TWILIGHT LAND

myself clad in fagot-maker’s rags.” Thereupon he turned
his horse into the thicket and again summoned the Genie.
‘T should like,” said he, “to have a suit of clothes fit for
a king to wear.”

“My lord shall have that which he desires,” said the
Genie. He stretched out his hand, and in an instant
there lay across his arm raiment such as the eyes of man
never saw before—stiff with pearls, and blazing with
diamonds and rubies and emeralds and sapphires. The
Genie himself aided Abdallah to dress, and when he
looked down he felt, for the time, quite satisfied.

He rode a little farther. Then suddenly he bernougie
himself, ‘What a silly spectacle shall I cut in the town
with no money in my purse and with such fine clothes
upon my back.” Once more the Genie was summoned.
eat ehowld ey said the fagot-maker, “ to have a box full
of money.”

The Genie stretched out his hand, and in it was a
casket of mother-of-pearl inlaid with gold and full of
money. ‘Has my lord any further commands for his
servant ?” asked he.

“No,” answered Abdallah. ‘‘ Stop—I have, too,” he
added. ‘Yes; I would like to have a young man to carry
my money for me.”

“He is here,” .said the Genie. And there stood a
beautiful youth clad in clothes of silver tissue, and hold-
ing a milk-white horse by the bridle.

“ Stay, Genie,” said Abdallah. ‘ Whilst thou art here
thou mayest as well give me enough at once to last me a
long time to come. Let me have eleven more caskets
of money like this one, and eleven more slaves to carry
the same.”

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