The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1854-08-05

WV" VI NAoIu-Oi-SOiu, III q CudmUtT,tHc walls
whereof were of mother Of pearl. and the floor
OF ivory. There was fountain of perfumcd
water in the center, and beside it stood a
Jasmlnc-tree, growing in vase of crystal
"Iiow Is this Z" said the Calph, seating him
sell on one end of the couch; "a man whom
the genn serve, should have the secrets of
health in his hands," ut is no fever" said
the \'zier; "but the other lay, as was
washing myself in the fountain, before the
evening prayer, stopped too near the las
mlne-trcc, and one of its thorns scratched INV
left arm" What" cried the Caliph in
amazemcnt; 'thc scratch of blunt Jasmine
thorn has made you i'll '" "lou wonder at
IT, no doubt, o Commander ofth Faithtnl,''
sad the Nizier; "bccausc, only few months
ago, You saw that | was inScnsillc to the
'an"s OF serpent, which had fastened npon
my heel" There is no God but God, cx-
CANNED llarOnn A[Ha>chid, as bv these
words he recognized The poor wood-cu,,er
who had passed under the window of his pal
acc-'hast thou indeed found the rine OF
Solomon and where is the woman whom
MeSrour. at my command. brought To thee -
"Shc Is here" said Zuhcvdeh, entering
The door. She turned towards the Cali,h,
and slightly lifting her veil, showed him hcl
face. more beautiful than ever. IIaroun.
with cry OF JOY. was on the point of cla>ping
her IN her arms, when he stopped suddenly
and sad: but thou art now the wife of tha,
man Not so, great Caliph," exclaimed
the \izicr, who rose 10 his feet ROW there
was no longer any reed to affect illness
IRON the day that she entered nv house.
have never seen her face Bv the lcar,l Of
the Prophet. She is not less pure than Size is
wise. 1t is she who has made ME all that
am. Obedience to her was the seed from
which the tree of nv fortune has grown
Luhevdch then kncit at the Calirh's te.,
and SAID: 20 Commander of the Fai,ht,,'
restore me 10 the light OF YOUR favor. Iswca,
I" You that / am not less your wife than when
the clond OF your anger ovcr>ha,,owcI mc.-
. This honorable man has never ceased to re
spect me. My thou el,leSs words led Won :,
send me forth to take the place of the ser
rcnt. but have now shown YOU that VIII;
may also be to her husband as the <tatI.whrr,.-
on he leans for support; as tie camel. wh;c'i
bringch him riches as the tent. which shcl
tiers and protects him; as the bath, viii, h
makcth him comelv: and as the lamp where
bv his steps are cnl.h,cd."
1Iaroun Al-Ra>chid had long since bitter
iy relen:cd Of hi> ra>hnc>s aud cruelty. H.
row saw in what had happened The hand of
.Ailah. who had turned that which h. had ia
tended as punishment. into triumph. H..
restored Zutcvdch at once to his favor, and
to the wood-cutter. whom he still retained as
Nizicr, he gave his eldest daughter in mar
rage. All the citizens of Bachdad took part
in the festivities, which lasted two week >.an,
the Caliph. to commemorate his gratitude
built superb mosque. which is called the
Mosque of the Restoration 70 this very ,lay.
The Nizicr nollv rcqnitcd all Tie pains which
the Sutana Zubevdrh had taken will, liz cd
ucation. and showed so much wisdom and
Justice in his administration of the laws. this.
the Calirh never had occasion to he ,li>>a,i>-
fled with him. Thus they all lived together
in The utmost happiness and concord, until
they were each in turn. visited Iy the Ter
m'nator of Delights and the Separator of
Companions"