The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-22

| to an once which allowed him to enter the
palace at all times Hassan. you may be
sure. soon made his appearance At court
again and the Caliph presented him to his
queen. ZobIede.
Among the ladies IN attendance upon
the queen whom should Abou see but
Cluster % Fearls-that saucy beauty, But
they called her by her real name-wh.ch
was not so pretty as her assumed one
that is. Nouzatalfaud Every day now
came to court our friend Ahou. Command
e. OF the Faithful" said he queen one day
10 her husband. can YOU not see that
every time Hassan comes TO court he can
not keep his eyes on Nouza,alfaud? n
| you approve Of It. we will make a match
! between them" Q
The next time Ahou was in The presence
Of the Calirh and the queen. Haroun
said: Well. Abou I promised you a wife.
I will give you Nouzst4Iraud-wha. say
YOUR" Cluster Of Pearls" murmured
Hassan-and Cluster Of Pearls cast down
her eyes and blushed.
The MARRIAGE was celebrated IN he nal
ace with great snIendor and rnu1b "a
tocing. The Cai'ph and his Queen be-
much money as tAe'- welding s'f'. Cluster
Of Pearls and Abou Hassan set UP house.
keeping In great style.
Now having a wife who was a lady o,
the court and knew not the value OF
money Abou forgot his resolve never 20
infringe uD'n that halr OF his safrer's fer
tune which he md set aside for his ufe's
support. The par gave the most elegant
and sumptuous entertainments In Bazdad:
they moved In the very first circles A,
the end OF a wear not only had they spen
an the bounty which the Sultan and the
Queen had given them. but all Of Abou's
private fortune as well. Abou and his
wife held a session OF the Committee OF
Ways and Means and decided that II
would never DO 20 let the Sultan hnd
Zobeide know how eEtravagant they had
been. Suppose we play a pleasant trick
upon the Cal!ph." sad Abou. He once
played one upon me. ! viii pretend to be
dead You must lay me out in the middle
Of a chamber as II l were about to be
taken for burial. Then wall. tear your
hair and 20 in tears 20 ZobeIde. Tell her
tina; I am dead and died poor. She W II
give you money. am sure, and a piece OF
brocade to take the place Of the garment
you have torn. You shall take my place
and I will 20 with my heart-rendng story
to Haround Alrasch!d. Il will be a won
der II we do not get some money by this
and money we must have, for the las;
piece is gone and We owe. know not how
much
Cluster Of Pearls agreed. and, going to
the presence Of the Queen. pulled OF her
headdress, tearing her clothes and her
hair and making the most dismal lamenta-
tons. Most exalted Queen" she cried.
"Abou Hassan, whom you gave me for a
husband, is dead" Then she frantically
hewailed her lot. Zobeide. filed with COM
passion. sent for a rich piece OF brocade.
which she presented to Hassan's wife. and
also gave her a purse containing u thou
sand pieces OF gold. Nouzatalfaud dried
her tears and, thanking the Queen for her
sympathy and generosity. hurried back TO
Abou. Co she said. and see II you
can have as good luck with the Callph as
I have had with Zobeide."
Then she took her place upon the couch
m the centre OF the chamber, and Abou
sought the presence OF the Sultan. holding
his handkerchief before his eyes and beat
ing his breast and making loud lamenta-
tons "Oh, Commander OF the Faithful"
he cried, "alas. alas, my wife. that Nou-
zatalfaud. whom you gave me, is no
more!''
Touched by his grief. the caliph gsys