The Albany register. [volume] (Albany, Or.) 1868-18??, 1874-03-21

for any love OF ms KlnQ, Out Decaus'
it was a. paFtof his system to give
lie was afraid not to give. So b.
said, 4 will answer the demands 0
the law of the Prophet by giving
,so much, which will insure me par
adise,' and fsncied that was charity
When the widow Of s,elim, tht
mule-driver, employed him to save
her inheritance toIher children, from
her wicked brother, he required o
her all that the law permitted him
to exact, 50 that she said, 10!
might as well have let my brother
had the land.' He answered, sThe
law gives It me go tor lie would
oppress the poor ID q, business way,
and compromise with bis conscience
by subscribing d tenth Of his profits
to charity. Compromising never
did work ID such matters. The
compromiser gives to the devil
something of value and receives in
ieturuthat which damDs him. The
Expressions and graspings Of Hafz
were exactly balanced iii number
by his charities, but as he died
worth a million, the oppression
side was the heaviest h quality.
We keep books very accurate, you
observe."aL .tpi'a9ia5p9lEa "
4 "Abdallah, the maker Of shawls,
is-+7''' ''.,aa -iaolai u ,Liia
"No he ISN'T. ,Heiwas an ardent
teacher Of the rules the Prophet
gave for the faithful, but be was
the worst practicer | ever had any
knowledge Of The strong waters
of the Giaour ruined bis prospects.
He preached abstinence from wine,
but he constantly partook Of the
forbidden drink. He loved wine,
and Immediately proceeded to de-
ceive himself intolthe belief that He
had dyspepsia and had to take it.
Hearing oncetthat strong liquor
was All antidote for tie bite Of d
serpent, he absolutely moved into a
province where 1serpents sbounded.
lie talked loudly against gluttony,
but used'hihselffor eating FIVE
courses 'byholdihg thas he needed
tito keep himselfup. He succeed.
ed IN deceiyihg himself, but lie
couldn't deceive us." e)I'i'I 19J
"Kahksni,J the poet, whose songs
were all'in praise Of virtue, is here2
The tervent goodness that produced
such morality must be safe?"a
aQpite wrong, my dear sir.
Kahkani's poems were beautiful,
but bless you, he never telt the SEN
timents expressed inthem. Hehad
all itching for tame, and writing
spiritual hymns happened to be his
hold. If he couldEhave written
comic songs, better than hymns,
he would haye written comic songs.'
a "W no have you here, pray ~
"Saadi, the catnel-shoer, is here.P
"Saadi! why, ,he was constantly
violating the lawaof the Prophet"
'lFae, be- would even curse the
camels he! was shoeing. But he
was always isorTy f1r 10, and No
would mourn over the ihtiFmities Of
his temper, and strbve honestly and
zealoaslyall the time to live better
and be better. He didpOt makeia
great success, but he did the best he
could. He gave literally Of his
substance, without blattiug it, all
oyer Ispahapv When he gave q
dirhem he didnl'tApagt the pewspas
pers two dirhenarto make ithe fact
public which istmyitd definition Of
genuine charityo1 Them there's
FHdusi, the carpetelesner7S's sep
.5t "IIe neyeF gave anything ''sIIat
9dt"C Certainly potn f91heihad moth
ing to give.stThe Prophet never
.afkcI, impessibilities. isHs would
have given. if helhsd il, and he tried
haFd to ges itu Then ithere|sJ JelaF
eddin--R 6aa tao b4ib baiH 9i7
RHe couldn't make q prayer,f II
.iidTrpa, bat he ssid,siAmsn' TO
those Who,psuld, and no meant III,
which was, more than half those
twhOsuade lheopFsyeFs could sRay.9
byiiAndbaW WassaE iethe iteaCheTr
Where is he? A .uaWg pure aud
blamelsss- lie no Jnanexer led y
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