Semi-weekly standard. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1853-18??, 1857-10-14

ing here business upon this horse of mine, when
saw this man seated by the road side, as Il half
dead. tstopped to ask If be had met with any ac-
cidsnt. He answered no; butthat he was exhaust
ed with fatigue, and begged me for charity TO bring
him to this city, where he had business. Ibid SO;
but what was my surprise, when he ordered me to
dismount and said the horse was his So brought
him to you. This is the truth. I swear by Ma
., The Cadi made each repeat his deposition
Leave me the horse" he ordered, " and return to-
morrow"
.r The next morning not only the parties concerned,
but great crowd, led by curiosity, appeared at the
tribunal The Taleb and the peasant were called
first.
"Take your wife off," said the judge to the Taleb,
I" she is certainly yours" -.. ...-s
Then turning to the executioners, he ordered them
to give the peasant fifty strokes Of the bastlnado-
The butcher and oseer were next summoned
Take your money!" said the Cadl to the butch.
err; "you certainly took it from your pocket and it
never belonged to that man ;" and he ordered the
oiseer fifty strokes Of the bastilado. The third
cause came on.
Should you recognize your horse among twenty
others ?" asked the judge of Bou-Akas.
"Certainly."
"And you ?" to the cripple.
Certainly"
"Come with me-" he continued to Bou-A kas
They went together, and the Scheick pointed out
his horse among the twenty. go back to the tri-
The cripple hurried to the stables as fast his
legs would let him but as his eyes were good, he
also recognized the horse. "Very well, said the
judge; now follow nc to the tribunal"
Tnejudgc returned to his seat, and everybody awai-
ted the slow return of the cripple with Impotence.
is yours" said the Cadi to BouAkas: go to the
stable and take him-ffty stripes on that mans
back" he ordered for the cripple.
The Cadi, on reaching home, found Bou-Akas
waiting for him. care you dissatisfied p he asked.
"Qnite the contrary" answered the Scheick !;
justice; for l cannot doubt that the other judge.
ments equitable an my own. am Bou-Akas,
Scheick of Ferdj 'Ouah and having heard of you,
wished to know you"
The judge would have kissed his chiefs hand but
Bou-Akas would not permit it. "Come, l am in a
hurry to know how you discovered the truth in
those three cases, he said.
at is very simple. You know kept the woman,
the money, and the horse through the night. Well,
at midnight, had the woman awakened and brought
to me. Fill my inkstandr l said to her. She
took the inkstand took out the cotton, washed it
neatly, replaced it in its case, and poured in fresh
ink. Then l said to myself: The wife of peasant
would know nothing about inkstands she is the
wife of the Taleb.'"
Good !" said Bou-Akas "but the money"
"Did you observe that the oil seller was covered
with OIL and especially how greasy his hands were ?"
Eyes; well?"
"Well, put tine money into vessel of water; I
examined it this morning; there was no sign of oil
on the surface. Consequently, decided that the
money belonged to the butcher. Had it belonged
to the o-seler, it would have been greasy, and the
oil would have floated on the water"
GOOD but my horse? ?"
"Ah, was greatly puzzled about that, until this
morning"
g Then, the cripple did not recognize the horse ?"
Eyes, quite as boldly and positively as yourself
But-my idea was not to see If you would recognize
the horse, but if he would know you Thus when
you approached him. he neghed; when the cripple
came near him, he dashed out. So gave him to
you"
Bou Akas reflected moment, and then said ::
"The Lord is With you! You should have my
place. and yours. Yet on the whole, although l
certain that am fit to be Cad."