Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-09-26
The Fortunes of AbdaIIah,


The Fortunes OF ABdallahs
on By WHAT ACCIDENT MEN CONE TO BE REOARDED As
PROPHETS. -
L A Persian Sory.
Abdallah was prosperous barber Of Shiraz. He
married a woman Of surprising beauty, but che was
excessively vain, that bis whole substance was
consumed in providing her With dresses, trinkets,
and the luxurIes Of the harem.
Above all other women, the wife Of Hassan the
kings astrOloger, enVied By the wife Of Abdal
ah the transformations barber for this lady affect
ed great grandeur aud could afford it, on account Of
I the large salary and handsome presents bestowed
upon her husband. -.
One day the disseminated beauty announced to Ao-
dallah that she would no longer continue - hive
with him unless be gave up the miserable business
Of barber and adopt that Of astFOogy. In vain did
he represent to her that trimming boards was his
4 habit, while Of astrOligio predictions ne knew
nothing she insisted and the unfortunate man, IN
| fatuated by his affection resolved to obey. s
/ So, observing the eccentric practices OF the as
trolopers be took brass basin and pesile Of steel
into the bazaar and shifting his basin, cried aloud
that he would calculate natiVies predict the events
Of the future, detect thieves and recover lost prop
/ ertv His neiehbors we're astOnisheds and one and
an said ''Abdailah, the barber is certainly mad
/ But it CHANGED that certain lady returning from
! the bath walked through the bazaar with her veil
torn she appeared in great distress, and upon
hearing the cry Of Abdallah, sent one Of her slaves
! TO him Win luls mb5Hdkb A ySA oAN -
! nv husband shall cause you TO be bastinadOedi II
YOU are realy an sstrol0gsF inform me Wherel shall
j End necklace Of pearl which have lost this day.
Poor AbdsIlah, beWildered, gazsd upon the lady,
and gaining tine TO invent an answer, said; " She
can find the pearls when they near, for the veil
is torn 2" These words we're reported 10 her by me
| slave. and she uttered q cry Of JOY. admirable
| prophet" she exclaimed 81 placed my pearls for
safety in rent that is in the veil Of the bath, and
she ordered Abdallah to be presented with forty
| cold pieces Nov, il should be known that IN The
Persian baths there are screens the name Of which
is the same as the native word for "YeL" SO A0daI
lab by a lucky accident Of speech, had not only
saved himself from the bastinado, but he gained
Al length. another lady, the wife Of the kings
treasurer made her appearance, and just At that mo-
ment a messenger from the treasurer came up %
Il AbdalIah in the bazaar. and spoke TO hfra Inc
Iadv stood close BY and listened 'Abdallah, said
the slave "my master has lost the king great rnoy
II thou hast the wisdom Of the stars thou canst ms
II. II not thou art pretender, and viii assuredly
cause thee TO be bastnadOed" This time the untoTtu
/ nate barber was at his wits end. 30, Woman! he
| exclaimed 'thou art the author Of this. lie meant
bfsovu wife but the wife Of the treasurer, who stood
! bv IMAGINED he referred TO her Guilt is slWsye
le tbs poet saws She herself had stolen the kings
Tubv and believed that he astTologer was aware o.
her crime So when the messenger had departed
leaving the barber petriied with perplexly, she aP
preached him, and said, in 8 soft tone-'O astrolo
uarL confess that IN hOuf aVarlce tO0A inc Je"
Il Restore it without sending me to coBdsmna
tionl Abdalah sternly rephed-"WOman knew
tbv guilt. Where is thy jeWel!" She answered
sGJnder the fourth cushion from the door, IN thI
APARTMENT Of Kashom, my Lords Georgian slave.
Abdallah FASTENED to the palace WssreEsrded VIII
a robe Of honor, thousand geld pieces and cost
" ornament.
: Urged bv bis wife Abdallah essayedouce more
The Einqs treasure had been broken open, and for
. tv chests Of money had been carried away. Not
trace of the thieves had been discovered. The roy
al astroloeer had tried every sort Of divinaOn an
failed, and was therefore in disgrace. But the fam
of Abdallah which was now spoken Of in all ShIral
had reached the ear Of the king, who sent for hin
: and gave him audience in the Hall Of Kanet SerpoT
II chideh aAbdallab,' he said with severe expires
e sion in his face, "srt thou truly able 10 read u
1, stars 9''-Put me to the prOOfW ans 9ered the pa
: her uho was now prepared for the worst ''fhS
I discover the forty chests Of money which has be'
stolan a. well as the criminal Succeed, and thC
S, shalt marry a princess, and become my mlnlste
fail and Hill kill thee r 'lhere must nave De'
FORTY thieves /" said Abdallah, making fortuna
and not very difficult guess. "Grant me forty days
+ Forty days thou shalt haVe,' said the king aI
. thou sbalt then die, OF live for riches aud honor
So the barber went home and told his vile, 81
- said ''I have forty days 10 live; VIII SIT upon
rrovar mai and mediate on the evils Of life and 9
N bissaedness Of death Give me- beg thee, for
GA beans AT the hour Of eYenir prayer, daily "
give thee one that by counting the remaining,l m
ct, Remember how many days Ihave to live" She co.
a nlied; and every day at the exact hour Of suns
on Abdallah gave her bean, and said with great ar
lit meas and solemnily, ''thsre is one of them " An
on The last day he said, in an excited mann
: ssTbere are the whole forty Of them" Wha; v
his astonishment when, at The instant, Viols
ne Lnookinq was heard at the door. crowd Of a
I'm admitted, and Of them, evidently tbe cur
eel said. 20, Abdallah, wise asrCloger Thea snaI1
ne eeiye the forty chests Of golj untouebed Due ~
our lives!" In supreme Devil ermsn' ne snsHeI'
= ssTbisniehtI shoulihaY seized thse and my "rsN
icy ed companions, tell me, on iby head nov Sno~
r. thou that possess this know ledge w hS1l.
,sl. said the chief of robbers, I'll the king nAu
for for thee. Therefore Of Ne came a 'no n'l,
I'LL sunset to listen at Thy dOoT anu near ,Sy;.a
ssTbere Is one Of them We Wooia nOs 0 ts
=. storv and sent two 20 ascertain It, ana tnou v
Ioa.y5 40 sav .sTbere are two OF them ana
TO n;@bt n goPderful thou ddst ezoaim, 'Ihere
y be az bola fortVn but restore the Ahs hi0N0J'
rect, a. ct INlivsr us unto the ezeeuloner
AbdsI Al promised 70 do what ne Soull
&C., admitted 10 tbe palace he declared thai, owing
q r1stsrv Of the stars, it was given to hln
Sn,S The monarch, at length consented to 1
y The forty chests, and fulhllsd his promise 70 AO
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