The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1878-03-28

fumes. /, the scribe, had to cast up the !
value placed opposite to these gifts, and
found the sum total amounted to 30,-
100000 dirrims, for l, the scribe, saw
the entry of the expense for burning the |
body of the once highly favored Jaffier
thus expressed ''Disbursed for burn
ing the carease. of one Jaffier, SON of
Yah, 4s dirrims for pitch and straw"
HOW TO BECOME FAMOUS.
Hattifee, the poet, wrote the verses of
Leila and Mujjenau, and he thought there
was good in them. Then went he to
the critic Jami, saying" Wilt thou not
pray for the success of my poemPo and
Jami, having prayed first for long life
and patience, read the poem. Said Hat
tifee: ssWould, oh! would l had been
born sooner, or had done this work in
my younger days; then might 1 have
been illustrious among men!'' y, air
g Dost thou want celebrity, oh! Haiti
fee? inquired Jami.f9 ,~4.sHss'i ,91'
"That is what most, craze" said
the poet.
tg "Go, then," said Jami, sand, select
ing a conspicuous place in the Bazaar,
hang thy poem there, so that all pass
ers-by can see it. ',' gtlssS tl3# afi HlH
!" Thou giyest good advice, oh! Jami
Straightway will I do it,
"'Tis not enough, ,"added Jami. f''If,
indeed, thou crayest fame, go and hang
thyself, too, in the Bazaar. alongside of
thy poem" ~ i0'#Qf 5,i1 i0f si's.is'' I
81 t GOLD OR MAxIMs. ~
Once I, Saalabi, poet of Munsoor the
Illustrious, wrote for him an ode, where
inI praised his iberality, his wisdom.
This ode / presented to Munsoor when
he was in a happy mood. Thus said the
great Caliph to Saalabi, his slave: III
6 Wisdom have l, since / read it here,
and liberality too. Which dost thou
prefer? Wilt thou have 800 pieces of
gold, or three maxims worth more than
all the gold Pr . '''1
81. o, Caliph,n Z replied, =" lasting
knowledge is better than perishable
gold. Who weighs wisdom with
wealthp'' 1 i1 b1GTs9i aFaa ~
$50 be it, Saalabi. Il, First, then,
when thy vest is thin and threadbare,
take care that thy drawers are new and
warm Ss.4ss.tr,e, ~. f.,e,tft.5
stAlack!' said I to myself, "one of
my hundred pieces of goldihas gomez"
;" Secondly, when thy beard wants oil,
oil it not further than thy collar, least
ways thy vest will become soiled. d."Ha9 }
g Curse the luck!" !, I said again to
myself, &c another hundred pieces
gone!'' eftl4i@S ss's}4'I '''i5i,'
g Thirdly, ''said the light Of the world
- Keep, l pray you," | interrupted,
"the third maxim; keepit forione more
worthy than thy poor poet. L. .Saalabi,
will take the hundred pieces of gold"
ii But Munsoor, may his name be for
ever blessed, said, laughingly ssOh!
thou stupid Saalabi! Thou shalt have
the 800 pieces of gold after all. 1i'Tis
easier to be generous than to be WISE"
THE HANDSOME WIT.
A Sultan (his blazing name l must
hide), hearing that certain handsome
wit looked like him as much as one date
resembles another, was curious to see
him, and straightway sent an order fol
him to appear in court. The Sultan
was amazed at family likeness, for the
handsome wit was like to him, as a, twir
brother At first angered was the Sui
tan that any of his subjects should beal
.lineaments which alone belonged to the
most puissant of mankind. Concealine
his displeasure, the Caliph thought tha
by ridicule he could turn the wit t.
; fight. ssMan,n said the Caliph, s.tthy
mother we all remember well. Veril!
was she a comely woman. hlWas it no
her wont to attend the harems of tn.
court? AS brokeress, did she not dis
pose of shawls, trinkets, kohl, veils,ant
: perfumes, reaping* fair profit from he
4 calling?'' asaaTg.I % a18 Hah
e "Nay, o mighty one" replied tn
a wit gayly.; .;s'sThe mother of this sol
, was a secluded woman Never did sh
4 traffic. She was a woman who neve
e left her own humble dwelling. But o
! my father know more. An eminen
I designer was he. Frequent were tn
. calls made by him to lay out Royal gar
e dens, to plant rare flowers, and graf
It fruit-trees. -se -
For moment thunder lowered sove
. the forehead Of the Sultan; then he b
3 his tongue and held his peace. ssSi
5 Wit,sh said the Caliph, after a pause
: schoose thou wife from among rn
o slaves. Thou shaltsbe my court fool.
} HOW JoJEE BECAME fNyULNER4BLI
J. lJojee,; the tramp, intent on plundel
e followed a body Of. foot soldiers to. th
wars. Once a. skirmish took 5plae,
l. When the archers were engaged, aJoje
busted himself inspicking up the sper
:. arrows, so that he might sell then
e when 10! there came an arrow whic
!. wounded him in the head. g I am, il
D deed, dead!" cried Jojee. Present.
n there came to hfrf q surgeon, who plucl
% cd out the carrowy saying - . Be ofzgoo