Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1900-08-29

cribcd to Nisnmi. while Turiri claimed
that they were composed by Saudi.
suddenly the scholar uttered a Shrek
aud expired. The play which was
performed had Il great success and was
much applauded by the audience.
Hardly had TurIri made up his mind
to join In the applause when the au-
thor of the play brcnthcd his last.
Turiri returned home. terrified ut
wha, he had seen, and. thinking him
self the cause OF all these murders, he
killed himself in despair by plunging
dagger into his heart.
During the same night died also
Mnltrcga, the aScctic.
Both appeared simultaneously before
Ormuzd
The ascetic thought in his mind:
"llow shall rejoice to see this man
Judged according to his dcscrt This
nan whose hypocrisy was almost as
much admired rs my virtue as soon as
he had power to do what he liked
showed his true nature by committing
countless crimes"
Ormuzd, however. turned smilingly
TO Turiri and said:
WELCOME, virtuous Turiri. You
were truly good man and my faith
ful servant. Enter now into my etcr-
nal peace"
That's good joke" snid the as
cctic, with Il snccr.
"Ncvcr have | been more In earnest
than Mt this moment" replied OrmuZd
and, addressing again Turlrl, spoke:
You wished the destruction Of Your
wife because Of her ungentlcncss and
LONELINESS; the destruction OF the beg
gars because Of their annoyance and
the repulsive sight they offered; the
destruction of the courtcSnn because
Of her foolishncss and insinccrity; Of
the drivers and their horses for caus-
Ing you an unnecessary delay; OF the
scholar Carvilaka for diSagrecing WITH
you; Of the playwright for his being
more successful than you. All these
wishes were perfectly natural. The
murders with which YOU were charged
by Maitrega were, without your know
Ing 1t, the effect OF your first wish
that wish which no one Is able to com.
mand. 1t Is quite natural to hate n.
that Is disturbing and obstructing, and
1t Is just rs natural to desire the dc.
struction OF what we hate. Nature is
egotistical and the name OF cgotIsm
Is destruction. Thus sin and crime
take root In the hearts OF even the most
vlrtuous, and IL mOrtals had the power
or realizing their first involIntary
wishes the earth would fast become
dcpopulatcd. This, Turiri, purposc0
to show by your example But Judge
n hnI
that impulse which alone IS I'm their
power. Without the mysterious gift
for which you did not ask ana which
made your last day so murdcrous YOU
would have continued to lead bcncn-
cent existence 1t IS, therefore, not
your nature that have to consider,
but your will, which was good and
ever ready to curb nature and to I'm
prove any Imperfect work. And for
this reason, my dear coworkcr, open
TO you the gates Of paradise"
$50 far, so good" said Maitrcga, "but
what reward do you grant to me?'
"Thc same" replied Ormuzd, cal
though you only partly deserved It.
You were n saint but you were not a
human being unless so through your
p'' ~" "NSCcctcu III SllllllS tne
irst impulse In your heart, but if all
men would live like you mankind
would be ever faster cxtcrminatcd
than 1t could be through the fatal pow
er granted to my faithful servant Tu-
rirl. Now, ! want manklnd to exist, as
ma pleasure in It's sight, which Mt
times IS very beautiful. Even your cf-
forts, miserable ascctIc, were not en-
tirely devoid OF beauty, and therefore
| pardon you your foolish error And
thus receive Turlri into my bosom,
because am Just and you. Maitrcga.
because | am mcrcIful."
But objected Maltrcga.
II have spokcn."-Translatc From
The French For Cleveland Plain Dealer.