Potosi journal. (Potosi, Mo.) 1894-1929, 1916-04-05
TURKISH MARK TWAIN
kEoJA OF AGsHEhlR - EMPIRES
RENOWNED hUMoRisT.
eiousished Five Centuries Ace, oa
hie NJ. 10 eemeMbesed ara A.
pre>ssted To1sy - speeimeas
1hs: Have Been Transistsd.

/ While she ss.4 and sciences hzse
lzrgu:sad uree. the su.tans rzse {;
{ whlz the technology 0. a taossAst
years ago is Still v!ae!y employed u
s12.iying the wants .! tie TurkiEa
ssop1lace. while a. social yrogYess
| has a-sea !e.i 10 largely 70 Tie gahur-
riet ere u tate. the C,,o.sku empire
has, nevertheless. produced cae cre-
alive genius. tie Kho,a O. Acshe.l.,
the renowned 1rnor.ss arc-at whose
name al the tur Of nation has gA,h-
cred begins bulletin .ssaed By the
National Geographic society. vt:eh
tails Of tie g-es: usr born rurswed
aod buried Il Acshehi- five centuries
ago The bulletin o1z;:naes:
-kho;a Mas. et-Dto IVES an imam,
sort Of MoaarDe1sn eoCrc-y p6.-
son, = naive, til.,erA;e. happy goi1eky
fellow part cioyI. part gentle phiioec-
pier. and altogether thoroughly co1-
ic4i and human The reason O: the
kho.a's existence wss his iegoG os
fcaoy adventafae He wss Q reniss
priest, q sh:e;less citizen 2ad AZ Gas
pe.atins husband His native LOWE
lies abou, Ilo n.ies tcu Kon:A. IN
Asia Miner. s1d Is situated p:csvr
essuelT r. the mountains. Hare 10 lis
grave, where his BODY .eposes. and the
lock 0! hls house. which he insisted
uroa taxing with hin
TIT Ese:a xas Z coSsemSoss<y qs
Txcserisne's and served tbs ooncrescs
as 4 privileged cour- Jester. Nov tie
Ehota 10 q saint to people Of lis tovu
and lis grave works miracles TIE
s;cr1es tod O. tAe khota are without
| number. they A-c tie tumor Of T1-.
key Aod tie legacy G: the olden fun
master
-He vas AZ evss:ve p-es; and
! sosgh: feA1tully to escape his relt
g.cus au;ies. s1ch xs the preaching Of
serrions- He dreaded the task Of de-
llresins = sermon and Won his erss
txcse IL sau;sutcs OUT Of this duty.
oh. MosIems. he said one Friday
ii the pulpit. do you know What |
an going 70 say TO you" No they
answered And nc more DO l. the
khots said ana LEI, the mosque Mex,
Friday he put the sane Question &od.
thinking TO catch HIN, tie congregation
answered. Yea /! you 90. then |
needn't tell you.' tie philosopher Re
piled. AID made O. Again The fol-
loving Friday. 70 lis usuaI question
the congregation sought TO en,-2p him
With tie answer. Some O! Us do, bat
some 81 Us tcut Then let those vito
know tell those Who donr. the Kho.A
said, aud vert Away On tie next III
day the congregation decided 10 keep
sile:,, and see VIA, ;Atir priest voa,d
do Tte khotA put lis set inquiry
and. recetv!uG 20 .es.oase. r-aGe this
evasion: 'DsAr ne Ar cutie Aldac.
nobody has come 10 mosque today
Whcreuaaa he ~ca. hone
The khcjA aad txo :rie.5s bought
G ram and ;vo lambs 81 The Earhe,.
each paying ar equal share Arriv'
sAocli MAKE tie d.v,sSor- That's
easy xast the kho:a. 'lo. two viii
take ore ix,.h. and tie ram and the
o,he-
Ills wife rcke him aae nigh, frosz
. suriy siesp AID Asked h..r 10 rcck
the baby. IL AAs been crying tor Al
hour. ste said AID ao~ KS !car turn
to rock II, - half Of II 10 yours Let
my hAn 60 On crying BE yxvued.
turning over. 'Yea can 90 ca rocking
yeus halt. Il wa want to
The kAoja dreAsaei one night tsst
someone sas o.e-ins him nine coins
He Vas na sz;.kaed. but xanted tea.
In the msdx # ,ae treah.e he avoks
AID found lis hand cEpsy. bitterly
disappointed. ke caoeed his eyes Agata.
held ors A.s hand and said I have
changed ny mind l VII take ntne'
One day tie khoA iea his caoAk
rcon his aoaAey and . A,sf made Oh
With the garment during the nassefs
Ahse0ce. p4ssoverinx Ais hoss. he
khoss eerai<t the aoaksy tAosuasAiy.
demanding what 4 AAd done With Ais
CLOAK. k~csivtns 10 rsp,y. - took
the saddle % sas hsasa and saAA. 'vesy
S~a tAea- when yoa give ne haek NJ
c,.Ak vt,l G:ve POD baek yosr saA-
Ola
The Kheja rss Ais cOv ur sc< sais.
hh aHctSun~ef took 4 tArVQkA tAe
ssrcees. eAiiins 0ue 'wAe vill bay .
ane ccg. . cOv vAuss aiih b uke