Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-05-26

mountains swept away the wagon
containing our potted meats, and the
finer descriptions offood. Our Crosse
and Blackwell pickles, our fancy
hams, and our salad dressing, and
everything of that kind were swept
into a ravine and lost forever. The
fishes got what was intended for
men.
"There was an expression of disgust
from the entire party, excepting
myself. Being a philosopher l got
into the habit of making everything
result in good, and thought j saw
possibilities in this blow, severe as 1t
seemed to be.
"'Bla2esv remarked Kishmar Aga.
"'Tare an ounsp calculated the
impulsive Ali Bahia.
'Darnation psuggested Kahinski.
"And every man of them looked
blaciler than the thunder cloud from
which our destruction had emanated.
81 said nothing, but made an
inventory of what remained for
subsistence. what have we left p 7
asked.
Nothing but the brown bread of
Mamma, and the oil of Subsidar, ,
was the reply of our steward.
And what we kill for meat, said
Ali Bahia.
"At this suggestion there was one
jeer from the entire party, and sug-
gestion of getting home as soon as
possible.
Not So said 1--we can not go
home. We came to hunt, and to
go home before we purchased enough
antelopeto make show as we pass
through the streets, were to go home
dishOnored. The true Persian is as
sensitive of his honor as a South Car
olina Senator, We will stay. Sup
pose we have nothing to eat but
brown bread and oil? Let us accept
the brown bread and oil. Nay, were
we to- lose the oil | should still stay
and take a hack at brown bread
alone. have an idea.'
Bismallah, said Kishmar, and
we keep on as we have begun, your
idea will be all we will have. LID
uors, tobacco, and decent food, all
gone.'
"But all the same we went on eat
ing nothing but the brown bread and
oil, and it was astonishing what an
improvement was Immediately man.
ifest in the physique of the party.
Their faces grew redder, their power
of endurance was well nigh doubled,
and there was scarcely any fatigue
that they were not equal to. Five Of
the party played the exhaustive game
of drah poquier twenty hours, ere
they had been on the bread and oil
diet two days.
Needles were it to go on with
this history. Suffice it to relate thai
the accidents were blessings in dis
guise. l for one discovered thai
what we consider necessities are
merely habits, and that the wise
man is the one who never gets them
fastened to him, or who, if they are
on him, gets rid of them as soon as
possible. When we returned to the
city | kept up the simple habits o
living which the stern necessities
of the mountains had taught me
and l found in it my reward. I gain
ed health and strength, wealth an(
competence. / was perpetuallS
sound in mind and body, and having
but little to provide for, 1 had abun
dance of time to devote to the acqui
SitiOn OF wisdom, which is, after all
the only pursuit worthy of man.
was never troubled about what l wa
to eat and was perpetually rich. HI
who can breakfaston a piece of brown
bread and lunch upon a banana may
smile at fate and defy fortune.
at was by thus living, that l ton
ed my mind up to the point of being
the sage of two hemispheres and &C
cumulated the fortune that enabled
me to endow hospitals and founC
colleges. He is rich who can liv,
upon nothing and he is wise wit
does it. 1t is not so much what W,
have as what we don't want tina
makes us happy. Youngman, imitat
my example, as far as you can, ant
be happy"
MAY 1 ask" quoth Ali Baba
"where the colleges and hospitals yo1
endowed are located?"
at is not a sign of wisdom to asl
too many questions, but l vii
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