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Show Kl HVi vrjr tlirr rclRnI In llaic Uil the Call) li ml ' Al.nlfrA. Into llm mOrn of lib j.ri- MJ tbK ' enwn lha irrallh of th raat hwl limi ( 8K pamlHhmwitunpxrlni;hniil,iiml Wii IB ' lhnignlflcrnt"Cllr nl the Knclunl- SI nw"wMiiotoiil7iL"Al)iIif I'iiw,' K! Kl i IntatpIralU Jewel In tht Empire of IBS KB tlioKilthfuL Jjt E ' " ''x "llrbt of tliU wonlcrfnl fill Kin 1 cl7 lnn Alnumar, IU fona Icr, no two I' H J f nvl UniMHl or enrusj tlto wotl.l wllli fjjr Ml Hit ium IJi of wlut It vru mfnurjr I U El ', tlit man thoull ilo to njo llfo In XI Sm b ltl worlJ, nJ t Jolli ui U wottlijf nf mi BW " Utmoiif tlit tUtk ffcJ ihmwU )( BC ' nJ bntlf nl jrontbi of tlw carilriK of (Jf 1 l'andlut. I I li! ViV Tl munillleent Almiraonn c(!frtO I IBjf ml" W Inntliiull wnllli In tlin grraUtt I Hi mV: 1 il coatrat lth Hid nliraeniloiunus u.l II Bk ftUfIUjrrf tlio iuIrIiIjt Om.ri ul llw I jtl llinmn-tl IUchU of IU(rJl lnTMtly 1 '' Uli I dlffrrtnt frwn U.O Albili, wIicm .nitlo .'St il ilrncoonIjrUi uMTlwrwarn of tlm ' 55 't H AlUnUo were !) u hlnJcr. I'i 3C, II W . Tho c,"l'1' AtolfoJ liad DsecwlM M Bi ir' --' hufatlirr, vlium ilnlre In Katbfr tliu W n If- roM of tho Umu known woiM Intu Unit- ' ffllil' i 11. wllhoot ipcnJlus It foranrimr-l if, if I J ' . hJ rot tto jroolhfnl princo to H Hi ' nian3rilladTanto8Ti,anilfitCTTtllnlilin ' I liW ,j thn Jnlra to do othrrwlM whrt, .0 1 BO 1 4 ' nM ancw.1 to tho mantlo of tin I JW W ' imipbcL Tlifwforo when bla own anna ' ill AS I wtre choodnit their end or lmnm '.HI BYil l (bo Caliph Abulfnla wiu alwaa nady ,m HflVJ " to forward or Indnlgtilipm. HP ' Among the jrouni,t of lilt man dill. IB K j drenwaaAlU rorjrFaraholiadlirouM Ij f ' 9 orrr and iliuinel on tlio Ideaofnuon- MB IQ d"'al "Hi tliat ho liopwl In tlmo to W ; IK J coutrncl. Of all tho maitnlflcent atnio- Bk il I ' !i) u'Mltbadlcnblairlrllfsoaaonof HiS 1 13 thoCommnndcr of tlwl'allhrul lo aw, K R? nonowaaln all thing tho perfection of flBJl (V , vUchthoroungpriacedreatnrd.Tlicra' I '. fore, on th diAtli of his fattier, tho M K1 ! flnco l jan tlw hulldlng of tho long dc Bj Mf term happlnraa. iff ' I In tlmo there aruao on Iho lanlia of ' tk Br BS tlio rlvor Um moat wondrrfnl architect. ! W E? nl iJ 1 vni dx"un that onn that inigio age Bj 81 (J ' an 1 that wonderful city had produced. Sir Ml Hi Yrt ,0.t1"' ',,t"c " WM nnllnUlir.il f WltKl ' ajunelhlng w.ia yet lacliug to maloit 1 Si-i'V 1 thoahodoof i rfect 1 Jrimure, fl rl li 0cJ "nhig iho irlnc waa tinnier. U Ui f i' "Jit along one of tlm moat inigiilflcent of t K Klf 1 tho cortonsljr rancl arcadeeof tho pal. ; Btff; ! aco whon a nlco called bliiiamci (D Wii t, 'I'riuceAUl aonof Abalfdl Priom S(l Bmr 1 Alllaonof Ahtdfedar IE SilU J 'rl'" T""'"? I'ri'ico gbnrrd qnlcllr Iff SmIi J around on all aldc,lmt beheld 110 ot. If-, W I "crpt tn tllenl aentlnila in guard IE HS J l ful"l tho palaco an I tl.e IctnrmqM Ik D li lioraemen Ibat, at a lllllo dlniance, rodo ill 1) I ,UV wk ""' I " lafeguanU i&t ! 