Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 231
EGYPTIAN. [July, Then Abel-Allah Abd-El-Mahdi faintly said the stone was shoddy, But he thought upon a pinch he might bid fifty cents himself.There ensued a slight commotion ere he could repent the notion; And Abd-Allah was promoted to the Oriental shelf.Every heart was wildly quaking; every knee… … When they saw how things resulted, all the jewelers consulted On some plan to save their lives, before they dared to dine or sup,-Dashing off on flying journeys to consult the best attorneys Who referred to their authorities, and had to give it up!Quite exciting was the writing, the inditing, and…
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