The Arkansaw traveler., 1885-08-22

being ended, my mother and maternal uncle died, and l became very much con fused in mind. Then having abandoned sorrow, although only child, went, being sustained by my own self-con6, dence, to the southern country for the purpose of obtaining knowledge. Hav- ing there obtained all knowledge in course of time, and having become famous came back to my own country to show of my learning 1; and entering after long time into the city Supratish- thita, accompanied by my pupils there saw lovely splendor. Here chanters were singing according to rule verses ot the Sama Veda, then Brahmaus were dis. putting abou, the settled meaning of the Veda, and again there were gamblers talking about gambling in a deceitful manner, etc., and said, Whoever Is thoroughly acquainted with gambling, a treasure is always within his grasp" and again there in the midst of some mer- chants who were talking among them- selves concerning their good fortune in bartering their own commodities, one merchant spoke as follows:
 cit is not very surprising that one wh 0 has money should make money. Still, long ago wealth was acquired by me without wealth. Before was born my father died and then my mother was stripped of everything she had by wicked relations. Then out of fear of them she went away, guarding the unborn, and came to the house of Kumaradatta, a friend of my fathers, and there was borne to that pious woman, bound to be her support, and she hAs brought me uP doing laborious service. A teacher was prevailed on by her to certain degree on account of her poverty, to give me a regular course in writing and cipheiing My mother said to me You are the son of merchant and you must seasonably engage in trade, and in this country there is very rich merchant named Visakhila, he is accustomed to give indigent sens of persons of good family stock in trade, go and ask him for this capital" Then, when came into his presence, this VIs- akhila was speaking angrily to certain merchants son, saying, Here is a mouse lying dead on the ground, even with this commodity clever man would acquire riches, but you wretch, much gold has been given by me to you, and far from letting it increase, you have not even guarded it." When heard tha, in. stantly said to Visskhila, "I will take this mouse es capital from you" Having said this seized the mouse in my hand, and the merchant having written the transaction and placed it in his safe, laughed loudly as 1 went away. The mouse was given by me for the price of a couple of handfals of chick-pea, to d certain merchant, who used it for the cats ground up the chick-pea, took a small pitcher of water and wen, and stood at a place where the roads met in shady place outside of the city. There gave in a very respectful manner the cool water and chick pea to a crowd of wood-carriers who were com ing along wearied out. Each one oi these gave me two pieces of wood, out ot pure pleasure, and then took these pieces of wood and sold them in the market, and then for a small part of the price bought more chick-pea, and thus I obtained another day wood from the wood-cariers. Doing this daily, l, by degrees, obtained some capital, and bought from these wood-carriers all tn cir wood for three days. Then suddenly arose difficulties in obtaining wood eu ac count of excessive rains, and l sold the wood for many hundred panas, and with this wealth l opened shop, and by my own shrewdness have gradually become a very wealthy man through my business made mouse of gold and gave it to Visakhiela, and then he gave to me bis daughter, and so in the world go under the name of Mouse. Thus acquired a fortune without having anything to begin with. Hearing that all the other mer- chants there were filled with astonish ment. For does not the mind wonde, why pictures can hang without walls? In another place Brahman who had re. ceived as gift eight gold mashas, a re. citer of the Sama Veda, was thus spoken to by voluptuary: There comes a sui. 6cient living to you from your position as a Brahman, SO you should use this gold for finding out the ways of the warld and becoming expenenced.' The stupid fellow asked, Who will teach ne ? The