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vese laden By hh seFvsnas, asd sss resdy . psssssd
he hesltaied m0msnt but remenbeIing he dehl %
ked.dad, efed. hafeb9 Ahd sent aSsy uith bis heat
The jDaIney vas prosperous, bat iedious Whsn the
eAsasau reached Damaseus The market a. loond 70 Be
eneuubsted With merchandise, and ssles sih df
neaify effected. honth after noah passsd ausy mOst
Of hameda aiil Temained % hk handE Thef month
ton the llne Il his departure bad arrived bul be vas
beginning ts despair ofbeng sbleto perform hA engage
ceed 70 B@gdad made him an advantageous Or lor the
whole q his stock and be vas enabled 70 Depart ssr
having realized q good profit Several accidents and
DELAYS oeeufed on Toe ourpey but the reached
The valley one march from Tsrsu "a the eve of bs daY
uhea HAmed had promised psymsn, 10 KOdsdsd.g Most
eiIhe merchants immediately fOdelryard % sc theF
f.miies and friends; bat oar young mercha1G feeling
bic love iOr Leah revive With Intensity, determined q
spend that day In endesvorng 70 obtain sn Intsrvsw
sun her he wandered into ihe mountains endeayor
ing % follow The sane track before; bot although be
sevsFdnes imagined be recognized the trees and the
foeks, bis lseaFeh vas upsueeessul An vas WBd end
sseaingy unnhAbited He called loud sL,llsh - hus
The schoss ouly answered 'sa d F--uo no. md whsS
night eae be kass not which way 10 taro. So hs sat
morning. st 81 .-....s.r "
When morning same, he remembered hs proui.s to
kodadad. He vas 70 pay the hundred dlaars at noon
De dstermiHed 70 hasten 70 Tarus on foot over the
u Ay. Many hours Of travel we're before him; but he
vas light OF fo'l, and at length beheld in the distance
The mlnsrets OF the city and the winding course Of The
river. suddenly the landscape darktn.d Ciouls
seeedto eone out Of every valley and 70 inundute the
Ilan. The Fain fell abe wind blsS. lie FASTENED on.
yard, elasehng The leather purse in which he carried
hls wealth, and Invoking che assistance Of the
Prophet When he reached the banks Of the
river, he heard though the mist. mutzinprO-
claiming the hour Of noon from distant mos.
lue, The water was turbulent, No ferry
boat vasin sight hww impossible to cross,
daj Hamed prayed; AMI an idea came to his
nind. lie Plucked a large reed and followed
{, and placed therein hundred pieces Of gold
md tied ether reeds 70 It, and fiOatcd this raft
lpop the stream, and con6led in the mercy Of
God. .-.' 2
Now. ithappened tAs! Kodadad, remember,
ng Hal Hamed's Promiss. had gone 10 his
siosque that DAY. TO wait for his money. The
wind blew: the rain fell. The debtor did not
sppear. .'We must allow him an hours grace
or the storm is violent said Kodadsd. The
uuizin chanted the hour Of noon. The mer,
,hant called TO his slave 10 bring him another
pipe. Presently, bundle Ofreeds came AOa-
ing along the misty waters, the blgk boy
9 coping forward seized them as they passed lie
was about ,tOzeaGt them away again. when the
unusual weight prevented him. Master said
he, this is reed Of lead, The merchant whc
wished to pass the time, told him to break tn.
reeds. He did so, and loI a hundred places 0
gold sslisnddenly upon the pavements Of ths
kiosqus. .1ersnff -.
This story, which is told in many different
ways, illustrates the Oriental idea Of mer-
dantile probity. Turkish merchants. in their
lealings among themselves, are famous for
keeping their engagement with scrupulOus
sxactituje; and the example Of Hal Hamed is
oiten cited as a model.
of course il s understood that the debt, all In good
golden dnars came 10 its destination in meuous
way the Prophet being always deeply interested in the
good deeds Of his vants. The young merchant
tied But not only 40 Kodadad insisted on giving him
his daughter to marriage. And il will surprise none but
very matter-oact people, to whom do not address
this egendhst his daughter turned out 70 be the very
same impruaent Lellah, whose fascination had nearly
ed Hal Hamedt0 dshonor his verbal proissory note
We learn moreover that she settled down into most
prudent and exemplary wife--Whch relieves mind
flor except under ext xsremey Oriental circumstances We
should not recommend her conduct for imitation.