Connecticut western news., 1920-07-22

trigues in the lanes and Dazaars of Oriental cities. In towns and deserts and far islands did necromancerS work their wills. Horses flew; dogs talked :; mermaidens and creatures greater than whales peOpled the deeps; Ogres and enormous apes crept out of for ests; birds so great that their wings darkened the day swooped from the skies. Here, too, were lovers in pal aces and novels, bold and cOwardiy, yet all so enamored that they swooned at the very thought of the beloved. Underlying all was the colorful Ori- ent, with barbers and porters jostling caliphs and princesses in the thronged and picturesque lanes of three cities whose very names conjure up romance -Bagdad, Cairo and Damascus.
 Now these are the best liked of She herazades tales:
 The Story of AIaddin's Lamp.
 Of Aladdin, son of a poor tailor in China, a prankish scamp. An African magician guided him to subterranean cave where he found the lamp that summoned the genie. Out of nothing ness did this genie spread banquets for Aladdin and robe him in rich raj ment. He provided him retinueS of slaves, bearing basins heaped high with precious stones, who carried to the king Aladdin's suppliance for the hand of the beautiful Princess BadrOul- boudour. In night did the genie raise palace of glowing wonders, of shin ing marble and gold and silver, with windows incrusted with diamonds, en- eralds and rubies, with fragrant gar tens and open courts. So Aladdin mar ried the princess and they knew great joy. But the magician returned, stole the lamp and in a trice transported the palace and the princess to Africa. Then was Aladdin woeful, but by magic he found his beloved, poisoned the magician, seized the lamp and came to China, where he and BadrOul- boudour lived happily ever afterWard.
 The Story of Sinbad.
 Of Sinbad the sailor and his marvel ous voyages. Wherein it is related that Sinbad landed upon what seemed lSldhu DuI WHICH WdlS d SICftl llNli that sank into the sea. And of other voyages and greater wonders, of which one marvelS most at the adventure with the roc, the bird so huge that it feeds its young with elephants. Sin bad had fastened himself to the roc's leg and it bore him to an impenetra- ble valley strewn with precious stones {oI, ho I-x1h hiT,1frJ J hi Inn self to sheep's carcass and waS borne away by vulture. And of the giant who roasted men and whom Sin bad blinded with a red-hot iron. And | of the terrible Old Man of the Sea who sat upon Sinbad's shoulders and could not be shaken off until he was intOxi- cated with wine and Sinbad slew him. The Story of the Forty Thieves. Of Ali Baba and his discovery of the stone that swung wide when a voice cried "Open, Sesamew In the cave was the booty of forty thieves and Ali 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 filled with oil and the others concealing the thieves. III would it have fared with Ali Baba had not Morgiana, cunning slave, detected the trick and with boil ing oil scalded to death the wicked miscreants.' The captain escaped, but returned in a new disguise and again