The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-08-07

I'M promise snnythtus," returned the
prisoner ''if yell only give me IA drink
of could wather, especially of there's a
taste Of Cork whisky at he bottom of it.
Thus,assurcd the eadi again turned to
the Arabs who, We're listening In their
stoical way 70 This curious colloquy, of
which they understood nothing savo the
varying expression on the prisoners face
However the altereddemeanor of the COM
batiyn Hibernian convinced them that
their magistrate was II man of profound
wisdom
80 true believers" said he, Allah Is
great, and Mohammed is his prophet This
man Is "A gentle d.rvish from beyond the
great sen, who has' taken upon himself a
vow TO visit Jcrus'lGm Allah has seen
fit to atllict hint deprive him of reason
he is mad, my brethren. stark mad, and
so deserves our pity Let us treat him
with the consideration due to his state Of
| sorrow will cntertaia him tonight, and
do you, brethren. help him on his painful
way tomorrow.
OF course Whalley co I'D not understand
the drift Of these rcma, KS. but ne saw the
look Of anger gradually melt into an ex-
preston OF pity, and zen respect, as the
people unbound him. handed him his shil-
lalah and quietly dispersed and he also
was deeply impressed with the cadi 5 wis
dom
That functiOnary's hospitality was equal
to his wisdom He took the stranger to
his residence, furnished him with food and
divan, smoking and drinking coffee, he OBJ
served:
What's yer nameY
"Whalley--thcy call me Buck Whalley
IN Dublin
"Ha, Dublin Do yoa know SINNERS
alley there?"
II do, we'll"
Is there a little fishshop in it KEEP by
wan Mrs Muldoonf
"Arrah, is it ould Biddy Muldoon ye
maney"
"Ould?" said the cadi quickly Then
after "a pause, he added; AYE, well, of
coorse she must be gettin ould now, the
crathur. | was forgettin that tits 30 years
since saw her.
How on earth do We know Biddy Mul
DOOM said the pilgrim
"How do know her is it? Why, man
alive, I'm her son, Pat Muldoon, that run
away to say in the Betsy Jane 30 years
ago!'
"Whew" calculated Whallcy, surveying
.the other obviously This bangs Ban
aghcr Sure she tould me herself Patsy
was only "a wee boy Of ~ at the time, an
you re an ould man of 20 at laste!"
YOU'RE man Of the world, Whallcy,'
he said, IAN you know you can't always
believe your eyes. A chemist that sarved
in Italy rarned me the saycret of turning
my hair an beard as white as snow or as
black as coal
well, it bates ALL rejoineG the guest
But now that l think of it, Biddy be
licves that you re still alive She gets bit
of money from abroad now an agin, an She
declares it comes from her own wee bou,
chal, Patsy"
GLORY DO to heaven for that samep
murnured the cadi, piously crossing him
self Then, with smile at his own lapse,
he continued allah is great Come, tell
me how the poor crathur is gettin on. It's
mate an drink to me to meet a boy from
, the old sod wanst more.
With true eastern hospitality the cadi
entertained his guest for three days and
then sent him on his way refreshed and
strengthened.
On bidding him farewell Whalley asked:
as there amy service can do you In
return for your kindness, Muldoon"
1.-TWO, answered the cadi First,
never mention to anybody but my mother
that you have seen me- an, second, don't
let the poor ould crathur want for shillin
l or two"
"Niver fear that, responded Whalley,
wringing his hand.
i And so they parted.
The invisible telegraph that carries news
In the desert had anticipated the pilgrim
journey. Lunatics have sacred charac
, ter in the eyes Of most of the eastern peo
, pie even to this day, so the traveller was
= received everywhere along his route will
: kindness and respect. He passed through
9 Ramleh, on through the gorge Ali and tn,
s village of Abu Gosh and at length arrived
o safely in the Holy City.
9 The Street of David was crowded with
S seething mass of humanity. There wer,
!, Christian Syrians in that queer garment
! half pantaloons, half petticoat; Jews witt
battered black hats, Jews with shaver
+ head and Jews with ringlets; merchant,
= in silk and velvet and shopkeepers ragged
S patched and motley; wild Bedouins from
d the desert in their striped burnooses
: Turkish soldiers in their dirty blue and al
$ occasional Russian pilgrim in long caftan
r fur cap and high boots. But perhaps tn,
it most remarkable figure of all was that o
: the Dublin buck in his blue coat anC
Powered vest,
n Whose form had not yet lost
@ All its original brightness,
d However, his formidable cudgel, whicl
: he flourished about his head with playful
vigor, together with the reputation tina
had preceded him, kept the curious at
J. respectful distance.
!. In Jerusalem he found an interprete
y who understood English and by his al,
d procured n certificate from the authorize
IS that he had actually visited the city. Will
this in his pocket he remained few day
to see the sights and then disappeared a
= suddenly as he had arrived
a -Four years have passed. Tom Macna
g mara is at the "Phaynix" with some Gro
II MES. Their money is exhausted, and the,
e are growing unusually sentimental
e Boys" says Tom, what changes
n short time brings about Why, believ
I'm the only one left of the company tina
t used to meet here three or four years ago.
It "Ah, poor Dan Driscolll" says another
Il heard he was guillotined by that mon
stcr RObcspicrrc'