Evening star., 1920-01-25
ETON. d. c.. JANUARY 25. 1920.
FLOWE

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know not, but some arran ;u,nent
was come to, and the porter once
more raised the chest, and, striking
my head upon the end of 1t at each
step. bore me up to the apartments
.of Jullanar, which thus entered feet
first.
lie deposited the box, lid down.
ward upon the soft mattress of
divan,s so that found myself upon all
fours like mule, with my face be-
tween my hands! Ere 1 could break
my habitual silence he lifted some
heavy piece of furniture--I know not
what--and placed it on top of the
box!
voice sweeter than the songs of
the Daood spoke:
slave! what art thou doing"
Il am thy slave" spoke another
voice, at the accursed sound whereof
l almost died of spleen. "Knowest
thou me not. my beloved? 1 have de-
vised a new stratagem and come to
thee in the guise of porter! But 10!
beneath my uncomely garments i am
AhHab, thy loverv
AS man who sleeps i'll after a pro-
tracted feast. heard her answer,
saying:
rs it true thou hast come to me, or
Is this a dream?"
verify, 1t Is true!" answered the
accursed, the vile, the unspeakable
Ahzab, my brother-for it was he.
From the time when first saw thee.
neither sleep hath been sweet to me,
nor hath wine possessed the slightest
flavor! have come to thee thus,
fragrant bloom Of the pomegranate.
because 1 would not have thee see me
in a posture 80 undignified as that of
one crouched in a box! So that thy
people might be compelled to give me
access to thine apartments, have put
a mendicant in my place, rendering
the chest heavy" =. .s,q+ a
And she said. Thou art welcomew
and embraced him. -
BY Allah (whose name be exalted),
/ knawed my beard until choked! l'
Thou art changed, beloved" she
full, but today thou seemest less rosy
checked to mine eyes,"
The accursed Ahzab, like an enrag-
ed mule. kicked the box wherein /
dissolved in flames of wrath.
II am burnt up with love and long
ing for thee!" he replied. 20 my love!
how beautiful thou art!"
Whereat my command of silence for
sook me! AS Allah is the one god,
and Mohammed his only prophet, be-
came as one possessed of q devil!
''Rouber' I cried; and my words
lost themselves within the box.
Cheat! Accused disgrace Of my ia
ther! Infamy of my race! o dog! o
unutterable dirt!'
Jullanar cried out in fear but my
accursed brother took her in his
bosom, soothing her with soft words.
Fear not, o my beloved!" he said.
II gave the mendicant wine that his
heart might warm to his lowly task,
but I fear he has become intoxicated"
20 thou liarw / cried. 20 malevo-
lent scoundrel! O son of diseasew
And with all my strength !. sought to
raise the weight that bore me down;
but to no purpose.
know, my beloved" continued my
thrice accursed brother. what have
suffered on thy account. But three
days since / was attacked by four
gigantic negro assassins dispatched
by Abu- ell -Hassan to slay me! But I
vanquished them, killing one and
manning second, while the others
escaped and ran back to their wretch
ed master"
20 unutterable liar!" I groaned. For
I was near to Fastening my predes-
tined end both from suffocation and
consuming rage. Thou didst fly.
thou jackal! from that peril. and
reapest the fruits of my courage and
dexterity! o mud! O stencil"
Lest he should dispatch a number
too great for me to combat, have
lurked in hiding delight Of souls! in
a most filthy hovel belonging to
barber!'
MAY. thy tongue turn into scor-
pion and bite three" l cried. my
abode Is as clean as the palace Of the
khedive! Thou hast never entered 1t,
thy gnat's egg! Thou hast hidden
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