1 : acalnit approaching danger, ajr a' f 4 Again lain tho otcci f& I;- I t "l'rlnco Alii ton of Abnlfodal IMnco 3T a-'f j AMaouofAbulfedar Of V ) ' 1 lck atnttuh th. princ. drew iho t lw 1 l,dMlyornamnlliiafniiili4c,,. ' fcW , li 1 dlJlj: l IW. at hla alio and ' rl H8I! J 'I'w ready to faco any opponent. SI Wf' JIM waa nnnecewwrv. lkf.rehlm ! HI I ' ,l01",1 n H "". boned and whitened I Wjl 1 '; aorrow and Irlali of mauy ) ear. 1 j ,S- 1 Ilia drew and mann.r aUo .lUtlngnUhed t ?V1 ." him aa Ulonglng to iiinig other rlod. 3 I K i. . nc" A1" ,0, ' Abulfodar ho I w ' , fft began. I' r fi1 ', . "." ;nlcdrrlnc..All,tcarcelr Ljj I, f"ownl! whether loloerni. to hla full ?VJ I ' Wfcht and answer with lhprldh felt g! fl '"''' Ii0'', name, or acVnowledg hit fj j 'I Inferiority lfon a higher ier. V , J 11 .. "' J"w J-. 1 liw on." anawcrcl . fcj , thtagrdinan. ' I Ww your honoml Mi Kill) father and yonr father' fatheri, an V- B WHEl "'"','t'"lpr,'.lc.n.preadlngovrr 1 V J'"1, ""' PJl' J'''""" In winy a Z 1 Mm V dearly on light with tho eneialet of 8 flWll fur? '. u!r1,lraUf I" tho tomb dl.. I ' R !itl lr,1, NUcn t,", Command, r of th. I '1Sv- " , ralllifuljoron. cf hi children, ha an K 1 1 1? 1 ' ? . J,ho 1" ""'I""1 ll"' f rcrl "t, It mtl XV II . l0mt'' '" ,n,w" ,0 Ulr 1 ' fWA ' t? "I'jInAmaonof Abulfedal What 8 f rl t( Uthydilrr I Hil !'l birth. fV!,7 "".'""ron began at the B 1 r UIS if I "rtni-fbUhorwfwitorowtilonof , !3 JSJ if1 "1c1ll,"Mlur1V'""!'r,andnlatod.lun Hj t . Jiffifr J ul ' conn lelion. 'S 1 I 1 f W tl.'.l.i'i'1.'1""',"'", I "ndontandr cried "l f' li T V'l r'"'1,,",1.,lolrl'eckonlugih,Iri,u, 3 h H!'.1 .w.,'1k,,0'rWlnatUu,tl1,gto,1J0! HI 'I 1 aT1""?" '"' 'neWlOingjonrT Jr , fcl tro.udlM.falu I. not l"y? 3 C It K now.' ""wtf1 tin trlnce.-audl Ji i bMtC1Uae.n"XcoT,, Ml 1 V'lfJBk. Laft I'iiiVaBa- Bsl iaHS " fJaaaaV';1I110UJ''", '"''- - HfHBBflflflflflflflflflflflflBLi Ithe myttery to any llrlng man, until 1 return for II powIon." Thtprlnro took th Halt and loolre.1 It curlourly cr, but nothing extraordinary extraordi-nary occurred. Being hi cirpccUncy tho agnl man ccntlnue.lt Th followei of th. R.o.1 man Jemu, Trhom llio Cbrlallam Ullevo, anl th vonhlpenot th. ttar and moon, and . the e' meiila, and other wotli nnj doings do-ings of Iho ont and wdr Ool for t'lere li but onoOoil, anl Muhimnrd It his ' I rophct -hr. Imgr bcaullli.l to lm. I hold, yit fir from th. liatMU. rk of tho 1 rmlor. To e Is firWddrn ach lei 1 age. Woo'J you fill . rtruclnro yon hate tiullt with mot. woulerfiil images, Uyond tho conatruilon or nnderRtaa-l iLgofmanklndl" I would! I woulir ndihnM the rrlnre, dollghtod wllh th. Mpoctatlon. "Tho pmer It In jonr hand," an- I iwcrcd tho a'ranjto visitor, and vanished. 