In the Desert of Waiting: The Legend of Camel-back Mountain

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THE LEGEND OF CAMEL-BACK MOUNTAIN
BY Annie Fellows Johnston
Author of “The Little Colonel Series,” “Big Brother,” “Joel: A Boy of Galilee,” etc.
“ Thy alchemist Contentment be ” —Sadi
BOSTON L. C. PAGE & COMPANY PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1904, by L. C. Page & Company ( Incorporated )
Copyright, 1905, by L. C. Page & Company ( Incorporated )
All rights reserved
Eighth Impression, July, 1910
O ye, who vainly question Why there must ever lie twixt man And the far City of his Desire Some desert waste of disappointment, Where he must watch the Caravan Pass on and leave him with his baffled hopes, Here is the reason. By the grace of Allah, Read!
Once upon a time, a caravan set out across the desert, laden with merchandise for a far distant market. Some of the camels bore in their packs wine-skins that held the richest vintage of the Orient. Some bore tapestries and some carried dyestuffs and the silken fruits of the loom. On Shapur’s camel was a heavy load of salt.