The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1857-10-21
No. 1911.
!" Aud you vill have me taken Up before

ilisSeIy llkeIN. Hs
!" And do lon suppose. when he sees you
with sound legs, and me with crippled ones,
he wall mt sly the horse belongs to him who
has most need Of him I"
!" II he says SO, replied Bon. Akns, !. he
will no longer be the Just Cadi, {. for he will
base erred i, his Judgment"
:" They call him just, : rrioined The cripple,
laughing, " but not inialIbIc."
"Gupd !" said Bnu Akas to liimself g here
IS fine opportunity for me to Judge the
judge So he pushed through the crowd,
leading his horse By the bride, the cripple
perched like monkey. and reached the tri.
bunal where the Judge was dispensing Justice
after the Oriental mode
The ifst cause was between Taleb and
peasant-thatis, between man OF letters and
a abnrer. The peasant had carried off the
Ialeb's wife, and insisted that she was his.
the woman would not acknowledge either as
her husband. Thejudsc listened 10 both par
Ties, and then said S" Leave the woman with
me- and return 10 morrow" The men salut-
ed ard withdrew.
The next cause was between butcher and
an on seller; the latter was covered with oil,
the butcher spotted with bo0ld. The butch
er began: Z" went to buy oil Of this man; |
took out my purse TO pay him; it was full Of
money he was tempted By it, and seized me
by the wrist. shouted theft but he would
not let me go; so we come together before
sou, clenching my money, andh my wrist.
Now. swear by Mahonet that he is liar,
when he says took his money; the money
Is mlne."
Then spoke the oil-scIler: This man
came 10 buy bntte of oil of me; and after
| bad filled the bottle, he asked me If could
change piece of gold. took handful Of )
money from my pncket, and laid it on tbG
threshold OF my shop; he snatched it,, ,Gnd
was going of with the oil and money, when
seized him BY the wrist, and shouteXs theft
In spite Of nv shouts he would norgiye it up,
and have brought him here Nat you may
judge betweenus. swesrH Mahomet that
this man is liar. and the/noncy is NINE"
The Cadi made eaclI plaintiff repeat his
story; neither varied "I.eaye the money
with me" he said and return to>morrow."
Now came tlY>tarn Of Bou-Akas aud the
cripple.
My l2N judge" said the Scheiek. al
come frYn a distant city to buy merchandise
IN thi|market. At the gate Of this town
louO this cripple, who first asked aims Of
pe, aud then begged me TO take him up, as
Iie feared he should be trampled in the crowd
oi men, mules. and cames. Arrived at the
market-peee. he would not get down, but
claimed my horse ;and when | threatened him
| with Justice Pshaw, the Cadi is too sensi-
! Bile man u doubt that the horse belongs to
him who needs him most he replied.
swear by Mahomet, this is the simple truth,
my lord
! Next rejoined the cripple: "My lord,
was cn.ning here on business upon this horse
nf mine, Mnen | saw this man seated by the
read side, as il halt dead. stopped to ask
i he had met with any accident. lie answer
i ed no; but tha: he WAS exhausted with fatigue,
and begged me for charity to bring him to
this city, where he hid business. | did so
but what was my surprise. when he ordered
me 20 dismount, and said The horse was his.
SO brought him to YOU. This is the truth,
| swear by Mahnmet.''
4 The Cadi made each repeat his deposition.
leave me tie horse" lie ordered, and
return Tomorrow"
The newt morning not only the parties
concerned, but great crowd, led bY curi9si.
~, appeared at the tribunal. The Taleb and
the peasant we're called iirst.
"Takeyonr wife oIi.' said The judge to the
Tairb, "shu Is certainly YOURS"
Il Then turning u tie exrcuiInners, he order
ed them 10 give the peasant fity strokes Of
|, the bastinadD. The butcher and oil seller
were next summoned.
J Take your money" said the Cali 20 the
butcher; 'ynu certainly tiok il from your
pocket. and il never belonged 10 that man !"
{ aud he ordered the uil-seller fifty strokes of
the blstinado. The tlird cause came on.
"Shnuid sou recnsnize Your horse among
twunty olhers;" asked the judge Of BOu-
!. Akas.
" ccrtliniy.s
And yoas" to tlic cripple.
4 "Gerismiy.n
"Gume With me- continued 70 Bpl.Akas.
They ven; together, anI tic srhcick pointed
. out his iarss amptg the tscsty. Go back
) L, the ,rtbanal aiil .cni ne ypnr adversary"
The cripple hurried G. the sttDle. a. last as
Us lGss would lri l,im bot a. lis eyes we're
good, BE- al.a recognized the horse. VERY
well, sid ille Judge z" now follow inc to the
tribunal
iihr judge rctlrnc 10 lis seat. and every.
body awaited Tie siaw return uG the cripple
Win impaiiearr. 81 last he appeared. all
uut II breath. !" rhc horse IS yours." said
The Cadl to iiJu.Akss: go % the stable aud
take liia--iiiiy stripes on lhat mans back"
hc ordered lur tie cripple.
The Cadi, pn reaching hnmr. iUnnd Bon.
Akas Maiung luF him. " Are you dissatisii.
ed = he asked.
.tQaite Ihe contrary" answered The
sthriuk ~ bat want tv ask BY what iuspis
ration Jon render justice lor cannnt doubt
that Tie other judgments are as cquitablc as
my own. am fluI.Akas, scheiCk u fre,j
'0aah; anil having heard Of you, wished to
know you"
The Judge would have kissed his chiefs
hand, but BOu.Akas would not permit u.
!. I.,,,,,l 4 am ~ a hurry 10 knn,r hn,x rnu