The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-02-17

TO give tho man light tap on tho head.
Thank YOU" said the blind man. Now
! can take your pennies Otherwise |
TO Uncle Wiggily Il think we should
hear his story in tho morning at the
palace"
Il think 50. too" Uncle Wiggily said
so the blind man was told TO be at the
palace Of the calph, and. though wonder
there
Bright and early he was. and the
caliph. coming out"to sIt on his throne,
Come. blind msn. why was II you
would not let me give you pennies last
night unless | struck you on the head 80
That II penance. or punishment
! take upon myself 10 make up for a
bad thing ] did many years ago" said
the blind man
Maybe Uncle Wiggily can make story
about II to put In book he is writing
about us Arabian Nights folk"
Here Is my story said the blind
man, sitting on the red carpet at the
loot o. the caiph's throne.
when was young | wanted very
great riches. but though I tried all the
ways ! knew | could only get a li.,,e
gold by hard work. ! had enough. though,
to buy me some camels.
| One day, out In the desert. I met a
derfish. or holy man. He made q mag
zeal fire and then the side OF the noun
tain opened. and ! saw cave filled
with gold and diamonds. more so thar
Al Baba's. We loaded my camels with
the gold. and before the dervish CLOSED
up the cave ] saw HIM take out a smal
boH OF sweet-snelling oint ment
Then he closed the cave again. and
we went on with the camels laden with
gold. And. q. ! had promised gave
hlm half my camels. and took the Other
half for myself When he had gone on
ut" VIA, doss ssspsnsS Soy 70 man ,h'na Want with SO
much eold' II viii only be a bother 10
him. had better ask him 10 give me
ten camels 80 ran back to him and
asked him for ten camels, which he free
ly gave me. Then thought again:
ing any camels at all, or gold or dla -
to me
And he did. saying could better use
,he gold than he Then ! thought Of the
boz OF ointment; Doubtless that Is more
for that. The dervish gave II to me.
but told me to be very careful in using
" n you viii put little OF this sslve
on your left eye yiu will see all the
riches of the earth" said the dervish.
right you will be blinded
Il at once put some OF the ointment
on my left eye. and instantly I saw all
the treasures under the mountains and
In the seas OF the earth Then. being
very foolish. and curious. I put some ol
The ointment on my right eye. and ] he
came blind In that eye, and. In a little
while 7 Loaf the sight Oh both. 40 / could
not see at all Though OF late. since
had To beg for my living, and made every
one who gave me anything. hit me on
| the head, ] can sec little but not much
The dsrvish drove all my csmes away
with him, which he had a right TO do
since I had not treated him properly"
You have. indeed, done wrong" said
the celiph. but you have caused your.
self suffering by letting yourself bs
struck every time any one gives YOU
s,cme,hinnE What do you say. Uncle
Il think he ought to do like the won.
drous wise man In the Mother Goes
story said the bunny. Perhaps " he
were to jump into u briar bush he nigh,
scratch both his eyes In again, and see
as well as ever"
III do IT," said the blind man, and
he did. And instantly he could ,oot
around as well az ever and he could
see TO work. and he did not have tc
beg any more, and never again did M
think of getting too rich. which had
caused his first trouble.