Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1878-12-10
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the grea, lswgIver. to bcseech him to grant
me fortune"
When Kali had flushed all three were ST.
| lent, aud Tor tu!l halt an hour held down
their heads. At last simultaneously. they
| all burst out with oh where can three such
unlucky fellows be found Z" and in such \
| lnud tone of voice thata fourth traveller, who
had silently drawn near, heard it, ex>
claimed
who says they are unlucky fellows p
For il SO. look at me-"
| The three jumped up surprised. for they
| had been SO absorbed as NOT to have heard
him approach Ali. Bali aud Kali looked
| up aud saw a man in rags, with but one eye,
one arm and one leg
| You unlucky - exclaimed tho new
conner DO you compare your situation
with mine? l, who am wanting in SO many
things What do yen say 10 me, the perfect
addition OF all your woes Aud with it all.
| consider myself the luekiest fellow in the
world ~
And here, with the aid Of long crutch, he
,rirped about merrily on the sand
And how do you manage TO be so hap
! ~ 2" they rsked
| .twillstell you" said the traveller. al
owe all my good luck to three excellent men
- barber a tailor, aud a shoemaker. The
first took my eye. the second my arm. aud
the last my leg Could | but find them, I
would shower my blessings on them"
Il had the pleasure OF spelling your eye,"
said Ali with "a wink
"AlIow me to rccc ,mm md myself as the
person who deprived you of an arm" said
Bali. with wave Of his arm
''If / have made you happy by causing
the luss OF your leg, | am Kali the shoe
maker, at your servico," said Kali. aud he
made a scrape.
! And have l the good fortune t" meet
| you sll ?'' said the Traveller. Then allow me
to embrace you -
| And with this, well his iufrmities
| would allow. he huggrd them ali three, aud
| then addressed them as follows:
| Now listen. My name is Ben Rouzsnm.
! was about 10 he married The day before
the nupraI ceremony, went to you. All. to
he shaved You put your brush IN my eye,
and lost it. When [ presented myself at>
| terward to the ladv. she w"uld have D0Ihing
10 do with me, and married some one else =
| She turned out TO be such a wicked creature,
30 unfaithful, that her husband. covered with
| shame. killed himself II would certainly
have been my fate. il not for the good f"r-
tune that | had in going to you to get
| shaved "
'.Snme time aferward the sultan sent for
me- In order to ninke myself pleasant to the
eyes nf the commander ni the f,ithiul. J he
Thought me ! must havc new vert. You,
| Bali. made IL n Fortunate needle went into
| nv arm-I lost il and could not 20. The
| sutan had planned secret expedition 10
| carry on war With q nciphhoring country.
and was to have een in it They were all
| taken prisoners by the enemy. and are now
tniling ms slaves. under harsh masters
Bali. had il not been for you, what would
have heen nv fit" ?''
"But 10 you. X ali my gratitude knows no
bounds Kn"w thst friend rRve n grand
feast; there IVES To he m"rry making, dane
ing. and invited guest Thinking
my old shoes rather worn, ] ordered from you
\ pair of yellow slippers. and surely soma
good fortune took me tO yon There was n
Q nail in one them, and threw you cut OF
the window. I could not attend the feast,
and lucky was it that I DID no, for they
danced about so that the floor fell in and rho
roof on the top of them. and every sonI was
killed Had I gone there. It bad hren an
end of me. ln those DAYS | was harsh and
faSty but the loss of nv limbs has tang
me a lesson-from the want ~ them can
NO longer indulge in those hnr-fs NJ pa. SION,
and am now as docile and Quiet rs n lamb -
Thsktui to the great prophet tor the kind.
ness he has shown mo. and in order to do
penance for the misery I have caused TO
| Others, I determined on n pilgrimage To Mec-
! ca having sworn not tn 'skP IF these rags nor
| TO epjny any OF the luxuries of this life, be-
| fore finding the three preserrrra of my hon
or liberty, and lie. Though clad so poorly,
| I have much wealth. more than enough for
| US all Will you forgive. and share with
me? 7"
I'VE have nothing to forgive +" they all
answered. asiODished. For careiessness and
want Of skill. We throw nursrIvcs on YOUR
mercy" Here Ali. Bali. Kali. ard BEN
Ronzaum turned 70 the east, and bowed nine
times toward the tomb of ihe grert prophet,
in order TO show their thanks just then
they deserted a cloud of dus, in the dis
tapce. and soOn a band Of m united robbers
tore over the sands toward them Their
swift horses soon bore them near the fpnr
travellers, for they were esger for punder
hut seeing four such mi-ersble objects sll in
tstters. aud all so manned. and NOT worth
| seq1in slaves, with a curse nc them for
the trouble they hid given aud Isugh NJ
them for their sorry appearance. they pre-
seDtly disappeared in the 0pposiie direction
When they were "ut of sight. Rouz4nm,
lifting up his hands 20 Heaven, cried out,
s.Another mirscIe blessed be Allah How
fortune favors us! II it had not been for
our wreiched appearance we shonld have
pee" IOooeo ano hntnereh Ho~, my
! friends, that the rnhher- are gone. let us
journey on toward Mecca
Without any accident ibey arrived at Nee
ca. kissed the holy stone, and. rheir deYo-
tioDs finished. returned without harm to Bag
| dad
| Rouz,um purchased large house with
beautiful gardens. and here lodged All, Bali,
and Kali They passed their days in the
bapries. way in the world, and had always n
word of comfort and gift of charity for the
| unfortunate