Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1872-08-15


she said: What is the matter. nv brelh.
er!' he replied - .Als.. my calam;ty !
Woe is me. my salsni,ys;''s .r-.-.- i.
What has happened 10 you = said she !;
has any one of your friends died 2 But be
lcaly replied: Wee is me-. my calamity y
) Then she invited him into tAe house. aud
ne catered and threw himself upon che
aocrs wrinsing bis hands aud slapping his
face, and saying: Woo is me, alas. my
calamity" Aud the woman spoke com
lfor,ing words to him rs well as she could
not knowing the cause Of his grief. until
q, length he told her ths story from be-
ginning to end. and how il ended by tho
kadi's denial Of having received any mo
.ey from him.
Ia thar all 2 said she, .Anr fcrlied
the u,an; is not that 4oncush1 What
am I to do? How am to get any capia
tai? How am to support my family ?.
listen TO me. replied the woman, and
| will show You how to recover your mo-.
ney from the kadi.'
i am all attention, said he: but have
no witnesses and can prove nothing So 7
zee no way to bring 80. scticr against tho
kadi.'
1t would be easy enough. said she. to
make n thole-p pin ou. Of \ mast but wha.
will you say to him who can make mast
out of q thole-pin? Ii there bad beci
witnesses TO the transaction, the Kaki
would not have deE;cd the deposit bui
we shall ,Gud way to make him give i. up
of his own free will without any reserve
or denial. Only do as say
Il am your servant and yunr slave
| Tomorrow. then added she. lis Fri
day, and after the noon prayers the Kadi
will 60 directly to the Mahkemch. and
the principal men in the city will. as usual,
call upon him. Now you be on the watch,
and when you see me enter the Mshke,nch.
wait till l have engaged the X adj in con-
versaton about Eve minutes, and then enter
boldly and ask for your bag OF mcrcy ~
il it were the first time and rs if nothing
had happened. and you shall see which
will conquer, the craft of woman or the
dishonesty of man.
The man promised to follow her dircc-
tions explicitly, and went his way.
The next day the woman gathered NJ
all her own jewelry. consisting of necklace
ard earrings. and bracelets. and anklets:
and borrowed some more Of her neighbors.
until the whole amounted to tho value Of
several thousand dirhems. and she put the
carry under her arm. and about noon she
put on her i-ar and veil, ard took the
box under her arm ara vent TO the Nah
kemeh, so timing her arrival rs to entc>
soon after tho kadi aud his retinue had
taken their seats When she entered, shn
saluted the Kadi and all present in a re-
spectful manner. but in sad tone of voice.
and laid the box or the floor at her feet :;
but as she did SO she allowed her veil to
be drawn aside. rs II by accident, just
enough to let those present. and especially
tie kadi, see that she was comely to look
upon and still youthful IN her appearance.
The kadi then asked her to be seated on
the divan, and TO state the reason Of her
coming to the Mahkemeh.
oh, my lord, the Kadi,' said she, and
all you my honorable lords. know ye that
n5 husband went on long journey for
purposes Of trade and gain, and left me in
charge of a great property. Br! few
days since heard that nc bad died in .
distant city, and now his two sons by
another wife wish to claim more than their
share of the property. aud have come 10
deposit this jcwelry (opening the box %
she said SOY with nv lloyd, the Kadi, aud
to 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 two sto,e-hcuses in such street;
three farms in such village; four boats
on the -;-et.'
Row while the Kadi was writing down
these statements, in-rrdly rejoicing at the
opportunity OF laying his hand on so large
property, and perhaps Of making the
Woman his wife, the poor man. the owner
of tha ha- Of frc thousand dirhems. step
ped in at the door. and. after the usual
salams. said quietly, oh. my lord. the
Hadi, if you please, I'll take the bag | de-
posted with you --.
OF course, cf course. M son-here il
is in the closet. just where you deposited
it. Take it. and God give you success
I NO sooner had the maj seized his bag
Of money, and retreated towards the door,
than the slave girl Of the woman rushed
into the Mahkerneh. clapping her hands,
and shouting at the top Of her voice: III
diugs. o my m;st.ess. tidings! Ny mas
Ter has come my master has come and
he asks for you Upon which the woman
seized her box Of jewelry and began to
clap her hands and dance for Joy. and the
osner OF the bag danced. aal Che slave
girl danced. aud presently the kadi jump
ed sup and began TO snap his dugers and
dance with them.
Then one Of the leokers-on. who saw
through the affair. said TO him we can
understand that the man should dance be-
cause he has recovered his BAG of money.
and the woman because her husband has
returned. and the slave girl because her
master has come back; but why shouid
goa dance.'
L dance said sc. 'rs tbe thought 81
how ossplstely .hs, woman has outwitsed
me-
J. So they all three went their way, and
as they wca, the woman said 10 the o-ner
of the bag Which has conquered. msu'f
dishonesty or woman's craft?