Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-20

in the sultan's stables; with a saddle,
bride, and other caparisons to CORES
pond with his value. Furnish also
twenty slaves, as richly clothed as
those who carried the present to the
sultan, to walk by my side and follow
me, and twenty more to go before me
in two ranks. Besides these, bring
my mother six women slaves to attend
her, as richly dressed at least as any
of the Princess Buddir al Buddoor's.
each carrying a complete dress fit for
any sultaness. | want also ten thou
sand pieces of gold in ten purses; go
and make haste"
AS soon as Aladdin had given these
orders. the genie disappeared, but pres
emily returned with the horse, the for
ty slaves, ten of whom carried each a
purse containing ten thousand pieces of
gold, and six women slaves, each car
rying on her head a different dress for
Aladdin's mother, wrapt up in a piece
of silver tissue, and presented them
all to Aladdin.
He presented the six women
slaves to his mother, telling her they
were her slaves, and that the dresses
they had brought were for her use. OF
the ten purses Aladdin took four,
which he gave to his mother. telling
her. those were to supply her with
necessaries: the other six he left in the
hands of the slaves who brought them,
with an orter to throw them by hand
fulS among the people as they went to
the sultan's palace. The six slaves
who carried the purses he ordered
likewise to march before him, three on
the left.
When Aladdin had thus prepared
himself for the first interview with
the sultan, he dismissed the genie, and
Immediately mounting his charger, be-
gan his march, and though he never
was on horseback before, appeared
with a grace the most experienced
horsemen might envy. The innumera-
ble concourse of people through whom
he passed made the air echo with their
acclamations, especially every time the
six slaves who carried the purses threw
handfuls of gold among the pOpulace.
On Aladdin's arrival at the palace,
the sultan was surprised to find him
more richly and magnifcently robed
than he had ever been himself and was
impressed with his good looks and
dignity of manner, which were so diff
ferent from what he expected in the
son of one So humble as Aladdin's
mother. He embraced him with all the
demonstrations of joy, and when he
would have fallen at his feet, held him
by the hand, and made him sit near
his throne. He shortly after led him
amidst the sounds of trumpcts. haut-
boys. and all kinds of music, To mag
nifiCent entertainment, at which the
sultan and Aladdin ate by them
selves. and the great lords of the
court, according to their rank and dig
feast. the sultan sent for the chief
cadi. and commanded him to draw up
a contract of marriage between the
Princess Buddir al Buddoor and Alad-
din. When the contract had been
drawn. the sultan asked Aladdin if he
would stay i'm the palace and complete
the ceremonies of the marriage that
day. Sire" said Aladdin, though
great is my impatience to enter on the
honor granted me by your majesty. yet
| beg YOU to permit me first to build a
palace worthy To receive the princess
your daughter. | pray YOU to grant
me sufficient ground near your palace,
and | will have it completed with the
utmost expedition" The sultan grant
ed Aladdin his request. and again en-
braCcd him. After which he took his
leave with as much pOliteness as if he
had been bred up and had always lived
at court.
ITO be Continued.