, 1876-02-10


\ wily prtust of the Tsibo Of Boni Eblic,
w,toso tonta wbItoned Tho Heights above tho
Orient Ntyor, whoae catnc!H voIo many, whose
trpmeleTics NcEp a. sh0ro Of tho caravans
from tho r!nins Of Shlraz, whose horsoH woto
swift na tho oagte. and whose sssoe wcrn a. tho
stars OF heaven In .numbor, had withheld tho
half Of his life from hiA people, for 1t WAS cvsl
but Of Its life knew Tamt Sciiifmant learned In
tho Law, aud Ti1ton ben Absaton. and many 9TH
ORR Of the muftis, aud tho cadts. ard tho
ucike Of tho Tribe Of Dcni Eblis. And Bowon,
tho Sphinx. lay OUT tn tho acscrt and what ho
did not know, BismlIlahI that was not worth
knowing. Great Is Allah. whose mama bo bcss-
cd. md great IL tue prophet Of Allah. Allah il
Allah. Allah Akbnr, how much DoWptt the
Sphinx. did kn0wl
And tl,o ueoplo mnrtnurcd and said t. Lo
everybody kuows Of tho hidden lfo Of tho priest
sayo yt from whom his Abotnnnton Ia hidden. |
and wn also know Of 1t, but Of al The times It'd
Seasons thereof ne do not know; md our women
tley goad us as with prod Of Iron, sayings Go
to- nov, find out thlH mattor, that wo may know,
md that tic music Of onr ohtn-chin ami our
| yunl-y,lin ccano not, and thRt We may Know tho
sla!efs an and rend them e'on n"to their cap
Aud Tt!ton ben Absalom, whose hair was as
tho hair Of tue Son Of David, and whose
| oars wero as tho cars Of lbn 1bina!l
| Journey, said, This prioss has botraycd hls
irol,t. whoao aalt he. ato; ho has ib!aspi1emoA
AtIal (WhoYo name be magnihcdI j alMt hath
oe fa ny sa oa "jfo doSa e fof M
tu,t len Abso}om was OF the honso Of tho Znnls.
Then Tilton ben Abso1on ayorrca nil thia before
| tho Cali aud to tho twelve Calendars. 1nt thoy /
believed him not. no he went array and played |
| tho chin-chin baforo tho people, for ho was |
| player on tho cEin-chn
l}ut bowen, tho Sphinx, lay mt In tho tlosert,
and ho spako not. though tho teoplo ufgod hin
Aud tho priest mlnLHscred daily 10 tho pooplo.
oxpouusipg tho law md ololnsntly explaining
tho K0fau.
tosprotod. IL lIo of tho WEter-Cstt-and otlsors
suw TINT tho people c!amorcd for tue secret Of
tho Sphinx. hs nid tho MufttB a,sd cadis rovifof
tho Sphinx in the name Of the ffopnot t"hoeo
nnmo BIO e1alted}, saying:
"Lo tho Sphinx haiti no Bocrct ha L. fool:
his oyes are glass h'n teeth aro goue ho Ia as
| one Of thu beasta of tho Held"
jaws worked aud his oyes gloanod, but ho spaas
Aud whom the muozxn from tlso miuaret told
tho hour of prayer oaeL Day te WY psaost at.a n
auora Mayed on tho cllin-ehin aud matl0 merry,
, for they believed that tho Sphinx would never
!. . epeak. ...-,
!. cIasno1ol Ts1ni achirnlani Haid to tue priest,
! | "Tako now thy camolb, aud women, aud drome-
larios, nnd thy sorvnnt, and the rost Of tile
acses snd 60 forth to tho desert before tho poo
AND ho did 40. and cried with loud voice,
''WAat IL the secret Of my ltfo = 49,.
: And tho SPHINX spake not, for sbc answer
. | would have boon death. .
r Tlsn tho priest reyicd tho Sphinx aud heaucd
contumelr upon his head, nay,ng, "By tho board
; OF the Prophet {whoae name 10 g!oriiou j thou
!. art 4 liar anoa choat, aud thon h9at no tooth
, fraud" And 10 drcw noa1 unto tlo Sphinx,
t boih he au. tits camel and Tami Ach!rman,.
