South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-08-12
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The king wise enough to overlook the insult
and felt the force OF the words behind it. He said
Sit down and speak. 1 will listen to you
She settled herself comfortably a carpet in the
narrow circle of kings and related as follows
Il have come from Salerno. 1t is in far-of
Italy-you would not know it. Ny father was
fisherman, my husband also; he was as handsome
as he was happy. 1t was l who made him happy.
also had a son who was the finest boy IN the
world -
Like my Jihangir," said the old warrior quietly.
my son was the finest and cleverest boy. He
was six years old when Saracen pirates came to our
shore. They killed my father and my husband, and
many others. They kidnapped my son and for four
years l have searched for him all over the earth.
He must be with you now: know 1t, because Baya.
zet's warriors captured the pirates; You defeated
Bayazet and took away all he had therefore you
must know where my is, you must give him
back to mep'
''She is insane, said the kings and friends of
Tmur his princes and marshals; and they all
laughed for kings always account themselves wise.
But Hermann looked serious y at the woman, and
Tamerlane seemed greatly astonished.
''She is as insane as a mother, quietly said the
poet Hermann; but the kng-the enemy of the
world-rephed:
woman how came you from that unknown
country. across the SEAS across rivers and noun
tains through the forests7 How is it that wild
beasts. end men, who are often more ferocious than
the widest of beasts, did not harm youP You came
even without weapon, the only friend of the de-
fenceless that does not betray them long they
have strength in their arms. / must know it all In
order that may believe you and IN order that my
establishment may not prevent me from understand
ing you"
Let us praise Woman Mother, whose love
knows no bounds by whose breast the whole world
has been nourished. Everything that is beautiful
in man comes from the rays OF the sun and from
mothers milk; these the sources OF our love OF
life.
The woman replied to Timur-Lenk:
81 came across one sea only, a with many Is
lands where | found fishermen s boats. When one
is seeking what one loves the wind IS always favor
able For one who has been born and bred by the
seashore it is easy to SWIM across rivers Mountansi
l saw no mountains
"A mountain becomes a valley when one loves !!
INTERCEPTED smiingly the poet Hermann
''True there were forests on the way. There were
wild boars bears ynxes and terrible-looking bulls
that lowered their heads threateningy twice lynxes
stared at me with eyes like yours. But every beast
has q heart talked to them as talk TO you. They
believed me that 1 was mother and went away sigh
ing They pitied me. Know you not that beasts
also love their young and wlh ngnt Ior tne IRE anu
freedom of those they love valiantly as menf
s'Tbat is true woman" said Timur. Very CFten,
know. their love is stronger and they fight harder
than men"
Men she continued like child, for every
mother is hundred times child IN her soul, men
are always children of their mothers for everyone
has mother everyone is somebody's son, even you
old man: woman bore you. You may renounee
God. but that you cannot renounce, old man.
THAT is true woman exclaimed Hermann, the
fearless poet "You can have no calves from a herd
of bulls no flowers bloom without the sun, there Is
no happiness without love. There is no love without
woman. There is poet or hero without mother "
And the woman said:
''Give me back my child because 1 mother
and love him !"
Let us bow down before Woman-she gave birth
to Moses Mahomet and the Great Prophet Jesus
who was murdered by the wicked, but who as
Sherif-eddin said will rise and come TO judge the
living and the dead. 1t will happen in Damascus ="
Let us bow down before her who through the cen
turtles gives birth to great Aristotle her
SON. and Firdous and hOney-sweet Saadi, and Omar
Khayyam that is like wine mixed with poison Is
cander and blind Homer All these are her children