The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1896-02-21


faithful, whom four times the moon
shall have shono full IN the midnight
sky; but Allah has left ono hope.
Only one thing can save her; and the
remedy is rs difficult 10 obtain as her
illness 10 mysterious Art thou ready
to mike every sacrifice for her"
eyes: II thou canst do aught for
her, speak, and II sho lives, / will
give thee gold, aud land, and slaves I;
l will make thee wealthy; more, even
her hand in marriage thou shalt
have"
'No, King, ask nothing, and only
wish to return to my country when
the Princess is cured. Gold has no
charms for me, nor woman any allure
ment. Her hand must be- the reward
Of her savior; for will only indicate
what will cure her, aud young, Wig
orous man must go in search Of it
Listen TO me, o great Caliphl
ear away in the west, in the re-
gion Of the setting sun, is n land; the
fairest land in this mortal world. It's
name is Hispauia In this country
the sky is always blue and pure. In
this paradise of earth, cultivated by
the hands of an houri, grows a beauti-
ful white flower, exhaling a fragrance
like unto that of the breezes of
heaven; if anyone can go to that far
of land and bring this heavenly flower
to Bagdad before thy daughter dies,
then she will live; for its perfume
means life and health to her. Have
this fact proclaimed through all thy
kingdom, aud let those who wish to
undertake the perilous journey so, and
may Allah grant that they return in
time.
Through oil the kingdom the criers
proclaimed the news, that if any man,
however humble or poor he might be,
could obtain and bring the wonderful
flower from the Occident, he would
have as a reward the hand of the beau
tiful Leila Cadyah.
Three powerful princes who loved
Leila-R adyah started on the long
journey in quest of the life-giying
blossom.
The first, young aud handsome
Prince Ali, persisted in the burning
sands when crossing the Arabian
desert.
The second, a nephew OF the Caliph
Hassan, decided to make the voyage
by water; SO, on reaching the Medit.
erranean shore, embarked, and few
J days after fell captive into the hands
of pirates. He was set at liberty after
paying a heavy ransom, and tired o.
suffering mislortunes, returned to hit
native land.
The third ABIDE Rhaman, was {
prince of the royal house of The
Omnyades, dynasty which had beer
overthrow by the grandfather of tn,
present Caliph. ABIDE Rhaman wa
young aud handsome; Princess Leila
Radyah was the soul of his soul, anC
she also loved him, but the Calipl
had sworn never to give his daughte
to the young prince; but how, shoul'
he go and bring the magic flower
when the beautiful Liela rose from
her couch she would belong to him, 70,
tho Caliph had promised her hand t.
her savior, and a Caliph never break
his word once given to his subjects
He crossed the desert of Mesopotami
and reached the seashore. He en-
gagged passage in a Greek trading yes
sci bound for Gala and Hispania, bu
tempest threw him on the coast @
Africa. Nothing daunted, ABIDE
Rhaman continued his way on foot
He suffered hunger and thirst; he wa
taken prisoner, but he escaped, and a
last, leaving behind the burning sand
and barren rocks of the African sol
he crossed the narrow Eea between tn
African continent and Hispanis
That night the moon shone full in tn
midnight sky for the second time. H
stood on the rock of Gibraltar an
gave thanks to Allah.
Beautiful beyond description wa
Hispania. The sky was bluer than tn
r L Al I -,