The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-04-29

phael asked that the Jews bo relieved of their
oppressive taxes. and tho seventy in the ecee.
sostlcal council DO wholly relieved The der.
wish promised this and went away from the
house In triumph, glad that he had not only
saNcd HIS neck, but that no could prove his
Understanding power
Derwish on Time.
The noxt morning the Governor had large
II proved TO them that he was right in his be-
lief OF tho derwlsh's power, The friends came
expecting 10 see the Governors chagrin and
their position taken against tho dorwlsh rub
stimulated. As tho meal started tho dirty
ust-stolned derwish arrived. The stone was
q perfect ht. The Governor was delighted TO
ind his position Of faith In the derwish go wcll
substuntlnted The derwish was moro in rev.
hls promise He suggested TO his Bxcclcncy
that as tho Jews were going to complain to
tho Sublime Porto ns TO their taxation he
show that ho bore them no il-wtll. he would
better 10 the ends OF thoir liyos remit oil
taxes OF those who were OF the sevonty, Thus
jew scored oVor tho derwish, and yet saved
his reputation for him.
On Mount Carmel
on Mount Carmel some little distance from
tho blum overlooking tho seo Is spot oolled
Ell Me-kro kuh Here ie erected a small
Roman Catholic chapel Some seven miles
distant is another small chapel of the samo
tive priest does duty at both thcso The nG-
two priests ars eagerly sought after. but az
Such wos the priest nj the timo OF my visit
there. Ho was reported os good and pious
man whom all creeds believed In. He went
through tho ritual or his church as a FREQ
Mason goes through his. rcciting I, from mem
or..
Couldn't Keep Track.
One OF the ANTIQUITIES that lay In tho way
track OF the festivals. He either got them
too loto or too early and at tlmes gave them
tho matter OF Dont patent At length he
nock asked the bishop to help tho good man.
10 seBd him word whom to begin tho fast of
Lent. and when to end IT Tho bishop did 10.
and To accomplish tho purpose sent tho priest
Iorty beans the day before Lent began, with
20 count tho fast out
Too Many Beans.
One day in making HE way from one station
10 was caught in heavy downpour OF roIn
No shelter md tho good man wos drcnchcd
mo Of his nock. and thero sheltered md got |
he good woman TO dry his clothes. She drew |
md hiding thero no had his clothes dried In |
no oct tho good woman discovered the beans |
ONO thlrty-hve In number She onco con- |
luded that these were to form his supper Shs |
emembered II was more blessed 10 givo than
o receive. ana not allowing the right hand TO
now what the left hand did sho gave him a
handful OF beons without telling him OF her
ct
Longer Than Usual.
Lent wont forward for On unusual tImo that
car, until the flock began TO complain, and
aid they wcro sure Lent through The |
nan OF God sald the bishop knew bcttor thon
ny one In that crowd They asked him what
ho bishop Ind said. Ho told them he had
scciVcd forty beans az Lent came In and that
o had never omitted TO throw away eoch
,orning. He thon pulled tho beans out TO
ow many days they hod 10 fast when.
D tho surpriso of all. no had more than ne
tarted with
Thought 1t Miracle.
Evory person present declared IL was n mira
e. So oil believed. Tho people went forth
fast. That protractod Lent was followed
Y unusually lnreo harvest Credit
i'd 10 the miracle OF the beans that sont
keep them fasting The miracle disturbed
10 faith OF Creek Orthodox. Armenian and
ohnnlmc dams. Converts were coming In fast |
he bishop active in getting tho whole
ling published in order TO got pilgTlmages 10
10 chnpcls and cash out Of t. But. 10, the |
,or woman. who had subscribed tho beans
ino TO tho front and told hor story TO the
as OF the converts and the discontinue or