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Show RltKNTKD EVEN WIVE ADIVCE. Lagan Illustrating tuperetltlen el Russian Peasant An almost superstitious value Is attached at-tached to the possession of land by the poor Russian peasant There la a parallel lu the old eastern story of Nasr Bddln Hodga. He met a peasant peas-ant one day with a donkey, over whose back hung two sacks, one filled with stones, the other with wheat, the atones having been added to balance bal-ance tha wheat "Why not divide the wheat Into two parts Instead r Suggested Sug-gested Nasr Bddln Hodga. Delighted with the Idea, the peasant did as ho was advised, and hung the two sacks of wheat ovnr the donkey's back. "And where are your lands, O wise stranger r he aaked, humbly. "I have no lands," answered the other. "Your estates, then, and your palaces?" Inquired In-quired the peasant "I have none." aid tha other. "Then your houses, your gardens, your orchards T" persisted persist-ed the man, amaaed. "What!" cried the outraged peasant. "Do you, who have no lands and no possessions, presume to give advice to me?" and he unloaded the donkey, rearranged tha wheat and rtonoa as before, and proceeded oa bis way. |