The Birmingham age-herald., 1910-04-03


 heads of the attendants which Aladdin had summoned for his mother were borne costly robes wrapped in silver tissue, and the jewels in the girdles and the turbans of the slaves and attendants shone so in the sun that never had the city seen any thing like it. nor, indeed, had the palace of the Sultan.
 The Sultan was filled with astonish- ment when he saw the procession enter his portals. When the slaves had depos- ited before the throne the golden basins filled with jewels Aladdin's mother ad- vanced and lowing her head to the car pet, said: "Oh, great and mighty king, my son knows that these, his presents, are far below the notice of the Princess. But he begs that your majesty will ac- cept them and make them agreeable to the Princess The astonished Sultan re- piled: ''Go and tell your son that l wait with open arms to receive him. The more haste in which he comes to me to receive from my hands the hand of my daughter the better it will delight me" Tho good woman returned to her home anu save tuc ifCUc tO HSi sun
 Aladdin repaired to his chamber and again rubbed the lamp. When the genie appeared he said: Convey me at once to a bath supply me with the richest clothing that is possibe-a robe such as was never worn by a monarch" No sooner was the command given than the youth found himself in a luxurious bath. He was attended by slaves and was then attired in such a gorgeous robe as he had never seen before. Going back to his home he again summoned the genie. Pre- pare me-" he said, "a sufficient retinue | to 20 and visit the Sultan tomorrow" In the morning appeared before the house of Aladdin splendid retnue, and big black slave came leading by it's jeweled bridle black horse of the most costly breed for Aladdin to ride. So, in great state, he went to visit the Sultan. As he passed through the streets of the city he had the slaves scatter about pieces of gold among the people, and by the time he arrived at the palace great throng was following him and blessing him. | Aladdin wore his new blown honors gravely and greeted the mighty Sultan almost az an equal The Sultan invited him 10 a feast which he had ordered, scasing him at his right hand and alone with him at separate table: while all the great lords feasted below the plat form on which their table stood.
 After the feast the Sultan proceeded to the business in hand and commanded his chief judge to draw up a'contract of mar riage between his daughter, the Princess, and Aladdin. ''will you remain in the palace and have the marriage ceremony performed today?" asked the eager father-in-law to be- Sire replied Alad- din, first, pray you, permit me to build a palace fit for the reception of your l daughter. For it's site would that you ass.gn tc me the vacant piece of ground which lies not far from this, your palace. The Sultan granted all that Aladdin asked l when the youth departed which he did wich such ceremony and dignity that one l would have thought he had been brought up in a court instead of upon the streets. Reaching home he rubbed the lamp and when the genie appeared said -"Build me palace fit for the Princess Rose-in- Bloom. Let It's walls be. of bricks of sil- yer and gold laid alternately. Let there be six windows in each face of the build ing sno let the lattices of these windows be enriched with diamonds, rubles and emeralds. 10 that they shall excel any thing of the sort ever seen before in all the world. Let there be two courts-au inner and an outer one-and a spacious garden filled with trees, shrubs and fiowers-with fountains and tanks of clear water. Above all see that you build g great treasure chamber and great store. house, and let the treasure chamber be filled with money and the storehouse with
 all sorts of provisions. Let there be also stables filled with the finest horses, at. ! tended by expert grooms. Let the house ! be filled with carpets and furniture of the finest quality. Build this house in the ) lplace near the sultan's palace now vacant | Go and obey my commands.''
 } The sun had ret before Aladdin had { finlshed sivine his directions to the genie but by the time 1t rose the next morning came the genie again saying that al was completed as Aladdin had ordered In nash the genie conveyed Aladdin t, the new palsce and showed him 'througf ] it. h Ill the apartments were officers o !. tls n6llxeho1a ma nsryantx Qf every renlk