Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1860-07-27

Z SHE dldu know anything about her hus-
bands dream Life illustrated.
/ THE JUsuCE OF TIE NAGIB.-Ihe first of
two cases was one between a kdtb and fellah
that is, writer and peasant-the wife
Of the latter having been taken away from
him by the former, who maintained. that he
bad claim upon her.
The woman declined to acknowledge
either the one or the other Of them as her
burband, or rather, she acknowledged them
both-a view Of the case which rendered it
decidedly embarrassing.
Having heard both sides, and reflected a
moment the Nagib said, addressing the clai-
mants Leave this woman here, ard return
in half am hour ." on which the kat'b and
Ei1h MADE their salutations and retired.
The second case was between a fekai and a
-l5dai, or in other words, iruiterer and a
butter merchant-thc latter very much
1 besmeIrcd with butter: the former clean.
The truiterer said | had been to buy
some butter from this man, and drew out
my purse, full of monry, 10 pay for the
butter be bad put in my GoUta, when,
tempted by the sight of the COINS, he seized
nae by the wrist. cried thief - but he
would mot let me 20 and thus have We
come before you-l squeezing my money in
my hlna. and be graSplng my wrist with
ms. And now, by Mohammed, our great
prophet. ! swear that thi man lies in say
InE tuat have stolen bis money, for the
I'D .uey IS truly mine
The butter merchant said-"This man
came O. buy g0ula Of butter from me, and
vixen J haI filed it be said, Hast thou
change If an 05umqfhtq Spanish piaster) p
. ! searched my pocket, from which | drew
/ olt my hand full Of money, which | placed
/ upon che sill otmy shop, from which he
-ndtcdcd it, and was going off with my
. butter and my money, when seized mm by
. the wrist and cried thief ~ but in spite of
/ llv cries, lc refused t0 return nv property
+ o. me. and have brought him hither, in
/ order J.at You may Judge between us. And
! now, hy MJhammeJ, our great prophet |
swear that this man lies IN saving that
! have stolen his money, for that money is
/ truly mine
The Nagib caused the complainants to
repeat their charges twice, but neither Of
them varied from bis first statement. Then,
said De. after moments reflection: Leave
this III uav here, and return in halt an
/ hour 90 au which the fruiterer, who had all
/ along kept his hold of the money, deposited
4 it In q wooden bowl, brought by one Of the
guard and both compliments, having made
I their siIuutions, retired.
Naeu they were gone the Nagib quieted
hIs seat at the door Of the vcstibule, and
went up into the fourth story Of the tower,
taking with him the woman and the money
/ in dispute. At the appointed moment he
returned with them. and went back calmly
to his seat The parties interested were AL
present aud the katib and fellah were called
4 up.
"Here. 80 said the Nagib, addressing the
katib, take thy wife and lead her away,
/ for she is thine, truly
Then turning to his guards, and pointing
/ to the tellah hc said
"Giva this man fifty blows Of courbash
on the >oles Of his feet"
The katib walked off with his wife, and
the guards gave the fellah fifty blows Of
courbash on the soles of his feet.
Next came the fruitercr and the butter
merchant. in their turn.
Here said the Nagib to the fruItere-
"here is thy money. Verify didst thou
tike it from thine own purse, and never did
/ belong To him by whom thou art accused.
Then, turning to his guards, and pointing
70 the butter merchant, he said
Give this man fifty blows ola courbash
on the soles of his feet
The fruiterer walked off with his money
and the guards gave the butter merchant
fifty blows Of the courblsh on the sole, of
his feet
When the court had risen. asked the
Na.i5 how he ascertained that the woman
was the wife of the katib and the money
the property of the iruiterer.
Nothing more simple, replied he "Nou
. s.. l..y4 ] into tho f.nrfh
with the woman and the money. Well,
when we arrived there, ordered her sudden
" t. clean my inkhorn, when, like one
accustomed % that work, she at once took
it, drew out the cotton from it, washed it
/ proTorlv, replaced it on the stand and filed
it with fresh ink Then said | to myself,
IF you were the wife of the fellah, you never
could have cleaned an inkhorn like that;
you must be the wife Of that katib.
Good ,' said I, bowling in token of
assent. $50 much for the woman. And
how about the money ?'
The money was quite another business,
| replied the NagIb, smiling with a selt-sltls-
fed zpr1ssion, as lie eered at me with
/ look iul Of 4rtfulncss and craft. "GOu
must have remarked how greasy his hands
I we're In particular Well, put the money
into a vessel Of hot water, and upon exam
ininS the water carefully, l could not find
tAata sing particle Of grease had come to
snlGce Then said to myself This money
bel u-s-t3 the fguiterer, and not to the but
ter merchant, for, had it belonged to the
latter, it must have been greasy, and the
rroas, would have shown on the surface Of
the water.
IT this bowed yery low, indeed and said:
Gin good faith, doubt whether the great
King Solomon himself could have rendered
decision with more sigacity and wisdom.
CAN TRAvEL LIKE PIzEN The electric
telegraph is bound to remain u mystery to
the million. The ludicr0ns conceptions ofits
W5dtS OpCrdRGi, which some Of the most IL
II rant people have formed are as mirth provo
king as anything cut Of Rabelais or Smollett.
The last illustration of this that has fallen
under our eyes is the following story from
the Pittsburg Journal
Not long since, an old lady entered
Q Eaillvs Office III this city, and said she
had a message to send to Wheeling. In a
few minutes her note was deposited in a
dumb waiter, and assembled in mysterious
manner through the ceiling.
/ is that gong straight to Wheeling?'
inquired the old lady, with her eyes bent
upon the ceiling.
, ~ les ma 'am, answered the clerk.
l never was there, continued she, ''but
T. II hardly seems possible that their town is
3 - that direction. When will | get an
, aiis ger Mr.. Telegraph?''
- can scarcely tell, ina am; it may be
Two or three hours"
The Old lady went away and returned in
exactly two hours just as she entered the
door, the dumb waiter came down through
the ceiling
There Is your answer ina ain, - said the
ci-rk.
The old lady took the neat yellow enve-
,pe in her hands, with a smile ana mingled
qualification and astonishment
"Now that beats ALL" exclaimed she.