1 For several minute tho ptinco ataal It If awakened from a dream. lint not long, for Just at that mement a yminj girl, a favorlto with th. prince, came on . tljito" behind hlin. Kolseletsly, a the I soft brreie that tcarco looted Iho dark ' hair that Ml uncontrf lied .itrHirr whit Ithouldrrt, h crept np, aal w as alnnt to ctap her am!! haul orer 1,1a eye, when tho prluce, wlng tho sliadow, au.l tidied by tin Strang, visitor who had I jntt left hlin, whenled suddenly around, an 1 In doing o tooihed th. laughing ' girl with hi .lalT. j At it statue of tlm whitest marble, tho ! stood before hlui. I At Ih. 1 rlnre stood wondering nt the ) mnglo lsiwerof the apparently common-plaro common-plaro stair, a courier upprtwihcd In llll liaste with a measage from a distant 1 prorlnco gorernc.1 by a tery dear friend of Prince All. Tho IreuihlfM meiuengrr fell on hi face before th.prlnco, anl after nlain- Ingaltrr Iho manner of th. day an 1 re. rorerlng breath tnough to speak, ho lagged tho pardon of tho prlncofor first tit. ting a promlm of secrecy In regard to the matter upon which hn had b. en aeni, It being his muter' q-eclal urdrr. la till auilety Iho jirinc. ralso.1 the I hand that In 1.1 the staff and place.1 It on tho shoulder of the exhausted messenger, and he, too, watmarble. As th. day went by tho palace HUM I with strange Images, and tho losarwor of the wonderful staff began lo long for the supernatural donor, Th. aw-iiou I if his gift bigan to In n weight, and each Image added to tho paltcuwaa a weight addM to tho bnrden of It ruler. Mill th. longed fur visitor enrao not. At last, when the prince waa almost I driven lo madness, his ttrango visitor again app. sred. sUeforo ho cuiil 1 ask a I question of tho desevn laut of the great Mahmon 1 the stalt was thrust into hit I sn Is and he wa prayM by tho memory of the gre-it leader toSrstoro to life Iho silent imago, that, Instead of adorning, cast a gloom orrr the palace. "I that not U-autlfol1" askM the strange ilsltur, pointing to tho Dgnre of tho lulschlcvoua girl favorite, "Look at Hie grace, Iho ttallo almost bunting Into laughter.'' "It la beautiful, most beautiful," an. swrred the prince, "but ner laugh y, ould be to me more Urantlful than all," "And that!" oscIalmM tho agM man. "look how natural that courier Is aliuut to relate hit messago." "Most natural, most natural," sighed Hit prince, "but tho unspoken ineasago I Icukod In that luarblo breast." To sorcrnl othert tho ttrango visitor drew tlie shrinking irince, and com-luenUsl com-luenUsl on the peculiar beauty of each, lint the 1 rinco could not l-o dlvrrtM from the melancholy that poisesM-Jldm. "Take them awayl Tako them awayr txclalmcd the 1 rinco. "Uavo'iny pal acta It was and I will Lo happy, pir. feclly happyP "Ilo It iu you say," nuswerM tho aged man, "and j rollt by tho lesson." There was a slight rustlo in the court of the palace, and when It passed nil was as It had been: even tho strange vl-llor vl-llor himself was gone. Tho jmUco of Trinco All of Ilagdad stood for age at It waa mi to!, rxcipt this luHriptlon over tho uuilu tutrancoi ali, noi or Aiin.rEin, to thk rituvcu or Tin: uoitui Jliersls nollsueresiUr. lb.l,iio.e( arrllowersstur. Is vndsntferedi nor Is tuers bssllnrss la anrtLtn wber lliprsls rlthrr sJillDii tour 1st lag from tb la&ilUork cf tLs JJt llliUdo.1, Donald It. MacOregor In Now York News. |
