Litchfield enquirer., 1830-10-21
THE SULTAN'S SLIPPER.
' Trausiated for the Amer;can Farmer.


 A Sultan from the terrace of his palace, saw lady of transcendant beauty. The sight of her charms infamed him; he called one of his slaves, to demand if he knew her.
 sSire,' said the slave, is it possible that your Majesty has not heard tell of Chem sennessa Cadoun, wife of Vizir Feirouz 2 she passes with justice for the most beau tiful woman of the city, and her intelli- gence equals her beauty These words infiamed the Sultan still more, and he re- solved to make known to this marvellous beauty the sentiments with which sI,e had inspired him. He must manage to remove husband; and by husband, in the east, is understood man exceeding jealous. The Sultan sent to seek Feirouz, and handing him a paper, said, Go, Vizir execute the orders enclosed in this, and return to render me an account of the success of your mission.'
 Feirouz returned to his house, took his arms and departed with so much precipi- tation that he forgot, upon his sofa, the or- ders given him by the Sultan.
 The Prince, in his impatience, had scarcely learnt the departure of Feirouz, than he flew to the palace of the Vizir; it was opened by an eunuch, who introduced him to the apartment of his mistress.- What was her astonishment on seeing the monarch before her? Trembling, over come, she scarcely dared to raise her eyes :; recovering little from her alarm, she pen- etrated the design of the Sultan; but as she was sagacious as beautiful, she wished not to give him time to explain himself, aaad. pronounced two Arabic verses, in,- premptas tu this effect:
 ho lion believes that he would de- rsAaa himself in picking the leavings of 1ha wolf; and that King of animals dis dains fo slake his thirst in the stream which tho dog hath soiled by his impure tongue. Th0 words, readily understood hy al.e Sultan, sHbdaed atsonce all hope of sacc6Ss. fis nuiEsslE confused aaA his. ehagrin made hiEA forget ono of his slippers.
 kn tho mean time. EAironz, having searched in vHin fuF tho utdet given hiln by isissnrinca. Fgcullsesed that he had loft iI on his sofa. He was obliged 10 return id recover it; the slipper of the sultan, which no one had perceived before him, taugh him but too clearly the designs of his mon. 0sCsse 0uu tWC tUOStVOS WHICH DTOIIpSCU uItL to send him away. Tormented at the same time by his pride and his jealousy he sought the means of repudiating hi. wife without risking the loss of his dignity
 He commenced by rendering an account 60 tho king of the commission he had giv. en him en his return to his home. he said Co bis wife that the Sultan had made N him agpresent of a very beuatiful palace and that he might be left at leisure to fur. nish t, itswas necessary that she should 9, tpAllesh house of her father. He gave her af ,she same time, . hundred pieces Of gold
 Ckemsennessa, having no cause for seI reproachos, was very far from suspectin ahe ffnth she obeyed without . murmur many days passed without Feironz appear ing an absence so long and unusual as tonished bis wife; she could not conces her distress from her brothers-they wen to find Feirous---' acqnaint us,' sail they. with tho motives ofyour conduct ( v0Vr Wits; # she Is guilty, far from .akinl