South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-07-30

20 put TO death his bride OF the day
before II befeII. however. that She
herazade had her will. AS she had
hoped. the king was wakeful and TO
beguila him. she began a story Of
magic. Dawn broke before she had
finished and so eager was Shahriar
20 hear Il all that he gave no order
for her execution
For a thousand and one nights
did this befau while Sheherazade
told tales OF love. war and sorcery,
OF kings. beggars and rogues. OF
lands where diamonds we're more
plentiful than pebbles and bigger
than eggs OF intrigues IN the lanes
and bazars OF Oriental cities. In
towns and deserts and far islands
did necromancers work their Wills.
Horses few; dogs talked; mermaid
ems and creatures greater than
whales peopIed the deeps; ogres and
enormous apes crept out OF forests;
birds so great that their wings
darkened the day swooped from the
skies Here too were lovers in pal
aces and bowels. bold and cowardly.
swooned at the very thought OF the
beloved Underlying all was the
colorful Orient. with BARRIERS and
porters tostling caiiphs and prin-
cesses I'm the thronged and pictur-
esque lanes OF three cities whose
very names conjure up romance
Bagdad. Cairo and Damascus.
Now these are the best liked Of
Sheherazade's tales;
The Story OF Aiaddln's Lamp.
OF Aladdin, son Of a poor tailor
in China. a prankish scamp. An
African magician guided him TO a
subterranean cave where he found
the lamp that summoned the genie.
out Of nothingness did this genie
spread banquets for Aladdin and
robe him in rich raiment. He pro.
vided him retinuss OF slaves, bear
ing basins heaped high with preci-
Gus stones, who carried 20 the king
Aladdin's suppliance for the hand
OF the beautiful Princess Badroul-
boudour. In a night did the genie
raise a palace OF glowing wonders.
OF shining marble and gold and sill
YER. with windows encrusted with
diamonds. emeralds and rubies.
with fragrant gardens and open
courts. So Aladdin married the
princess and they know great JOY.
But the magician returned. stole
the lamp, and In trice transported
the palace and the princess to
Africa. Then was Aladdin woefuI.
but BY magic he found his beloved,
poisoned the magician, seized the
lamp and came 20 China where he
and BadrouIboudour lived happily
ever afterward.
The Story or Sinbad.
OF Sinbad the sailor and his mar
vellous voyages. Wherein II is re-
lated that sinbad landed upon what
great fish that sank into the sea.
And OF other voyages and greater
wonders. Of which one nnarvels
most at the adventure with the roc,
the bird so huge that II feeds its
young with elephants. Sinbad had
fastened himself 20 the roc's leg and
- bore him to an impenetrable VAL
ley strewn with precious stones
from which he escaped by binding
himself TO a sleeps carcass and
was borne away by a viiture. And
OF the giant who roasted men and
whom Sinbad blinded with a red
hot iron. And OF the terrible Old
Man OF the Sea who sat upon Sin
bad's shoulders and could not be
shaken of until he was intoxicated
with wine and Sinbad slew him.
The Story OF the Forty Thieves.
OF ALI Bahia and his discovery OF
the stone that swung wide when a
voice cried, open, Sesamel" In
the cave was the booty OF 90
thieves and All Baba took home
sacks bulging with gold and silver.
The robbers traced him and in the
guise OF merchant, the captain
lodged with him. In the yard were
stored great Jars, one filIed with oil
and the others concealing the
thieves III would IL have Jared
with All Baba had not Morglana, a
cunning slave. detected the trick
and with boiling oil scalded to
death the wicked miscreants The
new disguise and again did Morgi-
ana save her master by stabbing his
enemy. So All Baba married her TO
his son and he lived toyously upon
treasures from the cave
Many Other Fascinating Stories.
OF the Magic Horse of ebony and
ivory. so fashioned that its rider
by pressing divers buttons. could
ny whittier he willed 1t bore a
Persian prince 10 a great palace in
a metropolis girt about with green
cry. There ne looked into the eyes
OF a princess and they were enrap-
tured. Il befell that they rode
away on the Magic Horse. but be-
fore they were wed an evil man alb
Quoted the princess. The discon-
ISOLATE prince wandered far and az
last he found her whom he loved
and again they journeyed through
the air 10 his home where they were
married with exceeding pomp and
lived happily.
or a poor fisherman who drew
his net from the sea and found
therein but a brass bottle. he Gu,