The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1901-12-04

construction or understanding OF man
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II would, l wouldr exclaimed the
prince, delighted with the expectation.
The power is In your hand" an,
swered the strange visitor and van
lshed
For several minutes the prince stood
as II awakened from a dream, but not
long. for just at that moment IL young
girl, favorite with the prince. came
on tiptoe behind him. Noiselessly as
the soft breeze that scarce moved the
dark hair that fell uncontrolled over
her white shoulders she crept up and
was about TO clasp her small hands
over his eyes when the prince, seeing
the shadow and excited by the strange
visitor who had just left him, wheeled
suddenly around and In doing so touch
ed the laughing girl with his staff
As statue of the whltest marble she
stood before him.
As the prince stood wondering at the
magic power OF the apparently com
monplacc stan courier approached In
all haste with a message from a dis.
tant province governed by very dear
friend of Prince All.
The GREATNESS messenger fell ON his
race before the prince, and after sa.
flaming after the manner OF the day
and recovering breath enough to speak
he begged the pardon OF the prince FOR
first exactlng promise OF secrecy In
regard 10 the matter upon which he
had been sent. 1t being his masters
special order
In his anxiety the prince raised the
hand that held the staff and placed 1t
on the shoulder of the exhausted mes
senger and he too. was marble.
As the days went by the palace filled
with strange Images, and tue possesser
OF the wonderful staff began TO long
for the supernatural donor. The pos
session of his gift began to be u weight,
and each Image added TO the palace
was Il weight added to the burden OF
its ruler stu the longed for visitor
came not.
At last, when the prince was almost
driven to madness. his strange visitor
again appeared. Before he could ask
question of the descendant OF the great
Mahmoud the star was thrust Into his
hands, and he was prayed by the mem
DRY of the great lender to restore To
life the silent Images that. instead OF
adjoining, cast n gloom over the palace.
rs that not beautiful" asked the
strange visitor, pointing to the figure
Of the mischiey0us girl favorite. Look
Mt the grace. the smile almost bursting
into laughter"
ut is beautiful, most beautiful" an
swered the prince. hut her lnugh
would be to me more beautiful thnn
all"
And that. exclaimed the aged man
Look how natural that courier is
about TO relate his MESSAGE
Most natural, most natural sighed
the prince. but the unspoken message
is locked IN that marble breast"
To several others the strange visitor
drew the shrinking prince and COM
mented on the peculiar beauty of each.
But the prince could not be diverted
from the melancholy that possessed
him.
lHhe tucIn hHuy Iuhe lueu uNuy
exclaimed the prince. Leave my pal
ace as It was. and viii be happy. per
fectly happy"
BE ii rs you say" answered the
aged man. and profit by the lesson"
There was II slight rustic In the
courts of the palace. and when 1t pass
ed all was as 1t had been. Even the
strange visitor himself WAS gone
The palace of Prince All of Bagdad
stood for ages as 1t was erected, except
this Inscription over the main entrance:
ALI, SON OF ABuLFEDA. TO THE PRINCES
OF THE WORLD.
There is no pleasure where the happiness Of
fellow creature is endangered. Is there lowell.
meas In anything where there Is either adding 20
taking from the handiwork OF the Most High