The Independent. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1895-1905, 1896-07-08

the poor. He carried on his opera
tions for long time up and down
the Perso- Turkish border. One day
merchant OF Dilman sent servant
to Khoi with sum OF money. On
the pass above Salinas plain the SER
want met an armed robber. 81 am
Kareem," said the robber. "Give me
your money" The servant begged
and pleaded and wept, but the rob
Der took the money and made off.
Presently several horsemen came
along the trail. "Why weep your
asked the leader of the horselnen,
"it is not seemly that strong man
should shed tears like a child"
"Kareem, the robber, has just taken
fsom me the money which my mas
ter gave me to carry to Khoi." The
weeping
SERVANT THEN DESCRIBED THE RoBBER,
and pointed out the direction in
which he had gone. "Remain here"
said the leader Of the horsemen;
"we will return" In half an hour
the horsemen returned. The leader
bore on his saddle. bow the head Of
man. "Is this the man who robbed
you9" he asked. "Truly, master, it
is the man." said the servant. "Here,
them" said the leader, handing out
bag of silver, sis your masters
money" Then he threw the head
contemptuously to the ground.
Sand that man was a liar" said he;
81 am Kareem." Teheran, the CAPT
tai of Persia, is surrounded by high
wall and moat, and the Persians
say this wall early suggested itself
as most convenient place for dis
posing of superAuous and inconveni-
ent persons. The moat is usually
dry, and fall from the top to the
ground is almost sure to prove fatal
Probably the Shahs of Persia have
had no trials in all their history
which can compare in seriousness
to the
DIFFICULTIES WHICH AN HAREM
full of jealous and unruly wives will
create. Even the most merciful king
has at times been forced to resort to
severe measures, and the city wall
at such junctures has been the
regular means OF disposing of the
ladies who caused the trouble. Sew
eral bodies Of beautiful women once
were found in the ditch by peasants
wandering about outside the wall,
and they had not much difficulty in
guessing how they came to be there.
The average Persian peasant is
person with an eye continually on
the main chance, and inasmuch as
in Persia as in all Moslem countries
a beautiful woman has definite
commercial value, these men lament
ed that the King of Kings should
have allowed so much high-priced
property to be sacrificed. These
reflections presently took a. more
practical turn, as the possibility of
profting by the kings maintenance
OF domestic discipline dawned upon
them. The eunuchs who were en-
trusted with
THROWING THE UNHAPPY LADIES
off the ramparts always performed
the operation at fixed spot, so that
it was an easy matter to watch for
the fall Of the discarded wives. The
ingenious countrymen did this, first
spreading a thick cushion of hay
upon the bottom of the ditch. The
next time condemned beauty was
pitched over she landed safely on
the hay, and although somewhat
shaken up was entirely uninjured
In the darkness the cxecutioners on
the top of the wall were unable
to see either the hay or the men
crouching in the moat. Therefore,
thinking all was we'll they returned |
to the harem, and reported that they |
had carried out their instructions. !
AS soon as they were gone the
crafty peasants hiding below
PICKED UP THE AsToNIsnED sULrANA, |
who, supposing she must be dead,
fancied that they were attendants
in the Prophets paradise. She was