Litchfield enquirer., 1866-04-26

lhS his-uoihalh.a NY garden IS spacious, but It
 rsquires considerable alteration s. At present it is not very productive, bnt it might be sen- dersd so; especially if I were to conduct through it . stream that now runs. about half . mile of--f one has garden. it is necessa- lry to make it productive can be no question about that 'Well what prevents thy doing 70 2 I am in want of moaey, answered
 Ademdai these various improvements would
 cost at least twenty thousand tomans '-The Genius immediately gave him an order on the ealiph's treasury for that amount.--Ademdai, after expressing his sincere gratitude to the genius, returned to his country seat, and scarce ly had he arrived. when he received the un- pleasant intimation that the owner of very small farm contiguous to his estate had lodged g complaint against him with the Cadi, be.
 cause Ademdai's cattle had got inte his, fields and destroyed his growing crops. The judge, however. after be had heard both parties, d G. eided in favor of Ademdai for his neighbor
 was very poor, and of course could not but be
 in the wrong. A few days after, tho unfortu-
 nate man died; aud ias he left no heirs. his
 little property dexelessd according to law to the ealiph. When the pews reached Ademdai
 he lougsd for an interview with his Genius. On the day he was sure of meeting with him, he drove to Bagdad.. ,Ah. my benefaetor
 said hs. is it not essential to the happiness of man that he should not be incessantly involv- ed in lawsuits and quarrsls?' Most essential sWell, but 1 have been summoned before the cadi, and obliged to defend myself against poor wretch of ueiehbor., A few days after wards the litigious fellow luckily died, and without leaving heirs to his property, consist ing of . cottage andsa . few fields, which of course rdsvolvs to the caliph. aarun al Ras-
 chid- He will tofs certainty. order the spot
 to be sold. and l must have it .for were it to be puschased by any other person, he might
 prove ss captions and quarrslsome . neighbor as the lest. As thou acknowledged myself that it is essential to the comforts of life to avoid litigation, thou canst not tbink that desire superauity, if wish to possess an ob- ject that might involve me in unpleasant dis putes.' "'Thy wish is perfectly natural; and while admire thy ,log,c, have not single objection to oppose to such sound arguments.
 Repair to morrow to the palace and prefer thy complaint to the caliph. He will be prepared to receive thee. and will certainly follow my advice" Ademdai parted from his Genius ia elevated spirits, and slept soundy, in the con viction that he should soon be in possession of
 the little property of his late humble neighbor He rose early and hastened to the palace of the caliph. Harum al Raschid the Great was <; seated on his gorgeous throne. Ademdai
 trembling, approached the throne on which
 was seated the sacred person of the ruler of all the faithful. He raised his eyes towards the throne, but language cannot express the ter TOT which thrilled his whole frame when he recognized in the monarch the Genius who
 had supplied all his wants, and loaded him
 favors. He stood pstri6ed living statute. incapable of uttering . syllable. At length Harum al Raschid with smile addressed him. Il perceive thine astonishmept Ademdai, and
 will help to rouse thee from thy dream. Know then that was one of those Armenians whose lives thou savedst., resolved to reward thee in manner worthy of myself, and thy disin- terested achievement but wished to con- eeal from thee my gratt ude, and to enjoy m secret that prosperity to which determined to
 raise thee. Hence that disguise. in which appeared to thee as . supernatural being, and assumed the character of thy good Genius. The first time bent my course towards thy lowly hut, enjoying by anticipation the sur prise which should cause thee. saw thee sitting by thy scanty fire, and overheard thy soliloguy in whish thou exprsssedst aloud thy
 visa for the bare necsssaries of life Tbecame curious to know what this term signifed, and
 with g view to ascertain the boundary between
 pecessaries and opportunities, I promised to
 supply all .hy wants. I am now constrained
 to recall my rash promise, for though the
 mightiest of all the sovsreigns of the earth, I
 find it out of my power to satisfy thy wants
 even, though were to resign to thee my
 throne and my treasures. And now ye learn
 ed men of my court, now decide what is neces' !, sary and what superduous. Behold this man sbI have raised from the most abject indigence l I have given him hundreds of thousands of to-
 mans !; his wealth is immense. He possesses
 one of the most magnificent mansions in Bag l dad. and princsly estate only 10 miles from
 the city, His Hsrem consists of twenty fe- l males lovely as the houris and more than itwiee that number of attendants; upwards oi
 a hundred slaves await his orders fifty horses
 are in his stables, and vet with all this wealth
 his wants are not satisfied Hence perceive
 that superduity is only a phantom of the hu
 man imagination, and that it is not possessed tby any mortal. The wants of men are abyssss that would sngulf the universe without being I filled. Retain Ademdai; retain what I have tgivsn the as the recompsnse of thy valor; but henseforth I must cease to supply thy wants. and it is well that man should have something left to wish for. shall not grant thee tht lIittls farm the poss sssion of which thou no, leoystest. Thus spake the. caliph Harum d I Raschid Ademdai retired and bent his wa,