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THE FLYING CHARIOT.
OR POWER NEGLECTED AND ABUsED.-A
EAsTEnN FAniEi

THE FLYING CHARIOT,
OR POWER NEGLECTED AND ADUsED.-AN
EASTERN FABLE!
Translated from TIE German Of Herdsr for the
Nso- Yorker, by O. H. r. E.
II had been prophecicd Of day laborer
of Bagdad, who used to work in the gardens
of the rich, when child, that he would in
time become great man. But as no did
not yet know how he should begin to be
great, he was sparing and lived parsimo-
nioasy. lie had already gathered by his
daily labor, fifteen gold denaria, which,
when after the finished labors Of the day, he
came home to the little room which he had
hlred, and had eaten his crusts Of bread, he
used to count before going 10 sleep, at the
same time excaiming: allow am | to be-
come great man :" So, on certain festi-
val, after having counted his money, it came
into his head 10 20 to the markct-place, to
see at least the splendors of the world were
not his. lie gazed about till cricr, who
was drawing alonga wooden chariot, passed
by, and cried: "Who will buy Who will
buy wonderful chariot, in order to become
great man, for seventeen denaria I" The
cry struck the laborer as if it concerned him,
| at the same time that the sum for which the
chariot was offered, was about the same with
that which he carried with him. He began
to traffic with the crier, gave him one dena-
rion as brokers' fee, and obtained the cha
riot for fourteen, but forgot 10 ask wherein
ITS wondrous power consisted, and how, by
its means, one could become great. Re-
oicing on account Of his purchase, he drag
ged it home. When evening came on and
lie had eaten his crusts, but was no longer
able to count over his much loved money, he
seated himself mourniully in his chariot, and
beating his brow, said:" Fool that am!
What Shall do with thee, unlucky machine !!
that hast robbed mo of the treasure Of my
life q Why should not break thee into a
thousand pieces and cast thee into the fire,
gain greatness by tIee7 Tomorrow morning
carly will seek the cricr and demand my
money. 1.-The hesitate to return it, will drag
him before the Cadl." Angrily he went to
bed and sleptuncasily, until spirit appeared
to him in dream, and repeated the lovely
sounds "Wondcr- chariot by which one
may become great" With the first ray OF
morning he arose and fastened to the market
place, where he Immediately found the crier.
"Give me back my money!" he said, "and
take your chariot, or tell me its wondrous
powers. Or else, take you before the
Judge as a cheat" "Its power | do moi
know myself" replied the cricr, shut come
r with me to him who gave it TO me to sell, and
ask himself" He led him to an artist, who
was suspected of sorcery, and when the la.
borer had addressed him as sharply as he
had the brother, the artist answered quietly
"Have you then asked of me what are the
properties of the chariot You bought il
without wishing to know, and could now
h,d. itfrom you. But that will not. Take
this wand after sunset (for in the day -timt
it has no power) scat yourselfin the chariot
touch it with the wand, and say, 'Chariot
arise! Chariot, arise' Then name the place
a whittier you would go, and you will learn it
. wondrous power" Joyfully the laborer lef
t the artist; he was scarcely able TO wait fo
n the setting Of the sun, when already, will
tho wand in his hand, he sat in the chariot
+ and uttered the magic words without knowing
whittier he should go. Suddenly the chario
rose higher and higher, almost to the Milky
y Way. "Down to the garden of.he Sultan,
:, said he hastily to the chariot, and thither
Il safely sank.
1t remained standing on terrace belor
d an open window the laborer saw and en-
d tered; it was the bed chamber of the Sultan
y daughter; she slept near burning lamp
What were his feelings as the laborer stoo
before her and what were hers, as she sud
1t denly awoke? In the array in which she sa,
). him, she took HIM to be robber, and i'm
medately offered him all her valuables ifh
Is would depart. ~ am not what you thin
- me-" said the man with tho wand: ~ ar
;, :, Azracl, the Angel of Death. am come
~ take thy soul, the soul Of thy father, and tn
+" mother, the Vizicrs and Generals, and OF tn
whole Court" The fair Princess fell ter
riGed at his feet GLOW, how has my dea
father deserved this terrible fate?" "He an
thou can avert it" said the pretended Azrae
u "for love of thee drew me hither. Let tn
a father in due form make thee my bride; tho,
y and all shall continue to live, and we sha
,, ,, enjoy happy days here in the palace. Me-
~ Friday will appear again at the same hou
g. Save your lives" He spako and went
s. the window where his chariot stood on tn
as terrace. He proudly took his seat. "Home !
is said he, and struck it with his wand. TIL
= chariot rose; the Princess saw it ascen
a. higher and higher, till it disappeared nei
10 the Milky-Way. Not for moment did 81
rs doubt that he was tho Angel of Death ST.
u slept no more, and in the morning told HI
u tale.
ii The Viziers were Immediately ASSEMBLIES
G. The Sultan, who at first thought it all
sc dream, LAID the matter before them. "Sire
ns they unanimously said; "endangcr not Of
es lives and thine have all things in readine
Ok for his return, and give him thy daughter
~ marriage" The Princess was called fro
Of love for her father, and because the Ang
Oy had declared his inclination for her, nor Al
us pcared so terrible as she always had thong
'at him 10 be, she willingly consented to tho a
ng fering. All the preparations were made, al
H. the day and the hour were anxiously expec
nc ted by those concerned in its events.
In the mean time, Hassan this was Il
o. aborer's name) prepared himself for the ma
cn riagc. festival. He had silly taken from h