The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1854-12-29
Am Eastern Apologize.

| Abdaah at his morning meal, when there
aIighleI on the rim Of his goblet little fy. |,
slipped an atom OF syrup, and was gone. But il
came next morning, and the next, and the next
! again, all at last the scholar noticed 1T. Not
! quite common fly, it seemed 10 know that it was
beautiful, and it grew very bold. And 10
great wonder: it became daily larger, and yet
larger, there could be discerned in The size OF
locust, the appearance as of Rlan. From an
hand. breadth it reached the stature of a cubit
and still, so winning were its ways that it found
more and moro favor with this OF nIa atnation.
Ii lrsked like sayr, and ii sang like peri, and
like moth of the evening it danced on the cell
ing, and, like The kings gift, whithersoever ii
| turned ii prospered. The eyes of the simple one
were blinded, so that he could not in all this per-
ceive the sublcty Of an evil gin. Therefore, the
lying spirit waXed bo!der and yet. bolder, and
whatsoever his soul desired Of dainty meats be
freely took; and when the scholar waxcd wrol,
and said, This is my daily portion from the Ia
BILE of the mufi; there is not enough for thee and
me-" The dog faced deceiver played some pleasant
trick, and caused the silly one to smile. Until in
process of time, The scholar perceived thai, his
guest grew stronger and stronger, he himself
waxed weaker and weaker.
Now, also, there arose frequent strife betwixt
the demon and his dupe, and at last the youth
smote the Gsnd so sore that he departed Tor
season. And when he was gone, Abdallah re-
ioiced and said, i" have triumphed over mine
enemy /; and whatsoever time 1t pleaseth me,
shall srnite him so that he die. Is he not alto.
geher in mine own power 2" But aier not many
days the gin came back again. md this time he
was arrayed in goodly garments, and he brought
a present in his hand and he spake OF The days
of their friendship, and he looked SO mild and fee.
BILE, that his smooth words wrought upon this dove
without heart and saying "Is he not little one -
he received him again into his chamber.
On the morrow, when Abdalah came not into
the assembly OF srudous youth, the multi said,
{" Wherefore tarreih the OF Abdul? Per-
chance he seepeth." Therefore, they repaired
even to the chamber, but to their knocking he
made no answer Wherefore the mufti opened
the door, and 10 4! there lay on the divan the dead
BODY OF his disciple. HIS yisage was black and
swollen and on his throat the pressure of
finger broader tllan The palm of a mighty man.
Ali the stuff the gold, and the changes OF raiment.
belonging 10 the hapless one, we're gone, and in
the soft earth OF The garden were the foot
steps OF q giant The multi measured one of The
prints, and behold it six cu5its long
Reader, caGst thou expound the riddle !! Is il
the Boale or The Betting. book Is the Billiard
abe or The Theatre? Is it smokingl Is j; Lazi.
ness? is it Nosel-reading But know that an
evil habit is an elf constantly expanding. IL may
come IN al tise keyh"le, but IL will soon grow too
big for the house. Know. also, that evil habi.
can take The life of your soul, unless you yourself
nourish il and cherish it, and by feeding it with
your own vitality give it strength greater than
your own.-Arthuf's IHaga-tac. .-.