Portland gazette and Maine advertiser. (Portland, Me.) 1805-1818, 1817-08-12

From he N Y Daily Advertiser
Among the Bengalese, cunning is faid
10 be quality in high ehimation, and
fraud and theft rhe natural consequences
of il. As proof OF the truth Of the re-
mark, the following Cory is told.
Al old Sooner IA goIdfmith, on his
death bed called fer his three ions. and
having given them great deal of good
advice with regard TO their conduct in
life, he asked the youngeR. how many
anas iixteen Of the common gold coin or
hoheer) he could venture TO zeal to him
self he ION modelty replied, four
ana "a fourth J You laid the father,
viii never fucceed in life lie then ask
Cd the fecord the same queition = the
fecond ION faid, he thought he could
venture to take third. without being
ditcorered And the third son, feeling
the father was not contented with this,
alleged that h could zeal one half. On
hearing this, the old man faid, none or
you ale my ions when was of your
age, | could venture TO take within an
ana of the whole for myfelf He then
told them the following fory When
] was young, a certain Raj al afembled
all The godfmiths in the neighbourhood,
and toId them he wilhed tC make an i'm
age Of krilhna, bat as Soonars were not
TO be irutted, and the image was to be
OF pure gold, the man who made ii mutt
previ usly agree TO certain condi ions
These were, that he fhould every day be
locked up in small room with the i'm
ag- that this room fhould be we'll
guarded. and that every morning and
evening when he was Admitted and let
cur he III uld be (earched TO the skin
All the old goIdtniths, knowing that We
~ little was 10 Be made in fuch cafe,
ard dreading the anger Of the Raj an, re
manned lient o. which ltepped forth
AM laid, Oh, mighty Prince thefe men
only itudy their owR worldly advantage.
and a. y3ur wifdom has laid plan BY
which il is imponibe for them 10 teal.
they will not agree to your condi ions
Bu, | expect place in Heaven for this
gedly work. and will RELY on your boun
~ for any other reward. am ready.
The king was much plesfed, ard having
ordered the reafnrer to weigh out the
gold. he had me lript naked and set to
work in room guarded both out6de and
inhje. Every night was releafea after
being fearched and every night in my
own houfe, in private place. contin-
ned making brazen image, exactly finn
liar 70 the other not fcrew or a nail
cid | put in the one, that did net put
Us fellow in the other am having IN
iihed both, filed up my brazen image
with lead, and eilded it over with geld
Whrn the golden image was really,
The Ralph came 10 see il. Ithen pros
trated nyfcli before him, and fsid, Oh,
great Prirce | am very poor man
| have iufered every disgrace that
might peaie you now grant my prayer,
AMI permit ne r. carry the in age to the
Gauges on the day of It's oonfscration
The Raiah confented bur ordered, thar
on that day guards fhouId iurround nc
On al fides he day arrived. and |
proceeded with the image TO The Rajah's
ghaut, and entering the holy itream .
midh the scclamasions Of The multitude
| inn srled the golden image, and u The
fame t,ae. my ahole body in til water
and taking % the brazen image which |
iad rrsvionily placed there, preisnted
il % the kajsh. ard, bowling at lis feet.
afk-d for nv reward The Rsjah was
.highIy pieaiod, and rewarded ne LIBERAL
~. At night ! removed the golden i'm
&C. and melting il down, difpofed Of the
gold n Ieilure.'