Aud agan he resilsd sfy!9g g!th |oua 9.3 yoee
Aashl Thou ett stock and Stone! Maahai'
o Then with ery ,Bpako tho Sphinx, lifting lts
O phw: 'h1aHhallAhl who nm to mash Allah
! Nay. but wl!l mAsll theo, thou whtol WALL"
Aud llc mashed him!
q INT great ia AlIall, and Mohammed is tho
o prophet Of Aiah.-Ae'n York Graphic.
pREss.coMmEnrs ON soWEN's LETTER.
a Aelo ftrE Ti'ncs.
r This III totrtblo accusation, all tho moro 80
ninco tho u,hn who msles It demands an Inquiry
into tho evidence on wlicl Il Ia founded, VIII,
regard to ttIal evidence, It will DO timo enough
- !, to express an opinion when It is produced; at
!. proscnt however, 1t iH ouly too cloar that Mr.
D poechor Is placed In d most unfortunate posi-
Q tion. Unloas Mr. Bowen cau DO proved to 10 q
+ most foul mud wloked caiumuintor. tho day ID
= approaching whon Mr. Deochor will bo COM
il pced, In hls Own briof aud forobe IauRupso, to
u "etep down anl out va result Of this droaIf al
n scandal which no ono viii! DO ablo 10 look upon
!, without Hor1ow aud EeErot.
ia ouv fair 70 eli owen 10 n'r ray tha. tho gcnto
l. man who pAllc1 him tho most ptismhtla liAf OH
J. tho oonttnout" referrng 10 bis striking perform
r ances In famous suit, many years ago. should
IL now admit that Ills ptoscnt btasosnout, srue Of
10 fAso u ct least monochroMAeio.
IS NtIp York Sun.
a Tho b!aeknoss Of tho character Of Henry Ward
Docchos la 10 doep that the public wuto slow *
| haIIn In tN H0HHjhity uHnfHVltF hTYub
ID but now TINT IL hss boom 1uado apparent 10 them
:, 1t Ia folly for othof tho criminal Or hte tpolA'
pss s to L r. Is = 10 far hsaoss s ceo
H. ella. Tho case is beyond tho tricky traatuleat 81
70 Brother Hheagma1s. Pastlahnahip cAnnot hcli
y this man, nor is there any medicine for his dls
= It was always mAdneHs 10 supposo TINT ho coulG
r stand up against tho truth, TO wAlch 10 ulhlIl
ii. wtneaaas woEo ready to tcas!iY. Now that h'
y LAa pilsd upon bin accumulated alusteseh per
ID Jury. blasphcsny. troac4ery, and wills eandor, hi
nr will stand al 4 towering f,pnMnsone nf ht'1nat
H. vil!alny and l,uunn credal.y. lie cannot nucl
r. r. longer ward on hss IT. fato. s.. <,..,..
[lo Tlis torrtb!o arrasgntnont 81 onoe o1tlodc
Of and blowB away all the deyices with which th
Nv bottom facts OF tho Rcaudhl hnso bean covered
~ up Tho whole black business Ia toopenet Ant
to EXPOSED 10 tbs !syhghs ata uo c.ttan.uG Of law
80 yors, aui no aubtarfugGs Ut adysBoEy or otho
40 councils, and no patent ecclesiastical Whitowasa
IA lug cau eycr cover tho Ioa.hao.ae aud pu.rs'
ulass. For Dir. Decoiof nua CongregaAona!s
otHrBymon ta talk about ecclesiastical tlHageB All
.ies,uiunlatonat discipline In tho faoo Of tlls doc
vment iB "a eheer plec0 OF folly "a to hold
H. couvontion to decide OH Tho best means Of SCOUT
ho Ing the door.psatos OF houao on tEo with
Ia barrel Of gunpowuer In sa cellar. Mr. Dowe
~ has thrown down . challpugo which to pass b
~ ~ 10 confession. aud 70 nick MP may b doash.
on broas'srl EHlA-ftAteh<r Ortlan.
III 1]owen ls a hol!nw hunibug, anu, u I'occho
m. hns nothing 10 fear from anybody but I}owou,
T.. may roat III cam security fos tho future.
~ Spriagt<ld t.uassI I'eRatlt:In.
IT. alf. Uowen llas At last spoken uut 10 meet!n
on With vengeance. aud there eau no longct
IN any complaint shat ho a too ,ndoilnlte IN hls
~ n.atkA nLout thu Hcauiai. While ha doesn't to
all he knows, llB tells enough to mike mattei
1n moro ubrioua tor ME. Noecler than tiny hag
| bo$, NbN NJ fhn +.