The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1873-12-05
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Literary and Social Judgment, I"
introduces letter from Turkish
Cadi, which is a perfect self>drawn
portrait of Mussulman. Mr.. Gregg
says:
The extremes of character in
civilized man are to be found in the
Asiatic and American, the silent,
digniGed, placid, AID stagnant Mus
sulman. and the striving, pushing,
restless, progressive Yankee. BE,
tween these extrmes lie the easy and
| Joyous Celt, generally contented
with the passing hour, but often
| con;ented with too little +; the station
airy and phlegmatic German OF the
South, cautions, unaspiring' frugal
and compliment the Norwegian,
whose life in most things resembles
that Of his Teutonic brethren the
Swiss, who approximate nearer to
ourselves aud finally the British,
| only few degrees less ambitious,
| Unsuitable, unresting, and disconten'
ted than their western offspring -
IL the appendix to the second part Of
ILayard's "Nineveh," there is a letter
from Turkish Cadi, so thoroughly
Oriental in its spirit, 8 exactly
potraying those peculiar features OF
character in which the East differs
from the West, and SO amusingly
astounding to men accustomed to
look upon cxertion, the acquisition
of knowledge, and the progress OF
wealth, as the great ends Of cxistencc,
that we cannot do better than quote
il The travIler had astonished the
weak mind Of his Mussulman friend.
by applying to him for some stats
teal information regarding the city
and province in which be had dwelt
50 long as man in authority. The
Turk replies with the dignified and
affectionato rebuke:- -
"My illustrous TREND, ahd JOY OF
my liver
"The thing you ask of me is both
difficult and useless. Although !
have passed all my days in this
place, | have neither counted the
houses nor have inquired into the
number of the inhabitants; and as to
what one person loads on his mules,
and another slows away i'll the bottom
Of his ship, that is no business OF
mine. But about all, as to the
previous history of this city, God
only knows the amount Of dirt and
confusion that the infidels may have
eaten before the coming of the sword
of Islam. 1t were Improbable for
us to inquire into it
80, my soul o, my lamb ! seek
not after the things which concern
thee not. Thou earnest unto us, and
we welcomed thee go in peace.
"Of truth, thou hast spoken
many words and there is one harm
done, for the speaker is one and the
listener is another. After the fash
ion Of thy people, thou hast wandered
from one place to another, until thou
art happy and content in none. We
(praise be 60 God) we were born
here, and never desire to quit it. Is
II possible, then, that the idea of a
general intercourse between man
kind should make any impression on
our understanding God forbid :
"Listen, Q my son There is no wis
dom equal unto the belief in Cod
He created the world and shall We
liken ourselves to Him in seeking t.
penetrate the mysteries of His crea
lion Shall we say, Behold this sta'
spiune,h round that star, and this
other star with tail cometh anc
goeth in so many years. Let it 80
He from whose hand it came viii
direct il and guide it.
But thou wilt say unto me, Stand
aside, o man, for | am more learned
than thou art, and have seen more
things. If thou thinkest that thou
art in this respect better than | am,
thou are welcome. | praise God
that | seek not that which | require
not. Thou art learned in the things
| care not for; and as for tina. which
thou hast seen, | deiile it. viii
much knowledge create thee a
double stomach, or wilt thou seek
Paradise with thine eyesg
80 my friend If thou wilt be
happy, say, There is no God but
God Do no evil and thus wilt thou
| fear neither man nor death; for surely
thine hour wilt come
"Thc meek in spirit (El Fakir,)
"IMAuM ALL TADE."