The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-02-27


Ahmed recovered his breath and his wits
he was curious to know what effect upon
his prospects of possessing the hand of
Aldegonda this riotous proceeding of hijs
borrowed horse had wrought and, as it
was night, he sent forth the owl to see
The owl returned with the tidings that
the princess was much FRUSTRATED and
was attended by many physicians. She
declared that the Prince of Greneda had
won her hand and from time to time
drew forth from her bosom a letter
which she kissed. Her father now had
| her prisoner in q tower of the palace
and would not listen to her plants. AS
| for Toledo the city was a prey to uneasi-
ness and alarm. By the advice of the
owl Ahmed disguised himself as a trav-
ling Arabian physician and sought the
palace. Knowing that these Arabian
physicians were skilful in the use. of
indictments, the king allowed him to
see the princess and Ahmed contriyed
to reveal to her secretly his IDENTIFY
The Princess began to recover right
away, and the King was so pleased thai
he declared khe successful doctor might
demand from him any reward within
the compass of his treasury. Ahmed
told him that it would be necessary for
him to make one more visit to his
patient on the following day, and that
he would then name his reward. Re-
pairing to the cave he again took
counsel of the owl. Well" said the
owl, there is in the treasury of the
King a simple chest which contains
only carpet. / have this from my
father, who lived long among the dark
places of the royal palace of Toledo
But this carpet, unsupported by the
King, is the magic carpet of Solomon
the Wise. Ask that, and If you receive
it you should know what to do with it.g
So the Prince named as his reward
next day the chest containing the carr
fpet, and the King. glad to get off SO
easily, had it brought forth. Ahmed
spread the carpet upon the terrace and, Z
standing upon it. asked that the Prin-
cess might be brought forth to say
farewell to him, since he would ven
ture no more to intrude into the royal i
apartments. Aldegonda came she !
stepped upon the carpet Ahmed nt-
tered magic word told him by theI
owl, and wished that they two, himself
and the Princess, were in Granada. OF
flew the carpet swifter and more REL
liable than any modern aeroplane, andi
before one could say Jack RobinsonI
Ahmed and Aldegonda alighted in theI
valley of the Darro and wonderfngI
subjects surrounded the lost heir to fhek
throne of Granada. The King lots
Toledo suspected that a trick had been :
played upon him, and suspected WHO'S
had played it. He summoned a vast
army and marched for Granada. When
he appeared before the city the King
of Granada himself came forth with dill
his court to meet him, his musicians
sounded a parley. In the King bf
Granada the King of Toledo beheld the
prince who had devastated his field BIZ
the Jousts and also the Arabian phy4-
clan who had carried off his daughter
He was easily pacified, though, when
he found that his daughter was allowed
to continue in her own faith and was
to become the wife of such powerful
King. Ahmeds father, it appeared, had
died soon after. the .returnsof his son,
and so instead OF battles before Gran-
ada, thereAwere successful fetes and
rejoicings. AS for the owl and the
parrot. they followed Ahmed by easy
stages to Granada, and the King kept
the word the Prince had given (Which
of itself is marvellous thing), maxi
ing the owl Prime Minister and the
parrot his master of ceremonies. 1t
is needless to say that never was a
Kingdom more wisely administered or g.
court more punctiliously conducted.
Long, happy and prosperous was the
reign of Ahmed and Aldegonda, and
now they sleep with their fathers, and
their memory is treasure possessed
only by the peasants. of Granada and
Toledo. -
Next weeks one-page classic will be
Daniel sDeronda, by George Eliot