The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-29
. .,..,a n,.t xu, u, Of solomon.

A certain woman took her child in her
orms and went to the pond OF the Pand1t,
and having first bathed it and set it uron
her cloth, washed her head, and went ner.
self down 10 the water to bathe. AZ tilat
very moment a she-devil, having seen ner
child, and wishing to eat 1t, took tne as
e1,jse OF a woman. and drew near, saying,
any friend, this child Is very peautl-
fol: ia It child Of yours = upon
her answering, 1T IS even 80, my
friend" she asked, I" Shall give the
child milk to drink" and the motner
replied, "It il good" She then TOOK K tne
child Ia her arms, gave it little mix 70
drink, and, taking II with her, nasteneu
away. The mother, seeing her going WIZ
her child, ran and seized her. sayIns :;
!" WHITTIER are you going with my emu ~
The she-deYil replied iearlessly, " leng y
did you get child? This chlia ID lp, ,:s
And 80 they went, both OF them quaTrcinns,
hv the door OF the judgment ball. The
great Bodhisat, having heard the holse
- their quarrel. sent for them both. and
incuired. nWhat quarrel is thls?" but
tnowlng. within himself this one IS sne-
devil both because she does not wink .ner
ewes. and also because they are red Ike TWO
oiinda seeds, he asked, "Will you abide py
the decision 1 shall giye?" They answer
ed, .sEven SO, we will abide" be tnen
caused 4 line to be drawn, and placed inc
child In the midst OF the line, and com
manded the two hands to be taken py
the devil and the two feet Dy the
mother, saving, "Pull both OF you
togeiber: let the child be adlud ged
to the one which pulls it to her
self" Now they both pulled the child to-
ward themselves, and the child, being
pulled by both of them, came to sorrow
but the mother being IN anguish, IKE as
when the heart is rent, let 60 the child ano
stood and wept. Then the Bodhlsat asked
many persons, saying, :" Is the heart OF tnose
who have brought forth children SOFT 10,
ward them, or, il not, Is the heart sou OF
those who have not brought them forth =,
| They said, go Panait, assuredly the neart
of those who bring them forth becomes
sogt.O Having heard that, the Pan
dt asked them all, saying, What
| is this, think We that she who now
stands here with the child in her arms is the
mother? or think We that she who STANDS
there, having let it 60, is the mother? .
| They all replied, 80 Pandit, the mother is
assuredly she who stands there and has Jet
90 the child" Then he demanded, "What
IS this; do re all know the stealer OF the
child ?n They answered, "We do not
know, O Pandit." And he said. "This,
my friends, is she-devil; she took the child
| in order to eat it." go Pandit," they re-
piled, chow knowest thou that?" ''Be'
cause she winked not with Der eyes, because
her two eyes were red, because she had nc
fear toward any one, and because she
showed no, mercy; for all these reasons,
he said. Afterward, having spoken III
this manner, he asked the she. devil, '' Whc
art thou?" III am she-deyll, 0 my lord
Z. Wherefore didst thou take this child ?''
he said. ain order TO eat it. 0 my lord,
she replied. con! thou that art bereft Of
wisdom, being also she-devil in former
state Of existence from committing sin, no"
again art thou born, and art become
worker OF iniquity, fie upon thee. thou IL
norant one!" be said, and having admon
ished her, he afterward established her IN
the five precepts and sent her away. Bu
the mother OF the child gave thanks to th'
great Bodhisat. saying, & Long mayest thot
| live, o my lord" took her sou in her arms
arose, and went her way.-The Fortnighn!
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