The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1849-11-19

hat the shoes had fallen from the moon.
Notwithslanding this, a usurer well knowq q
/ Bagdad had presented himself to the new eahPh
4 on the very day OF his accession.
Meme brinee,2 said be, witb ainguiarig strong
| Chinese accent, vDs te pankeri q yotN uncle
| and lent him money FROM bere batfigiism. An
/ ydpr uncle yos pFave man. J am gone % olisr
Won viffeer bundled tlousand eetle sequlns, which
~ %civs them to me, said the prince iiftsen
i hundred thousand sequns always gooe % take,
and the more 80, that have occasion tor taem AZ
/ this moment.
/ himself sixty horses, and hundred women for his
hafen and filed his cellar with champagne, IN de-
spite Of the prohibition Of tbe Prophet and Zen he
gave the place of grand vizier to a siq1ii bald
| headed man who for years had pretended g Be
conversaht with political affairs, and bad become
| the laughing stock Of the whole city.
From that monaept his only oceupahoaswas %
drink his champagne, see his women dance, and
ride out on horseback through The streets ard the
The inhabitants Of the city, however, having
heard that the stout bad-headed man had been ap-
pointed vizer. ihdulged IN thousand jests 81 ths
subject; then they ceased to jest and Loudly blamed
the caliph for having made SO imprudent an aP-
pointmeRt.
The caliph being alarmed at this demonstration
OF diseontent, announced that be was about to dis
miss the grand vzier, bat this had no sooner
spread abroad in the city than the usqref with the
Chinese accent fastened 10 the palace.
=" Mein bfinee, exclaimed he, Are you about to
dismish your bald-headed vizier
q Yes, my good man, replied Omar.
All de tevil de- teyil. de tevl
" What do you mean BY your tevlls{
"Vy, if de Hzier goes ont de schtocis 60 down
on de Pagdat exchange
" And what4hen2"
/" And l shall bs Obliged to ask you % relay de
Vitteen hundred thousand leetle zequips dat I lent
The ealiph at once comprehended his position,
bowed his head and retained is vizieE IN Office,
although he heard every day, when he was riding
ont shouts she passed by Of Down with ne
grand vizer, who IS the laughing stock Of Bagdad!
When this happened be would return 70 his
palace, and console himself with HIS hundred
women and his champagne.
Some time after this the Persians who were
friends Of the subjects of the caliph, dethroEed
their Schah, after having effected areyoiuton anal
agOus 10 that which had seated the nephew Of Ha-
al Rasehd, ths great, upon the throne Of Bag
dad. II was perfectly natural that the psople
! should 20 to the assistance Of the Perslaus. who
wefe threatened by che Emperor Of Mogul, who
wished to interfere for the purpose Of reestablsh
ing the Schah upon the thrqne Of lspahan- This
was also the secret desire Of Omar who would in
this have followed the policy % his uncle but he
had no sooner allowed his intentions 70 be OWNED
tranfhe same Insurer with the Chinese aceeHt once
more hurried to the palace.
| Men .brineei
What s1he matter now
De beebles are dalking OF an Intervention
aIf7t6e Grand BIoaui is disBlsased. unit Is, de
schtocks viii fall on De Change, and shall be
obliged to ask you @ bay de vliteen hundred teu
sand leetle zequins You know Of
/ Go to the deuce with you, replied the yc9ng
| caliPh, and he bowed his bead the former
| casion, and be went to seek for consolation with
Ratma, his iavorte.
l.ahil' anlne ordinances Of 80 tyrannicai
tefs tAs4 aly created general indignation among
. the people Of Baedad
Z Verify, SAID they, i was ior less than this
that we drove away the last Barmeoids OF the
junior branch"
These fulnors reached The ear 81 Prnee Omar
at moment when he had Just iaised a glass Of
e champagne to his lips, to drink e he heaiih q
the PhaTaohs, whom he had been taught 10 believe
We're his grand uncles. At the same moment the
Insurer rushed IN painting for breath.
Mein byinee lam here again.
see that clearly enough
Dey say You will annud De ordinance Of de
Grand FizieEl Den dere will be great faH on de
Change, and shall be vo1sed 10 ask YOU to bay
The Prince prevented him from saying another
word, by Selling him by the shoulders and pushing
hlm out OF the room; but he did not dare to recall
the ordinances and he spent the evera - drink
ing champagne with his women, in 10 divert
his thoughts from this unpleasant prel.ament
w hlle drinking the fifteenth bottle has lusrioas
uncle again appeared to him. Hisiritated relative
began by breaking all the looking-glasses IN The
room, and then addressing his nephew who was
trembling in his bed said
Wen! young man, we are in a pretty pass
| " Yes, in truth
You have fallen into the snare ike a Door had
ger-and yet / warned YOU of it7
How could help it, uncle The Chinese ae-
cent OF that man had inspired me with 50 rauch
confidence"
| " You could not then urFlerstund that this usurer
is an agent Of the junior branch OF the Barmecides
and that IN compelling you to retain the irnbecile
tiTand Fizier the partisans Of the Barmscdes
wished tostlr up the people against you, aad bring
about revolution
- see it now. Alas alas how en- | relieve
| myself from this terrible position / have moi tbs
hrst sou towards Tepaying the fifteen hundred thou
| sand sequlns w no can give me good council 81
| NItwould be to more purpose if some one World
give you the fifteen hundred thousand sequins. ~
p" That he should have so periidous a heart with
such a Chinese accent! Oh! uncle what am
That is affair Of mins.D
J Alas alas am lost
| The llusifious Haroun crossed MS hands bsbird
( his back, gesture which was habitnai 20 HIM
| when living took two or three turns in the room.
I apparently in very i'll humor, broke lug and
.deoanef, and disappeared, after giving ! fsF9,,s
kick to, theA baid-headed Grand Vizier whom -
MET ascending the staircase OF the palace his oT
ioo UNDER his arm, and walking with an the esr,,,
ny becoming the most ridiculous man in Bagdad
Tim Camps CAsE--The case q the STATE. Is
Nathaniel Ohildsf Jr.. ona charge Of embezzlensent
attracts much attention to ST. Louis. Il has eeeu.
pied the court for several days and at last accounts
the evidence was not closed
/ Tine RoBBERY ~ MoB11E-Ths T,;b. ~ oe
Saturday gives the ioiiOlSng furthar account Of
the man who lately attempted 70 rob. an Exebsaes
Office in that city,.
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