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ment there was silence, and then the voice
of the murdered Selim stole from it. At
the first sound the fair Malice awoke, and {
was clasped in the arms Of her parent. {
The kingly Aradak, now half-distract
ed with JOY, loaded the simple shepherd
with honors. He would fain, in the ex-
uberance of mis- spirits, have divided bis
kingdom and his wealth; for had he not,
he said, regained a treasure more precious
than the whole of his possessions?
Ahmed would have declined all these
favors, and returned to his herds.
The king, however, insisted upon con-
ferring upon him the honor IF being chief
hakim, which the shepherd declined with
every expression of gratitude. lnoeed,
he was entirely ignorant of the art of
medicine, although he dared not hint as
much to the king.
| But for the one circumstance Ahmed
would have wished himself back in his
| NJ tive solitudes. He had fallen pas
sionately in love with the Princess Malice,
and, although astonished at his own pre-
sumption, persuaded himself that he was
NOT Indifferent to her. UnluckllY tor
him, the cure Of the princess ran like
wildfre through the city, and in very
short space Of time multitude OF sick
people presented themselves at the
palace gates. They were desperate cases,
having been pronounced incurable by all
hakim exorclsts, and copjurors in Persia.
The king, noticing the crowed, and feel
ing elated that he had in his court hak-
i'm of such skill. commanded Ahmed to
cure them all.
Ahmed's heart sank within him, but
he feigned indifference, and answered
that much harder task were necessary
to cal! for any exhibition of his power.
The king opened his eyes in amaze
ment. but said nothing-which, perhaps,
was the best thing he could do, He was
however. destined to be still more sur
prised, for Ahmed ordered all the pa
tients to be ushered into one of the rooms
in the palace, and gigantic fire lit.
When it had fared and blazcd TO
white heat, he requested the king to with
draw and leave him alone with the sick
people. The king left the room, but re-
NAMED outside, peeping in at the door,
which stood ajar.
No sooner was he gone then Ahmed
| assembled all the diseased around the
; hearth, and whilst the heat radiated
3 ! from the glowing furnace, he address sed
them in the following words:
e 'My friends it will be difficult, indeed
: fer me to cure such a multitude OF per-
: sons in moment Of time. There exists
i but one remedy which is to the purpose,
: and that is to pick out the most afflicted
e among you, and to burn him in the fire
a When his body is entirely consumed, ]
# will mix portion Of his ashes with some
g ouid. and the remainder shall drink OF
l. it and be cured"
G When he had ceased, the patients eyec
/: each other, as much as to say, "Whost
v case is the worst2" for there was not one
st among them who, for the whole wealth o
d Persia, would have confessed that he wa
the greatest sufferer.
re In the meantime, Ahmed questioned
h each one Of them, beginning with the on
s, nearest the fire.
re My dear fellow said he, show pal
ID YOU look! You are in the last stage @
i'd consumption. l think death would b
le a agreeable"
"Oh- oh-but, illustrious Hakim,' il
I'd terrupted the patient, in voice trent
so ling with fear, 'sthat's-the heat of til
lis fire. The fresh air, think, would revlv
ell me-"
n. So saying, he arose and withdrew; an
Ell when the king asked him why he had LEI
wv he answered that he was entirely cure
Ahmed now came to the second, an
ir. alter looking at him for short tim
he shook his his head, mournful!y.
ess "My good fellow" he exclaimed, "yt
est can neper recover. You look SO yellc
3D. and CHASTITY, l think"
nat ''What do you think l must be burnt
in ''By all means, replied Ahmed. ''Y
op- are but shadow, and your legs cam
d last much longer"
ow ''They are strong enough to r
ton though returned the man; whereup
am, he slipped out of the room and was &C
he graduated by the king upon being cur
so soon.
un- Ahmed approached the third, and 50
ice, sadly.
his "Alas, my friend, you are on the vel
Via of the tomb. If we were to put you
he the fire, your pain would be over, and
rad rest could be cured"
we'd "Yes; but, Hakim," II am not so
as that. shall recover"
our "Vlllain!" said Ahmed, IL great 7
OOt- SlOu, NudL w you eAo 1olc, ehoiAs -
you come only to mock me? Be of,
e of He flew out Of the door, and WI
the asked by the king why he was going,
vely exclaimed that his health was compl,
rich ly restored.
usal In similar manner Ahmed questi
al of ed the remainder of the invalids, ,
ions disappeared so fast, one after anot
ince that the king was literally astoune
God. There was not one who was willing tt
him, burnt for the sake of his compani
took and they fed because the fire SCENE
be the impersonation of Hades itself.
was When the last patient was out of S
able King Aradak embraced Ahmed
from transport of admiration, vowed tina
In and such miracle Of physician sh'
i'm never be separated, and offered him
ould hand of the lovely N.jalee and sic
with his wide domains if he would but pr
their ise never to leave the kingdom.
stroll This, as may be imagined, All
and very reapily did, and soon after hi
pousal with the princess took place q
the great magnifcence.