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Basem; Or, The Blacksmith. An Oriental Apologue.
siness , " continued he , " and if he behaves as he ought , accept of wnatever he offers you , and go in peace to your own house . We do this merely to serve you , and as the entertainment to a friend come to visit us . " Basem , not a little elated at what had happened , thought it beneath his dignity to walk on footand mounting of the which
, on one asses , are found ready m the streets to be hired , he ordered the driver to en-. quire , and soon obtained a direction to the shop of the confectioner , for Master Otman was eminent in his trade , had a handsome house , a large shop , and a great run of business . Basem on an ass , not half so big as himself , went slowly alono- the streets , till he arrived at the shop , where Otman was seated , and superintending his workmen «
. I am Basem the blacksmith , " said her —the comectioner took no notice of him . — « I have left my companions and other business , " continued he , " merely to wait on you , and to desire you would immediatel y repair to the palace , taking with you the money you owe to the treasury , and of which there seems ntx prospect of getting a silver penny . This paper contains the vizir ' s order for your immediate appearance , and as vou have the honour of being a debtor of the khalif ' s , you will do well to rise and accompany me to the palace , not forgetting the 5000 drachms . " ¦
wunan starting up irom his seat , and looking more attentively at Basem approached most submissivel y , and received the paper , which lie first fassed , and then raised to his head . He next addressed Ba-- sem in terms of the most abject servility ; « O most excellent bildar ! (> od has particularl y favoured me b y your visitation . I am no other than your servant andslave , but I am far from equal to the eloquence of your tongueand 1 cannot tend to further than that all
, pre answer wnl be well , and that . I will do every thing you shall desire ; but in the mean while , let me mtreat of you to ali ght ; " and at the same time ne ordered the young man of the shop to assist Basem to get off from the ass ; Basem , with assumed di gnity turning about to the driver , gave him half a drachm and dismissed him . He then breathed quick , and wiped his browas if fati guedThe confectioner
, . having placed Lasem on the seat from which he himself had risen , gave private orders to procure ten pounds of cabab from the bazar ! and to bringit wrapped in thin cakes of bread . In the mean while he spread a napkin on Basem s knee , and set before him an orange cut into slices some pounded mint , a cake of sweet pastry and some honey . "O chief of the bildars , " said Otman , "it is my wish that voir would deign to break fast with
your us , in order to prevent the " bile irom preying on your stomach , while something better is preparing at the cook s shop . " He then gave a si gnal to one of the shopmen , who immediatel y prepared a large bowl of sherbet , composed of the distilled water of yellow water lily , sprinkled with musk dissolved in rose water and brought it to his masterwho it to
, presented Basem . - But the bildar affecting the great man , and showing no disposition to ' meakfast , Oman again addressed him . " O chief of the bildars , I entreat you b y Alia and the day of judgment that you will taste of 3 D 2
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Basem; Or, The Blacksmith. An Oriental Apologue.
siness , " continued he , " and if he behaves as he ought , accept of wnatever he offers you , and go in peace to your own house . We do this merely to serve you , and as the entertainment to a friend come to visit us . " Basem , not a little elated at what had happened , thought it beneath his dignity to walk on footand mounting of the which
, on one asses , are found ready m the streets to be hired , he ordered the driver to en-. quire , and soon obtained a direction to the shop of the confectioner , for Master Otman was eminent in his trade , had a handsome house , a large shop , and a great run of business . Basem on an ass , not half so big as himself , went slowly alono- the streets , till he arrived at the shop , where Otman was seated , and superintending his workmen «
. I am Basem the blacksmith , " said her —the comectioner took no notice of him . — « I have left my companions and other business , " continued he , " merely to wait on you , and to desire you would immediatel y repair to the palace , taking with you the money you owe to the treasury , and of which there seems ntx prospect of getting a silver penny . This paper contains the vizir ' s order for your immediate appearance , and as vou have the honour of being a debtor of the khalif ' s , you will do well to rise and accompany me to the palace , not forgetting the 5000 drachms . " ¦
wunan starting up irom his seat , and looking more attentively at Basem approached most submissivel y , and received the paper , which lie first fassed , and then raised to his head . He next addressed Ba-- sem in terms of the most abject servility ; « O most excellent bildar ! (> od has particularl y favoured me b y your visitation . I am no other than your servant andslave , but I am far from equal to the eloquence of your tongueand 1 cannot tend to further than that all
, pre answer wnl be well , and that . I will do every thing you shall desire ; but in the mean while , let me mtreat of you to ali ght ; " and at the same time ne ordered the young man of the shop to assist Basem to get off from the ass ; Basem , with assumed di gnity turning about to the driver , gave him half a drachm and dismissed him . He then breathed quick , and wiped his browas if fati guedThe confectioner
, . having placed Lasem on the seat from which he himself had risen , gave private orders to procure ten pounds of cabab from the bazar ! and to bringit wrapped in thin cakes of bread . In the mean while he spread a napkin on Basem s knee , and set before him an orange cut into slices some pounded mint , a cake of sweet pastry and some honey . "O chief of the bildars , " said Otman , "it is my wish that voir would deign to break fast with
your us , in order to prevent the " bile irom preying on your stomach , while something better is preparing at the cook s shop . " He then gave a si gnal to one of the shopmen , who immediatel y prepared a large bowl of sherbet , composed of the distilled water of yellow water lily , sprinkled with musk dissolved in rose water and brought it to his masterwho it to
, presented Basem . - But the bildar affecting the great man , and showing no disposition to ' meakfast , Oman again addressed him . " O chief of the bildars , I entreat you b y Alia and the day of judgment that you will taste of 3 D 2