The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1857-11-06
Misfellaneons. II
TIE FORTUNES OF ABDsId4H.
a PERSIAN STORY.

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Aoua,ian was prosperous barber ofShiraz
nc married d woman Of SURPRISING beauty, bu
'N0eSS'NViy Eali' SO that his.wlole substance
"es eohspii'Tu 10 providing her with dresses
'i''Ns'S' apu 'He lu1ufles OF a miniature ha-
rem
- al o''''' women 'he vile OF HasSan
,t,D,, as''o'os7'' was fhVi1d oy the VIII OF
-"''5''' Us u''s'4'Fi'a,ioQS barber ioF TIM
.'py 'iiSo'eu siTa' SFanaenf, ana could afford
- o'' a'e'"l'' ''i Tue iaFge salary and hand
,,,' s,n5 '''''''s V' upon htr oy heF hns-
pF ah5Io. Iay .s "lScon'Tht5d beauty announced
IA''a''ai t'.a' sue would no longer continue
~ "''' ''."'' un's'S ne gave up the misera-
o'e ous'''s1s " oat0er' @hd adopted that oi as
-? 1''' ''D ne FFlFesrh' 10 nrT that
,r'l'i'''s o5aF'iS was ms ha'i'' while ol asiro-
'o@'Ca' productions De Knew nothing. She ln-
s,s.ta ana 'ne oniort1oai1 man, infatuated by
aHrc''on' resolved 10 obey.
oo' OBSERVING me eccentric practices oil the
aStIoloGriS, he look brass basin and peStle
o. steer .lnlo lhe bazaar, and, smiling his basin,
erred aloud thal be would calculate aailyl:les,
Prraict the events ol the future, detect thirves,
ana TrtqVer lost property HIS peighbors were
astonIshrd, and one and all said, "AbdaIlah,
me barber, IS certainly Iaad - But Il CHANGED
that CERTAIN lady, returning FROM The bath,
walked through the bazaar with her veil torn.
She appeared in great distress, and upon hear
ing the cry OF AbdaIlah, sent one of her slaves
10 hln with this nessag":
''If you are an lmPostor, my husband will
cause you to be basinadoed; if you are realty an
aStroi0ger, inform me where | shall find a.ueck-
lace OF pearls which have lost th's day"
Poor Ahdaliah, 6ewildertd, gazrd oPon the
lady, and IN gainlng tune to invent an answer,
SAID
''She can via the pearls, when they are near,
for the veil Is torn p
These words were reported to her by the
slave, and she uttered cry OF JOY
''AdloiFabir prophet" she exclaimed, 81
placed my pearls, tor safety, IN rent that Is
IN the veil OF the bath" and she ordered hb-
daliah to be presented with forty Peces OF
gold.
Now, II should bP known that IN the Persian
baths there are sc7TFf's, tue Hanaf o. WHICH 's
The same as the native word Tor "FT'I.1 80
Abdailah, by lucky accident OF speech, had
not Only saved himself iFom iile hastinado' ont
bad gained ior'y PiecrS of Soia'
At length another lady, the vile oi 'ne h'ng's
treasurer made htr app 'afance' ana o>t al 'na'
moment i',Pss'"2tF from l'i' iIVaSu'F 'a'''.
up 70 A0aa'iah' II, ~ 'i'r oa|aaF' ana s'oNF 10
MN. ''F 'dmy S'po'' '''s' y a"d ''s''''''
"a oaaiIaa, sa'a thr save, my fhai,FF ''aS
lost 'he k'os great 'u"y !. '3o" 'las' ''''
dom o. me s,aiS' 'ao' ca,1' mo = Il '' ,,'''
AT Pr'leharf' ana "''' a'Su'To'f 0"'se '''S'
10 o. hasiinadoeG'
This time The unfortunate barrier Vas Al MS
wits emf. 80 woman' ne eNcia''nfH' '''''o"
art the author oi TINS.
II" meant ms ." u I,''' '''' ''''
70 her sum Is always Pale' o. pos siNs-
o''F hefsri' Ilau S''F" ''is Ni''s ''''I' a'
Ii~vrd that the aslroIoger was aware OF tf er.o-
30, wien the 'nrsSr"Srr ''aH "5 "5Par'T"' ,''i'''|
the barber prlrtSd Wth P'rp'rM'y' SAe aP-
preached him ana Sald' IN soil tone:
80, astfoioser conirSs i,,a'' Ia a' ''opF %,
avarit@, took thr J'WTl' restore i "''''o"'
SThai"@ me " 'g'i'e 80 r,...,.
Abdallah sfrrnly r"p.fed--" Woman, Ene"
thy guilt Where Is The Je"rr
9i'" answered : o"arF 'ne l,Ir," II, e,,s"lo,.
fronth- door, the apartment ol haSte'''' NY
lords Georgian slave"
h"ua''a'' ,'''''' ,t..,s,'l .alI o;.c.s
ed with robe OF honor, a'honSand goid P'ec's'
and costly ornament.
Urged BY bis WIFE, A6dal.an 1s.ayTd l.lI1,.' once
more. The kings treasury had been broken
open, and forty chests OF money had been car car
red away. Not trace OF he 'h'eVrS new, hau oePh
discovered. ne royai aI'I0'',7'' ,'do ~
ry sort OF uiV'halop anu lei'r ~ anu @tail,t
fore in disgrace But the iamr 81 Aodaiial
which was now spoken OF IN all Sh'Faz' 'a"
reached the ear ofthe king, who sent l9L pun
and gave him audience in The Hall OF hai"rt
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