The Detroit times., 1908-07-28
Tuesday. July q.
1903. nv
BY C.. J. MARDRUS

lie was mourned by his adopted
children as never father had beer.
ana ne carried with him the secret
OF their BIRTH which. however. he
himself had only known Imperfect.
lily.
The two brothers and their sister
continued to live. and as they had
been raised In wisdom and simplicity.
they had no other wish than to live
IN this perfect union and happiness.
J one day as Farizade. according 10
her custom. was walking In the gar.
aeh' one or her servants came 20
her and told her that good old WON.
an sohcited the favor OF resting for
al nour OF Two In the shadow OF her
garden. and Farizade. whose heart
was easily moved. ordered food aud
drink. which she herself took TO the
old woman, desiring 10 be in the com.
pany or persons OF experience and
learn their words OF wisdom.
After the old woman had rested for
time she looked at the young girl
and said:
| i have passed my life In going
over the earth and never have | rest
ed In more delightful place. But I
wish you would have In this garden
the three Incompatible things which
are wanting"
Farizade was extremely astonished
and she requested the old woman 10
inform her what these things were.
And the old woman replied:
The first OF these three things. IL
II was In this garden. all the birds
In this garden would come to look az
II, and having seen Ii would sing .,
chorus. IL is the speaking bird.
The second OF these things. IL 1.
were In this garden. the breeze which
makes the trees sing. would stop and
listen. and the strings of the harp
and OF the guitar would become 81.
lent. And this Is the singing tree
Because neither the breeze of the
trees nor the strings OF the harp can
lrender harmony comparable to the
concert OF the millions OF invisible
mouths which are in the leaves Of
the singing tree.
The third thing. Ii it were In this
garden. all the waters of the garden
would stop in their murmuring trav-
els and look at 1t. And this is the
golden water"
Anu fdrlZdue crled.
"Oh. mother. where are these three
things found?"
And the old woman said: They are
found in a place situated towards
the frontiers Of India and the road
which conducts there passes directly
behind the palace which you live in.
You have only to follow this road
twenty days. and on the twentieth day
ask the first person you meet where
the singing bird and the speaking
tree and the golden waters are. and
this person will direct you"
And the old woman murmured a
benediction over the young girl and
departed.
Thereafter her garden ceased to
please Farizade. and she never ceased
to think OF these three things and
to desire to possess them.
She at length told her brothers
what the old woman had said and
they were at the limit Of astonish-
ment. and seeing that their sister was
inconsolable at the want OF these
three things they promised to go to-
gether and find them for her.
But she would not let both Of them
go. fearing that IL evil should befall
them she would lose both at the same
time. and II was agreed that Faride.
the older should go in search Of
them
Before he departed he gave to his
sister a knife, and told her that IL
the blade became rusty she would
know that great accident had hap
pened TO him, and that II 1t should
become covered with blood that he
was no longer among the living.
He travelled during twenty days
and nights, and on the twentieth day
he arrived at the foot OF a mountain.
and there was tree. under which
was seated a very old man.
concluded Tomorrow.)