The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1872-08-16

and he seized my hand, pretending
had robbed him, kept ii closed, how
over, Notwithstanding that in the pres
ence Of an officer he laid his claim. Ant
| here ii is now" The Oil merchant de
posed :--"rhis rascal came to buy oil
and, when filed his bottle, 'Gazter,
said he to me, can you change me
gold piece" L not suspecting him
drew open my drawer, from which ht
clutched handful and would have he'd
The money is mine. / ask but JUS
tice.r
Leave the money here" said The
Radi, land come back tomorrow.
The second case was II disagreement
between laborer and q scbool-mastel
touching woman. The latter affirmed
that the great hulking rustic had rur
away with mis- wife. The former dc
olared that the woman had been mar
ried to him many year. The Kad
said, "loavc the woman here, and come
back tomorrow
And now it came 10 the turn Of Ber
Achnla and the astuto Old pilgrim. -.
"My Lord Kadi," said the Sheik, III
was on my way to your city when thi.
miscreant came up and craYed permis
sion to ride. In moment OF weakness
/ as5onted, and now he claims the horse
upon The foregoing conclusion that you
will assign him to the one that needs
him most
The Kadi said, "Leave the horse and
come back tomorrow
So the gold was put in the Golfer, the
woman in the harem, and the horse in
the Kadi's stables. Early OH the NOR
row the litigants appeared. First the
oil merchant and the butcher.
"You aflirm," said the Kadi to the
former, Chat the butcher stole the mo.
ney from your till, and yet the coins
when placed i'll cup Of water, show nc
sign of oil. Youneve handled the mo-
ney with your greasy fingers. adjudge
the money to the butcher, and thirty
stripes to YOU"
The disputed wife now came forward
"Seeing," said the Kadi, "that two
men lay claim to the same woman
and that neither can justify their claim
I directed her to arrange my desk. She
has cleaned and filled my ink-horn, and
adjusted my sponge, sorted my pens
arranged my papers, and placed my
chair. She evidently belongs to the
school master. The laborer will receive
thirty stripes"
Now came the turn of Ben Achms
and the pilgrim. "Make these men fol-
low me to the STABLE" said the Kadi
They were taken in separately, Ber
Achma first. "Pick out the horse you
claim" said his worship, "T have
him here" said the Shoik, walking W
to a stall. "Good! go out and let th,
p;irrim come in" Do you recognize
your horse, my frfonu 80 my horse
Yes, should know him among 6
hundredW said the villain. "Therc
he is."
The magistrate returned, took his
place on the divan, and forthwith adj
Judged the horse to Ben Achma, while
the old man was Condemned to suffer
fifty lashos. "May it please your lord
ship" said the Sheik, making a pro.
found obeisance after the session, "upon
what did you base your judgment Of
the ownership Of the horso?" The
magistrate replied, "when you laid
your hand upon the horse the animal
neighed in recognition to his friend
but when the pilgrim laid his hand
upon him, he shrank from the touch n
q strangers"
During the three weeks we were float
ing FROM ThGb2s 10 Cairo, every day
BROUGHT somc now object Of interest
every night some dconing story, tc
which our sWarth companions listened
with unabated attention. One night
when tho rim of the red sun had JUS
disappeared behind the western hills
Abdallah began story that seemed tt
onchain unusual attention. give it a:
nearly az possible, in our dragomah'.
words.
My frionds,n says the stOry-teller
II am about to relate true history
In the reign of Caliph Haroun al Ras
child, of happy memory, lived III thC
city of Bagdad celebrated barber o
the name of Ali Sakal. He was so ia
NOUS for a steady hand and doXterlty
that he could shave head and trim
beard blind-folded without drawin!
blood. There was not q man of an,
fashion in Bagdad who did not emplo.
him; and such a run Of business hat
he that he became proud and insolent
and would scarcely ever touch hea,
whose owner was not at least Bey o
an Agha. Wood for fuel was alway
scarce and dear at Bagdad, and, as thi
barbcr's shop consumed great deal
the WOod-cuttors brought their loads t
him in preference, almost sure of meej
ing q ready sale. 1t happened one da
that poor wood cutter, new in his bus
ness, and ignorant of the character {
Ali Sakal, went TO the shop and ofIere
him load Of wood he had just brough
into town on his ass. Ali immediatel
offered a price, making use of thes
words, "for all the wood that was upo
the ass" The wood cutter agreed
unloaded his beast, and asked for h
money.
@ "You have not given me all the WOO
yet" said the barber, 81 must hay
the pack. saddle (Which is chiefly mad
f of wood into the bargain, that was OF
| agreement
, "How!' said the other ingreat amaz
e ment, "Who ever heard Of such ba
Q gain? 1t is impossible"
= In short, after much alteration, IL
S over bearing barber seized the pacl
saddle, wood and all, and sent ava
h the peasant in great distress He in
:, mediately ran to the Kadi, stating h
| hnt hainCr nnn nf fhfA horhnr