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XVII
A NIGHT IN NEW ARABIA
THE great city of Bagdad-on-the-Subway iscaliph-ridden.
Its palaces, bazaars, khans, and byways are thronged with
Al Rashids in divers disguises, seeking diversion and
victims for their unbridled generosity. You can scarcely
find a poor beggar whom they are willing to let enjoy his
spoils unsuccored, nor a wrecked unfortunate upon whom
they will not reshower the means of fresh misfortune. You
will hardly find anywhere a hungry one who has not had
the opportunity to tighten his belt in gift libraries, nor a
poor pundit who has not blushed at the holiday basket
of celery-crowned turkey forced resoundingly through his
door by the eleemosynary press.
So then, fearfully through the Iarun-haunted streets
creep the one-eyed calenders, the Little Hunchback and
the Barber's Sixth Brother, hoping to escape the minis-
trations of the roving horde of caliphoid sultans.
Entertainment for many Arabian nights might he had
from the histories of those who have escaped the largesse
of the army of Commanders of the Faithful. Until dawn
you might sit on the enchanted rug and listen to such
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Henry, O., 1862-1910. Strictly Business, book, 1910; New York. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth139374/m1/221/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Austin History Center, Austin Public Library.