New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1856-05-12
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One day as the Dervish Almoran, the wisest Of all
the followers Of the Prophet, and the oracle q ne
Chief Multi Of Stamboul, was sitting m shaiuy
grove, by the side Of bnbbling tountaln, " p!e
shores Of the Bosphorus, trying 10 find OUT the tfe
road to happiness in order that he might benent as
felloWereatnres by communicating the discovery us
speculations were interrupted by nan ITCHY GLolSu
who approaching sat down and signed very ieaVly,
CRYING out at the same time
| q Oh Allah, ~ beseech Thee TO relieve me OF me,
| or the burdens with which it is laden" .
AIn,oran, who was q sort OF amateur OF misery 1t
afforded him the pleasure OF administering consoia-
tom approached the man OF sorrow, and kindly IN
I CURED the cause Of his griefs.
"a Art thou in want OF food, of friends, Or health,
or nyof those comforts Of life that are necessary to
Human happiness ?or dost thou lack the advice of
experience or the consultations Of sympathy? Speak,
for it's the business Of my life to bestoW them on my
fe1loW-cfeatures.'' s&ss%
Z Alas y said the stranger, !" I require none of
these, have all and more than Iwant Of everything
] have all the means of happiness but one, and the
want of that renders every other blessing of no
Yalue.' ttl2.t, r
q And what is that ~ asked the Dervish.
4 II adore the beautiful Zulema but she loves
another, and all my riches and honor are as nothing
am the most miserable of men my life is a burden
and my death would be the greatest of blessings
Before Almoran could reply, there approached d
poor creature clothed nrags and leaning his staff
bowed down to the earth with load of misery. He
sat down moaning as if in great pain, and casting
for I have none ,otler!' ,,.4,.5,s-.5, q &r
The DerYish went up to him and kindly said
What aileth thee, poor man? Perhaps it may be
in my power to relieve thy disresses. What Wantest
thou?n -.
Everything" replied the beggar; /" health, food
kindred, friends, a home everything. am an out
cast and wanderer, destitute of every comfort o.
life. am the most miserable Of mankind; for il
addition to my own suferngs see others around me
reyeng in those Injuries for lack of small portion
of which am perishing." @
At this moment a third man approached. with
weary steps and languid look, and casting himself
down by the side Of the fountain stretched out his
limbs at free length and yawning desperately cried
out g." Allah what shall do? What will become. Of
me? II am tired of lite which is nothing but pur
gatory Of wants, that when supplied, only produce
disappointment or disgust"
Almoran approached and asked What is the
cause of thy misery? What wantest thou?'
1T want want replied the other. g I am cursed
with the misery of fruition. / have wasted my life
in acquiring riches that brought me nothing but dis
appointment, and honors that no longer crafty my
PRIDE or repay me for the labor of sustaining them
have been cheated into the pursuit Of pleasures that
turned to pain in the enjoyment and my only want is
that have nothing to desire. L have everything
wish, and yet enjoy nothing
Almoran paused a few moments, utterly at a loss
to find remedy for this strange maady, then said tC
himself Allah preserve Li6 see it is all the same
whether men want one thing, everything, or moth
ing. It is impossible to make such beings happy
and may eat dirt if trouble myself any more in SC
vain pursuit" .E5
Then taking up his staff he went on his way.