The Detroit times., 1908-07-28


me most Intimate terms.
In due course OF events, the sui
tana gave birth to an infant prince,
beautiful as the crescent OF the new
moon. and the two older sisters. far
from being touched with the goodness
of their younger sister, found this
the occasion which they had waited
for 10 torture the heart of the young
mother.
They took the child without the mo-
ther having seen IL and replaced IL by
"A little dead dog. which thsy produced
before all the women OF the palace.
The sultan. at this news. at the
limit OF his grief. went and closed
himself In his apartments and refused
To occupy himself with the affairs OF
the state. And the sultana was plung-
ed In affiiction.
The newly born was placed In a
basket by his aunts and abandoned
| To the waters OF the canal. which
passed the root of the palace. and was
found by the keeper OF the garden as
II foated on the water.
No children had blessed the union
or the gardener and his wife. and
thus II was that when he had found
this beautiful child he fastened TO
his home and giving her the child,
said.
Peace upon you. oh. wife, Here is
the gift OF the Creator. Let this
child which | bring YOU be our child
And he told her how he had found
II floating on the waters OF the canal.
And the wife of the gardener took
the child and loved II.
The next year the poor mother gave
birth TO another child, more beautiful
than the first.
And the two sisters watched with
hearts filled with hate and without
more pity than the first time they
took the child. as they had the first,
and put IL in a basket In the canal
and produced in place OF the child a
| cat.
And Allah. who watches over the
destiny OF the children. put this one
also In the care OF the keeper OF the
gardens, who took II TO his wife and
they loved this one also as their own
child.
And the sultana gave birth to a
third child.
This time IL was a young princess,
| And this child met the same fate
as the other two. and II also was res.
cued by the gardener.
| But the sultan could now no longer
restrain himself and he condemned
the sultana 10 death. But when he
had seen her before him weighed
down in tears and sorrow. he took
pity on her and ordered her TO be
locked up for the rest of her life.
The years passed on and when the
three adopted children OF the keeper
OF the garden had attained adde's
cence they appeared wonderfully
beautiful.
The oldest they called Faride, the
second Faronz and the girl Fart
zade.
And Farizade had a smile of the
sky. her hair was golden on one side
and silver on the other; he rtears
when she wept were pearls; hei
laugh, when she laughed. was as
sounds OF tinkling gold and her smiles
we're as rosebuds.
And thus il was that all those who
approached her, when they spoke u
her. called her Farizade. Smile OF
the Rose. And all marveled at heI
beauty, her goodness and her WIS
dom.
Surrounded with the affection and
respect OF her foster children. the
gardeners wife having lived her al
Hotted life, was called TO receive the
mercy OF the Judge.
And the gardener could not bring
himself, in his great sorrow, TO desire
longer TO live in his house. where
they had lived SO many happy years,
and he went and threw himself al
the feet OF the Sultan and peutioned
10 5e allowed TO go. and the sultan,
as reward for his long and faithful
service, granted him magnificent do
main near the city with a richly-fur-
nished palace and garden or perfect
art.
Here at length he also passed into
the hands OF his God.