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Show D IP! THl; ll)Ll;l AND THj: rlQ 11' In lh lii UUt Tlllflffo cf HUOaIi, Jj oino year before tli irfnch innuiou i thcrn llTed ah bonctt Moor natiml after hl father, SMI I aViUr, bnt to wU m tU .1 rillastrt bvl siren tbo cam of tlit j' I Ur. Tba Moon ar Vnown to t tli inojtt Indolent iwOla In tboworU, but jj tliOMOf tiTUlAXof UUdaliwrr con- una ii riwu aldrroi tfw lailert or their rountryiacn. Lll am A It km icrUi ta U attribcttJ totlio 14 laajpioroui wrfatan of orange and i llmrt blch Imnjj orcr tbo townUkea HH M !j iweettctntctlclond. iHI fy i)I' ut mon8 11 wno llrel to thli Uilttt iHI sJ Wl of latjr town no on roull cmuo up to Hj lf f bMi LaWar for downright JJIcucm and iiHI Rf U uoncbaUoco, TLw worthy inan liaJ elo- iiH If' It rated IU4T1CO to tbo hriijht of a n iiH! fl&l l& fiMlon. OilT coila mlgbt to em iH llfij Ht broUcrera, caf ownon, ailc tutrchanU LLB Mk IS anddoon but Ikttm an Idler, H rS I'l When hli fatber dletl h Inherited a iifl j 1 amalt garden under the ram par U of tho iihI wn '? ton, tarroanded ibr low white walU HHri U falHntf Into decay Tho ffato waa to en- HIHgtiJ 1 i tansled by trevda that It could not ba HlllVf I clow-d. ThertncrAfcwfiS and Una HHRk I nAtrcea. llera end tbero In the gran a LLntBrnr Iritig bubbled np. AWlfflfJ3? Itvraalnble tardea that Sldl Ukdar HHq .1 i patted lila life, froue on hli back In the LLVlflfLji i ifrau, illent and root ton) eat, while the Utjjj j Jtttle red ante found a botno tn hie BbY' branL When be wa hungry he atretcbed HHu out An aiin andgnthemluflortt Uina HMwIl rift lying within reach; but ho would LLHQ P 'Te I re'c,T atarvation to tho alternv LLwBfll UN of rUlngto gather tho fruit off tho LLWnlTnlll lrta Boinoatof tlwflgadecATOl where B trifc tly fell and tho trees aaffcrvd from tho LLLUSlitLifV general neglect. LBHlHfStrV Tlj1' '1t,fto'DA7 lodoleoeo mad LLHI&iJr Lakdar quite a tiotel petaon In that jnrt LLLImXl m rererenced aj a tort of aalut. When tho aLaaVr11 'b ladleaof tbtown vhtlted tho cemetery ImP r ', near by they walked their titulea m they EKf&j Mi paued Ma domicile and ioko In wbU- )Hlwt pert under their wblto relit, wbllo men f)l flt u inclined their beada In InroluuUry bom II ' V ' Ct-7 day after athool noun n crowd V ! j cf boya In gajly atriped allketLiaud t ' K tti f congregated on ooo of the wall aajilt ! & IncloalogLakdar'adomafn, And tried In LB n i '""' l KrU cf vrar t0 J1,lurb 1,iat uimm LH H I $ ' cot Indolence, calllog him by name, LLHliX ' IV i laughlog, ehoutlng, throwing crango LLHIli ' M 11 u UA otherwlie tormenting )!1 "J ButloTftlnt Tho Idler dl 1 not more. LLH n Ji lery now and then a rolco from the LLV fit' ui f IP ' '10 c would lo heard, H if ' M Take caro now, take caro, If t only fctt !aHH ? I tip to your ItutboneTergotun, if) It bapiened that one of thcao bo)i L coming constantly wltb the othen to IK tnakngamoof the Idler, found blmeelf ft, At hit orcrcomo by admiration and a jnfj ! great dealre to aunniehlmKlf the horl OT ( foutal exlitenco. Ho went to hit father . W n boldly declarod that ho Intended Hn, gltlnguuechool andwlahod to become HUH., tfl nn Idler. 1 V "An Idler! Vour i&td tho father, a Hl . B worthy turner of (Ipeatcmi, u bueyai H1 ; 7f J a boo, and aeatel buforo bla lathe orery Hf tuornlug at cockcrow, 'You, jui idlerl i ft a retty Idea Indedr HHl M; "Yc, father, 1 wish to bo on Idler, ft f j liLe bldl Lakdar." Vj 2 ' "Nothing of the aort, my boy, you H 9 ' ahall bo a turner ltkoyonr father or n H f j regUUr at the Uwcotuta of thecadl, H W(ffl Uko)ournncltjAll, but you lhalt beer H lS"u! ' become an Idler never, Uo off now to H 4 E achool,orl may bo tempted tousethU H UIa j fine new j lece of cherry wood oa sour IRltt back. UrtoEfnow, )ou )0un?ra5Cftlr Hin Hie chorry wood li&d the doklred effect, H n and the boy, feigning obedlenco, with H flySJ drwt but lmtcad of going to achool ho LLS mIHS made hi way to aMooriih baia.tr, and HS ' 11 1 Ml aelxlug hie opportunity M-vretud hlmwlf H