but they are much more limited, both as regards the subject they deal
with and the information they supply. One is 'King Jali'ad and his
vizier Shimas,' in Payne's eighth and Burton's ninth volume; another,
'History of Al-Hajjaj bin Yusuf and the young Sayyid,' in Burton's
fifth supplemental; and the third, 'The Duenna and the King's Son,' in
his sixth supplemental.

The Rogueries of Dalilah the Crafty, and her daughter, Zeynab the
Trickstress.--The tricks played by Dalilah the Crafty on all sorts of
people in this story are of a nature that would make the tale amusing
to the Arabs generally, and to the frequenters of coffee-houses
particularly. Dalilah's father and husband had held lucrative
appointments under the Khalifs of Baghdad, and, with a view to obtain
something for herself and her daughter Zeynab, these two women
determined to bring themselves to notice by playing tricks, and doing
things which were likely to be talked of in the great city. In Europe
at the present time the same method is often followed. Attempted
assassinations, attempted suicides, complaints in the police-courts
and cases in the law-courts are sometimes meant simply as an
advertisement.[7] Anyhow, Dalilah's tricks played on various people
are certainly amusing, and as they run ingeniously one into the other,
it is somewhat difficult to describe them in a few words. The tale, to
be appreciated, must be read through. Sufficient to add that Dalilah
and Zeynab both eventually obtain what they wish, and the various
things taken from the different parties are duly returned to them.

[Footnote 7: As an example take the following extract
from the _Daily Telegraph_ of 16th July, 1889:

'The sisters Macdonald have been giving a great deal more
trouble to the police lately than even the bearers of so
historic a name are entitled to give. Ethel Macdonald
appeared at Marlborough Street charged with having wilfully
smashed a window at the Junior Carlton Club, St. James's
Square. It was stated that the aggressive Ethel was one of
the daughters of an ex-superintendent of county constabulary
deceased, and that his daughters, being left unprovided for,
had taken to going on the "rampage." One of the sisters
alleges that she has been wronged by "a rich man," and a
short time since another Miss Macdonald, on being arraigned
before Mr. Newton, flung a bottle at the head of that
lear