotted Bou holt was drupppd
ono day close to tho last ~ hisllgtlp build.
ings, and looked that MuH4mmnd Din
should build something moro than ordl.
narily splendid IN tho strength ofit. Nor
was disappointed, DO mrditntpd for
nelrly an hour and his grooming rose 10
"a Jubilant song. Then hn began tracing
IN dust. II would certainly be- wundruus
palace, this one, Tor 1t was two yards long
ana "a yard broad Ia ground plan. Boz
tho palace was never completed.
Next day there was no Muhammnd Ola
NJ tho head OF tho carriage drive, and mo
ITALIAN, tahiti" 90 welcome my rp,uru.
had grown accustomed Co tho gro,tlns.
and IL omission troubled mo Npxt dnv
Imam Din told mo that tho child was sut.
frrlng slightly from iuylr and needed
quininc. lilo got tho medicine aud am
English doctor
They hayo no stamina tho, brats,"
said tho doctor as Do lult Imam Dlns
quarter,
a week later, though would Alyu glyuu
much % have avoided DO, Imrtuu tho ru,d
10 thu Mussulmun hurylug ground Imam
llini accompanied hy UUru,uur .rlpud, Gao.
lying Ia Dis arms wrapped boo "a white
cloth, all that wla lotolllttlu Muham.Aaa
Din.-liuIyagd Elpl,ur.
Nervous s,rain Of Hallway Work.
There B. reason to bclioyo that at an
times thurc mu men ou tho limo who ago
working very near 20 th1ir breaking