Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-13
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ALADDIN,
OR THE
WONDERFUL LAMP
From the "ARABLAN NIG4TS'
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brothers death. But God be praised
for all things 1t is comfort for me
to find, as it were, my brother in
son, who has his most remarkable
features"
The African magician perceiving
that the widow wept at the remem-
brance of her husband, changed the
conversation. and turning toward her
son. asked him, What business do you
follow? Are you of any trade?"
At this question the youth hung
down his head, and was not a little
abashed when his mother answered,
aladdin is an idle fellow. His faith
er, when alive. strove all he could to
teach him his trade, but could not sue
ceed: and since his death, notwith-
standing all can say to him, he does
nothing but idle away his time in the
streets, as you saw him, without con-
sidering he is no longer child; and
if YOU do not make him ashamed of it.
I despair of his ever coming to any
good. For my part. l am resolved,
one of these days, to turn him out of
doors and let him provide for himself.
After these words, Aladdin's mother
burst into tears; and the magician
said, This is not well, nephew; you
must think of helping yourself, and
getting your livelihood. There are
many sorts of trades; perhaps you do
not like your fathers and would pre-
fer another: l will endeavor to help
YOU. If YOU have no mind to learn any
handicraft, l will take a shop for you.
furnish it with all sorts of fine stuffs
and linens; and then with the money
YOU make out of them YOU can lay in
fresh goods. and live in an honorable
way. Tell me freely what you thlnk
of my proposal; you shall always find
me ready to keep my word
This plan just suited Aladdin, who
hated work. He told the magician he
had a greater inclination to that bus
mess than to any other, and that he
should he much obliged to him for his
kindness. We'll, then" said the Afri-
can magician. Il will take YOU with me
tomorrow, clothe you as handsomely
as the best merchants in the city, and
afterward we will open a shop as /
have suggested"
The widow, after his promise OF
kindness to her son, no longer doubted
that the magician was her husbands
brother She thanked him for his
good intentions: and after having en-
horted Aladdin to render himself
worthy of his uncle's favor, served up
supper, at which they talked of several
Indifferent matters; and then the
magician took his leave and retired.
He came again the next day, as he
had promised, and took Aladdin with
him to a merchant who sold all sorts
of clothes for different ages and
ranks. ready made, and variety OF
fine stuffs, and badc Aladdin choose
those he preferred, which he paid for.
When Aladdin found himself so
handsomely equipped, he returned TO
his uncle thanks. who thus addressed
him: "As you are soon to be mer-
chant, it is proper YOU should frequent
these shops, and be acquainted with
them" He then showed him the larg-
est and finest mosques, carried him to
the khans or inns where the merchants
and travellers lodged and afterward to
the sultan's palace, where he had free
access: and at last brought him to his
own khan, where, meeting with some
merchants he had become acquainted
with since his arrival, he gave them a
treat. to bring them and his pretended
| nephew acquainted.
This entertainment lasted till night,
when Aladdin would have taken leave
of his uncle to go home; the magician
would not let him go 10y himself, but
conducted him to his mother, who, as
soon as she saw him So we'll dressed
| was transported with joy and bestow-
ed a thousand blessings upon the
| magician.
Early the next morning, the magi
clan called again for Aladdin, and said
| he would take him to spend that day
in the country. and on the next he
would purchase the shop. He then led
him out at one of the gates of the city
to some magnificent palaces to each of
which belonged beautiful gardens, into
which anybody might enter. At every
building he came to, he asked Aladdin
| h, "a
| youth was ready to answer when any
one presented itself. crying out, "lIert
| is a finer house, uncle, than any we
have vet seen" BY this artifice, the
| cunning magician led Aladdin some
| way into the country: and as he meant
to carry him farther. to execute his de-
sign. he took an opportunity to sill
down in one of the gardens, on th.
brink of a fountain of clear water
which discharged itself by a lions
mouth of bronze into basin. pretend
ing to he tired Come. nephew" said
he. 'you must he weary as well as /;
| let us rest ourselves, and we shall u,
better able to pursue our walk"
The magician next pulled from his
| girdlc handkerchief with cake ant
fruit. and during this short r"past h'
cXhorted his nephew to leave off bat
company. and to seek that Of wise anC
prudent men. to improve hy their con-
Versation: for" said he, you vii
soon he at mans estate, and YOU can
not too early begin tn initiate their eX'
ample" When they had eaten a:
much as they liked, they got up. ant
pursued their walk through tn" gar
dcns separated from one another only
by small bitches. which marked on
the limits without intcrrupting tn.
communication: So great was the con
ifdencc the inhabitants r"p"s"d in eacl
| other BY this means the Airical
magician drew Aladdin mscnsihly be-
yund thc gardens. and crossed th'
country. till they nearly reached tn
mountains.
At last they arrived between TIVE
mountains of moderate height anC
| I,,. a valley