The Sun.
London, England, 1821-09-03 00:00:00

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An Arab goind to cOmprain to guttari of
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some depredations committed in hit house by two unknown
persons, the Sultan instantly repaired thither, and causing the
light to be extinguished, seized the criminals, had their heads
enveloped in a cloak, and gave orders that they should be
stabbed, The execution being thus performed, he ordered the
flambeaux brought with him to be again lighted ; and; having
examined the bodies of the criminals, lifted up his hands, and
returned thilnks to God. " What faVonr," said the Visier,
" have you theft received from Heaven ?"—" Visier," replied
the Sultan, " I thought my son had been the Author of these
" crimes ; therefore I ordered the lights to be put out, and the
" faces of these unhappy *retches td be covered with a cloak.
" I was fearful, lest paternal tenderness should induce me to
" fail in the justice which I owe to m y subjects, Judge whe-
" ther I ought not to thank Heaven, when I find myself just,
" without taking away the life of my son !"
THE LATE KING OF PRUSSIA.--The imperti-
nence of one of the King's pages was so great, that the King in
a passion gave him a box on the ear, and discomposed the dress
of his hair. The page immediately turned about to a looking
glass, and began to adjust his curls. " Scoundrel cried the
King, " what impudence is this ?"—" I should be sorry. Sire,
(replied the page) if the people in the anti-chamber • shoUld
perceive what has happened between us." The King laughed
heartily, wcht away, and left the page in the room.
DIOGENES, the Philosopher, seeing the son of
a common woman throw stones among a crowd of people,
" Take care young man, said he, that you do not kit your
father." -

BIIASTVAS, the famous Lacedwmonian Gene-
ral, caught a mouse ; it bit him, and by that means made its
escape. " 0, Jupiter !" said he, " what creature so con-
temptible, but may have its liberty if it will contend for it."
Two country Attornies overtaking a waggoner
on the road, and thinking to break a joke upon him, asked
him, Why his fore horse was so. fat and the rest so lean ? The
waggoner, knowing them to be limbs of the law, answered
them, that_his fore horse was a lawyer and the rest were his
clients.
The late Lord CittsrcurrELD happened to be,
at a rout in France, where Voltaire was one of the guests.—
Chesterfield seemed to be gazing about the brilliant circle of.
Ladies, when Voltaire thus accosted him :—" My Lord, I
" know you are a judge; which are more beautiful, the Eng-
" lisle or French Ladies."—' Upon my word,' replied his Lord-
ship, with his usual presence of mind, •' I am no connoisseur
in paintings.'—Some time after this, Voltaire being in Lon-
don, happened to be at a Nobleman's rout with Lord Chester-
field. A Lady in company, prodigiously painted, directed her
whole discourSe to Voltaire, and entirely engrossed his conver-
sation. Chesterfield came up, and tapped him on the shoulder,
saying, " Sir, take care you are not " captivated"—' 3ly
Lord,' replied the French wit, " I scorn to be taken by an
English bottom under French colours.' -
CLASSICAI„‘NECDOTE.---A Student at one of
the Universities being called upon for a definition of the Christian
virtues; Faith, Hope, and Ch.erity, made his replies in the
following order :
Quid est Fides ? Quod non vides.
Quid Snes ? I ;ma res.
Quid Charitas ? Magna raritas.