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from him. Hampshire Gazette


TRAc1SG PKprGREE.-A Shah OF Persia had
4 superb war-horsc brought to him for sale and
called his officers round him in front of his palace,
to Judge of the animals value; gang of slaves,
with their task-masters, crossed the court at the
same time and one of them, a Greek, paused to
look at tho horse. And what do you think OF
the purchase" ?" said the Shah, rather contemptu.
ously. The horse is a good one Sire, replied
the Greek; "b but will pawn my lite-which for
Il; slave is not much-that he was sucklcd by an
ass Sucked bv an ass 1t was impossible =
But the Gvncr of the s,ecd being sent for, confirmed
the statement. The mare who foacd him had
died, and she ass who was in milk, had been his
foster mother. '' BY the hump of the holy camel,
exclaimed the Shah, the Christian dog has brains;
give him half a loaf day at the expense of the
public" The Greeks penetration disturbed the
mind of the dcsccrian; of Ali he thought inccs-
sanity of asses. Shortly afterwards among his
treasures, he discovered costly jasper. Install
lah will have this carved into spacious cup"
said he, g from which will quaf Sherbet to the
honor OF our prophet; and that Greek he of the
ass, shall do the work. Ligh, of the SUM-
said the Greek his task being proposed to him,
q this stone contains an animal" Allah kerim !!
This was TOO much Bpt the stone sawed in
two. and lizard was found in The middle There
is but one God = said the Shah. BY the beard
of the Prophet upon which he eternal oil of roses.
Give him Il whole loaf a day, ut the public cx-
pe,,sc,'' said the Shah. Some time after this his
highness the Shah sas seized with doubt as TO
his own legitimacy. I, was nice point for a king
to inquire into; but yet he had misgivings that
Al; Alohammed had nor at all points been his pro-
gcnor.


The Greek was his t,.ia privately sent for.


=" You, said the Shah, moodily, you, who
rule the stars, tell me- command YOU. what was
nv father have control the stars,
replied the Greek. or should scarcely have re-
mained so long prisoner: hut as far as can
Judge from observation, should take your High
ncsss father to have been baker. On this the
Shah pondcred more than At times ne deep
~ blamed his mother Once he thought of re-
signing the efosyn At length he once more or
dcrcd the Greek 10 be brought before him. Tell
me. 0 Christian, most accurscd !. said The Shah
:: snsc am the of baker, (may the eternal
ovens be his portion y tell me the particular mani
pulator oi -four TO whom owe nv being
:. our Highness's command, returned the Greek
passes my capacity to obey. h.ye no power
over Genii but derive my knowledge, little a il i,
from close observation and comparison OF proba-
bilities " :. But how. uples. bg magic arr. asked
the Hlng, could You Know thai my horse had been
mlrsed by an aSs? II was because such foster
ing in my country, Sire, is not uacommon and
that horses SO nursed acquire frenl ptation :: pc
culiar mode of carrying their ears . Bisr-
lah but how did yo.; discover" returned the Shah
that there lizard within ;he iewel7,' 1t
was, Your Highncss, that | have before, ii nv
travels. seen such prodigies; and that certain
opacity about tue centre of the stone in question:
made suppose the fact tbs particular case
But. whisker of the Prophets cat, exclaimed
the puzzled Prince, what could lead YOU TO >lis-
pcct tha. am the OF baker?,. :. Pardon
me. sire but was circumstance In yoir HighneSS


own conduct. 9 In my own conduct slave' Tell
it. or, son of dog this moment is your last
:: " hea ! first told Your highness that the horse
You had bought had been nursed By ls>, Your
Highness commended ny knowledge and ordered
half loaf of bread to be given 10 ne 1
did, rejoncd the Shah. !. When second tnc.
discovered Your HighneSs that the globe of jas
per contained an animal your Highness set M wis
dom above that OF yoar whole Court, and ordered
that should receive whole loaf OF bread" l
did but what of all this ~ cried the impatient
Shah. "On this, sire, 1 pondsred; and said