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Oriental Apologues.

The genie and the man proceeded in their journey together , fill they came to a noble city , where a great and magnificent prince reigned , Upon entering the gates , the genie addressed himself to the man , and said , " Suppose I . should make you vizier to this prince ?" " The vizier ! " said the man , " alas , how can that possibly be ? " " Yes , ' ' said the genie" I have it in my powerand it shall certainly come

, , to pass ; I will transform myself into an enormous serpent with two huge heads ; I will then entwine myself round the body of the Sultan ' s daughter , and if the whole , kingdom should rise against me in arms , it will not be in their power to dislodge me ; now from personal terror , as well as from affection to his daughter , the sultan will undoubtedly proclaim by a public crier , that whoever-will relieve his

daughter from the serpent , shall have her for his wife ; 3-ou then , my friend , shall present yourself disguised as a minister of the law , and offer to relieve the sultan ' s daughter from her distress : the moment you approach , I will dissolve as melted lead , and disappear . " The man followed the directions ofthe genie ; it was proclaimed hy a crier , that whoever would relieve the sultan ' s daughter from an enormous serpent with two heads , which had entwined itself round her body , should have the princess for his wife . The man disguised

himself as a sheik , or minister ofthe law , went to the palace , presented himself to the sultan , and was introduced into the haram . On , entering into the chamber , the first object which presented itself was the poor princess , beautiful as an houri , enclosed in the folds of an ¦ enormous serpent : the sultan and the vizier stood at a distance , impatiently expecting the event ; in a moment the serpent dropped from the neck ofthe young womandissolved like melted leadand

, , 'disappeared . The princess rose , as it were , from the bosom of the . jgrave ; the man pronounced certain prayers upon her head ; rejoicings began , and before the day was terminated he was betrothed to the princess , and the marriage was consummated . On the day which followed her marriage , the genie appeared to the man in the palace of his father-in-law ; on seeing him , the man prostrated

himself , and humbly kissed his hand : " Now , " said he , my friend , " I have a certain favour in return to request of you . " " What may that be ? " said the man . " Why , " returned the genie , " it is my intention to entwine myself round the vizier ' s daughter , with whom I am in love ; now should you presume to come and relieve her , as 3 'ou did the daughter ofthe sultan , depend upon it that I shall . causeyour death , and that of your new wife , in a moment . " " I give you my word , " said the man , " that I never will attempt it . "

The next day there was a great noise and tumult in the palace and haram of the vizier , and when people enquired what was the matter , they were informed , that the serpent , which had before attacked the daughter of the sultan , had now attacked the daughter ofthe vizier :- " Oh , " said the sultan , on hearing this , " that matter may sooh be made easy , I have only to direct my son-in-law , the sheik , to-appear , and he will immediately relieve her from her affliction . "Messengers soon came to inform the man of what had happened , with tlie sultan ' s entreaty , that he would be so good as to go and re-

