The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1898-01-26
MAN AND BEAST; AN ARABIC
I,E(1END ~

| MAN AND BEAST; AN ARABIC
LEGEND.
| The lion, king of beasts, superb and
| generous, had been killed, leaving his
! lioness and cub behind him to honor his
memory and perpetuate his race. This
noble scion burned with a desire to
travel over the world. why" asked
/ his mother, covering him with ca
resses, why do you wish to leave me?
Are you not happy here? Take care,
my child; beyond these vast solitudes
that make your empire you will meet
among other dangers the most terrible
of all our enemies, he who made you an
orphan--that formidable being they call
| man"
At last, tired of this eternal warning,
and taking council of his courage alone,
the young heir to the kingdom of beasts
took leave Of his mother one day, say
ing: II fear nothing; am young and
strong; I am as brave as my father was
before me, and II see this creature
called man--well--he shall see mel" He
departed.
The first day he perceived an OK in his
road.
Are you MANI" he asked. mo-" re-
piled the peaceful creature, chewing his
cud; ''he Of whom you speak is my mas
ter; he harnesses me to the plough. and
if move too slowly for him he urges
ME on with steel point with which he
prods my flesh. 1t is called goad,
believe" The cub walked off PEN
sively
The next day he saw horse hobbled
in a field. Are you man?' asked the
fierce traveller. ooh, no, my lord re-
piled the trembling courser. IT am his
servant; I. carry him on my back.
/ When do not go at the speed he de-
sires he belabors my TANKS with sort
of q star-shaped wheel covered with
pointed blades" Shaking his name
fiercely, the young lion resumed his
course, crashing his teeth and asking
himself in impotent rage who this being
could be who made all things submit to
his caprice, his force, his will!
A short time after that he came to In
dia, where he met an animal Of enor-
nous size; who seemed gifted with in
domitable strength This time can
not be mistaken" he said, approaching
1t, you are man, are you not?" You
are indeed wrong. I am an elephant,
and he whose name you have just spok-
Ell is my lord and master. carry him
on my back when he hunts the tiger,
and-see what confidence he has in me
he leaves me often to keep guard over
his little ones" On hearing these words
the young lion hurried on, more and
more perplexed.
Suddenly hollow sound, occurring al
regular intervals, startled him from his
reverie. The noise seemed to come
from the depth of the wood. He ad-
vanced and saw great oak tree in 8
clearing, tottering to the ground felleo
by an intrument in the hands Of a being
whom the lion did not at first even no
tice Are you a MANI" NO" re-
piled the giant oak, sinking slowly
down; II am dying of the blows his
hands have rained upon me-
Then for the first time the cut
deigned to look at the being of whom
the oak had spoken. But at the sigh
of creature so paltry and frail hi
roared didainfully: How can this be.
Is 1t you my mother fears so, and o.
whom she warned me? Was 1t one o.
you who dared approach my father? I!
it you from whom they have told me tt
iee?" "It is IT, replied the wodmar
simply
"But you, poor creature, you are fee
: bleness itself! My name alone should
make you pale with fear, and I coult
! bring you to earth with one blow of my
paw
Not deigning to respond at first, TIL,
man cut deep cash in the trunk of thu
/ dying tree, and turning to the yount
, lion said: 1T am feeble to you. Lool
at this oak tree; straight and tall, ant
full of pride in it's mighty strength
nevertheless it is felled to earth; yol
see what my hand can do! AS to you
, name, it does not frighten me;
know one more terrible than that-suf
, fering, poverty! Your cry is les
, dreadful to me than that of my beas
when 1t calls for bread. 1t Is not m.
feeble muscle with which conquer you
it is mind That makes me your mas
ter! You doubt it still? Put your paw
, in the groove If you dare he added
pointing to the crack he held open wit
his axe.
: obeyed without hesitation The wood
0 man tore away his axe, still wet wit
t the sap Of the forest giant, and tn
a whelp was prisoner. "Well-and now
am MANI" asked the woodman grave
d ly. Gam your master?"
4 Crushed by such boldness the Ito
\ bent his head in silence to acknowledg
b his defeat. AS soon as he was libei
4 ated, he stretched himself on the moss
q and began sorrowfully to lick his bleed
I ing paw. The man bent over the var
!, quished beast and bathed the woun
J, PELAGIC SEALING