The Cadiz sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 184?-1851, 1850-05-22

Cohls P'ohtt Sph'lhuSu sHe captain.
''Hosannah!" cried the Jews.
DAT four francs piece, cotton Dightcaps ~
said the captain, and twelve thousand hands
were extended. "Order!" he continued ::
"come up on The larboard side, and 90 down
on the starboard." Every Jew crossed the
vessel in turn, carried away rightcap, and
left four francs. The captains receipts
were forty-eight thousand francs, whereof
lhirty@six thousand were clear profit. The
twelve thousand Jews returned to Tuns,e ,eV-
Iery man plus cotton nightcap, and minus
I four francs. E
The next day the captain presented him
self at the palace ofthe Bey, at whose feet
lhe Frustrated himself, and kissed his papoo.
:. shes.
"Well?" said the Bey.
| "Your highness," said the captain, 81 come
TO thank you"
"Yuu are salisfed2"
+. "Delighted."
Sand you prefer Turkish justice 10 French
Iiustice?"
/. "There is no comparison between them. -
II "This is not all,n said the Bey. And
turning to his secretary, he babe him take bis
pen and write al his dictaiion. The writing
: was second decree, forbddipg the Jew, un'
Ider pain OF death, 10 appear in the street:
1 er Tunis with cotton nighicaps on their
beads, and granting them tweny'iour hours
+ to dispose efther recent purchases as advan'
;ageously as possible.
"Do you underestimate" said the Boy Il
d the captain s
"Oh Highaess!" cried the Marselllese in
b an ecstacy of delight, "you are the greatest
e of all Beys, past, present, and to come"
d "Return 10 your vessel, and wait.
/; Half an hojr later, The trumpets sounded
| in the streets Of Tunis, and the towns peo'
S pie thronged to the unusual summons. A.
e mongst the listeners the Jews were ensily re
cognised by their triumphant air, and by
e their cotton nightcaps cooked over one ear
= The decree was lead in loud aud inteligi,
bic voice. The Jews FIRST impulse was to throw
n tteir nightcaps IN the fire. On reflection
: however, the head of the synagogue saw
lid of the prescribed articles. The Jews il
= essentially calculating animal. The Jew
of TuLis calculated that it was better to LOST
= one half, or even three quarters, than TO lose
r the whole. Having twenty~four hours /,
>, tnrn in, they began by driving n bargain
q with the boatmen, who on the previous occa
sion had abused their haste, and overchargeC
them. Two hours later the French ship wa
. again surrounded by boats.
e "Captan! captain!'' cried twelve thousan
N voices. "Cotton nightcaps 10 she'll colo
:" nightcnps 10 sbel!'
,s ''PoohE' said the captain.
i "Captain, itsh n bargain; captain, you sha
: have them sheap."
81 have received letter from Europe,
o. said the captain.
al "Vel velw
el q" 1t advises great fall in cotton night
caps"
"Capain, We will looshe upon them"
~ $50 be IT. said the captain 81 can onl
10 give you half price"
Fl eve will take IT," ..at.. ....a
81 bought them at two francs. Let tbos
III who will give them for one come on bonrd
the starboard gangway, aud depart by tn
larboard. :"
in "Oh, cuptain!' .g
e ''ll's to take or leave, as you like"
ne "Captain."
ST, GAN hands to make sail!" shouted the cal
th tain. . ay
o' "Vat are you doing, caPtainS vat ure yc
ed doine?" .....
IN "LiftIng my anchor, TO be sure"
ap "Ah now, captain can't you shay tU
g. francs"
We The captain continued to give orders f
er sailing.
II swell, captain, We must shay thirty sous
d.; The mainsail expanded its folds, and Ii
re capstan began 10 creak.
ot "Captan, captain! We will take your franc
ry "Stop," cried the captain.
Is, One by one the Jews ascended the sta
al board side and descended 10 larboard, leavlI
he their cotton nightcaps, and receiving fra
he apiece. For miserable three francs tn
ad had twice saved lhelr heads: il was moi de'
lip AS TO the captain, he got back his goods a
IT. made a clear profit OF .thirty-six thousa
a francs. As he was man who knew how
on behave, he put eighteen thousand francs
're his boat, went ashore, and presented hims
on before the Bey, at whose feet he again pre-
sh trated himself, and whose papooshes he on
of more kissed. ~
he "Are you snlisied?"
ds. "Overjoyed,"
,dr '.Do you consider tho indemnify suifi
ire ent?" Z ...
lis, 'Too much. And come to offer "
ar highness half my net prof. of thirty six 'h'
hip sand francs
vas "Nonsensep' said the Bey. "Ilave J
sh forgotten that ! promised you Turkish j
on, tice2"
ut. 81 perfectly remember" a..
'als swell, Turkish justice is done gratis"
and "Tron del Girm cried The captain;
,ot- Ftance a judge would not have been conte
With ed wilhhalf, he would have. taken al le
ERE three quarters" .rs .rasae
Il. "You mistake" said the Bey; che wo
4. have taken the whole" tt gsg,ce,a \
cry Anu once more he Knelt down into
H. dust to kiss the Bey's papooshes, but the |
but gave him his hand. The captain retun
ght- TO his ship, and quarter ofan hour later
let. left the African coast under press of 8
lrti- fIefeared lest the Bey might change his mi
Their brief experience of the night
's-- convinced the Tunisian Jews Of its super
cen ity TO the yellow caps and black turbans v
n on which they we're wont to cover their inf
l Heads; aud upon the death Of the Bey \
ordsI obtained permission from his successor
bout adopt the cotton covering, whose wear
4,. viousIy entailed decapitation. Such at Ia
ltion is the explanation given by the lngenl
l3M M. Dumas Of the naturalization Of Z
niqhlcaps on the BaFbary coast. "'N'
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