lB5l ! between two Ilea of Hmyrn ruga and H .Bill ' remained thcro all day, lying on hi B n rl! bock taring up at the Moorlih I intern H HH and ritbly embroidered bodlcei glisten LLI la! lngln the aua, while he Inhaled tho do LLLl mtm ' liaoui jwrfume from tho tbuka of attar H Bf i of roues acatUrrd about. In tbUmanuer H Kt; lie taal all the tlmo that heahould H Bj i bartt been at acliooL LLR El v! 1 Ui father spon gut on Inkling of how H Ht tnatterafttoodrbut In rain ho thouUd, H H?r! itorracd, curwid tljo name of Allolianl H n 2 ' punished tho young urchin with all the H fltflt ! chorry uolcAueiu biaahop. All m aLH w$ uulciwi the boy only itpontodoWtlnnto Hj HJs! I). Ml will bo au Idler," and ho was fount H Klrfei i cuntlnuallyatrvtchetloutln tome corner, IIH V Utterly discouraged at last, the father H B E ' took adocldtditepafter cousultlnj the M R V ) HeglstrarAlL H j I Listen tomoheialdtohleion. "At j H C5 1 1 on aru dotennlned to bo au Idler, I will H R rS ji take )oa to Lakdar; bo will examine H Jj ds I you, and if J ou haro any real fltncu for H 'H it hla prof einlon I will beg him to take j ou K Ml it tm apprentice." H li) f ' rhat will anltine," replied the hoy, H pi TheTerynextday,wlthfrekhlyihaven H -tiii'V Wada and lavishly perfumed ufthvfr- f MH jl buo, they Bought Ihe Idtvr In bit little H mf gardin. The gate was ahvaji open, w H ! 1 they entered without ceremony, but the t ui j trrsM Ulng very high and erytlikk ! Jfl h thiy had aomo trouble to locate tho lord. : ;v(S?:r or the domain. At lust they foaud him birds and ovvrgrunn uinw a bundle of yellowratv lie receired them vtth Affront, "Allah be with you, Bldl LakUr." ld tuo f atuei vowing low, nla hind on hit heart This is my ton " wbo In IsU on becoming au Idler I baro broaght him toyoii for examination thit ' yon may decide If be really h any fit net for your profession t In which cxw I ' lg of you to allow him to become 3 out , pprentlcf) and 1 will ay all 1 1 ml U 1 I)ecesary.,, bldl lftk lar ullently motioned to then tn tIt down. The father neated himself, ! an I tho Imy et retched himself at foil 1 length on the gras', A good algn to. Icgln with. Then they allenUy gazel at one another It was high noom the warm, mellow light flooded the little garden and eetmed to make everything In It drowsy . The only noun la to be beard were the 1 ubbllng of the rprlnga tin ler the grau, the wild broom bursting Its poll In the unthlne and the sleepy birds (lotterln Idly from one twig to another with a sound like the opening and shutting cf A fan, Lrery now and then a ripe fig fell from branch to branch till It reachrd the ground. Then tildl Im lar would stretch out bis arm and carry the fruit wearily to his mouth. The boy took no such IrouUei the finest figs fell cIom to him, an 1 be nerer even turned his head. The master, from tho corner of his eye, watched him but aald nothing Ore bonr, two hours passed. Tie time dragged bearlty for the poor turner. Ilowtrer, he dared not say anything, but remained motionless with his legs crowed, succumbing a little himself occasionally oc-casionally to the effect of the perfumed, drowsy atmosphere which enveloped them. Buddenly a Urge flg fell from a tree plump on tbo cheek of the boy A beau tifut fhj, by Allah! rcso colored, sweet and scented Uko honey, The boy only bad to touch It with ono finger to roll it luto his mouth, but cTcn that rorcd too much exertion, so he lay without stir ring while the fruit rested ou his cheek. At last the temptation mastered hlmi he glanced at his f-ithcr nnl said drowsily, Tat her, pleaso put it In my mouth.' tildl Lakdar lid a fig In bis hand; throwing It far from liim and turning to tbo father be cried angrily "And this Is the bny that you brought to bo my ap firentlcet I tell you he is my tootUrt It she who should teach nieP and falling on his knees liefora the boy be bowed bl hood to tho ground and cried 1 'list I, lAther of Idleness P Trans Isted for Uomauce from tbo French of Alj honto Daudet by l.ra Uendlo. |
