. Tales of fantasy . THE CALIPH TURNED STORK Bv WILLIAM HAUFF. -. r-.^r. HASID, the Caliph of Bagdad, leaned . ^ ?iV H3f y * ^ f^v^ • ^ back one sunny afternoon upon thel^J^femKT cushions of his divan, feeling comfort-ably content with all the world. Hedozed somewhat, for the day was asultry one; and, seemingly, this little naphad pleasantly refreshed him. Betweenthe whiffs from a long rosewood pipe, he sipped thecoffee poured out for him at intervals by a slave, everand again stroking his beard in sign of the Caliph was in a right good humor. A timelike this was always the
. Tales of fantasy . THE CALIPH TURNED STORK Bv WILLIAM HAUFF. -. r-.^r. HASID, the Caliph of Bagdad, leaned . ^ ?iV H3f y * ^ f^v^ • ^ back one sunny afternoon upon thel^J^femKT cushions of his divan, feeling comfort-ably content with all the world. Hedozed somewhat, for the day was asultry one; and, seemingly, this little naphad pleasantly refreshed him. Betweenthe whiffs from a long rosewood pipe, he sipped thecoffee poured out for him at intervals by a slave, everand again stroking his beard in sign of the Caliph was in a right good humor. A timelike this was always the best in which to obtain anaudience of him — now, when he was so mild, sothoroughly amiable. And that was why at this hourthe Grand Vizier Mansor usually paid his daily visitto the Caliph. On this particular afternoon, too, hehad come to his royal master ; contrary to custom,however, his face wore a gravely thoughtful Caliph, as he slightly changed the position of thepipe between his lips, said: Well, Grand Vizier, howis it that you are looking so grave to
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