The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-23
EDITORIALANDI I7EsRARY DEPARTMENT
with FRESH water and bringing away

with fresh water and bringing away
its Impurities into the Tigrls
| "Sow I think you will leave me In
peace. you horrible, ungrateful crea-
| tures"' cried Kasem. as. with a some
what Ifghtened heart, he entered his
room and FASTENED to his beloved
money bags, to count over what re-
lnained to him after his late severe
losses.
lie had not long enjoyed the delight
OF this, when he heard confused muir
muir arising in the street. which
gradually Increased until IT became a
perfect tumult of cries and screams
horrihed. he closed his treasure chest,
ana hastened to the window Never
before had he witnessed such a scene.
The street was at least foot deep in
water; people were wading UP tn
their knees. and all We're crying, Help,
Aid. Succor! The canal is stopped up"
This state of things lasted during
several hours. People told how the
Governor had offered reward of 1000
gold pieces to any one who would dis
cover the cause of the overflow. Sew
eral bold divers had already ventured
TO strive for the reward.
The water finally began to subside
The obstacle which had impeded its
now had been discovered and removed
Old and young. all ranks and con-
dttions. FASTENED to the Governors
palace to learn the cause of the mum
cation kasem longed to make one of
the crowd. but he feared to be more
Jeered and tested than ever. So he de-
termined to walt at the window until
some one would return from the Gov
ernor's and tell him all that had hap
pened.
He did not walt long. People soon
came noisly down the street from the
uoNernor's house. People asked ques-
lions and received replies. AS soon as
they came near enough to recognize
kasem standing at the window, they
made such demonstrat ton of thelv
hostile intentions toward him by
throwing at him stocks. stones and
Whatever they could lay their hands
upon that he would certainly have
lost his life had he not quickly with
drawn his head.
But although for a moment he had
secured his personal safety, he fell
into an agony of fear. for tho tumult
and the loud cries for vengence mo-
menarily increased A cold sweat broke
forth upon his brow
DO they mean TO ruin me?" cried he
wringins his hands, and walking
RAPIDLY up and down the room, and
yet / have done nothing"
One heavy blow finally burst open
the door, and the multitude were about
| to enter when a detachment of po-
lice sent by the Governor, prevented
them.
Follow me at once to the Cover
| nor's;" cried he to the trembling old
man.
| 1t was the old slippers, as usual
! that caused the trouble
| The Governor sentenced Kasem to
pay the reward of thousand gold
| pieces promised TO the discovery of
the cause Of the stoppage, in addition
| to which he was to make good all the
! damages caused by the overflow
40 one can tell what he thought Of
the slippers and all. he concluded. one
thing only do we know and that Is
that this long and lonely ruination was
| productive of the greatest blessings to
! kasem With the remainder OF his
! property. he henceforth fed the hun
cry, gave drink to the thirsty, clothed
the naked and no longer neglected
| his own personal well being
But the old slippers which had once
heen 10 him such objects of borrow and
disgust, were now enclosed in a pretty
glass case. He showed them TO all who
came to see him. saying; Behold these
old, WORKOUT slippers, and regard them
| with respect; for Allah has employed
| them as instruments in changing ono
OF the most arrant mlsers that ever
eNisted--a man universally hated and
| d!spised-into a benefactor of his
! race and favorite with all his fell
low citizens.
THE END
BARBARA WINSTON LEWIS
Hanover, Va.