The Placer herald., 1866-06-16

free will, without any reserve or denial
Only do as say"
IL am your servant and your slave"
"Io morrow then" added she, is Friday,
after the noon prayers the ksdi will 90 dn
rectly to the Mahkemeh, wait till have en-,
gagged the Cad in conversation about five
minutes, and then enter boldly and ask for
your bag ofmoney as if were the first time
and as if nothing had happened, and you
shall see which will conquer, the craft of
woman or the dishonesty of man.
The man promised 10 follow her directions
explicitly and went his way.
The next day the woman gathered up all
her own jewelry, consisting of necklace and
earrings, and bracelets, and ankle.s, and
borrowed some more of her neighbors, until
the whole amounted to the vvlue Of several
thousand drhems and she put the whole
into small box which she could carry under
her arm, and about noon she put on her izar
and went to the Mahkemeh, so timing her
arrival as to enter soon after the Kadi and
bis relinue had taken their seats. When
she entered, she saued the Kadi and all
present in respectful manner, but in a sad
tone of voice, and laid the box on the floor
at her feet but AS she did SO she allowed her
veil to be drawn aside, as if by accident,
just enough to let those present, and espe
cially the Kadi, see that she was colnely to
look upon and still youthful in her appear.
ance. The Kadi then asked her to be seat.
ed on the divan, and to state the reason Of
her coming to the Mahkemeh.
ooh pou lo,I tho KaJ;O en;A eho
all Of you my honorable lords, know ye that
my husband went on long journey for the
purpose of trade aud gain, but left me r
charge of large property. But few days
since | beard that he had died in distan
city, and now his two sous by another wife
wish to claim more than their share of the
property, and l have come to deposie this
jewelry Opening the box as she said SOY with
my lord the Kadi, and make statement Of
the property left by my husband, that my
lord the Kadi may be my protector and see
justice done. Please note down two houses
in such street; three forms'n such village;
four boats on the river"
Now while the kad was writing down
these statements, inwardIy rejoicing at the
opportunity of laying his hand on so large
property, and perhaps Of making the wo.
man his wife, the poor man, the owner of
the bag of five thousand dirhems, stepped in
at the door, and, after the usual salams, said
quietly; "Ob, my lord the Kadi, if you
please, I'll take the lag deposited with
you"
"Of course, Of course, my son-here it is
in this closet, just where you deposited it.
Take it and God give you success"
No sooner had the man seized bis bag Of
money, and retIeated towards the door, than
the slave girl of the woman rushed into the
Mabkemeh, capping her hauds, and shout
ing at the top of her voice: "Ildngs, O my
mistress, tidogs! My master has come! my
master has come and he asks for you" Up
on which the woman seized her box of jewel.
ry and began to clap her hands and dance
for joy, and the owner Of the bag danced,
and the slave girl danced, and presently
the Kadi jumped up and began to snap his
fingers and dance with them.
Then one of the lockers. on, who saw
through the affair, said to him: I'VE can
understand that the man should dance be-
cause he has recovered his bag of money,
and the woman because her husband has re'
turned, and the slave girl because her mas
ter has come back, but why should you
danced"
II Dance" said he, "at the thought of
how completely that woman has oulwitted
me-"
So they all three went their way, and as
they went the woman said to the owner of
the bag: (Which has conquered, mans dis.
honesty or woman's Craf,?"