Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-01-17
0Continsed fron yesterday
AN EASTERN ALLEG0RY.

robbing the charity box The aged mutt and
lis council were 1t oDcs aasemhled In ths
Justice ball, and Mahalsch was brought b.
fore them . culprit Ere even justice bad
ms TO speak great noiss was heard from
I he outzide. and presently . woman In an
awful state Of rage and excitement forced her
way through the assembly crying; u demand
Justice, most holy mutt, on yorder pious
hyrocrite. | hope now all Cairo viii believe
my sufferings, my endurance. l demand
divorce from this robher who defles my good
name. Have lived to marry q / dshand who
is nothing but piratei Alas! there Is
nothing so bad but may be worse When
had Q husband who beat me thought him
had, then got one who tried TO poison me,
which was worse. sfterward got one who
during twelve months poisoned the air with
his yillain0us asthma, which was still WORSE,
hut now | have married . robber.
thief and q murderer. for stealing or
numbering amounts to the same l VIII
live with him no longer. demand
divorce In a voice Of thunder the mufn
began TO speak; Silence, thou shameless,
wicked scold. no doubt thy poisonous tongue
has deprived your poor uian Of bis reason,
and when he did the awful deed he could
hardly. have been responsible know Thea
we'll thou daughter VI the accursed snake
but mind il thou venturest upon uttering buta
single word in this assembly, except in answer
to questions put to thee, | shall have the up
IT thy nose and thy ears cut Cd, and spoil
forever that beauty which was and Is the
main cause of thy wickedness" The gentle
Myrrha felt awe struck, for she knew the
mutt was man TO keep his promise, hence
she became during the whole proceeding
trembling and silent spectator, lifting, how
ever, now and then her taper fingers to her
nose and ears in order to make sure Of their
safety -,
Learned brethren said the multi, "be
fore We sit in Judgment on our fellow brother
we have to perform an act OF justice The
woman who demands a divorce from Mana
lech has a perfect right to do so according to
law, let, then, the scribe prepare divorce"
And while the document was got ready the
whole assembly remained silent, yet the most
distressed in that room was Myrrha. by
Allah thought Mahalech. lit is pity that
a sure remedy is always found when the
patient is dead Had only know the magic
effect Of the threat which the mutt held out
to her, and endangered my wifes nose and
ears, | might have sibdued her after all.
But it is too late now. Let me hope my fell
low sufferers who have scolding wives will
hear of this sovereign remedy and profit by
it.n
As soon as the letter of di vorce was ready
the mutt ordered Mahalech to sign it, and
gave it to Myrrha, saying; go. thou curse
and scourge of men: may thy next husband
te Eblis himself"
'sShe had the best OF the Angel of DEATH"
thought Mahalech, land may even be 4 match
for Eblisn
After Myrrha was gone the multi thus ad-
dressed Mahalech: II will not sift this crime
nor enter upon thy motive too closely, mas
much as justice has this great maxim, that
no eventual benefit, be it ever so great, justi-
fles the commission Of a crime; but cannot
forget the holy advantages derived from thy
wisdom and learning by all those who heard
thee. | shall not punish thee, but thy pres
ence among us would be standing reproach,
hence thou art banished and must leave our
town before sunset Yet would exhort thee
to repent, and remember, oh, thou great
brother, iaiien as thou art, that the prophet
has proclaimed the place reserved in paradise
for repentant sinners is far, far above the
place of the saints who never sinned."
Most holy multi" said Mahaleck, II know
not which should admire most, thy wisdom
or thy charity; yet thy charity and forbear
ance Is sweet as the music from the anger
harp, while all thy words are like rich pearls.
will not endeayor to justify my crlhe or
the motive thereof, Tor thou mast Iruit si'u
there Is no Justlhcation Tor crime but !
have one favor to ask before ] BOW 10 my
righteous and merciful judgment Grant me
10 ascend the pulpit once more III order 10 40
dress thy congregation for the last time, after
which thine eyes or those OF thy cohEreea
ton will never behold me IN life again
II may seem strange. but the multi granted
Mahalechs request, and the taltntui were
called to prayers. The mosque was crowded
to hear MahaIech Tor tho last tune, ana nj
expected to hear something extraordinary IN
which indeed, they were not disappointed
The preacher exhorted his hearers to perform
deeds and acts of charity, he defined charity
into different phases, assigning the lowest
grade to the giving Of charity TO all corners,
and the highest to those who although they
may have been wronged, can have charity
enough to judge OF their fellow man with for
bearance. This species of charity Is, indeed
sublime, for remember, said the preacher
1.-THE saying OF the prophet; Thou art incaP
able Of judging thy neighbor till thou art
placed in the same situation Charity aud
good dssds are on earth our surest and best
investments: time VIII come when we shall
lind them again. Remember, also, that fast'
ing leads to paradise, prayer shortens the read
to 1t, while charity and good deeds open the
very portals OF paradise, The great preacher
concluded bis sermon by quoting the cele-
hrated parable OF ltchoe OF Delhi and his three
friends, which has even been carried to
Franghiland, and is always applied in a pro
itable manner.
I'm Delhi" said Mahnlech there lived a
respectable, well to do man. who was called
ltchoe, and had three friends, FL Caspu, FL
Mispach and Il Tidcath- ltchoe loved Ell
Caspu and devoted most OF his time to him,
often neglecting himself and his family for
Ell Caspu's sake and indeed he was, without
perceivlng it, more Of slave to FL Caspu
than friend. He loved Ell Mispach dearly
and devotedly, still the devotion was inferior
to that which he bestowed on his first friend.
His third friend. Ell Tidcath he saw only oc-
casionnlly. itchoe did not go often out OF his
way to oblise his friend, but when III Tidcath
called on him he would receive him politely
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