Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1914-09-23

MEHO-< DREAM.

MchO. the lampllght. has asked Tor the
hand III Fatca. the daughter of IIassan
aga and tomorrow she l. 10 be his wife.
Mcho H. a. happy A. 4 bird IN spring.
II seems To him that an uncArthIy happi
ness H. to H. his. that ~ has grown -
tall that hc has nut both arms into Uiet.
the Mohammcdan Paradise. and carried
on the most beautiful houri there He
il 80 happy that h. does not know what
~ 40. lie ruShcS from one place 10 an
other. spins around like h top. dances.
cries. SculdS and behaves IN the most
ahominahle manner towards mother ami
female relations. insisting un helping
them with the preparations for the wed
ding feast and hnpcic~Slx h~ingIing every
thing H. tries to 10.
When evening comes hc L. dead tired.
though H. has not done 4 single useful
thing. Ills legs are shaking. his head
spins ami ~ H. barely able 10 stand.
AZ last he goes ID his little room OH
the ground floor. ~ which ~ l. % proud,
that hc bragS NJ the wonderful color of
the walls. though they are innocent M
either brush Or paint. II u simply damp
ness and smoke which have covered them
with v%arirgated spots until they now
look like rare old marble. Here hr throws
himself ~ hi hc,l. I'm old WORKOUT mat.
trrSS- The s%tufing of which H. pceping
through III many places.
-Allah." hc cxclaimS. claSping hiS head
with both hands. How life will ~
beautiful when ratca IL here. Tomorrow
she will X here and she will sleep here
right close ~ me-
lie cannot 20 NJ. 4 strange fever takes
possession NJ him and makes him trcm.
bic AT over. lie secs Fatra standing III
the mirror IN \ eanzy gown arranging
her hair. raising her beautiful white
arms above her head. She kisses him.
leases him. pulls hiS muStachr and mes
Ties In hiS arms.
~Oh. how beautiful that will be- H.
cNclaim~ quite aloud and Jumps MI from
his mattress. quite Wild with the
thought.
If ! coaih only sleep H. signs. and
throws himself on the bare floor. rests
hiS head pa his arms and continues hi
munniugHc:
Then | shall Sit down there ami take
her on my lap. ! viii kiss her and shc
will return my kisses. We viii talk and
laugh and kiss again. We will love each
other ever - long. Then one day she
will give my 4 son | shall ~ coming
home from the market place and some
body will rush towards me and cry IA
son. You have 4 son now Another day
when ! como home my son will Sav Papa
~ me the first time. and ny heart will
beat like The tail Of 4 Young lamb. and |
Will kiss tbs boy. and Fatca. and every.
body
lie begins ~ smack his dry lips ~ In
M were actually kissing hi wife and
child.
Then hi head drops until the chin
rests ~ hi chest. his eyes close ami
he begins ~ snorr.
But there comes Ibr0. the c~afrtlii. IIiS
biz green ewes are rolling about i'll his
head. hi face. which H. ordinarily ~
pale. A. now a. purple a. AN egg plant.
aud biz chest l. h~caving. TIe II quite ont
IL breath.
"Ncho," h cries. they are kidnapping
Fatca.'
Neho trcmbleS and sits up
Who Where Who are thcy? -
~Houssa BALTIC has just run away with
Fatca"
Ncho hears nO more. NE feels a. In
somebody bad Hit him un the top az thr
head with \ r1tdsrl. ne rnars like "
wounded tiger AMI picks up NV enormous
knife. ~ has Inherited from biz father.
and which has been hanging Nh The wall
for wears.
He shall not carry her oH A. long
A. there II any breath left IN nv BODY.
II shall teach that piaonr a lesson. lie
won't try ~ kidnap any more women
when ! go through with him. You may
call re \ Uhlan II 7 10 not rut IN hi
head A. III ~ were " rooster
H. pulls up hi hagry trousers which
bother him. rolls Nv hi~ sleeves. takes
the knife between hi teeth anil rms
down the street like n mailman.
Come ont here. you confcmptihIc TN.
IAN" he cries ~ Ne takes up N threaten.
Inc attitude outside HotN~n's house.
Inside somebody r~irglcS. fhrn Nv hears
= curse. \ window H. thrown open and
. voice IL heard. II u Fatca's.
Don't yon dare raH him a THAN
she says and shows her pretty head In