Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1873-02-01
CHAPTER XII.


Not long after this Setoe married, choos.
ing for his wife the young widow Almo IA,
" hum Zadig had dissuaded from burning
herself upon the funeral pile of her hus-
band Almona was looked down upon by
those who pridyd themselves upon many
relatives who had p formed the suffice Ia
the fashion of the good old time, but Sc
toe found in her beauty and many charms
q thousand reasons why she did well to
fercnt of burning herself.
Soon allir the marriage it appeared
necessary for the bridegroom TO 60 upon
commercial ullalts to the island Of Scfcu
dih; hut the first month of marriage
which is, as is said, he month of honey,
/ permitted him neither TO quit lis wife nor
/ to believe that he couli ever rrdurc to
quit her. lie prayed his friend Ialig to
make the journey in his stead.
"Alas l'' said Zadig So his own heart,
"must then put a still vaster space be-
tween The country OF Asturle and myself 7
yet must serve my friend and my benc-
luctor."
Speaking thus he wept, but he departed.
He had not been long in the island OF
Scrtndib when there also he became re-
pardcd as an extraordinary man. He be-
came the nrhiter in the differences between
the negociants, the flirnd Of wise men, thu
cogusellor of The small number OF those
= who would take couns.l. The king ol
Scrund, b wished to see and to hear Iadlg
Knowing him he soon came to value him
as he deserved, and mada him lis friend
The familiarity and the esteem of the king
made Iadig iremble. Night and day h'
was penetrated 10y the remembrance Of Ga,
misf0rtuucs that hal followed the favor
of Moabdar.
81 please king" said he, "shall no
be lost 70 However le could not escap,
from the Kindness and carcsses cf his hll
e iosty: ind il must he confessed that Ma
e hussan, king of Serondih the sog of Nus
I sauah, the sun OF Nabussun, was one O
= the best princes in Asia, and that il
a knowing him it was difficult lot TO low
D him.
il This good prince was always praised
{ deceived, and robbed. This il was whic
. so diminished his revenue. The chic
a treasurer of the isle of Serrndih always 81
n this example, faithfully followed by tn
:, oilers. The king knew il; he la
: changed his treasurers many times, but Ii
e could not change the established metho
C of dividing the royal revenues into tw
l. uneuHal parts, of which the lCsserreverte
n to The king, and the greater to its admir-
istrators.
is The king Nabussan conld,d his troubl
"a to the wise Zadig.
N ''You know many fine things, " said h
IN do You not know some method by which
can find treasurer who will uOtrOb met
IN "Assuredly," answered Iadig, II kno
lt an iufallible method ior finding You ma
with clean hands,
ID The king was charmed, aud embracir
IN him asked what he must do.
ne sit is only," said Zadg, "to make q
ed those dance who present themselves
he aspirants to the dignity OF treasurer.
TN who dances with the most lightress "
ry assuredly be the most honest man."
ge "You mock me-" exclaimed the kin
nd "a pleasant fashion truly to choose
nd receiver of my finances you pretend I'll
he who can b st cut n pigeon wing "
an be the most able and honest iiuancier n
to 81 will not assure y on that he will
lie the most able" answered Zadig, ''but
assert that he will indubitably be the m
hone 81 man
an Zadig spoke with so much conAdei
that the king believed that he had so