The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1902-02-20
Unrequited Love !
BY Guy vanderquand.
Done Into English by Anne s. Snyder.
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IT HIS is the quaint legend that
heard half-recited, ha1f-chanted
by an old Arab, one evening when ]
had Joined a small group which sur.
rounded him:
'.It is not only the birds, but also the
flowers which have wings In the kingdom
Of the sun lived a sultan great.and just.
beloved of God, who blessed him in his
children, and dropped from Heaven the
souls of three hours, the self-same day
that his favorite sultana brought into the
own mother was not able to distinguish
them from each other She placed upon
Tor the elder. Leila: white for the younger.
Nedji; blue for the third, Hadje They
like the Iotos. Each had green eyes, not
of a sad green like the leaves of the fig
the sea The leaves fell from the tree OF
life II times before they had felt the flower
of love. They seemed to wait the coming
of the mysterious friend, as the first star
of the evening.
+ country prophet with their chief.
who was Christian. blond and pale as the
color of the sea. When the sisters saw him
at his audience with the grand sultan.
their hearts were one Love is fire in
Asia, where perfumes Alange to poison.
but it is ice in Europe, where the sky is
covered with clouds and the rose without
come to conquer gold. not women, and soon
left, bearing away his rfches-as if gold
love. a ray from Heaven they did not
weep at his departure. but said: He is the
lover of our soul. and must go him.
After embracing their brother, they went
in the night from their gflded palace, alone.
saying: We are going to the icy country
to find again our master But, it was too
ear from the land of the faithful to that
of the accursed, and when they had
walked for long time. they stopped and
said to each other:
"And they died with hands Joined,
when they came into the world But an
angel saw them in that hour, and cried to
Mahomet-
have died while seeking their beloved
The prophet felt a tear in his eyes S he
looked at them, then he said:
t' But they may be fowers-LeiIa pink
Medic white, and Iadje blue. like the
AXE the birds, that they may yet seek their
beloved, as they sought him when they
servant; it will carry them upon its breath
each sPringtime, from land to land, 50
they seek; they will blossom everywhere
sven to the last day of the world. where
they Will find him. when Allah will jud ge
THE three flowers bIossomed upon the
mountain and the word of Mahomet has
1T is not only the birds, but the flowers
also which have Wings
He drew from his bosom three
small flowers as large yiolets-
pink, white and blue, as he had told
They were tne three sisters. Then
she Arabs knelt, and their prayers
commenced.
IF you please, SIR said a voice be-
hind me, at the moment I was going
turned and found myself in the
presence of an Englishman, tall, ele-
giant, handsome and distin guished.
Sir said he to me, with bow, st
am Lord NJ. / have been listeIe-
ing to the Arabs story, and L noticed
that you wrote down his words. We
do not understand the language, and
my lady, who noticed his gestures,
would be most happy to have the
translation I pray you to excuse
this request, which may seem little
bold, and I count upon your charity
to obtain this favor.
His courtesy was too genuine to
permit to hesitate, besides his re-
quest was for lady L answered
that I was quite at my Iady's orders,
and would be charmed to render so
slight service
'-win you, then, do US the favor to
come and take tea with us this even
ing, at the consulate where we are
I staying?''
That evening, in the consulate, I
was duly presented to Lady M She
! appeared very pale and nervous, and
had the reserved air of the women
Of her country, but without the af-
fectati ton of prudery. which made
Byron so angry Her eyes were low
4 cred without ceasing; but this
! seemed natural, for she was not ever
i IS years of age She received me po-
liteIy and let her husband remind me
CT the translation promised I read
st slowly, trying only to put in TO my
voice that kind OF iadefinable melan-
! cho1y note which had accompanied
/ the chant of the raeonteur-
When I had finished, the young
woman. instead OF taking part in the
.1suaI reflections, remained seated as
/ If lost IN thought / a little aston