East Saginaw courier. (East Saginaw, Mich.) 1859-18??, 1859-11-10
as there was neither occupant nor house

"a there was neither occupant nor house
keeper.
"My learned friend" said the giant,
with great simplicity, IL don't exactly
know the reason why l am SO hungry,
except that l have eaten very little
breakfast and no dinner"
"Poohl" replied the other. "That is
not the reason of your hunger You
deal only in second causes, my friend, and
never dive into the profound recesscs of
knowledge"
"You don't say So" said the giant
"Why, i always thought that man was
hungry becase he had tasted long, aud
had nothing to eat
"No such thing" quoth Fadladdin; che
is hungry because hunger is want of
nature, an original constituent of his
physical conformation, entirely independ-
ent of his will, and, therefore, not to be
controlled. Were it not for this you
might go without eating, without the
least inconvenience,"
"Well, | declare, knowledge IS fine
thing; but still, whether owing to my
not having had any dinner, or what you
call my physical conformation, am so
hungry that if followed the example of
most giants ] would eat you up in a
twinkling But as knowledge is power,
suppose you conjure up something for
supper"
II am no coniuror," said Fadladlin," J"
though l understand somethirs- Of clair
voyance and spiritual knockings. But
let us go forth and try something to eat,
for | see there arc few cottages herea-
bouts. Do you 90 to the right, will
go to the left, and after making the cir
cult we can meet here again"
The giant asscnted, and accordingly
they proceeded different ways. Wap-
allop soon came to a cottage where he
saw through the window man Just on
the point of sitting down, cross-legged,
TO plato of rice and kabobs, the favour
of which saluted his four nostrils most
agreeably. Without ceremony, he offer
ed the man a liberal price for his supper,
but he, being as hungry as the giant, as
uncrcmoniously refused, whercupon Wap-
wallop thrust his long arm through the
window, upset the inhospitable man,
seized his dish, ald carried it off in tri
uInph.
On arriving at the Caravansary with
his prize, he found bis companion not
yet returned, and, being very polite
person, waited rather impatiently, expect
ing to see him. The rice and kabobs
were cold when he arrived, in a most wo-
ful plight, his clothes torn, the remnants
covered with mud, and his face black and
blue. The giant commiserated his con-
dition and inquired the cause. Eadlad.
din informed him chat he had visited sew
eral cottages and applied for food, bat
had been everywhere treated with indig
nifty, as a little, contemplate wrecth; and
on one occasion, being rather importu-
nate, was incontinently beaten and thrown
into mud d-pndde.
"Well," said the giant, "though l
know l am great blockhead, you see I
have succeeded better than yog. But, as
knowledge is power, why did not you,
who know more than the whole village
put together, give them sample of your
might, as did,"
Fadaddn looked rather foolish, but
said nothing, and they sat down to eat
their meal. Soon after, Wapwallop,
stretching himself out on his plank, be-
came inscnsible 20 everything; for, like
all persons of few IDEAS he had happy
knack of falling asleep EctempOre.
The next morning they proceeded on
their journey, and soon came to river
which brought them to full step, for
there was no bridge, this and happened
long before ferry-boats were invented,
and thewater was too deep to be forded
by the little dwarf.
"Do you know the reason why rivers
never flow up hll?" asked Fadladdin.
"Not exactly" answered the other.
"They can't-they are opposed by the
force Of gravity. But, being ignorant Of
this, how do you know they can't flow up
hilly"
"Why, because have seen hundreds
of rivers and brooks, and never saw one
run mp hill in my life. l learnt it from
experience"
"Pishl what is experience to scien-
tfc deduction? If L had never seen
river in my life, or if there was no such
thing in existence, / should have known
thatit could not have overcome the great
principle of gravitation."
"Then what would have been tho use
of your knowledge, my good friend?
But don't let us stand talking here, but
follow up the river till we find some
means of getting over"
81 remember" said Fadladdin, "from
realing an ancient classic, that there is
a bridge over this river somewhere, and
if we can find it, | will give you a dem
onstration that knowledge is power, for
if l had known of this bridge how could
we get over the riyer!"
Accordingly they passed up the banks
of the river, the little dwarf beguiling
the way by giving the giant history of
the progress of bridge building, the vari-
Gus materials of which they were COM
posed, the manner in which they were
put together, and various other particu-
lars. lie was interrupted by their COM
inc to where bridge had certainly
been, at somo time or other, bat nothing
but ruins marked where it had been.
"Thcre!N exclaimed Fadladdin; 'thcrc
it is, and how should we have found il