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The True Sources Of Earthly Happiness. An Eastern Tale.
basha had long seen his riches with a greedy eye , and taking occasion to accuse him of high crimes , seized on all his possessions- ; Assan had no remedy in his power , yet did he wish to vindicate his character from imputed slander , fully sensible that his riches only had been the occasion of his ruin . He . set out for Constantinople , meaning to throw himself at the sultan ' s feetand ask of him the justice that
, was so much his clue . When he came thither , to his inexpressible joy he found that his old friend Ali Sttza was lately made visier Azem ; lie flew to him , and was received with open arms ; but , on mentioning the cause of his voyage , his friend told him , that the sultan had already sent a mute with an order for the basha ' s head . Suza advised him to put up with his loss , and got him immediately appointed
Bostangi Aga . Assan now thought himself happy indeed ; the gardens of the seraglio were under his care , and he had opportunities enough of amusing himself in a kind of elegant , j-et not unimportant retirement . . His power in the divan was great ; but he exerted it only to promote the happiness of the good . This was the second time he tried if honour could give him content aud ease ; he enjoyed
both , indeed , for a time ; but what was his grief and surprise , when one morning earl } ' a page of the seraglio came to inform him , that his friend Suza was strangled , and that , himself was banished to the confines of Servia . Cruel change ! in appearance ; yet mindful of the precepts of the Koran , Assan was resigned , and submitted to his fate without repining . Pie arrived at his destined abode , and found
there a house scarcely fit to defend him from the weather , and a large tract of ground that had never been wounded with either plow or harrow . Assan had seen as yet but thirty , summers , he was vigorous , strong , and healthy ; he applied with diligence to the affairs of husbandry , and endeavoured to improve by cultivation what he found a mere waste . His thoughts were now continually employed on his farmand he first began to perceive the dawn of true happiness . In
, a very few years the face of nature was entirely changed ; his ground , now improved , supplied all his wants , and he regretted not the loss of his riches or honours . Day passed after day in a serene tranquillity , and by being master of his passions , he had no desires but what were easily gratified . — -Experience had taught him to distrust fortune ; 3-ethe flattered himself that he was now on the road to content .
Social converse seemed to be all he wanted ; wonderful are the ways of Providence , which by the most unexpected means contributes to our happiness . Assail one day saw a dervise approaching his habitation ; hospitality prompted him to meet the venerable sage , and invite him to a repast ; . but how great was his surprise , how inexpressible his joy , when he , found in him his Jong lost friend Ali Suza , who had , by
means of a timely bribe , escaped the hands of tiie messengers of death . Assan , to the joys of retirement , had now added those of friendship ; he thought he had nothing to wash for or hope in this life ; tears of unfeigned satisfaction added beauty to his countenance , and he looked and spoke like one contented with his lot : but truer and mote complete happiness \ yas still in . reserve for him , Suza retired for about G 3
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
The True Sources Of Earthly Happiness. An Eastern Tale.
basha had long seen his riches with a greedy eye , and taking occasion to accuse him of high crimes , seized on all his possessions- ; Assan had no remedy in his power , yet did he wish to vindicate his character from imputed slander , fully sensible that his riches only had been the occasion of his ruin . He . set out for Constantinople , meaning to throw himself at the sultan ' s feetand ask of him the justice that
, was so much his clue . When he came thither , to his inexpressible joy he found that his old friend Ali Sttza was lately made visier Azem ; lie flew to him , and was received with open arms ; but , on mentioning the cause of his voyage , his friend told him , that the sultan had already sent a mute with an order for the basha ' s head . Suza advised him to put up with his loss , and got him immediately appointed
Bostangi Aga . Assan now thought himself happy indeed ; the gardens of the seraglio were under his care , and he had opportunities enough of amusing himself in a kind of elegant , j-et not unimportant retirement . . His power in the divan was great ; but he exerted it only to promote the happiness of the good . This was the second time he tried if honour could give him content aud ease ; he enjoyed
both , indeed , for a time ; but what was his grief and surprise , when one morning earl } ' a page of the seraglio came to inform him , that his friend Suza was strangled , and that , himself was banished to the confines of Servia . Cruel change ! in appearance ; yet mindful of the precepts of the Koran , Assan was resigned , and submitted to his fate without repining . Pie arrived at his destined abode , and found
there a house scarcely fit to defend him from the weather , and a large tract of ground that had never been wounded with either plow or harrow . Assan had seen as yet but thirty , summers , he was vigorous , strong , and healthy ; he applied with diligence to the affairs of husbandry , and endeavoured to improve by cultivation what he found a mere waste . His thoughts were now continually employed on his farmand he first began to perceive the dawn of true happiness . In
, a very few years the face of nature was entirely changed ; his ground , now improved , supplied all his wants , and he regretted not the loss of his riches or honours . Day passed after day in a serene tranquillity , and by being master of his passions , he had no desires but what were easily gratified . — -Experience had taught him to distrust fortune ; 3-ethe flattered himself that he was now on the road to content .
Social converse seemed to be all he wanted ; wonderful are the ways of Providence , which by the most unexpected means contributes to our happiness . Assail one day saw a dervise approaching his habitation ; hospitality prompted him to meet the venerable sage , and invite him to a repast ; . but how great was his surprise , how inexpressible his joy , when he , found in him his Jong lost friend Ali Suza , who had , by
means of a timely bribe , escaped the hands of tiie messengers of death . Assan , to the joys of retirement , had now added those of friendship ; he thought he had nothing to wash for or hope in this life ; tears of unfeigned satisfaction added beauty to his countenance , and he looked and spoke like one contented with his lot : but truer and mote complete happiness \ yas still in . reserve for him , Suza retired for about G 3