Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1840-01-15

among us, he IS pointed out as our fl
and we are told at the same time no
is to wear the crown. This, however
told our sultan until the appointed time
when he is to lay down his dignity.
that time comes, he is suddenly defhron.
dressed IN a coarse and unsightly garment. and
carried away to barren desert island.
The sultan trembled once more from head
to loot, and asked If his predecessors had been
told, like him, what sad fate awaited them.
They were all told of it, said the wise Vi
Aer, but they mnde no good use of their
knowledge. They enjoyed the pleasure of the
moment without thinking of the future So
the time for their dethronement came upon
them before they had made the slightest pre-
paratlon for rendering their future life in the
desert island an agreeable one
Why, can that be done :? asked the aston
ished sultan.
Surely it can,' was the reply. No one
hinders thee from now, at this very moment.
beginning to plant colony on the barren Is
land, which is to be thy future habitatiOn If
thou dOest this, Its barrenness wilt be changed
to beauty, thou will be joy(ullv received when
thou goes to dwell upon it, and never regret
the splendour thou hast left behind thee But
hasten, hasten, if suchis thy intention Fee
bic man IS master of the present moment only,
the coming one belongs to destiny
The prudent sultan did not like his prede-
cessors, turn a deaf ear to the warning voice
of his good vizieT without loss of time he
sent large number of his best and most valu-
able subjects to the desert island, and com
manded them to prepare pleasant retreat for
him against his coming Therefore, when he
was dethroned, and forced, as others had been.
to visit the abode OF barrenness, he found 1t
fertile and pleasant to look upon, and full of
blooming flowers and sweet fragrance; and
there he lived forever in cheerfuness and
peace, for he knew that this was his final rest
ing place, and that he had no further change
or accident to fear. And here my tale endeth,'
said the vizier, and was silent
And what is the meaning of all this, said
the calph impatienlly, what Is the hidden
lHeaning of thy long winded story 1t con-
tains, | suppose, some useful moral reflection
does, it is so carefully concealed that
caHnot INN IL. op0d,- 2
Know them said the vizier, the rich an
benevolent man is God the slave to whom
he gave freedom, newly born mortal the
island on which he lands, which he at first
thought uninhabited, the world his advisers,
wisdom the time of his government, his ile
and the barren island to which he is baniShed
the other world The colOnists he is permit
ed to send into it. are the good works that he
performs in this life, and the careless rulers
IRE those who get drunk with the pleasures Of
his life, without thinking on that which is to
come. And now, commander of the faithful,
suffer me likewise to point out the application
If my story During the period of thy gov
9rnment thou hast sent many cOloniSts before
hee to make green the face of the desert IS
and which is the appointed resting-place, bit
ii the labor they Rave performed will be In
ain if thou shouldst take the life of true
nd faithful servant for trihing matter For
i've him even as thou hepest in God that he
will one day forgive thee 2
This bold remonstrance lnduced the caliph
D lay aside his anger, and pardon his innocent
ervant.
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