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bers ri Blackwood cnntails.,,, ,.flicIa 8,
..le French operations ii Africa DERIVING
y lnlgfmallou mainiY from Two recerI
works on that coulilrv, Gne bv CAM
Aeiiiledy, pt Gle British Army. and dc
other by Count w. Marie \ Frta,cIlnnn
Inc origla Of Count w. Mariea Ffench.
! man. The origin Of lie war between
Francsnnd the Dey oil A!giets insconse.
qpence OF which, dllringthe Iast fifteen
Years, according 10 tie article. half 4
!nltlion.ot French soldiers have persisted,
y thus described III reclining The we'll.
Known iueidentillat gave rise 10 hosIililies
pelweel t'fance and lie Dey Of Algiers..
Count 81. Mario goes back 10 tie remote
cause, wllich, BY his account, was alady.
40 ne tine Of Napoleon The Bsy of
II Inns had lavoriIe slave, for whom lie
4 ordered, oil an AIgerne Jew, costly and
magnificent headdress. The Jew nilable
4 % gel i manufactured nlihe country wrole
g Paris; tlIe head dress was made, at an
expense ofiwelve thousand francs, and the
modest lsraelile charged il thirty thousand
10 The i3ey. The latter was loo much
pleased with the banbie 10 demur alihe
price, but not being ia cash, he paid il il
corn.
There clanced just lhenio be scarcity
~ France; The jew sold his grain to the
army contractors, aud managed 50 we'll
thai he becaule creditor Of lie French
Government for upwards Of a million Of
francs Napoleon fell aud tie llonrhohs
declined 10 pay; hut the Jew cohIrived 10
interest. the Deypf Algiers in his canse.
aud remonsirance were addressed 10 tie
Freucir Government. The affair dragged
on for years; aud al last, in 1929, on the
eve ola festival, wien The diplomatic crops
were admitted 10 pay lneir respects TO tie
Day, tie latter exposInlaed with The
French Consul on the subject of the long
delay, The answer was unsatisfactory,
and the consequence was HE celebrated
rap with fan or ilip.hap, which sent its
giver 10 exile, and converted Algeria into
a French provinces On visiting the
KaSbah or cIidel at AlgierS, Captain Ken
nedy was shown the Iilile room in which
the insult was Offered TO the representative
Of France. Il is now used as a poultry
yard "SingularIy enough" says The
Captain, 'Hs we entered, Il cock, sirniting
on the deserted divan, proclaimed his vic
some G..bler rival hy lrium.
phHnl crnw; IN appropriate emtlem or tie
zeal Stale of affairs" But lhe conquered
Jock is game; and, although severely pun
sled bV his ndveTsary's spurs, lie returns
,gainand again 10 HE chargc.
AN AFRICAN JUDGE Alexander, Of
Macedofg once went TO remote province
4 Africa, Astounding in gold; the inhahi !
ants met him, bearing dishes filled will
pples aud ffaiis of gold do YOU eat
nch fruit among you?" said Alexander
j have hot come 10 see vour riches, hnl 10
earn What IRE your customs They then
I'd him TO The narkei.placc where their
ing was suing 10 judgement
A citizen just Ihenappeored before him
nd said; bought from this man, O king,
sack fall of chat, and found large 4
mount oflreasure IN il. The chafr is
line, bat not The gold; and this inan will
OF take il back again Decide according
:, 0 king, Cor it his'
And his opponent also citizen OF tie
lace, replied: DO yau fear 70 keep what
not yom own. aud slonld noi fear ihe
Rel / sold you TIE sack aud al that was
il; keep what's your own. Decide for
ini. o king"
Tie King aked tie first whether he had
son. He answered, "yes," lie nslSrd
Ia second Whether he had q daughter, and q
ceived Yes loran answer "Well, snid
Ie King, Won ore both upright men;uniio /
,ur clnldrrn 10 marriage, and give item 4
e measure for a marriage, gift This Is q
y dpcissiou."
Alexander was aslonisbcd when he !
ard this judgement q
AlIaye decided nnjustly,r enquiren Il
e king Of ilie disinut country, That you \
} asionishedl7 (.
HBy no means, replied Alexander; shut
niy country tie Judgement would have
aadiferent"
And howT asked the African King.
nBmh dispulanis, said Alexander ID
'onld lose Ilieif heads, ard ile treasure n
mid have falleu IN ilio King. 81
Then he King. striking DIS hhnfr 20. b
ihci. asked '.And does ne San SHINE 81
1n gnnl aud does Heaven s9lId iis ram q.
Replied Alexander &
lhe1 b must be.' lla cnniirro. ior q
Of llia iDhocrhf tcers b fohf 81.
n4Ilft ~ 81 sncII nel lI.e SIM .I'r1ld II.
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