Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1895-04-12
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ePASo VI tne ilttle insect having sV
recently worried him considerably, he
couldnot bring himself to allow 1t to
perish go miserably.
He rose up, and with wave OF
his hand frightened away tho spider,
after which he released tho Ay from its
perilous activity.
'Now," he said. 'G hope you will
leave me in peace"
He opened his finger and thumb,
the fly flew away, andAll speedily lost
sight fit He then 10y down again
in the shade of the palm tree, closed
his eyes, and was soon soundly asleep,
Tho sound OF o voice prououncing
his namealoud awole him. He opened
his eyes and saw standing before him
o parsonage of dazzling beauty and
gigantic form. Two light Id trans
parent wings were attached to his
shoulders. Ali had no doubt that he
was In tho presence Of genie.
''Vizier," said the supernatural be-
ing, "you have rendered me o great
service. I was the fly which lately
buzzed about your nose. Itook that
form for tho purpose of relieving my.
self for awhile from my ordinary
greatness and fitting freely in tho
sunshine. A malicious sorcerer, my
private enemy, Wishing to take i'd
vantage Of this circumstance, changed
himself in tho big spider into whose
web became entangled and in which
I should have farod ill but for your
assistance.
"You must know that, though wo
are permitted to assume what appear
ance we pleaso, we ut tho samo time
run the risk of falling into tho same
snares Us tho human creatures whose
resemblance we borrow; and, if we so
fall, We can only be rescued by human
aid. 1t Is, therefore, by your gener-,
GUS Intervention havo been saved.
In return of this great service ask of
me some favor; whatever it may DO I
promise to grant it."
So spoke tho genie. The Vizier re.
mainod for awhile without answering.
At length, after having reflected, no
said:
81 was saying to myself only short
time back that long life was no advan-
tage, since SO many of our days arc
spoiled by divers vexations, and that
it would be better to have q shorter
existence, composed exclusively of
happy and cloudless days; then, if it
BIO in your power to do it, good Comic,
suppress from my life in future NIL
days of affliction, OF even of annoy
ance, and let me live only during
those which are exempt from trouble.
Do that and You will have largely re-
paid mo the service hnvo done you. t"
On hearing these words an onigmati-
chi smilo overspread tho faco of the
genie.
"Have you we'll weighed your re-
quost?"
eyes," replied Ali.
"Let it be according to your de-
SIRE"
Instantly, Us it seomod to tho Vizier,
his fantastic intorlocutor- seized him
by tho middle of tho body and rose in
the mir with him to height so giddy
as presently caused him to lose his
senses. When he returned to con-
sciousness he found himself in his
house in Bagdad, in bed. His body
was Strengthened out and so rigid that
he found himself unable to make tho
least movement.
His eyes were closed. Nevertheless
he saw oil that was passing about him,
and heard MI that was being said. Tho
room was full of people. His wife,
his children, his scrvhnts were there ;
all lamented him, and deplored tho
loss of SO good husband, so good n
father, so good master, friend SO
faithful and devoted.
"What is tho meaning of oil this?"
thought Ali. Gam dead, then?"
"Yes," said voice.
The genie stood ct tho foot of tho
}Vizier's bed, visible only to him, read
ling his thoughts.
"Peradious spirits!" thought Ali;
sis this the way you redeem your
{promisea
"Do not accuse me-" replied the
genie, but lay the blame to your own
alone. Why did you ask of
me what was impossiblep Two fairies
have been entrusted with the task of
spinning tho destinies OF men. Be-
fore one, at>the beginning Of things,
was placed heap of white wool, from
which sho spun fortunate days; be-
fore the other was placed heap of
black wool, from which she spun the
days that were to be unfortunate.
Snow, one night. while they wero
sleeping, Satan cnme by and amused
himself by mixing together the two
heaps of wool, and 30 thoroughly on
tangled tho whole that the fairies, on
awaking, found it impossible to sepnr-
ate the black from tho white wool;
and, from that time, tho days spun by
them are of mixed color -made up Of
contentments and aflliotion. Recall
the days you have passed; is there
one of them on which you have not
experienced some satisfaction, small
as it may have been?
Gin asking me to take from your
days to como all those on which some
discomfort may roach you, you have,
in fact, asked me to suppress tho
whole, and you have immediately ar
rived ct the day of deliverance---an
death. am sorry to have had to
teach you this lesson, but you have