New-York tribune., 1910-05-08

becr handsome man and skilled in horse
rnanship and sports; indeed, htted IN aii Ways
TO become Commander OF the Fa1th1ui' anu
strong where others OF the F1leh had oeeI " Can
TN TafIet whence come the Fiell. tar beyond
L the passes of the Atlas Mountains and where
Europeans are unknown, dWeit Ee,lei aI;C
sheik AblI- Ben-Kasen, atterWard ha1o Oh l1!3
Province and a most deVout 1hah- r -
Hasan. iourneying thither, was guest OF tne
Sheill and to his ears came Whispers OF tHC
wonderful beauty of the shelk s daughter Sald
to have been of all her tribe the most far anu
gracious minded. None may tell now ms
they met of the course of his WOOlng, or WhelneI
they met at all until the time she was carried
TO the door of his tent; but the road OF Love
although never the same. brought the Prince
and che Berber maid together, ana those "iio
knew swore that never lived a happier 1liali
and wife
Thev passed the early months of their mar
ried life in Mekinez; but the old Sultan WISH,
ing for the presence of his taVorlte son, h9iSteu
on his coming to Fee, Even then ii HaSan
would permit none to disturb MS Joy' anu So'
alt though a nominal resident of the great pal lace
ON the bank of the Pearl, he bought this modest
place and fitted it suited his taste ne
spared neither trouble nor expense to MAKE
happy the girl who had known the ITeeuo5H ~
the hills. the open sweep of the winds, ana the
shade OF boundless trees He feared that Sne
would pine away in the walls to when tne
women of Fee were accustomed that sHe
would not be cOntented to see the fhorililg
shadows and the nights blue from the ROOT OF
a terrace as do other women, and so at I'M
| mense cost he bought the buildings tnat GOV
| cred the land of this garden. He bought also
those around it. and razed the whole that none
| might profane this SecluSiOn with their eyes
| They tore away old walls and foundations
until NOT a stone remained. Hundreds OF men
worked at the bidding of FL HaSan as II ne was
| Aladdin who had but to rub his lamp to nave
| his will They built the great W1ndOWIeSS wall
you see inclosing this space ana smut OH an
view from the outside. Strings OF ca1nelS
| grunted beneath loaded pan1ers OF 1ertle Soh
| with which to enrich this spot Gardeners
| from the Sultans palace held theIr heauS TO-
| pether and Schemed for its beaut1flcation' ana
| the most renowned sculptOrS OF Italy across
| the Mediterranean sent marble fountains ana
graceful fabrications for its adorn1nent Inc
waters from springs high on the mis- aooSe
were piped down to this retreat. that the brlde
! of FL Hasan might drink and lave nothine ouO
| the sweetest and coolest.
| "A wear went bv and the great trees winch
| had been removed whole and reset by men 5
hands put out their shade, the flowers olooIned
in masses, and the daughter OF the ShelH
| brought gladneSS to the stern III HaSan by CIV
ing him a man child. thus assuring his line OF
the Fi1e to the throne for at least one genera
ton more. 1t is known that his JOY was beyond
bounds: for the birth was announced IN feZ
and throughout the land of the faithful and the
Sultan made it a national celebration 1t IS
vet told how on that day Berber ch1etS VINO hticl
never bowed in heart to any living thing came
in caravans and Camped within the squares OF
Fez to paw congratulations to El Hasan. whom
they loved. and to have held up before them
the tinv babe which would one day be the
Calf of the Prophet, the Sword OF Allah.
They brought rich treasures from the far hills
and Jewels which had known the crowns OF
Bagdad and El Hasan. trembling with hap
piness, poured them into the lap OF the Berber
maid.
His anxiety Tor her redoubled itself until it
became the theme of his life Nothing was
good enough for the mother of his chlld,-snowS
from the Atlas to cool her drinks. the pick
of dates from Tailet for her trays. sweets
from across the seas. and all that might be OBJ
tained by a man who had thousand slaves to
do his will 1t in that time that the house
where we sit was built and rare artitcers
wrought upon its most minute detail. Again
the warlike Berters sent donations for its
| decoration. and beautiful shining arms to be
| used by the son Of El HaSan when he should be-
come of age. 1t is said that this little house
contained some of the most priceless weapons
that the Berbers had ever known. famous
blades that had been taken from the dead
! hands of conquered Kings.