Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-08

sne desert, seeing their leader fall. retired
Nlgnt coming on, prudence suggested a
speedy and separate flight.
One OF Azem's slaves had passed tho
great desert before, and with his master
and feliow-slave boldly pushed on for life
and after ten days intense SUFFERING thew
arrived at small town not far from Mec.
ca.
Azem's tolls brought on sickness and
ne soon expected summons from the an
gel Azzael to join the hours of Paradise.
1t was differently written in the book of
tate. AS he was laying speeches. on his
couch ne heard his slaves in low vet earn
est converse. Come, let us be poino %
SAID Abdallah, he cannot live, death has
set his seal on him, and if we wait his de-
cease the Cadee will help US in taking an
inventory of what he leaves behind. I
hate to leave him, for he has been a good
master; he cannot, no he cannot survive -
True, sadly true" said the other
signing, he cannot recover. and if we
be as we'll as just after death. All, Abdal-
lah we must even be going" So pious-
iy commencing their good master to the
care of Mohammed, they gathered togeth-
er all his effects and fed.
Azem soon after this began to recover.
and he found himself weak, deserted. and
burden on poor widow whose DWELLING
was his residence. His ring, the only
valuable left, he gave her and as soon as
he was able to crawl she let him know her
poverty would not let her support him, and
that another guest was expected to fill the
room he then occupied.
Thus thrown on the world, the once
rich and happy Azem had to depend on
the aims of the compassionate for bread.
Though humbled he did not despair.
With great exertions he gained Mecca,
where he paid the devotion so much valu-
ed by the Osmanlee. From this time he
had to depend on charity for support.
One day as he was soliciting aims,
from weakness he fell, and startled the
horse of a Cadee who was passing, whose
excellency also found the ground. A few
lashes we'll applied, with many hearty
curse, removed him out of the way
Soon after this, as he was rubbing his
aching shoulders, mourning his hard lot,
something shining caught his eye. He
eagerly seized it; it turned out to be
dimond Of great value. As he was exam
lining it, he was arrested by some officers.
The diamond belonged to the Cadee whose
fall he had occasioned. Being carried be-
fore him, he was accused of stealing it.
Azem protested his innocence vehemently,
but nothing answered me Cadee saw Tie
very thief in his looks. His rags, in the
eye of that officer, bespoke the knave.
Poverty oloays looks suspicious, and no
guilt so conspicuous as that in rags. The
trial finished, Azem was condemned to
loose his right hand. In the bitterness of
his soul he cursed his day, and in his
anathamas he forgot not the unjust Judge.
Being overheard, one said curse you the
Cadee ~ The Cadee on this, being a
compassionate man, to give him useful
lesson, in addition to his sentence order
ed his ears to be cropped, and his tongue
to be slit. No doubt" said the Cadee,
"my instruction will sink deep in his
SOUL"
At the place of execution he suffered
the whole of the sentence, in the presence
of numerous and highly delighted audi
ence.
After the multitude had dispersed, S ,me
humane Dervises took him under their
protection until he was healed; when to
beg again was his lot. 1t happened on
certain day, whilst he was in crowd, that
a robbery took place and each suspicious
person was seized and none were more
strongly suspected than the ragged Azem.
The thief, who committed the robbery
was shrewd knave. Seeing what would
come to pass, he cunningIy contrived to
put the purse, the thing stolen, into the
bag of Azem, where it was found, and be
was carried before the Judge, who was
the same Cadee that had recently con-
demned him. The Cadee, on seeing him,
smiled. "Surely this fellow" said he,
gloves me much, or hates his limbs more,
or he would not give me such frequent
calls"
On entering the hall of judgment Azem
cried &c Justice, Allah in mercy give me
but Justice" On hearing the evidence
the Cadee condemned him to loose his
other hand, and to be scourged and brand
ed. Then turning to the executioner, he
said, remember when you scourge him,
that he called on Allah for justice, and
may he strengthen YOU" Azem once
more suffered, and at every lash he in
truth thought that Allah had added
strength to his tormentor's arm. The
whole sentence being executed, the kind
Dervises took him again to their care, and