Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 46, Number 235, 13 August 1921 — Page 12

PAGK TWO

SINDBAD, WRITTEN IN DRAMATIZED And so the king said: "Come, el us go to the royal palace where e may celebrate the wedding east in a fitting manner." And all e company went with him. Ill One day, some months after this, servant announced to Sindbad hat a friend had come to call, but then the man was ushered in, he teemed in such depths of misery lhat Sindbad exclaimed. "Heaven preserve you! What great mlsforJune has come upon your life?" Alas." he replied, "I hve but one hour left to live, and so have ome to bid you a farewell." "Why, how is this?" asked Sindad. "You seem to be In perfect ealth. and not a man in all this and would do you harm." "All that Is true," the friend re lied, "but nevertheless, within an our my life shall know Its end, or I am to do Dunea wuu my ife." "Buried with your wife!" echoed indbad. "It haa hpnn thA law tinon our 'eTan1 frnm tha aar1iat " thf juan explained. "Last night my Wife was taken with some strange Illness and died within an hour; and today I am to go with her into She tomb. The laws do not hange As he spoke a group of friends fathered at the door, waiting for kirn "Farewell, my friend, 'he said as tie moved away with them leaving sindbad speechless. At the sound of his wife s foot steps, Sindbad turned and greeted ler anxiously, asking: "My dear, how do you feel to day?" I "In perfect health and happlWss, my lord," she answered smiling, as she unfolded her sewing. But scarcely had she taken three Cili-I 1 ll I .. rin liucues Hueu nun ytii;n.cu uci nuser. With a faint cry, she fell back in ler chair, closing her eyes as If a ;reat sleep bad overtaken her. "My dear, what is it!" cried Sindbad, but nothing rousod her. "Call In . the learned doctors of the land," Sindbad directed his servants who ran in haste, but the loctor's skill had no effect. "She is dead," Bald the king, who bad been called also. "Let Sind tad put his house in order and col oct his bags of gold, for all his rAalik Kkll Ka nut Intn tha rstmn ' caitu oiiau ire au v iuiv w ith him and his wife." "Oh. king, have pity!" cried Sindbad, throwing himself on the kround. "How can this cruel law Epply to me I. who am a stranger In this land?" "Have you not married my laughter and promised to obey our! laws?" asked the king. "You shall , pe given seven loaves of bread and ; pitcher of water; that Is an l an grant." The princess was laid upon a bier rlth her perfumes and royal jewels leaped about her. The servants raght in all of Sinabad's weaun, Ind a tray with bread and water. 1 the noblemen and ladies of the and gathered, and, taking up the princess, with smauaa ana me ing Just behind, the great procesJion left the palace. IV. The tomb was a long, deep cave, In which Sindbad and the princess were placed, and a barrier moved kcross the opening. When all - .i . i. j -i!.., ounus oi me company uau uit-u t . . .i . iway, SindDaa oegan groping auum he cave, trying to find some neans of escape, when, at the far ind of the cave, something moved rlth a heavy, scraping sound. SindVad listened and then felt his way towards it. Suddenly his foot struck some-j Hilng living, which lashed from iide to side, hissing horribly. Juning back, Sindbad hastily reached r his match box, and struck a ght. only to behold a monstrous iake at his very feet. Fortunately the snake was blind d by the light and lay motionless hile Sindbad leaped back to safe r. When the match was out, Sind Sad could hear the serpent moving way. What can it mean that a living reature goes into the heart of the fountain so readily," Sindbad askfl himself. Can it be possible tat this cave has an opening at le other Bide?" After gathering up his bags of ld, and a long drink of water and ime bread, he started along the issase way. He had gone for

the i SAILOR FORM BY..; MRS. FRED GIRTY

some distance when at last a faint crack of light showed ahead. "Day light!" he cried. "The end of the cave is near." But just then his foot struck against another snake which raised up and hissed angrily. Upon striking a match, Sindbad found that the rest of the cave was full of serpents, and that, being near the daylight, the matches bad no effect upon them. "How can I ever reach the sunlight again!" mourned Sindbad. "No human being ever could pass this nest of snakes. Must I die now, when open country and the free sky is In sight?" Utterly wretched, Sindbad sank down on. a stone, when a new thought occurred to him. "Hare I not heard my wife say that among her perfumes there was one whose fragrance caused any creature to sink into sweetest sleep? And were not her perfumes burled with us?" Hastily, Sindbad made his way back to the entrance where he found the perfumes. Then,' wrapping his scarf about his face to keep from breathing the powerful odor, Sindbad again came to the serpents and drenched the air with the fragrant drug. At once the ser pents sank down in motionless sleep. As the fortunate Sindbad stepped over the serpents, the light against the walls of the cave fairly dazzled him and he exclaimed. "How these walls glitter! Why, they are of rubies, and the floor is of diamonds!" Adding these Jewels to his treasures, he reached the mouth of the cave. "The sea!" he cried, In surprise. "Here is the sea! And even there is a ship on the horizon! Which way does it sail? I cannot tell!" Sindbad strained his eyes to watch, then flinging up his arms in Joy, he cried, "It comes! I'm saved!" v Thus Sindbad ended his adven-j tures, and turning with a smile to the company, and especially to Hindbad, the porter, he said: "Well, my friends, what do you think now? Have you ever heard of anyone who has suffered more, or had more narrow escapes than I have? Is it not Just that I should now enjoy a life of peace?" The princess arose from her supposed bler( and the pretended ger. JUST KIDS What's the

