Litchfield enquirer., 1835-04-23

[ the same time little piqned at the cobl bler's pettinacions good hunior. When arrived at lis palacG, inc next morning, he remarked to his ViEier that some other method must Dc adopted, in order to effect their object, and that 2 man who was real ly determined to work, could always find employment. The Vizier replied, that he had thought of plan, which was to give the cobbler an office, and having dstainsd E1im all day in the palace. to send him home at night without ahy money. The Sultan approved of the plan, and ordered ons of his ministers to send for Eskigi Meimet Ehendi, and on his arrival to invest him with the office and dignities of high sheriff, of geldt becki. Messengers were accor5 kingly despatched to fdl6l the imperial I command.
 On being summoned to aftend them at the palace, the astonished eohbler began to shake in his shoes; believing, that lie was about to be sfrangle6 of elr6 6tkaed in al sack, on some false accusation. He kissed his child, and took leave of lis Wife,' who threw fierselfin wild diSmay upon tha sofass As soon as he arrived atthe palaes, witt- out waiting to be informed of. the cause of his being brought there ha threw himselfat the feet of' the minister; and implored his. mercy. But when. thd terrified suppliauI was told that he had been appointed to tho office of high sheriff. joy and astonishment took the place of cOnsternation and grieff He was sent to the bath. and habitedsin a new and costly uniform, and with a Damas- GUS sword.
 Having renailned id tHe palace duriagl the day, he rode home in the evening on aliG Arabian horse, accompanied by train Of sttendants. They left him at the door of his house, which he entered alone. He found his wife in the position in which h1 had seen her last, the poor woman having lost all hopes of again beholding her hIss band. She started up in amazement, on seeing him stand over her, habited in rich and beautiful dress. He soon satisfied her curiosity with respect to his visit to the pais ace, and consolcd her for all her apprehon-
 sions. But after he had finished the ac-
 count of his adventures, he began to look
 melancholy, and said to his wife. Alas 1!
 what shah we do 10 night for our illumina-' tion2 I have no money, andwe have lieis ther oil nor candles to burn.' Nor bread to eat, added ms spouse. s.S Eskigi Meimes Eifendi sat musing for some time upon tlio sofa., At last. striking his hand, upon his knee, he exclaimed, I HAVE IT! and leaving the room, he hasteR-s cd to neighboring carpenter, to whom hS sold the blade of his Damascus sword fbr a considerable sum of money, on condition that he would make for him . blade Of wood, l to be fitted to tho handle, and delivered early in the informing. The worthy high sheriff now purchased large quantity t,f oil and candles; and then turned his atfen3 ton towards buying variety of food for supper. Reforming home, he made n most brilliant illumination, while lis wife per1 formed the office of cook.
 In; a short time the Sultan and his Vizier in their customary disguise, again knocked at his door. Eskigi Meimet Effendi hesi- tated for some time about admitting them, He considered that he was now a high of ficer of the empire, and a man ofrank, and ought not to receive persons of low degree into his house. But they renewed their
 entreatics so pressingly, that he consented
 to grant them hospitality for the last time.
 On entering, they expressed their astonish-
 ment at his new dress, and asked him how
 he conio by it. His reply was. that tic
 distributor of thrones, and the shadow of
 God upon earth, bis majesty the Sultan.
 had raised him to the office of high, sheriH.
 and ,hereupon he described s6 theuh his
 several adventures during the day! Hc begged them never again to lake the liber- fly of Knocking at his door, as lie was no
 longer a cobbler, neither mover of dust l nor gatherer of asparagus, but ain officer of the Empire, and must be treated accor- dingly. In the midst of his boosting, tho
 Grand Seignor inquired how he had man-' aged without money to still keep up his illuminations, and the ex-cobbler, notwith- standing his lofty pretensions, and. his de-, teri,ination to stand upon his dignity, could not forbear telling how he had contrivsd to raise money,' by selling the blade of his Damascus sword. The Grand SeignOF laughed heartily at this ciscumstalce, and they soon after separated fur the night.
 The Sultan and his yizier reached the pslace at an early hour the next morning. The MoLLAH, or chief judge,' was immedi- atefy ordered into the imperial presence,
 and asked if there were any person to be
 executed that day. It was ascertained that
 there WAS ono individual who was awaiting
 ihe sentence of death, in consequence of
 having indulged sonic strictures onthe Gov
 ernmen,. The Grand Seignor intimatstl
 his will that the new high Sheriff should
 make his maiden attempt at decapitation