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CONTENTS. Article 1
LONDON : Article 1
TO OUR READERS, CORRESPONDENTS, &c. Article 2
Untitled Article 2
PRICES OF BINDING PER VOLUME. Article 2
Untitled Article 3
MEMOIRS OF WILLIAM PERFECT, M. D. Article 4
SKETCH OF HIGH LIFE. Article 8
Untitled Article 9
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 11
THOUGHTS ON CALUMNY. Article 13
ANECDOTE OF SHENSTONE. Article 14
ESSAY ON FRIENDSHIP. Article 15
SPIRITED CONDUCT OF A MAYOR OF ARUNDEL. Article 17
ANECDOTE OF WILLIAM THE THIRD. Article 17
HISTORY OF MASONRY. Article 18
DISSERTATIONS ON THE POLITE ARTS. No. IV. Article 23
Untitled Article 25
LETTERS FROM BARON BIELFELD. Article 28
HISTORICAL ANECDOTES. Article 31
THE UNION OF LOVE TO GOD AND LOVE TO MAN: A MASONIC SERMON. Article 34
HISTORICAL ANECDOTES. Article 35
THE UNION OF LOVE TO GOD AND LOVE TO MAN:-A MASONIC SERMON. Article 38
AN ADDRESS TO THE MASON BRETHREN*. Article 42
THE STAGE. Article 46
AN IMPROPRIETY IN THE CHARACTER OF OTHELLO, MOOR OF VENICE. Article 47
ORIENTAL APOLOGUES. Article 48
RIDICULOUS CUSTOMS AND SUPERSTITIONS IN DIFFERENT NATIONS. Article 54
TO THE EDITOR OF THE FREEMASONS' MAGAZINE. Article 55
REMARKS ON THE DURATION OF LIFE IN MEN AND ANIMALS. Article 57
ANECDOTE OF JAMES THE FIRST. Article 59
THE MAN OF GENIUS. Article 60
DESCRIPTION OF LONDON , Article 62
ANECDOTE OF THE CELEBRATED DR. STUKELEY. Article 63
ANECDOTE OF THE LATE ALDERMAN BECKFORD. Article 63
STRICTURES ON PUBLIC AMUSEMENTS. Article 64
POETRY. Article 65
STANZAS ON MASONRY. Article 66
ON VIEWING A SKELETON, Article 67
EPITAPH Article 68
EPITAPH Article 68
EPITAPH TO THE MEMORY OF COLLINS THE POET. Article 69
THE ENGLISH JUSTICE. Article 69
MASONIC INTELLIGENCE. Article 70
MONTHLY CHRONICLE. Article 70
HOME NEWS. Article 73
HOME NEWS. Article 77
MARRIAGES. Article 81
DEATHS. Article 81
BANKRUPTS. Article 81
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Oriental Apologues.

The genie and the man proceeded in their journey together , fill they came to a noble city , where a great and magnificent prince reigned , Upon entering the gates , the genie addressed himself to the man , and said , " Suppose I . should make you vizier to this prince ?" " The vizier ! " said the man , " alas , how can that possibly be ? " " Yes , ' ' said the genie" I have it in my powerand it shall certainly come

, , to pass ; I will transform myself into an enormous serpent with two huge heads ; I will then entwine myself round the body of the Sultan ' s daughter , and if the whole , kingdom should rise against me in arms , it will not be in their power to dislodge me ; now from personal terror , as well as from affection to his daughter , the sultan will undoubtedly proclaim by a public crier , that whoever-will relieve his

daughter from the serpent , shall have her for his wife ; 3-ou then , my friend , shall present yourself disguised as a minister of the law , and offer to relieve the sultan ' s daughter from her distress : the moment you approach , I will dissolve as melted lead , and disappear . " The man followed the directions ofthe genie ; it was proclaimed hy a crier , that whoever would relieve the sultan ' s daughter from an enormous serpent with two heads , which had entwined itself round her body , should have the princess for his wife . The man disguised

himself as a sheik , or minister ofthe law , went to the palace , presented himself to the sultan , and was introduced into the haram . On , entering into the chamber , the first object which presented itself was the poor princess , beautiful as an houri , enclosed in the folds of an ¦ enormous serpent : the sultan and the vizier stood at a distance , impatiently expecting the event ; in a moment the serpent dropped from the neck ofthe young womandissolved like melted leadand

, , 'disappeared . The princess rose , as it were , from the bosom of the . jgrave ; the man pronounced certain prayers upon her head ; rejoicings began , and before the day was terminated he was betrothed to the princess , and the marriage was consummated . On the day which followed her marriage , the genie appeared to the man in the palace of his father-in-law ; on seeing him , the man prostrated

himself , and humbly kissed his hand : " Now , " said he , my friend , " I have a certain favour in return to request of you . " " What may that be ? " said the man . " Why , " returned the genie , " it is my intention to entwine myself round the vizier ' s daughter , with whom I am in love ; now should you presume to come and relieve her , as 3 'ou did the daughter ofthe sultan , depend upon it that I shall . causeyour death , and that of your new wife , in a moment . " " I give you my word , " said the man , " that I never will attempt it . "

The next day there was a great noise and tumult in the palace and haram of the vizier , and when people enquired what was the matter , they were informed , that the serpent , which had before attacked the daughter of the sultan , had now attacked the daughter ofthe vizier :- " Oh , " said the sultan , on hearing this , " that matter may sooh be made easy , I have only to direct my son-in-law , the sheik , to-appear , and he will immediately relieve her from her affliction . "Messengers soon came to inform the man of what had happened , with tlie sultan ' s entreaty , that he would be so good as to go and re-

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