.wv m svmywwn' LE)Ert TWES US' VEEK AN SfWRDfW WIGHT vAOV VfXZ

ME TKET A BSVn aE uke: OSUAL

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM, SATURDAY,

pents threw off their long dark canvasses which hid them from being men, as the whole company grouped about their master, Sindbad. The porter, Hindbad, drew nearest of all, and, bowing low, said: "Sir, you have indeed known perils. The troubles of my life have been as nothing compared to yours. Moreover, the generous use you make of your wealth proves that you deserve it. May you live long and happily." Sindbad then gave him and all the members of the company, a hundred pieces of gold, saying: "Take this, go,, and live happily also. And as you taste the trults of this gold, remember Sindbad the Sailor." The End. Dintfbatf. Did Het He said, "Do you swim?" I said, "Who?" He said. "You." I said, "Me?"t He said, "Yes." I Bald, "No." He said, "Oh." GIRLHOOD STORIES OF FAMOUS WOMEN Elizabeth Fry Ill-tempered, flirtatious, grumpy, Idle, fond of luxurious living, critical, extravagant and selfish, such were the characteristics of Elizabeth Fry when Bhe was a girl. Then one night she dreamed she stood on a beach and the tide kept coming up until It surrounded her and nearly washed her away. Night after night this terrible dream came to her until she was afraid to go to sleep. One Sunday she went to hear William Lavery, an American Quaker, preach. She felt very sorry for her sins. That night she dreamed about the tide, but it could not come near her! She took that as an omen from heaven, and devoted her life to improving the lives of others. In England, the reformatories, prisons, and industrial schools, have been changed into moral hospitals through the work of Elizabeth Fry. Use of Livin'? r IF SECH

FEUER I'D

Like.

IT WAS A

DlrVTf

bucv

AUGUST 13, 11

UJ Frances Trego Montgomery

Billy Jr.'s surmise about the Indians' feast proved to be the case and after the Indians had eaten their fill, they rolled themselves Jn their blankets and went to Bleep. Billy and Stubby sneaked about and found the dogs at the feast. At first these dogs were going to protest, but Billy called to them, "The first one of you that yelps or objects to our helping ourselves I will rip open with my horns." As he looked big and fierce enough to carry out this threat, they thought he meant what he said and so let him and Stubby alone and fell to eating in silence. "Now, go ahead, Stubby, and eat your fill, while I wander around and see if I can't find some sweet herbs, for the squaws generally have a lot hanging outside of their wigwams drying, along with sweet grass and onions. Oh, the very thought of onions makes my mouth water! so good bye for a while, but if you should want me, give the 6lgnal by three short barks." The next morning the Indians were delighted to find a large black goat and a small, little yellow dog. They camped here for Home time, making baskets and blankets, and then started on their way to the City of Mexico to sell their wares. Billy and Stubby stayed with them until they passed the stock farm and then they left, made friends with the people on the farm, and became a fixture there for some time. They had been on this farm By Ad Carter VJERENV A CLEAN

t "".rrmrnrisr -i

l JJ A. o'-tr

three months when the incident I am about to relate happened. On this farm were large barns where the blooded horses and bulls were housed at ight, each In his own stall, and over all were great hay mows where the hay and feed for them were kept. Billy was fastened in one of these stalls every night, because previous to this he had eaten all the blossoms off the lemon tree, which was the pride of the mistress; chewed the bosom out of his master's dress shirts for the starch that was in them; nibbled the trailing vines off the hanging baskets on the front veranda; and chewed the sleeve out of the cook's new red calico wrapper that was hanging on a line outside to dry. Stubby, however, was allowed to rove around at will, but he always preferred to be locked up with Billy, as it was so lonesome when left alone outside. As luck would have it, on the night of the fire he preferred to remain outside to gnaw on Borne bones he had hidden and to have a talk with a little hairless ChilniHhua dog that lived on the farm. Had it not been for this, Billy might have been burned to death and thi i story brought to an untimely nd, besides Stubby would have lost the chance of making himself a hero. Just for Fun Sure, He Knew Mother (holding up a picture of a zebra) "What is that?" Little Jack "I know. It's a horse in a bathing Buit.", A little boy of four who had just received a little baby sister came In when she was being bathed and said, "My that baby's sunburned!" La Verne Davis, New Bedford, Ind. Bad Boy Mother "Don't you dare use Buch language! I'm ashamed of you." Bright Boy "Why, Ma. Kipling uses it and he's " Mother "He does? Then don't you ever play with him again." "Did you mail my letter, Bobby?" asked his mother. "Yes'm," replied the small son. "But why have you brought back the two cents?" "I didn't need it. I slipped It In the box when no one was looking." Rare Logic A teacner observing what she thought to be a lack of patriotic enthusiasm on the part of one of her small pupils demanded: "Tommy, what would you think If you saw the Stars and Stripea waving over the field of battle?" "I should think that the wind was blowing," was Tommy's unexpected answer. An attractive widow with a small son had been wooed and won by the village doctor. As the time for the wedding drew near she called her son to her to break the news to him. "George," she Baid, "I am going to do something and I want to talk to you about it first." "What is it?" demanded George. "I am intending to marry Doctor Smith in a few days, and " "Bully for you. Ma. Does Doctor Smith know it?" WANT ADS FOR SALE Train, cars and track. boys games, toys and books. Call 100 North West Seventh street. FOR SALE Here's a chance to havo some fun! Tap in on the music from the Palladium. Buy a small wireless set and an Arlington cupler with loading Jnductence reaching about 4,000 meters; also an .audion control with vacuum tube in good condition. All of these have been used in hearing music from the Palladium wireless. Receiver accompanies these sets. Call 202 North Fifteenth street, Gerard Harrington.