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Oriental Apologues.
" I beseech you be not offended ; if there be occasion , by all means consult your books . " The cadi , after having rummaged his folios or some time , knitting his brows with the appearance of unusual sagacity , " Young man , " said he , " it is necessary that you pay this injured accuser twenty small coins . " " Alas , " replied the youth , " I have nosmall money . " " Then , Sir , you must get change , " rethe cadiThe bowwalked out of
turned . young man making a , tlie room , but without any intention of returning . The cadi and tha melancholy man remained together ; when tired with the business of the day , after waiting for some time , the cadi dropped asleep . The patience of the complainant also being nearly exhausted , observing the situation ofthe cadi , he walked up to him , and gave him a blow on that which he had receivedStart
the cheek ten times harder than . — - ing from his slumber , and rubbing his face , " Rascal , " said he , "do you . dare to strike me ? " " Alas , " said the man , " I have very particular business , which requires my immediate presence , and as you have decreed the price of a blow , be so good as to remain till the young man returns , and instead of giving the fine to me , pray keep it . yourself . " THE PEDANT .
THERE were two brothers of dispositions and propensities as opposite to each other as it is possible to conceive ; the one priding himself on his accuracy of language , his Arabic erudition , and acquaintance with oriental literature : the other despising the pomp of pedantry , and the affectation of grammarians . One day walking togetherthey perceived an inscription engraved a portalthe
curi-, upon ; osity of the learned brother immediately directed him to decypher the sentence , when his anger was soon roused by the multiplicity of hlunders , which appeared to have been compressed within so small a compass . He said nothing , but waiting till night , brought with hirii a ladder and a chisel , with the determination of correcting the
inaccuracies . After he had been working at it for some time , the master of the house hearing a noise , and naturally enough suspecting that thieves were breaking in upon his premises , sent two or three of his servants , ¦ who seized upon the poor fellow , and lugged him in ; he was detained till the morning , and carried before the judge , who asked him that time of niht to endeavour to enter into
what business he had at g the house of his accuser ? " My Lord , " said the culprit , " 1 am no thief , I am a scholar , and offended with the gross blunders of an inscription over this man ' s porch , was tiying to correct them . " " Well , " said the judge , smiling at the accident , this crime , to he sure , is scarcely deserving of death , you must be disgraced , as an Pie then ordered him to be mounted
example to others . " on an ass and led through the streets , by a man who was desired to proclaim the offence . ^ Unfortunately the man was no grammarian , and , inproclaimino- the offence , did not express himself with correctness . — . " Wretch , " said the pedant , " you have uttered an abominable solecism . " At this moment his brother came up ; " Well , my dear friend , " said he , " how do you find yourself now ? " "Byheaven , hrothe ' r , " returned he , " the grossness and solecism of this fellow ' s
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Oriental Apologues.
" I beseech you be not offended ; if there be occasion , by all means consult your books . " The cadi , after having rummaged his folios or some time , knitting his brows with the appearance of unusual sagacity , " Young man , " said he , " it is necessary that you pay this injured accuser twenty small coins . " " Alas , " replied the youth , " I have nosmall money . " " Then , Sir , you must get change , " rethe cadiThe bowwalked out of
turned . young man making a , tlie room , but without any intention of returning . The cadi and tha melancholy man remained together ; when tired with the business of the day , after waiting for some time , the cadi dropped asleep . The patience of the complainant also being nearly exhausted , observing the situation ofthe cadi , he walked up to him , and gave him a blow on that which he had receivedStart
the cheek ten times harder than . — - ing from his slumber , and rubbing his face , " Rascal , " said he , "do you . dare to strike me ? " " Alas , " said the man , " I have very particular business , which requires my immediate presence , and as you have decreed the price of a blow , be so good as to remain till the young man returns , and instead of giving the fine to me , pray keep it . yourself . " THE PEDANT .
THERE were two brothers of dispositions and propensities as opposite to each other as it is possible to conceive ; the one priding himself on his accuracy of language , his Arabic erudition , and acquaintance with oriental literature : the other despising the pomp of pedantry , and the affectation of grammarians . One day walking togetherthey perceived an inscription engraved a portalthe
curi-, upon ; osity of the learned brother immediately directed him to decypher the sentence , when his anger was soon roused by the multiplicity of hlunders , which appeared to have been compressed within so small a compass . He said nothing , but waiting till night , brought with hirii a ladder and a chisel , with the determination of correcting the
inaccuracies . After he had been working at it for some time , the master of the house hearing a noise , and naturally enough suspecting that thieves were breaking in upon his premises , sent two or three of his servants , ¦ who seized upon the poor fellow , and lugged him in ; he was detained till the morning , and carried before the judge , who asked him that time of niht to endeavour to enter into
what business he had at g the house of his accuser ? " My Lord , " said the culprit , " 1 am no thief , I am a scholar , and offended with the gross blunders of an inscription over this man ' s porch , was tiying to correct them . " " Well , " said the judge , smiling at the accident , this crime , to he sure , is scarcely deserving of death , you must be disgraced , as an Pie then ordered him to be mounted
example to others . " on an ass and led through the streets , by a man who was desired to proclaim the offence . ^ Unfortunately the man was no grammarian , and , inproclaimino- the offence , did not express himself with correctness . — . " Wretch , " said the pedant , " you have uttered an abominable solecism . " At this moment his brother came up ; " Well , my dear friend , " said he , " how do you find yourself now ? " "Byheaven , hrothe ' r , " returned he , " the grossness and solecism of this fellow ' s