The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1917-03-03


After Sultan Saladiu occupied Ter,
: salem, he heard of a rich man who W..
much beloved in the ciry. H., vr~
Jew and ull men called him NofhY,
the Wise.
send him here" commanded IN,
NIn>I,u, rII.r yyI,o, %,...,,,...,.,.....,....,
he said: "Nathau. since thou arr =,
wise, tell mo: What belief, what law
appeals 10 thee rs the hc~t:r
Sultan" replied Nathan c,.u,iou,-,
IL am lew"
And / "a NoSlru." rnSpnrd.G SoIo.
din. THE Christian is midway IL.
tween u>. or tLaS,. three r,.Iiyf,,rs
only one can br fL,. rrr,. nm. Sr,..l.
then, Let mr hear The reasons for
holding to thine own faith 2"
"Saladin." said Nathan "rrrr,it tim,
tell thee - r,Ir In q, ,iI,. 49,, l..,,.,
ago that il is gray. there lived "a man in
The East who owned n RIM, of uric,Iass
worth. The stone WAS opal i,'Yyiu., in
a hundred lovely tinr~: ana the Jewel
had the secret power Of making its
Wcarcr beloved of God and men.
ovy-I,o,, H..
he gave the sacred ring tu his basr no
loved son and decreed that Tins il
should he handed down tbrouoh m.
Senerations-alwayS To the best be-
loved, who was To bee the rulcr of the
house.
( $50 this RING nossod ot Ios. ,,,
who had tbr.. sons II, I,,,.,, &C.,, -
well that his baort could 49,. ,Ii.,;.
a,uisb bot,vo.,, ,,,,,,, CI.
dear no ,no n,r,n =. vac a.
II WIS Hiil"SSlple
loved. AT Iusr ba sapt f,r =. ,,oII
smith and commanded hin, 20 r7oI.a
tvo otbor rim. -. ,,,'
inal. The goldsmith succeeded When
the father held the three rings in his
hand, he himself could not decide
which was genuine.
He waited until he know tbot hi.
race wos RIM H., b. .,,,NI
son To him privately. and nrivoteIv
gave him one of the rings" Notb,n
the Wise stopped and said no moro
is this the end?' asked Saladin M
iaSt'
That which follows was inevitable"
answered Nathan. Hardly had the
father passed, before each son nre-
scented his ring and demanded Iordship.
of the house. They compared, they
pondered. they disputed. 1t was in ;
VAIN. they could not demonstrate {
Willch was the true ring. 1t was vain /
ne paused again and gazed at the i
sultan serenely-"almoSt as vain oh J
Saiadin, as 10 demonstrate the true no '
'iel'
what" exclaimed SoIodir tn.
lhou nller mat as an answer to nv
question: E
"Nay, nay!" replied Nathan ",rno .
tale shall bur win n,rdon fo,. 49,, ;
venture not to distinguish hotraa,, a.. q
rings which the father had made with
he intention that they sbould nor no h
listinguishable." n
"The rinyS," SoIo1;. r..
lot thou with me, The rolicinns a /,
'eadily distinpuisboblar p
outWarQly, answered Nathan .,h,,. y
lot as to their authority AFRO tho,, ra. h
I'll based on historv ,bot hae 49,, II
landed down to us? And mu,t ,r,' ~, h
ccent an hi.,o.,. nus we not
.Ood faith shall we ,rustq crnor,. -, !,
God faith of those who have DIVA, ,,a E,
roofs of daily Iover Can 7 hoI;oo o.
ny fathers less than vours2 Cnn n
emand of thee that tbou sbo,t n o.
redit thine own fathers 90 tha+ ,,i, .,
hall not stand controd,otods ..
not even 50 with rho Cbris.,ao, 10 =.
"The man is right" mu,toroa ca, :,
I'm. '''''" =,
Let us return to tho throo a
gain" continued Hotbor orr, 'i"9' d.
ppealed 10 learned iud,,o - nj
wore that he had rocoi,at i1d'" -
raight from his f,tbor.s ha, ing -;
lch swore that rather thon L,,, anu ~
lat such loving f,+bor oo,,,, -, n,
aceived him, he must ooorao I'm
'others of falsehood ''' do
Hold cried the INDIA w.
fy that the true ring bos ,,a VS.
making its wearer baIovod of 80 wv"
I'd men! Therein tbep uos FL 'ou ~,