The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1903-03-29

and then the Sultan put us In quandar-
well, who is going to teach me how
As Il happened none Of us was billiar,
but knew practically nothing Of the game
MY friend, the court magician, knew less
| We we're wondering what the Sultan woult
| say about our ignorance when Kaid Mac
Lean calamity stepped into the breach.
said. but haven Z handled a cue for forty
years. However, here's the table, and We
must do something with it. utry to teach
your Ma esty.'
After we had cured the Sultan Of hi,
desire to swing the cue around his head
end, the game proceeded. II lasted about
three hours, and then the Sultan gave Il
up in disgust He had torn the cloth into
ribbons, broken his cue and only scored
eleven. Sir Harry had made less than
That was the end of billiards 30 long as
was at Marakesh. The Sultan voted Il too
tame.
Next day the Sultan. who told me that
had won him for friend because I knew
private zoo In the palace grounds. was
rash enough to admire fine herd Of wild
Wen have them out and chas. them
about the grounds he exclaimed delight
edly, overjoyed TO have found new amuse-
ment to divert the English stranger.
hardly saw the beauty of the sport
The bears had magnificent white tusks
and wicked little eyes. ] thought they
looked much better behind the bars. but
the sultan, having got the idea. was de-
termined to carry i out. He sent for ponies
and the boars were let loose.
As they stood stock still in the court.
yard the Sultan rode up and gave one a
gentle prick on the shoulder. INSTANTLY
II rushed al him. but he swerved his horse
aside neatly and gave the beast anothe
prick.
We did the same TO the rest Of the herd
and soon the place was like half q dozen
Spanish bullfghts rolled into one. Fort
unately, had played polo, and 20 knew
how TO dodge on horseback. MY con-
juring friend was q bad rider, and the b. y
II the Sultan had not gone 10 his rescue.
His Majesty was In the thick OF the scrim-
mage all the time, darling over the grounds
like streak Of lightning and showing fine
pluck. Luckily. nobody was hurt during
the afternoon OF pigsticking. but there
were some narrow escapes.
display. The Sultan had not seen fire-
works before. and. OF course. they tickled
him like . chi But Sir Kaid MacLean
had q better schems 70 propose.
La US have the boars out again. he
said. and chase them with lighted squibs.'
The Sultan was overioysd. II MacLean
bad not already been Commander in Chief
OF tbs army believe he would have re.
warded him with that rank on the spot.
The ponies were ordered out, the boar let
Loose and re mounted and lighted our
squibs.
Il was ths wildest. qusercst. and most
scsne ever witnsts.d. I'm.
aGine US, yelling like nanisos, ridiny at a
breakneck gallop over tho bo' lde and
rufs, whiriinE our fireworks over our heads,
md chasing those bosrs around and around
he courtyard.
II was a miracle we were not all killed.
The only person hurt was the Sultan. He
held q sQuib by the wrong end and lighted
I In the middle. Naturally. he burned his
anecr~. and began 20 think that the game
was not such nice one after all.
Not a day passed without some new
lmurement. A for the cares Of state and
he government Of the country. nobody
.nemed 20 worry In the least about them
Certainly the Sultan did not. AZ that time.
lArge quantities Of mechanical and
'cienfihc novelties had been ordered from
AxiE was Just lag child,
nth unlimited money TO append on toys
lne day be trisd an s,HonobiIs and nearly
'aew himeeh up. Then he coon smAshed II.
= ~ emaahsd SvsrythipG. The phonoersph
eat hin Into sofasiss. but b vas nos