Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-02-09

Divine command, which requires special kind
ness e. be shown to tho traveller and stranger
So he inquired Of travellers as to where he
would be likely to meet with some Of these
hated Of God and man, and they told him Of
"a wild place not far off which was infested
with them whereupon he put thousand
diihems into a bag and went to the place Of
which he had been told. Scarcely had he
got near. when the robbers fell upon him,
and ordered hum to strip off his clothes and
give up HIS money. Hold !" said he "you
arc Just the ones I have come to find, and |
have come to pay a debt owe YOU
"And what debt dost thou or any one else
owe to us We are outcasts and outlaws,
and live by robbing suob as thou art"
Nay" said he, but I owe you debt.
was ill, and in my illness ! vowed to give
= thousand dirhems to the vlest Of Gods
creatures, and none are considered yier than
you; 30 here are the thousand dirhems which
I have vowed o give YOU"
" stopl' said the robbers, ave cannot re-
ceive the money on this ground me are not
th- yi'est Of Gods creatures there are yiler
than We"
How % said the other, how can that
be- no can be vier than those that stop
the highway, and, instead Of giving water to
the weary traveller, according to the laws Of
hospitality and the command Of God, waylay
and rob, and perhaps kill him.
We" replied the robber, " do this for
our living, and every mans living is arpor-
toned out by the decree Of God; and if we
rob msn, it is decreed that he should be
robbed aud thus We ge. the portion decreed
20 us, according to the common saying that
every mans living is portionsd out to him by
jod's decree
And who, then" inquired he, sis the
filest Of Gods creatures, If you are mott"
" The viest Of Gods creatures" replied
one Of them, els be who is under the curse
Il his parents. Go, look for one whom his
parents have cursed, and pay the vow to him
So they went away, and he returned home
and inquired Of bis friends and acquaiutances
If peradventure any one OF them might know
some one who had been cursed by his parents,
aud after some search he found fellow who
had ttansgressed his parents wishes aud had
never been reconciled to them, and he was
cursed Of them.t Wtereupon the man who
had been in went TO this vile fellow, and told
him that he had heard how that he, being
cursed Of his parents, was the ylest Of Gods
creatures, and that he wished to fulfil his vow
by giving him the thousand dirhems.
Nay" said the other, 4" it is true that
am under the curse oimy parents, but it does
not therefore follow Of necessity that am
under the cure Of God at any rate GER
tainly am not the vilest Of Gods creatures.
There are those who are viler than l."
Tell me- replied the m who had made
the yo~, who can be vler than thou, whom
even thy parents that begot thee have been
moved to curse for thy wickedness 2"
" Viler than l, said be, els the usurer.
who lends his money on usury contrary to the
express command Of God, and who Expresses
the poor to increase mis- gains by his vic ed
usury"N
Upon this the vower of the vow sought out
one man who would =" sell Gods signs for a
vile price" and purchase error at the price
Of true direction" Some who lends money
upon large usury. and whose dhhem returned
to him two dirhems and having found him
he took TO him the thousand dirhems, saying
81 Oh, thou; / have vowed to give thousand
dirhems TO the vlest Of Gods creatures, and
thon art doubtless he for / hear that thou
never lendest a diIhem unless thou art sure
that it will come back to thee two difbems
now, therefore, take the thousand dirhems
and release me from my vow"
To which the usurer replied " | cannot
take the thousand dithems on this ground.
for | am not the vilest Of Gods creatures"
81 have long tried, said the other, to find
the vilest of Gods creatures, but no one will
own himself to be such. The robber says
am not such, and the accursed of his parents
says ! am not such and now,he Insurer, who
violates Gods commands and Expresses the
poor for mere love of gain, Gays ] am not such !;
who, then, is the yilest Of Gods creatures 7"
" can tell you tVho he is, and tOhero he is"
said the usurer
Pray do replied the vower for | am
not only anxious to discharge my vow, but
also to know who can be viler than those !
have sought out. none Of whom will allow
himself TO be what the other says lie is"
The Insurer then put his mouth to the ear
of The other and whispered. " Go to the NAH
kemeh (Kadis court aud there you will find
the Kadi and the Kadis are the vlest Of
Gods creatures.
What do you say !" exclaimed tho other,
in great surprise.
"Ihe Kadi," repeated he, 10 a whisper
Surely it cannot be-" rejoined the vower.
ais not the Kadi the dispenser Of justice and
the protector OF the poor against the rich, and
the defender of the oppressed against the OPP
pressor p
Believe me-" said the usurer, =" it is as
| tell you. The Kadis are the vilest Of God S
creatures. Try it. and you'll see."
So the man that had vowed departed, half
believing, halt disbelieying, and in doubt hat
was best TO do, yet feeling anxious to follow
out what he had begun, in order TO see where
1t would end. He therefore went towards
the Mahkemeh, half afraid, and half curious
aud as he went one foot would 90 backward