The commercial. (Union City, Tenn.) 190?-193?, 1907-05-03

After time the pasha good enough to address
me- lie expressed in choice phrase his pleasure at seeing
me guest under his humble roof although at the mo-
ment the roof above the sky besprinlled with
brilliant stars He added that he had been much interested
N my cold-water scheme and would be pleased to learn
from my own lips how was getting since had hon
ored his district with my presence.
replied, with glance at my bonds, that just the
Nmoment was not getting with any degree of rapidly
The pasha conscending enough to smile at this and
bow toward me- Then, after few whifs at his pipe and
sip of coffee, he proceeded with the utmost suavty
have been giving attention of late the coldwater
problem and have determined to make practical
periments that will test its value The marble coping
round me FOUNTAIN at your back constructed by
Greek slave whom possessed, and who, although
he had most artistic hands, labored under the affection Of
my directions he did his work WELL and the coping spells
IN Arabs the phrase; y9s meet friend IN he desert
zo lacks for mater gve him of yoay store bieneoHsly
now propose to WITTY this motto BY following its
sci on your behalf,
Indeed Pasha said l. there Is sufhciency Of water
about me already and my clothes even now wet
My Nubans' returned the pasta calmly, were re-
uctanty compelled to dip you in the fountain that you
might the full enjoyment Of your Senses which
had seemingly departed from you This subnersion has
happily had the desired result and thus have the prv
ege Of holding with you But my bounty does
not stop so meagery The adage says fIsHeoHsly, and
upon that adage purpose to act
beg call your attention, Pasha to the fact that
am citizen Of country at peace with the government
Of the Sultan With the utmost toward your au-
thority hereby protest against my present treatment
and you that if you contemplate further indgnity
you will carry it out at your peril
pdSnd
remark with courteous bow That introduces the ele-
Of international discussion into our converse
ton he said with reproachul tnge in his tone and
social intercourse think anything Of political nature
IS apt to prove disturbing subject Let conne
selves to your cold-water theories
With this he made sign to his Nubians and two of
them springing forward picked up as if had been
bale Of goods, and wayng backward and forward,
suddenly heaved into the up-sprng of the fountain
The tremendous jet of water struck the back If
batterng ram, and felt myself projected into
the air like shot from lannon's mouth Unfortunately
have my command the language depict the horror
OF that moment. whred round and round with
dizzyng rapdiy, and when tried to scream the water
dashed into my open mouth with choking force My agony
mental rather than physical for except when turned
over and lay mouth downward to the jet cannot say
there much bodily inconvenience Once when I
that high in the air above the tops Of the talest
palms, popping up and down like pea hot griddle
In spite of the notion could easily recognize the deserted
city lying calm in the moonlight and So remembering the
hard marble pavement far below feared that would
tumble heplessy and be smashed into fragments
the Such catastrophe, however, did not happen,
and by and by realized that it quite impossible to
escape from the influence OF the water Jet The great
danger Of being snothered IN the praydrowned in
midair had the peculiar sensation Of sinking into
satefy cushion from which sse rebound danded Il
gave an extra fling alof turned and head
downward with cening swiftness into what seemed to
oe hollow tube Of water Then came to suhocation
tut the heavng COLUMN would its
md toss aloft again. when could breathe
Now and then caught glin1se of the full in the
oudless blue sky and appeared to be dancing hilarious
pasha clap his hands and express approval Of the spea
lie Excellent excellent he cried; the gifted McSim-
nins dances with gratifying ability
MY torture ended for that night with moment OF most
intense fear imagine that the pasha gave sign, and
slave, with lever. suddenly turned off the water
eemed left for instant suspended In the sky; then
ropped Ike falling star the concentrated anguish o
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