Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1856-05-24
ss.f.f,py yyIqa. A nfoRAL.

we kno II well this iitls IS in PrhrsS
Eps,,sus 10 LtisiaS; bur the sfatf from which
fi,s piIfstse = dvtivesi Is something ike this
ii neIlti sinah wItp had seen the w li one
div gsse slfs eld' st sersa span Of horses, a
.tlt,riSf.. .liIClin asiet uteggS.
llo yon said lac tp the hoy, "tsarei nPan
tle III h.s,satl 5tinLIl youcome la the iFst house
IN which iilstp is married couple. Ii You
find that tlI husband is The nliSter there. give
l,,in one ii the horses. II on she c"nifar',
tl,.. wifi. lls ruler, give her an egg. R'lurn
II, onc,. SC s9a part with a morse, hut !" not
G me bat;5 ss long as you keep both horses,
and there is an ~ remaining.
Assay went the boy on his mission, aud,
in5t b., yond the borders Of his fathers estate,
Io.I a iill,slest, cottage. He aligLted from the
chariot and knocked at the door. The good
wife oraIleci it for him aud courtesied.
Il y.,tir husband at home T.
No bu size would call him from the hay
field. In he came, wiping his brow. The
yo..tlg mai, told llis err,nd.
!. Why. sid the wife, hriudling anlrdlltug
lie corner 0eLer apron, always ttoas J,hn
w.,pis me os.Ilo he is my master ant you
Jo
Rs1it sals Yes.''
Theu' saul tile boy Il am to give You
!lorsr,, wlli.Sh viii yiiittakel
-" tlink'' said John. "as now that by u
g~Iling seems to be the one as would suit the
best"
"Tf we have choice, husband y said III"
wifi. =" think ia" gray rare will suit Us best"
M" r,.p'ie! john, ' thu. bay for mc--he
ia more square in front, *nd lis legs are bet
ter"
Now said the wifi, :" I don't think so, the
gav mare is the better lorsr. ; aud / shall
lever br cant"nted unless get that one"
W~l sI, John, e Ii your mini is set on
il, III rive it up; we will take the gray mare
:" Th:nk YOU" said tie 10y. all " me TO
gy YOU ami .gg ho:n this basket ii is'' nIc"
res,l one, aud y"n can boil it hard or soft, as
y,.ur wilr will allow"
The rest uf the story you mas ima@nc; the
yuunr man c.i.s,. Ir,m. with both horses hu!
not IN rug runltinu,l in his basket.
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Why sATAN NEVER DIsrURD5 a
WOMAE.
M.,l!ammc,lais rebate tie fol-. wing story rs
an .u'irnrc aud rrrilabIc piece Of "tra''i'in
lln~I,a!iv, Of the fact HAT the devil hmS Il
las duties +" T.. form in the world, aud that
ali things w"u, =" wrong it e were to be
idle, ,nd neglect tiIrm. VIZ:
=. II, the ,avs ot Maholuncd there was an
Arab who had Il very pretty wife. Tie devil
transformed himself into :" exact and ace "r"t,.
;. Iicnv3s of her husband that she could H"'
for the lie nf hrr tell Which Of tie tw" WAS
her husband. Both claimed her. e., the
real husband aid the devil in his Iil''m s..
'rI.c c;,se rxc:'od muh interest IN tie
nri rhn.horL, but no solution of The ii'ti Guilty
c.uld i,r obtained. at rngrh the was
h'o.rlht before the M.jesty, the P"rhc', t"r
>"Iuti"n. A"hamniyd, after iul'' rctirc-
tion ii up "a certain carthen l'" in his hanG
with a spout like a tea pot, and SAID to them
both:
"Now whichever is the real husband, will
enter this vessel by the spout, aud thus cStab-
lsh his claim to the woman.
The devil, as having more capacity III that
way ttan tue sturdy Arab Of real flesh and
b1nes, entered at once irfo tllepot a $Suggest,
ted! The moment he entered, M'hmmm"d
c'"sc,E the top Of the spout, aud kept lin
shut in.
But by the time Mo!'"mm"d had kept his
excel. n;.y slut up for t'w days in that
c"r,hcrn poi, ii Was aSscr'itinc'l that III" world
was getting wong in lis machinery. NJ" am
u.cd w:.S ther,fr constrained TO let the devil
Uut from lis confinement, to TAXI. his n"s.rs>'-
rv pI;,cy. in the management "f the affairs "F
The world. But before restoring him 10 ms
liberty again. M1ammcd rxiort"d solemn
promise from lin that he would never ir"uhl"
The fair Svx' aw more, but c0htine himself
TO what he would do among tie "ITt4lu sex.