The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1842-01-20
AZ EASTERN TALE.
Fro = The sls q FIorida.

sasn-. 50 en- rrly perfect as Go be Inds.
suseiibls By an, human agency. Iiwa..
consequently. greatly esleemrd. and held
ala pnce Of in6nne value.
Al leneih IL brc-ms The properly Of o
wealthy EneTeh.nl; who. on diving. be-
qasalhsd il 10 his only son. as HI. prinei.
pal palrim0ny.
For Tine The young merchant eoasi-
derrd himseli lhr wesllhiesl msn IN Bag
dad. lie enuld Al any moment have dis
passed. Of his v.iu bile jewrl. II Ihe near
ct u Iaar, Tor sum sufficient 90 have
b'ughl az whole street OF eammnu
merchants. with al their mereha ndise, To-
erlh-r with innnmersble caravans lion
The iad,ts. With the rasssl silks. spices,
AMI ailirr goods. And the CIR Al Csllph
himself. II vas sIPpUs. d. would have
sI.red his throne with any one Tor Tie
Pp..ession at IL.
Dat Il length he Young merchant ne.
came i,,eaa,rni-d wIth h.. treasure. AZ
Isr al. ss,d he Is himself. Il this stone
oh ,uld nnt be what the Uplnian oi The
wnfli has 50 ling he'd q Ia be. What,
If instead uf being understandable 40 IL is
sid tube, IL !. susceptible ol being !crush
si BY single bIaw uf The hammrr! In
stead ~ being proof against the influence
oil the mlsi Intense heat. what IL the fire
nigh, blarken aud delace IL!
Thus inrmen,rd with suspicious which
had nsyet entered the breast of any pre-.
siaui proprietor 81 the rare gem. i,s pns-
session. instead Of . satisfaction, pride.
AID an honor. became 10 the Young met.
chant only q snnrce Of dlsquie'. oi care.
aid anx,eiy. III. was continually haunt
rd wnh an orer-weening desire 10 try en-
psrimeafs upon II. Suppose. says he. |
were 10 place il under The hammer, aud
prove whether or M, il be capable 81 re.
si.,i,g the eir,ns Of mschan,cal force!
Or were 10 place !, in the furnace for a
lev d,ys. anil srs whether nr m IL ran
Withstand the influence nf intense heat!
IL hi. state of mind he consulted with
an oil Drrviss. wha had been the friend
aud counsellor 81 his father. "Bs sails.
fed. my san." said he. a. ~i,h your irea
sure. d. not al men believe il TO be
psrieci: Ia nat Us value in the market
INV as gres, .. IL possibly can be. after
], shall have resis'rd all your expert
meni,i De MT The FIRST TO throw ssspi-
eion on your own for,une-Ihs gift Ul
the prophet" -.
Hut The young man steaed not To The
sdvics Of ihe old Derviss. Tie subject
ed his gem q, the test nf the FIRE aud the
hammer. For = while il resisted all hi,
efforts 20 deisce or 10 injure H.; aud il
seemed 10 deserve fa ly the reputation IL
hid so long borne. Bu, The mhre The
precious gen resisted hIs efforts o. destroy
IL. All the 90 re u seemsd 10 apr zach IT'S
rsplted perfection. the mHrs We, the am
blton Of the silly merehan, excIlad I, try
new experiments on IL. lie went 20
work and built very extensive m 'ehinery.
with new combIna'ians Of mechanical
pawer., for the purpose Of suhjec,ing i,
90 moro trying iests. All being ready,
the precious gem was placed IN position
, 10 be mosi easily affected BY the sccumu-
lated force Of The machinery. and the ex.
pertinent was made. The results vas SION
ss.ertsined. The coslly stone was ground
10 powdeii
odd not da WE'LL" said The young
merchant To the Dsrvise, when | sus.
pecied that this hanble was not the thing
IL had been cracked up 10 bel"
" Truly. my sou" answered the Der
vi.e. " yaur experiment, have prospered.
aud you have berome beggsr fnr your
pains. Allah is greats he has punished
You With success IN your endssvors 10
undermine your avn fortunes. and deface
the brightness aud perfection of his osn
Gifts"
The Young merchant passed away
amid the ieers and Isun,s vi the byst,n.
ders.
Now il seen. TO Us that a very useful
moral NAV be drawn from the Eastern
story.
Has not the conduct Of tho wicked
poll.iri ms. who haze experimental upon
thu CREDIT Of the cou1Iy until they have
de.to Dyed il, been very much like the
cnurse Of the silly v"nng merchant Of
B.gdad. wh" ground his peerless jewel
to powder only Tor the s'ke Of showing
tina, il was MT quite 50 iad'strnc'ibis as
il hal been represented to he!
The pc ,ple Of this caniry possessed
q carrency based upon credit. which was
TO them a nine IL wealth. II could be
exchanged Tor all the necessarie.. the
csmfnrl.. aud Injuries Of life. II ilhwed
AID clrcul ,ts,,, snd cities rose up as Il by
magic; the fne.t' gave place to fertile
plantations. the savage teteAted before the
r,arch Of civiIiz ttron. and plenty aud
oheerfnlness spread themselves over all
the land. .4.
Their. we're a act of politicians who
r,se % All said 10 The People. This cur
reocy nf which yoI baasr, and which
you fancy /. wo king snch vosders f"r
,an 3. al 4, mnckrryi l. is worthless!