Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-09-16

self before the princess came. she
was attended by great crowd of la
dies, slaves, and mutes, who walked
she came within three or four PAGES of
| the door of the bath, she took off her
veil, and gave Aladdin an opportunity
of full view of her face.
The princess was a noted beauty;
her eyes were large, lively, and spark
ling; her smile bewitching; her nose
| faultless; her mouth small; her lips
vermilion. 1t is not therefore surpris-
ing that Aladdin, who had never before
seen such a blaze of charms, was daZ-
zled and enchanted.
After the princess had passed by
and entered the bath, Aladdin quilted
his hiding place and went home. HIS
mother perceived him to be more
thoughtful and melancholy than usual;
and asked what had happened to make
him SO, or if he was i'll. He then told
| his mother all his adventure, and con-
cluded by declaring, Il love the prin-
/
resolved that l will ask her in mar
| riage of the sultan.
| Aladdin's mother listened with sur
prise to what her son told her; but
when he talked of asking the princess
| in marriage, she laughed aloud. Alas.
| child" said she, what are you think
| ing of? You must he mad to talk
| thus"
Il assure you, mother" replied Alad-
din, that l am not mad, but in my
right senses. / foresaw that you would
reproach me with folly and eXtrava-
gance: but | must tell you once more,
| that l am resolved to demand the
princess of the sultan in marriage; nor
do | despair of success. / have the
slaves of the lamp and of the ring to
help me, and YOU know how powerful
their aid is. And I have another Sc
cret to tell you; those pieces of glass
which got from the trees in the gar
| den of the subterranean palace. are
| Jewels of inestimable value, and fit for
the greatest monarchs. All the pre-
cious stones the jewelers. have in Bag
dad are not to he compared To mine
| for size or beauty; and | ain sure that
the offer of them will secure the favor
of the sultan. You have large porce-
lain dish fit to hold them; fetch it,
and let us see how they will look when
we have arranged them according to
their different colors."
Aladdins mother brought the china
dish, when he took the jewels out OF
| the two purses in which he had kept
them. and placed them in order, ac-
cording to his fancy. But the bright
ness and lustre they emitted III the
daytime, and the variety of the colors,
so dazzled the eyes both of mother
and son that they were aStoniShcd be-
yOnd measure. Aladdin's mother en-
boldened by the sight of these rich
| Jewels, and fearful lest her son should
he guilty of great extravaganza, COM
piled with his request, and promised
to go early in the next morning to the
palace of the sultan. Aladdin rose
before daybreak, awakened his moth
| cr, pressing her To go to the sultan's
| palace and to get admittancc, if pos
Siblc. before the grand ViZicr, the other
viZicrs, and the great officers of state
| went in to take their seats in the di-
van, where the sultan always attended
| in person.
Aladdin'S mother took the china dish,
in which they had put the jewels the
day before wrapped it in two fine nap
kins, and set forward for the sultan's
palace. When she came to the gates.
the grand vizier, the other viziers, and
most distinguished lords of the court
were just gone in; but notwithstand-
ing the crowd of people was great, she
got into the divan, a spacious hall, the
entrance into which was very magni-
ficent She placed herself just before
the sultan, grand viZicr, and the great
lords, who sat in council, on his right
and left hand. Several causes were
called, according to their order, plead
ed and adjudged, until the time the
divan generally broke up, when the
sultan. rising, returned to his apart
ment. attended by the grand viHcr: the
other viziers and ministers of state
then retired, as also did all those whose
business had called them thither.
Aladdin's mother, seeing the sultan
retire and all the people depart, judg-
ed rightly that he would not sit again
that day, and resolved To go home; and
on her arrival said, with much sim
pliCity, Son, l have seen the sultan.
and am very well persuaded he has
seen me, too for | placed myself just
before him; but he was so much TAX
en- up with those who attended on all
sides of him that pitied him, and
wandered at his patience. At last
| believe he was heartily tired. for he
| rose up suddenly. and would not hear
| Il great many who wcr" ready prepared
| To speak tu him, but went away. at
which | was we'll pleased, for indeed
| began to lose all patience. and was
| extremely fatigurd with staying 50
| long. But there is no harm done; |
| will go again tomorrow; perhaps tn"
sultan may not hc So busy"
The next morning she repaired L"
the sultan's palace with the present,
as early as the day before; but when
she came there, she found the gates
of the divan shut. She went six times
afterward on the days appointed, plac-
ed herself always directly before the
sultan. but with as It'll" success as
| the first morning.
ON the sixth day, however. after tn"
| divam was broken up. when tn" sultan
| returned To his own apartment. n"
said to his grand viZi"r: Il hay" for
some time observed Il certain woman,
who attends constantly every day that
| | give audience. with something wrap
ped up in a napkin; Sh" always stands
! up from the beginning to the breaking
| up of the audience, and affects 1" place
| herself lust before me. II this Wo-
| man comes to our next audience, de-
| hn.I