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In the midst of the feast the caliph called upon the poet , Abul Atayah , [ Footnote : A'bul Ata'yah . ] and said , " O prince of verse makers , show us thy skill . Describe in verse this glad and glorious feast . " The poet rose and began : " Live , O caliph and enjoy thyself in the shelter of thy lofty palace . " " That is a good beginning , " said Raschid . " Let us hear the rest . " The poet went on : " May each morning bring thee some new joy . May each evening see that all thy wishes have been performed . " " Good ! good ! " said the caliph , " Go on . " The poet bowed his head and obeyed : " But when the hour of death comes , O my caliph , then alas ! thou wilt learn that all thy delights were but a shadow . " The caliph's eyes were filled with tears . Emotion choked him . He covered his face and wept . Then one of the officers , who was sitting near the poet , cried out : " Stop ! The caliph wished you to amuse him with pleasant thoughts , and you have filled his mind with melancholy . " " Let the poet alone , " said Raschid . " He has seen me in my blindness , and is trying to open my eyes . " Haroun - al - Raschid ( Aaron the Just ) was the greatest of all the caliphs of Bagdad . In a wonderful book , called " The Arabian Nights , " there are many interesting stories about him . THE MIDNIGHT RIDE Listen , my children , and you shall hear Of the midnight ride of Paul Revere . Longfellow . The midnight ride of Paul Revere happened a long time ago when this country was ruled by the king of England . There were thousands of English soldiers in Boston . The king had sent them there to make the people obey his unjust laws . These soldiers guarded the streets of the town ; they would not let any one go out or come in without their leave . The people did not like this . They said , " We have a right to be free men , but the king treats us as slaves . He makes us pay taxes and gives us nothing in return . He sends soldiers among us to take away our liberty . " The whole country was stirred up . Brave men left their homes and hurried toward Boston . They said , " We do not wish to fight against the king , but we are free men , and he must not send soldiers to oppress us . If the people of Boston must fight for their liberty , we will help them . " These men were not afraid of the king's soldiers . Some of them camped in Charlestown , [ Footnote : Charles'town . ] a village near Boston . From the hills of Charlestown they could watch and see what the king's soldiers were doing . They wished to be ready to defend themselves , if the soldiers should try to do them harm . For this reason they had bought some powder and stored it at Concord , [ Footnote : Concord ( pro . kong'krd ) . ] nearly twenty miles away . When the king's soldiers heard about this powder , they made up their minds to go out and get it for themselves .
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