The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1843-08-22


eight days ] exile you to one Of /, our com
Try seats aud sou, Abb, | make you my
grand y.ZIer; endeayour ~ Gulil tins in
poriant function with wisdom and fidelity"
=" will do my BEST" replied Adih, pros
iraling himself with his face TO the earth.
" W hen the poor shoemaker, my adcptr d
father wished TO teach ne 10 make shoes,
| did not even know how 10 thread a nee
die but he sad 10 me Courage, my
child with hlte good wi! aud custom, q
mar may learn any trade"
The next morning. every one at court
knew The disgrace Of GiafeF; 10 was &C.
cused on al! sides; from all paris Of The
empire complaints rose against hun The
couflers, those to whom be had done o 1T
lie III, bu! above all those 10 whom be had
iGAG auch COED, came 10 ieilcitaIe the ca
The callPGt Of justice.
cupidily Of these men,, G,ihe bascucss md
virtues from which they had n3@l!ng The
more either 10 fear or to hope, could 10
help rxclaining;
80 men bow worthy Of copscmp. arc
you Aud you wish that kings should
eoun, you for something I lie Who des
pises you mos, knoss Won bess he vhu
!rcods you Guder his feet, need not reproach
himself. do we experience remorse when
We crush reptiles ~
The reflection is not very philsnthropic 4;
but ne must not accuse tbs eastern despOts
for their bad opoion Of maukind they
Judge them by those by whom they ate
surrounded.
Sooo tho new yizler was surrounded by
great nunbcr Of friends as vas CATER
the evening beio;". A tina: he snys II
suGhme, ell that lie does IL admirable, oil
that be desires Is accomplished, all tibet he
loves is amiable, all that he does no, love
- odious. BY Mahonel '' said he. "thls
IS indeed very pleasant thing fesler
day | was q, tho feet Of every body TO
day, every body is at my feet yesterday,
| made slippers 10 day, ever body IS de
sifous Of kissing lnlne"
Ga the very first evening Of his nomna
lion, the slz,er received q petition from
one Of the richest inhabitants Of Bagdad,
Hbo called himself bis relation, and pray
ed him 10 nuke hun one Of his officers, and
give him Que Of the best pieces IN the oG-
pirc.
All al - said Adib, :" here is rela.
ion already very well; the calph has KEEP,
bis VOID there Is nothing like the good
place Of a s,aier TO find the citations ihat
se have LOST" He sent fof the petitioner,
md SAID 10 hum {" | desire TO prof, BY the
favour OF the caIIph to raise my family as
high as possible, You say you are my re-
larou an very glad of II on your &C
count aud ~ own; To, prove TO me that
you ore 50, Tor | nov hear OF You and of
our relationship for lhe hrs, time IN my
h.c.7
The petitioner then proved that be bad
a great grandfather named Abb, endowed
with much wi and many virtues. Was
lie rich aud powerful did he play any
role IN the state p 4" A very gtea, role,
siauor TO was very rich, and consequent
n very much respected. 4" How many
th,,lteg l.d he LEAVE Z" Two" " Dad
thcy marry "les, slgnori each had
Two children who we're married IN their
mrn, anil who also hsd two children each.
among whom, wl,hgu, doubt, was your II
lpstf,ous f,lher." ooh | have no doubt
Of II: see perfectly tina, you know my Il
lusit1us gencaIoev. ] have only slight
observation to make upon what you have
.Oli me ought to have shared IN The IN
bcriiancc Of tus rich ancestor, AMI have
never rcocycd drachm. ! know that
am of the younger branch, and that It was
formerly dcspoled by tho elder branch O
ehich you are at present, my dear COUSIN
tho only holr. The fortune OF our com
mon ancestor could not have been less anc
a thousand purses | only demand the hal
II them lar my share But, siSnoi
--n " \ on will DO acknowledge as ml
,l,iion ONLY on this condition. " | sweat
49," Five hundred purses, OF we are
not cousins" O. cauno.-- " here
i nothing wanting bu, this h,tle proof IL
establish our relationship IN direct an'
oosi,,yc manner /, IS tr(le but, to MAXI
an short. must tell you am occupied on
H. with nv family it is then just, betot'
all, tia, my family renders to me what l
my duo" .,...o
Early tho mex, morning tho pet''one
arrived with tho five hundred purses,
Adib embraced HIN atiectoua'e'y, Gale
INN hundred tunes his dear COUSIN gu
promised that before eIsh, days be "ou'
give him the government OF hhotassan'-
" Yes" said he, 81 swear by Mahome
tina, a, tina, time you shall be governor
| Will lose my place OF grand V'z'er'
The cousin, enchanted with this prom's
wen, and related his good fortune to ever
body. lie did no, speak Of the hive hui
bred purses that he had gwen : person
who receive fine promises never ooas'
/, all tina, they cost them BESIDES nope Is
. DIVINITY that counts money for naus
n, celebrated every whore tho atiec''ona
I manner with which the vIzler received Il
o relations. THIS soon opened tor Au'o
crowd of cousins, in the most ele'a''
ranks of society" .,
. To tho second relation who prcs'u'