Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-27

| conversation with her; perceiving
which, the chief officer told her it was
an easy matter to bring the woman to
her. if she desired and commanded it;
and the princess expressing her wishes,
he Immediately sent four slaves for
the pretended holy woman.
AS soon as the crowd saw the at
| tendants from the palace, they made
way: and the magician, perceiving also
that they were coming for him, ad-
vanced to meet them, overjoyed to
, find his plot succeed so well. Holy
| woman" said one of the slaves, "the
| princess wants to see you, and has
sent us for you" THE princess does
me too great an honor" replied the
false Fatima; Il am ready to obey her
command" and at the same time fol-
lowed the slaves to the palace.
When the pretended Fatima had
made her obesance, the princess said,
MY good mother, have one thing to
request which you must not refuse
me; it is, to stay with me, that you
may edify me with your way of living,
| and that l may learn from your good
example" Princess" said the coun-
terfeit Fatima, Il beg of you not to ask
what l cannot consent to without neg
| lecting my prayers and devotion"
| That shall be no hindrance to you,
answered the princess; II have great
many apartments unoccupied; you shall
choose which you like best, and have
as much liberty to perform your devo-
tions as if you were in your own CELL"
The magician, who really desired
| nothing more than to introduce him
self into the palace, where it would be
much easier matter for him to exc
| cute his designs, did not long excuse
himself from accepting the obliging
offer which the princess made him.
| Princess" said he, whatever resolu-
| ton a poor wretched woman as / am
| may have made to renounce the pomp
and grandeur of this world. l dare not
presume to oppose the will and COM
| mands of so pious and charitable a
princess"
|
| said, Come with me, l will show you
| what vacant apartments l have, that
you may make choice Of that you like
| best" The magician followed the
princess, and of all the apartments she
showed him, made choice Of that which
was the worst, saying that was too
good for him. and that he only accept
ed it to please her.
Afterward the princess would have
brought him back again into the great
hall to make him dine with her; but
he, considering that he should then
| be obliged to show his face, which he
| had always taken care to conceal with
Fatima's veil. and fearing that the
princess should find out that he was
not Fatima, begged of her earnestly to
excuse him, telling her that he never
ate anything but bread and dried fruits,
and desired to eat that slight repast in
his own apartment. The princess
granted his request saying, you may
be as free here, good mother, as If you
| were in your own cell: / will order you
a dinner, but remember l expect you as
soon as you have finished your repast."
| After the princess had dined, and the
| false Fatima had been sent for by one
of the attendants, he again waited
upon her. MY good mother" said the
princess, Il am overjoyed to see so
| holy woman as yourself, who will
confer a blessing upon this palace.
But now l am speaking of the palace,
pray how do you like it? And before I
show it all to you, tell me first what
you think of this hall"
| Upon this question, the counterfeit
| Fatima surveyed the hall from one end
to the other. When he had examined
it well, he said to the princess, LAS far
as such a solitary being as l am, who
am unacquainted with what the world
calls beautiful, can judge, this hall is
truly admirable; there wants but one
thing" What is that, good mother"
demanded the princess; tell me, I
conjure You. For my part, l always
believed, and have heard say, it want
ed nothing; but if it does, it shall be
supplied"
| Princess" said the false Fatima
with great discrimination, forgive me
the liberty have taken; but my opin-
ion is, if it can be of any Importance,
that if a rocs egg were hung up in the
middle of the dome, this hall would
have no parallel in the four quarters
of the world. and your palace would be
the wonder of the universe"
| My good mother" said the princess,
what is a roc, and where may one get
an egg?" Princess" replied the pre-
| tended Fatma, 1T is a bird of prodi-
| gious size, which inhabits the summit
of Mount Caucasus; the architect who
| built your palace can get you one"
After the princess had thanked the
false Fatima for what she believed her
| good advice, she conversed with her
upon other matters; but could not for
get the roc's egg, which she resolved to
request of Aladdin when next he
should visit his apartments. He did
SO in the course of that evening, and
| shortly after he entered, the princess
thus addressed him: Il always believed
that our palace was the most superb,
magnificent, and complete in the
world; but | will tell YOU now what it
wants. and that is a roc's egg hung
up in the midst of the dome" "Prin
cess" replied Aladdin, 1T is enough
that you think it wants such an orna-
ment; YOU shall see by the diligence
which | use in obtaining it, that there
is nothing which | would not do for
your sake"
Aladdin left the Princess Buddr al
Buddoor that moment, and went up
into the hall of four -and-twenty win
dows. where, pulling out of his bosom
the lamp. which after the danger he
had been exposed to he always carried
about him, he rubbed it; upon which