Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1876-03-18

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whose integrity had before been irre- |
to steal it that he may
sacrifice to him. In fact, it Is hardly
possible to name a crime 80 wicked
or unnatural that this demon does
not oblige his servants to commit, land
he then leaves them to die in misery,
rs lunatics, without the pity being De.
slowed on them which the Prophet
Mahomet has ordained should be
shown to all distracted persons. Fer
haps as good plan as l could adopt
to make you understand the terrible
power Of this vile Enchanter would
be to give you q description OF the
which he ensnared the poor
whose children L nave
placed under the care of the two good
"'One evening when returning
from work, fatigued by the labors OF
the day, and oppressed by sorrow at
the misery his wife aud children were
in, for the money he had received for
his weeks pay was hardly sufhcient
to purchase three days nourishment,
i'll fortune induced him. without any
apparent cause, to diverge, on his
road home, from his ordinary path.
In doing so he passed . snowy, At
Cractivu- dwelling, which, at the
time, resided the demon Kordlcus.
Now, one faculty this monster pos
sesses is that Of assuming any shape
he pleases, aud you may naturally
suppose that when ho wishes to OBJ:
tain q slave he wears one which shall
be most attractive to his victim in
his thon state Of mind. 1t was so OH
the present occasion. The woodman
was tired with his days work, and
was walking slowly, when kordicus,
seeing him approach, Immediately as
sumed the form of q good-natured,
joi!y-iooking man standing at the
door Of his house smoking a pipe.
"sYou seem tired my friend he
said to the woodmau. .r.,..t
"t am,' was the reply. 80 tired
that can hardly drag one leg aftel
the other ~ 80 ts..,a -
"sCome in here then and sit down,
said Kordicus. Rest yourself for q
short time, aud when you feel strong,
er YOU can continue your road. !
shan't charge you anything for that
and even if you wish for something
to eat and drink the money 1 shal
demand won't be more than the BAR
value the things '5cost me. NOW .
can't say fsirer than that, can f1u
".NO, master,' said the woodman
sand Pm much obliged to you for th'
offer, aud willingly accept it, s.
saying, he threw down the bundle
Of, wood, aud seated himself on
bench, by the house door, and leaning
his elbow on his knee, and his heat
in the palm of his hand, he remained
pensive aud melancholy. . -.
"Kordicus watched him attentivel,
for moment with bitter satirics
emile on his countenance. so bitter
in fact, that his jolly-iooking feature
would hardly have been though
capable of assuming it. Then, sud
denly changing his expression to thel
former good-Hatured cast, he said
the WoOdman, in q kind tone G
voice. - "... '' o
] "'Come, come, my friend, you seer
down-hearted tonight, cheer uI
i Never say die.' 49,
"sIt's hard to be cheerful said tn
man without looking up. when II
90 tired 1 can hardly move, with
J sick wife at home, and my childre
; nearly starving, aud not sufficient
my pocket to find them nourishment
"The features of Kordicus unde
went another change, aud this tin
with nothing satirical i'll them.
. was first look of triumph, then, .
he glanced at his victim, one of col
+ tempt. The next moment he assume
, the same good-natured expressie
/ that his features had worn when tt
woodman first saw him.
r "'Come, come, my good fslloI
! once more, don't be down-heartet
, said Kordlcus. Lets see If l cal
r cheer you up. I'll give you som
thing to drink that shall warm Il
: cookies of your heart and make ye
j go home like q hero; and what
' more, 1 won't charge you anythil
: for it. Ouly understand me, If ys
r want another glass you must pay Fl
l it,
"God bless you for your kindnes
D said the man, and Kordlcus left Il
g door to fetch the drink. ..-.....
"What is the meaning of the wol
;. God 2" said Mustapha interruptil
y Hassan.
8 aIt is the same as Allah with US
< said Hassan. "But don't interru
o me again, or you'll break the thre
d Of my narrative"
% "Well," Hassan continued, "Kt
o dicus brought the man besutii
. amber-looking fluid in q crystal Gu
j aud said to him -
b "'Drink that my friend. SwallC
u it all off, and then tell me how y
z feel Afterwards
"Slowly taking the crystal cup frt
n Kordicus, the woodman drank .
d the fluid it contained, and then !
= turned the cup to the demon.
3, would be difficult for me to narrs
p how astonishing was the chan
r which came over the woodmal
q features in so short = time. Befo
is drinking from the crystal cup,
l. features were doWncast aud sad
II the extreme. After he had dra
It they were radiant aud beaming al
10 they were now thoroughly hapI
II Kordicus noticed the change.
o "Ah ah my good fellow he 8.
to the woodman, wearing at the til
r. jovlsl expression on his countenan
~ "whst did l tell you would be I
D. effect of the draught l gave yo
" Talk of the water Allah has given
ct his slaves to drink-why If yol
10 drank all the water in the deep W
7s at the back of my house, it wo,
lie not have done you as much good
a. what you have now swalloweu.'
"And here was noticeable sins
d. lar effect of the fluid tho man b
t. swallowed. Had it been water
Of would have Indignantly answer
il the insult offered to Allah's NAT
as but now he let it pass unobserved.
,e "Well,' continued Kordicus,
I'd you feel strong enough to go OH yc
road nowI'
d, "Yes,' said the woodman laughi
il, 'or at any rate should be if
ie another draught from the crys
mug
d. ".No doubt you would said X
r dicus, 4 cannot, however, fill it as
IT. without being paid for it. Wer
% to adopt that plan. should soon
Dr. without any of it left in my celia
d. "'Come,' said the woodman, y
IL have been kind and liberal to ME q
Pm grateful for it. I'll do you
L favor in return, for Of course )
is make a profit by what you SELL
"I admit it, said kordicus, s
at am not the less au honest man
T. that
Ill "'What would you charge me
ut the same quantity again.
I'd "'Two copper coins,' said the
s. mon, 'and it's cheap at the money
to Nov the woodman had TWEEN
H. four of these copper coins IN