Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1878-08-03

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Tse Jex, sbo Vas really = ~iss man,
really perceived the aim of the Sultan
AMI sceiay that whichever Of tie tsIree
forms Of faith he might give the prefer
ence. his cpinioa would DO usei ~ an
srgument against hims-lf, considered
earnestly hos he should frame a suitable
reply, aud after short space aus wered
thus:
my lord, the question you have put
Ia me is one of great moment, and In
order fifty to answer it, l will relate a
story which hsvo many times heard
told:
MANY years ago there lived man
who, among other precious jewels, owned
a very beautiful and valuable ring, which
lie estcemed 50 highly as to desire that
1t might always remain amongIhis de-
scendants; aud, therefore he comm n ded
that the one of his children in whose pos
session the ring should be found at the
time of his own death should not only
retain that, but be considered heir to ali
bis fathers other wealth, and be e..
teemed and honored rs the eldest and
greatest by his brothers and sisters. The
one to whom the ring descended, in
compliance with this rule, directed that
the same should be observed at his death
and thus the ring descended from hand
to hand, through many generations, when
it came into the possession of man who
had three children, all equally obedient
to their father, and all equally loved by
him.
These young men knew the custom of
the ring, and were each DESTROYS of hold
ing the first rank in the family, so they
severally entreated their father in his old
age to leave them after his death the
ring. The old man, to whom they were
all dear alike, promised it to each one
privately, and then thought how he might
content them all. He caused q certain
cunning jeweler two make two other
rings exactly similar to the first, and
when they were finished hardly might he
who made them know, the difference,
and shortly afterward when he was on
his deathbed, he called each of his sons
to him secretly and gave to each ring,
and after little while he was gathered
to his fathers.
'Now, when their father was dead,
each son produced q ring, claiming to BE-
the heir of all; but as there was NO war
Of proving which Of the three was the
original one, the question could not be
decided, and il even yet pending. And
thus reply to you, my lord, with re-
gard to the question you proposed to me
concerning the three laws given to three
nations by God the Father. Lot each
one conform to his own law, to the reli-
gions Of his fathers. and obey the com
man.iments they observed; to which bs.
longs the superiority, - with the rings,
the question is yet undecided"
The Sultan was delighted with the in
genius reasoning by which the Jew had
avoided the snare laid for him, and openly
told him Of what he stood in need, aud
with what intention he had sent to have
himsbrought before him; and Melchise-
deck, on his part amply provided Saladin
with the money he required, for which he
received full security and many gifts
and during many succeeding years he
remained about the Sultan't Court, who
ever held him in great honor and treated