Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1825-03-15
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TliEJEW OUTWiTTED.--.4 Turtisb Sioyy.
The Turks have tradition that the Jews who
dweit formerly in great numbers in Hannah a LARGE
town i'll Syria, about 100 miles north Of d nasc,,s
all left the place from tine following circumstances
Turk VINO was neighbor to a Jew intended 20
ing to Mecca with his wife; and he desired the I.,
to take care OF three great pois of butter, which ne
committed to hi;n till he came back from Mecca -
Two or three months after the departure OF the Turk
tine price of butter increased. The Jew thought he
might profit by this Circumstance, in selling the but
eI and buying other butter before the arrival of tb.
Turk, when it should be cheaper. The Jews wifi.
proved of tins srheme, and he immediately bepan
to empty the pots, and carry the butte. 10 MAJ kct
for sale. He found at length great sum of money
which the Turk had hid IN the pot of butter: and
when the Jew saw this, he Immediately gave up the
idea of selling the butter, and examined the two
9th. pots To whether they also contained mo-
ney, which was the Some time after the Turk
returned from Mecca, and asked to take back the
butter, which tine Jew gave to him immediately
Tine Turk then examined the pots at home, and
found that the gold was gone. The rurk was con-
Oundcd as lie knew net how to- get back his money;
for the tyranny of the Turkish government is such
that the Turks are nbligc to pretend they have no
money lest the government should deprive them of
it. If the Turk accused the Jew to the governor
the governor might probably take the money from
the Jew, and keep it himself. The Turk therefore
managed in the following mauner:-He bought
young monkey, which he smut up in a room IN his
house dnd he himscliicd him, aud did not suffer any
body else to appear before the monkey; and the
Turk every time he went To iced the monkey nut
on dress like that of the Jew who took the money
After some time the monkey was quite accustomed
to him, and knew nobody else; he then one dav de-
sired the Jew TO send his son to him TO carry some
meat his house, IT'S he had nobody to carry il home
from tue market. The Turk previously had instruct
ed his wife, that if the Jews son should come
she should shut him up in a room. The Turk hav
ING sent the Jews son, she did ACCORDING tc the o
der Of her husband. The father of the YOUNG Jew
waited long time, and " hen his sen did not re
turn, the night approaching he reclaimed his son
from thu Turk. The furk replied that he knew
nothing of him; the Jew then wcnt to tine cadi. the
cadi summoned the Turk before him and asked hin,
what ne had done with the Jews son; Inc renlied
that tine had been sent to his house but that nm
fortunately the Of the Jew had blaspl,eued the
Deity. aud was tIiereupon Immediately ruetamor-
phoscd into a monkey, and on that account ne was
ashamed 10 produce him The cad yaye orders
that the monkey should be Immediately brought he
fore him; the monkey, the moment he saw the Jew
in the dress in which he was accustomed 10 see Lis
master, sprang upon him, and kissed him. The
Turk addressing himself TO the cadi, SAID s.Do vo,,
not see how the child, although metamorphosed
knows his father: The cadl in his wisdom ,epIi-
ed, 1T IS true: God is mighty above az things and
can do every thing" The cad said then 10 the Jew
DOG, take your child, aud TO-" The jew howe
yer, understood the trick Of tine Turk aud gave back
the money, and the Turk gave him his son. The
Jews Of Hannah concluded from this that the
furks at Hanmah were more cunning than them
selves, and therefore left the town.