The Northern star, and constitutionalist. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1834-1837, 1835-10-24


slippers. .,
When the Cadi had finished bathing,
his slaves hunted every where for his
they found none but vile
pair of leather ones which were discov-
cred to be those of Cassam. The eu-
nuchs pursued the supposed cheat, and
brought him back accused Of theft che
Cadl, after having again changed slippers
sent him to prison. Money was necessa-
ry TO get out of the claws of the justice,
and as Cassam was reputed to be at least
as rich as he was avariclous, they did not
let him escape without paying pretty
large sum.
On his return home, the afflicted Gus
san, in spite threw his slippers into the
Tigress, which flowed under Its windows.
A few days after, some fishermen draw
ing net more heavy than usual, found
in it the slippers Of Cassam. The nails,
with which they were covered, he'd bro
ken the nleshes of the net. The fisher
men angry, both at Cassam and the slip
pers, took it into their heads TO throw them
into his house, thro' the windows which
hs had lei, open the slippers being
thrown with some force, struck the vials
which were in the window and knocked
them down the bottles were broken and
all the fine rose water was lost. lmag-
inc to yourself gentle reader, if you can
the grief Of Cassam, at these accumulated
disasters.
"Curfsed slippers" cried he rearing
his beard, "you have caused me great
losses" He sighed and taking shovel,
made hole in his garden to bury his ru-
ned though still beloved shoes.
One of his neighbors who for long
time had a spite against him, saw him re-
placing the earth he Immediately ran to
iell the Governor that Cassam had dug
up treasure In his gerden he only
wished to excite the cup:dity Of the COM
mander. 1t was useless for our miser to
say that he had not found a treasure and
that he had only buried his old shoes the
governor had calculated on getting the
money and poor Cassam was not set
at liberty until he had paid another large
sum.
Our man was desperate, and wishing
his slippers to the deuce with all his heart,
went to throw them into the aqueduct
some distance from the city he believed
for once ihnt he would bear hathiag moe
of his slippers; but the devil who was not
vet tired Of playing tricks, very justly di-
rected the slippers to the small opening OF
the aqueduct, and they stopped the flow
Of the water. The overseers ofths foun-
tain hastened to repair the damage, they
found and carried to the governor the old
shoes Of Cassam, declaring that they had
done all the mischief. The unfortunate
master of the slippers was sent to prison,
and condemned to pay fine far heavier
than The two first ones. The governor
who had punished the crime pretending to
be very liberal, returned the precious
slippers to tho owner. Cassam in order
to prevent any further evils that they
mig ght cause, determined to burn them /;
and as they were perfectly soaked with
water, he placed them in the sun on the
terrace of his house.
But fortune had rot yet exhausted all
her arrows against him, and the last
which she reserved for him was more cru
ell than sll the rest. A dog, belonging to
one of the neighbors, perceived the ship
pers, and Jumped from the terrace OF his
master to that Of oui miser, he took one
of the slippers in his mouth and while
playing with it, let it fall INTO the street
This unlucky old shoe fell directly on the
head of lady who was passing at the
moment. The terror and violence Of the
blow occasioned long and dangerous i'll
ness. The husband complained to the
Cadi and Cassnm was compelled TO pay
a fine proportiona.e to the magnitude o
the injury of which was the cause. ..
He returned home, and taking his two
slippers in his hands returned to the
Cadi.
Sclgnenr," said he tho Cndi-with
60 dolorous a visage, that the judge could
not restrain his laughter,-" here are The
fatal instruments Of all my troubles, these
cursed slippers have at length reduced
me to poverty condescehd TO have them
arrested, IN order that the misfortunes
which they will still undoubtedly occa-
son, may no. be imputed to me-"
The Cadi could not refuse his request
and Cassam learned to his cost, the great
danger Of not frequently changing his
slippers.
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