The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1895-03-23
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oilman's attire looked as though
soaked in oil. The butcher held
tight to a purse with one hand; the
other hand was held fast by the oil
| man.
81 was buying oil" said the butch
er, land as | took out my purse to
pay him, he seized my hand intend
ing to rob me. l resisted, and now
he declares the purse his. | held it
fast, but he would not let my hand
go, and therefore we have come to
you to have the matter decided.
The money is mine. He wants to
rob me-"
Certainly not" replied the oil
man. "This man came to my shop
to buy oil, and asked me to change
gold coin. I put the change on the
counter; he seized it without giving
me the gold, and made off; but l got
hold of him and bring him here to
have justice done me.
The Judge listened to them, was
silent moment, and then addressed
the men as follows: "Let the money
remain here and come again in the
morning"
And now the Judge called the emir
and the beggar before him. The
emir stated his case, and after him
the beggar was asked to explain.
"Tne matter did not happen as
this man asserts" the beggar began;
''it was | who was riding into the
town when this man approached me
and begged me to take him up. He
told me he had business on the great
square. | allowed him to mount and
brought him to his destination. But
he then refused to dismount, declar-
ing that the horse was his, which is
| false"
The Judge quietly listened to both,
was silent moment, and said, "Let
the horse stay here, and both of you
come tomorrow morning"
Next day multitude of people as
sembled to hear the judges decis-
ions.
The scholar and the peasant were
summoned.
1.-THE woman belongs to you," said
the Judge to the scholar. "And you,"
addressing the peasant, twill receive
fifty blows with stick on your feet"
The scholar led away his wife, and
the peasant, in the presence of all the
crowd, received his fifty blows on the
soles of his feet.
Next came the butcher and Gilman
before the Judge.
'The money belongs to you," said
the judge to the butcher. Turning
to the Gilman, You will receive fifty
blows on the soles of your feet"
The butcher took his money, and
the other received his punishment.
At last the emir's and the beggar's
turn came.
Would you recognize your horse
among twenty otbers?" asked the
judge, addressing the emir.
Certainly"
"And you9"
81 Also" said the beggar.
"Come with me-" he said to the
emir.
"They went to the stable, and the
emir at once recognized his own
horse among the others.
The Judge then led the beggar to
the stable and babe him point out
the horse. The beggar did SO at
once.
The judge again seated himself in
court, and speaking to the emir said,
''Take the horse away, it is yours"
Then pointing to the beggar, he
added, "Give this man fifty on his
soles."
1t was done at once.
The judge went home, but the emir
followed him.
what more do you wants" in
quired the Judge; "are you not salts
fled with the sentence?"
Perfectly satisfied" replied Bana-
cas-, "but would like to know how
you managed to find out that the wo-
man belonged to the scholar and not
to the peasant, the money to the
butcher and not to the Gilman, the
horse to me and not to the beggar."
Listen, then, and l will tell you
how / discovered the truth. As to
the woman, called her this morning,
spoke with her, and told her to pour
some fresh ink intomy inkstand. She
took the inkstand, cleaned it, and in
the neatest manner poured in the
fresh ink-a proof that she had been
previously entrusted with such work.