Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1886-08-04

Of seeing everything Is shown in the
parable OF the tiger and the man,
who were both looking At q picture
In which the man was drawn IS VIC
toriOus and the beast subdued. The
man says unto the tiger: "D0st thou
see the bravery Of the man, how he
has overcome the tigergp The tiger
gave answer: The painter was
man. II q tiger had been the painter
then the drawing would not have been
10 this manner"
Rochefoucald says: "H0w can
you expect friend TO keep your Sc
cEet when, by telling Il 70 him. you
prove that you are incapable ofkeep
ing ityougselff" To beware ofhow you
connde IN your friends is given In
the tale Of 3 miser, who said 10 bis
friend: II have now 1000 rupees,
which l will bury out of the city,
and I viii not tell this secret to any
one beside yourself They then
went out Of the city and buried the
money under the tree. Some days
after the miser, going alone 70 the
tree 10 see II bis money was safe,
found Il had disappeared. At once
be suspected his friend, but he dared
not question him, as be was sure that
be would never confess It. So be
had recourse to this stratagem. Co
Ing 10 him be said: "a great deal Of
money has come into my hands,
which / want TO put In the same
place. If you win come tomorrow,
we viii 60 together" The friend,
coveting the larger sum, replaced the
smaller. In the meantime the miser
went and found Il, and, having Sc
cured his money, be determined
never again to confide In a friend.
One Of the kings Of Persia sent 3
skiilful physician to the prophet Mo.
BANNED. After remaining some
years Ia Arabia without making
trial of his skill as q physician, he
went to Mohammed and complained,
saying: They sent me 10 dispense
medicine 10 your companions; but to
this day no one hath taken notice OF
me that might have an opportunity
Of performing the service 10 which /
bad been appointed" Mohammed
replied: ''It Is rue with these peo-
pie never to eat Till they are hard
pressed by hunger, and 70 leave of
eating while they have q good appe-
tito. The physician said: Ay, In
deed this is the way TO enjoy health.
He then made his obcisance and de-
parted.
We all know what q degrading
thing avarice is-how II bennmbs q
man's finer instiHcts, and lowers and
degrades his better nature, Mere es-
pecially Is this the case II this undue
love Of money has developed within
q man q want of scrupulous honor as
10 how he comes by his money, 80
that he but gets IL An Eastern par
able illustrates this; A Russian
priest knew that q mOujik, or pea
SAINT, had come upon buried treasure
in the shape Of pot Of money; and
the priest being excessively AvaFi
ci0us, determined that be would get
possession OF this treasure. So be
killed ono Of his own goats, and tpek
Of its skin--horns, beard. aud al
complete; and having pulled the
skin over himself, be told his wife
10 bring 3 needle and thread and
iasten Il up ell round, 50 that it
might not alp. In this guise be
went 10 the Mouliks cottage Is dead
Of night and began knocking and
scratching, when the peasant Jumped
up and cried who's thereg"
The evil onel" replied the priest;
and demanded that the Mouiik should
a. once give him back the pot OF
money be had found. The peasant
looked out OF the window, and see.
ing the goats horns and beard, be
was certain that his visitor was none
other than what be represented him
self 10 be; and Ia great terror. be
seized the pot OF gold, carried II
outside aud dung Il on the ground.
I've lived before now without
money, said be, land now III 20 on
living without it, The priest seized
the money and FASTENED home.
Come. = said he to his wife, ''the
money Is In our hands. Here, put Il
well out Of sight, and take sharp
knife, cut the thread. and pull the
goat ska Of me before any one sees
H." She took the katie, and was be-
ginning 70 cut the thread a. the seam
when forth flowed blood, and the
priest began 10 howl; oh, Il hurts,
L hurtsl dont cut, don't cutss She
began ripping the seam ont in an
oiher place, hus with Just the same
result The goats skin had united
with bis body all round. "And al
that they tried. Odds the legend,
AL that they did. even 10 taking the
money back 10 the old man, WAS Of
no avail. The goats skin remained
clinging tight 70 the priest God ev-
Ideally did Il 10 punish him for his
great greediness