The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1916-05-20

The king wise enough to overlook the insult
and felt the force of the words behind IT, He said;
''St down and speak. | will listen TO you.
She settled herself comfortably carpet in the
narrow circle of kings and related as follows;
Il have come from near Salerno II is in farof
ltaly-you would not know II. My father was
fisherman my husband also; he handsome
5 he happy IL was l who made him happy l
also had who was the finest boy In the
world -
Like my Jihangir" said the old warrior quietly
MY the finest and clcvercst boy. He
six years old when Saracen pirates came TO our
shore. They killed my father ana my husband. and
many others They kidnapped my son and for four
years have searched for HIM all over the earth
lie must be with you now: know IT. because Baya
Zets warriors captured the pirates; YOU defeated
Bayazet and took away all he had; therefore you
must know where my son is, you must give him
back to me-"
She is insane" said the kings and friends of
Timur, his princes and marShalS; and they all
laughed for kings always account themselves wise.
But Hermann looked seriously at the woman, and
Tamerane seemed greatly astonished.
She is as insane as mother quietly said the
poet Hermann; but the king-the enemy of the
word-reped:
Woman, how came you from that unknown
country across the seas. across rivers and noun
tains, through the forests9 How Is IT that wild
beasts. and men, who often fcrocous than
the widest of beasts, did not harm yOuf You came
without weapon, the only friend of the de-
fenceless that does not betray them long they
have strength in their I 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 and from
mothers milk these are the sources of our love OF
life.
The woman replied to Timur Tenk;
Il came across only, "A with many is
lands, where ! found fishermen 5 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 II Is easy to swim across rivers Mountainsf
/ saw no mountains
- mountain becomes n valley when loves!'
INTERCEPTED smilingly the poet Hermann.
'True, there forests on the way There were
wild bears bears lynXeS and e-looking bulls
that lowered their heads threatcnngly; twice lynxes
stared at me with eyes like yours. But every beast
has a heart / talked 10 them as talk 10 you. They
believed me that was mother and went away sigh
ing. They pited me. Know you not that beasts
also love their young and will fight for the life and
freedom Of those they love as valiantly as menF"
THAT is true woman said Timur. Very often
know their love Is stronger and they fight harder
than men
Men" she continued like child for every
mother is a hundred times child in her soul men
are always children of their mothers, for everyone
has a mother everyone is somebody son. even you.
old man a woman bore YOU. You may renounce
God but that you cannot renomce, old man
THAT Is true woman. w exclaimed Hermann. the
fearless poet. You can have calves from a herd
Of bulls. 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.
"Givc back my child, because l am a mother
and ! love him
Let MS bow down before Woman-shc gave birth
10 Moses. Mahomcf. and the Great Prophet Jesus
who was murdered by th, wicked but who, as
Sheriff eddu said. Twill rise and Judge the
living and the dead. II viii happen iu Damascus. ~
Let MS bow down before her who through the cen.
turtles give, birth 90 great men. Aristotle her
son. and FIriou,i. and honey Saadi and Omar
L. ID ...I
candcr and blind Homer All these are her children.