Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1896-11-06
HE DREAMED IT.

"Your oriental adventure'" asked
Ned. amazed
well. its worth hearing" said Tom,
IL Il did happen to me- II was when I
was In Damascus a mere at'ache OF a
grave diplomatic party, boy Of 20, who
might as well have been lost al home,
suppose.
Il had bought cigar cases az d smok-
tng caps and tobacco bags and all sorts
of things" said Tom. al had slippers
and scarfs for my mother, and I was
buying pipe of oriental style, with a
long stem, and water bottle COR the
smoke TO pass through. when great
puffy bag Of black silk which enveloped
lady paused near me and squat.ed
down before the shop of young Jewel
merchant for the purpose OF examining
his bracelets.
"Only the eyes of the figure we're Wis
Ibie. but they were blacker and more /
beautiful than those OF any heroine of
the ARABIAN Nights Entertainments
and they lit on me once, twice, three
times and sent sensation through my
heart 10 which II was happily as yet a
stranger.
Behind the figure stood a less care
fully veiled person Of an old female
servant That It was young beauty &
thus hid under the silken balloon had {
no doub.
~The jewel merchant was busy with {
mis- wares. No one but the old woman t
saw the beauty make little sign with t
her exquisite hand, but she did it. O
The sign seemed to say wait and Il
walted. k
aNhat waited for l hardly knew. f
My repertory of gesture is not large. e.
No Engiishman's is. ] nodded Yes II
n sufIced W
'As she went away, guarded by her te
old attendant, she repeated the notion HI
Walt It said again. tn
''Taere was a coffee house close at sc
hand, open 10 the street like all other ca
shops There squatted on a cushion lie
and slipped and smoked.
~ saw a figure pass, pause, make
sign TO me.
alt was the old woman, the servant tn
of my mysterious beauty. / flung fro
coin 20 the story teller and followed on
her. ste
f'"She went on for long while until | his
began 20 think she would never speak an
to me, but at last she paused under the rol
shadow of the blank plaster walls of dr.
house IN a quiet part Of the city, and the
suddenly letting down long wisp of dei
gray hair took from II letter little ton
crooked thing, written on bright paper VIII
and drenched with perfumes. the
81 little English know 1t began. the
MY mother she English. / wait for van
you, Come. woi
"Where shall go' | asked the old cess
woman. rep
"She beekoned Again I followed. one
Ne walked on, she going before, ! fol. that
lowing until She paused before a white Ike
plastercd wall In which was a narrow leav
ioor. Unlocking this she motoned me GOO
20 enter, aud. almost treading on my piec
heels IN her haste, instantly slipped In pate
,fter me and relocked IT, drur
II found myself in the most beautiful pent
garden imagination can depict Beyond nigh
I was rose arbor Obeying the old requ
soman's notions entered the door of mag
his fragrant retreat. pent
~on the instant two beautiful arms bow
we're cast ABOUT my neck, and voice calle
ike that Of the nightingale softly
'reathed these words:
oh, how long have waited for
'ou, JOY of my sour Golfer
cit was the girl whom had seen at
he bazaar. / knew her eyes and her &c
lands at once and knew that had ated
net my fate. loved heron the instant Chro
IS well as she seemed to love me" Ills s
Bother" said Dick 1900
81 can't make YOU understand that woul
eloious emotion" said Tom, signing. that
There We sat together talking Ike woul
overs wh" had been parted for years. folio,
he slipped a ring upon my finger consi
ave he's one from mine. ! vowed to real ,
car her away 70 the land where lovers probs
.ese not the slaves they were there. and tribnt
be promised to meet me al the little wogl
arden gate at midnight" could
"Going It fast said Dick. ment
Suddenly, as we sat there. the old traffic
Oman rushed into the arbor. She kes at
hispeied a word TO my youthful lady his &
We who wru1g her hands In terror which
"'fly for your FIFE she said N Allah Poe