The Detroit times., 1908-07-28
Tuesday. July q. \
1903.

their obscure rank, received them on
The 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 20 torture the heart of the young
mother.
They took the child without the mo-
Their having seen II and replaced IL by
little dead dog, which they 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
10 occupy himself with the affairs of
the state And the sultana was plung-
ed In affection
The newly-born was placed in a
basket by his aunts and abandoned
In the waters of the canal. which
passed the root OF the palace, and was
found by the keeper oi the garden as
IL tioatcd on the water.
No children had blessed the union
of the gardener and his wife. and
thus IL 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 IT,
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 II in a basket in the canal.
and produced in place OF the child 4
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 IL 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 youna princess.
/ ANU AHAS NhilN hASN NhN SAINT law
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 TO 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.
-. A he, h.
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 smile OF the
sky, her hair was golden on one side
and silver on the other; he rtears.
when she wept were pearls: her
laugh. when she laughed. was as
sounds of tinkling gold and her smiles
were as rosebuds.
And thus it was that all those who
approached ner. when they spoke -
her, called her Farizade. Smile Of
the Rose. And all marveled at her
beauty, her goodness and her WIS
4 dom.
Surrounded with the affection and
respect OF her foster children, the
gardeners wife having lived her al.
lotted life, was called TO receive the
mercy OF the Judge.
And the gardener could not bring
J 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 at
the feet OF the Sultan and pettioned
TO be allowed TO go. and the Sultan.
as a reward for his long and faithful
service. granted him magnificent do
main near the city with a richly-fuI-
nished palace and a garden OF perfect
art.
Here at length he also passed into
the hands of his God.