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

The following is from "Sketches by
the late d. r. Locke" now being
published in the Toledo Blade
Abou Ben Adhem was sitting in
front of his tent one pleasant evening
in June, when his servant told him
the butter was out. Reproving him
for his misuse Of language, anG in
forming him that though there might
be no butter, it was never out, Abou
directed him to set the table without
butter.
"True philosophy" remarked the
sage, as he ate dry bread, Consists
NEARLY in being able to get on with
out anything. The fool mourns be-
cause he has not what he wants, the
wise man compels pleasure by max
ing virtue Of necessity And he
illustrated his position by history.
"In the ages, years ago, before the
d country we are now in was known to
exist a party of young men, of whom
was one, left Teheran for the Ariel
mountains, to hunt the gazelle. We
were group of very remarkable
young men, in our own estimation,
and there was nothing too good in
Persia for us.
'Desiring to have what might be
called a good time, we were very
particular in the matter ofan outfit
"We packed about a wagon each
with supplies, and the list included
everything that could be eaten,
drank and worn. We had the hams
Of Koakmud, the wines of Shiraz
both still and sparkling, and the beer
Of the West reposed quietly beside
whiskey of NATION.
GAS we all smoked, we were very
particular in the matter of tobacco
We had the finest tobacco of the
Turks, and for lighting our pipes We
laid in a great store of matches, anC
more especially the percussion cigal
lighters, which were just ther
invented by an ingenious Khurdis
tan.
"Thus equipped we started, and OF
the tenth day reached the grounC
where the slaughter of the wild
though graceful, antelope was to b'
inaugurated.'
"The first day outwe discovered t.
our dismay that every bottle of ou
wine, beer and whiskey had beer
broken by the stupidity of GU
KiShgar, who had run the Wagon
containing it over a precipice, anc
broken every package. 1t was sor,
disappointment, for we were al
habituated to the use of it. Their
was not a man in the party who haC
the faintest idea that he could break
fast without at least three of wha
was known in Persia as cocktails,
and the evening that did not mari
the consumption of dozen or NOR
bottles of wine was counted as lost
"Sadly we rose in the morning
and made our breakfast with moth
ing but coffee. But to our surpris
we found that we went to our spor
with more elasticity than ever, an,
that our hands were steadier, an,
our aim more sure than we had eve
known. That day we did kill ON
antelope between us, and came il
without being completely exhausted
"'My friends 1 remarked, tn
third day, 4 have made a valuabl
discovery. We can get on tolerabl,
well, and more, without arden
spirits. Now that we cannot sc
them we do not want them. We ar
rid of one unnecessary habit, and
shall stay rid
"The next day, the overturn o
another wagon wet every match an,
destroyed every cigar lighter we had
We could, of course, light on
matches from discharge of our guns
but how then would we kill tn
antelope? Wehad to abandon hunt
ing or smoking, and as we came t
hunt, smoking went. 1t was rattle
disagreeable, at first, but in a day 0
two we found that we were eve
better off without tobacco than wit
it, and |, for one, abandoned its use
That day / killed two antelope, wit
the help of some peasants who cam
up with clubs and dogs.
But our misfortunes were not