Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, IA [i.e. Ind.]) 1839-1854, 1842-02-05
WHOLE NUMBER ST.
From the Star of Florida.
AN EASTERN TALE,

'SN'S'S Seb'S GU NtAtt y
i, perfect as TO be indesiructible by any human a
i. gency. II was, consequently, greatly esteemed
: and he'd al u prlce of infinite value.
Atlength It became the property Of a wealthy
merchant, who, on dying, bequeathed IL TO hl,
only son as his principal patrimony.
For a time the young merchant considered him
: sell the wea!i'lest man II Il tgdad. He could a,
any moment have disposed Of his valuable level
: al the nearest Btzaar. for a sum sufficient 10 have
bought up a Whole street of common merchants
with all their merchandise, Together with euumer
. able caravans from the Indies, with the rares,
silks, spices, and other goods. And the crea,
Cai'ph himself, II was supposed, would have
shared his throne with any one for The possession
of IT.
Bu, a, length the young merchant became dis
Icon'enied with his treasure. After nil, said he
to himself, what If this stone should no, be wha
the opinion Of The world has long held i, TO be
What, II instead Of being indesifuctibie, as il is
SAID TO be. IT 10 susceptible OF being crushed by a
single blow Of the hammer! Instead Of being
proof against the influence of the most intense
heat, what If tho fire might blackcn and detace
1t!
Thus torrnented with suspicious which had new.
or entered the breast Of any previous. proprietor
OF the rare gen., lis possession, instead Of a salts
faction, a pride, and an honor, became to tho
young merchant only q source of disquiei, Of
care, and anxiety. He was continually haunted
with an ~over-wecning desire TO try experiments
with II. Suppose, says he, | were 10 place i, IN
der the hammer, and prove whether or no it be
capable Of resisting tho Efforts Of mechanical
force! Or wero l TO place II In the furnace for "A
few DAYS, and see whether or no i, can Withstand
tho influence Of intense heat!
In this state OF mind, he consulted with an old
Dorvise. who had been The friend and counsellor
Of his father. BE satisfied, my son, - said he,
"wiih your treasure. Do not all men belieya -
TO be perfect? Is not its value in the mnrke,
now as great as il possibly can be. after it shall
have resisted all your experiments? BE not tho
ffst to throw Suspicion on your own iUItune-iho
gift OF the prophet.
But tho Young man listened not to tho advice
Of The old Dervise. lie subjected his gem 10 tho
test OF the fro and the hammer. For a while il
resisted all his efforts to deface or TO iniure it;
had 90 long Lo.~. D.. f..," 'h- .o"".-'~- -
resisted his eff,rts 10 destroy ~, and the more IL
seemed 10 approach its repu:ed Perfection, tho
more was the ambition ut the silly merchant excl.
ted 20 try new experiments on u. Tie went to
work and built very extensive machinery, " ih
new combinations OF mechanical powers, for 'ho
pnrP"se Of sutjecilng it to moro trying tests
All being ready, the precious gem was placed IN a
position 10 be most easily affected by the accumu-
lated force Of the machinery, and the experiment
was made. The result was soon ascertained.-
This costly stone was ground To powder.
odd ! not do well,' said The young merchant
10 the Dervise, "when | suspected that this bau-
BILE was not the thing it had been cracked up to
bel"
"Truly, my son. answered the Dervise, "your
experiment has prospered, and You have become
n beggar for your pains. Allah is great; he has
punished you with success IN your endeavors to
undermine your own fortunes, and Cefaco the
brightness and perfection Of his own gifts"
The Young merchant, passed away amid tho
Jeers and iaunts of the bystanders.
Now 1t seems TO us that a very useful moral
NAV be drawn from the Eastern story.
Has not The conduct of those wicked politicians,
who have experimental upon the credit ct the
country until :hey have destroyed it, boon very
much like the course of the silly young merchant
Of Bagdad, VINO ground his peerless jewel 10 pow
der only for the sake Of showing that il was not
quite so indlstructibie as il had been represented
to be?
The people Of this country possessed a curren-
cy based upon credit which was to them n mine
of wealth. |, could be exchanged for all the ne
the comforts, and The lUxufIes Of life.
1t flowed and circulated. and cities rose up as If
by magic; The forests gave place 10 fertile planta-
tons, The savage retrea,ed before the march Of
civilization, and plenty and cheerfuloess spread
themselves over all the land.
But there were a set Of politicians who rose
up and said 10 the people. This currency Of which
GU boast, and which you fancy Is working such
wonders for you, is all a mockery! 1t - worthless!
/, is based on a credit which Is rotten! And. If
gou will permit US, we will make experiments on
we will prove TO YOU that you have teen de-
ceived in the perfection # these agents.
And 10 the making Of experiments they applied
themselves with a zeal worthy OF a better cause
Every body knows The result.
A Torn destroyed-Mr. Walsh. in one Of his
.et,ers TO the National In'eIligenrer, SAYS that tho
Of Komorp. on the Island Of Schu't, In Hun
yarv. at tho confluence Of the Wang and The Dan
,be. was a, the end OF November visited b, an
which shook down all the timber
houses, and severely damaged other buildings
10 consequence Of this disaster, upwards Of 5000
people are said TO be ruined, and left without q
The general loss is estimated q, an i'm
nense amount.
A species Of wax. very pure and clear, and ca.
"a BILE Of making excellent candles, can be obtain.