Show AN interesting ORIENTAL STORY tue THE MODERN AL in the district of Ferd jOnah algeria alberh 9 which signifies FINE coustry COUNTRY lives a schelk named bou akas ben ac achour our ile he is also distinguished by the surname of bou the man 0 of if the knife and may be re regarded cardes gardes as a type of the eastern arab his hid ancestors conquered Ferd jOnah but he has lias been forced to acknowledge the supremacy of france by paying a yearly tribute of brancs francs his dominion extends from orom milah milan to Rabou Ra boulb bouab ah and from the southern p point i nt of to within two le leagues agues of Gi gelli he is lorty nine years old oid and wears the costume that is to say a woollen GASpo oria cliA A confined by a leathern belt he cayrle carries catrie s a pair of pistols in his girdie by his giside side the and suspended from his neck a small black knife before him walks a negro carrying his gun and a huge greyhound bounds along by his side ile he holds despotic sway over twelve tribes and should any neighboring people venture to make an incursion on his territory bou akas seldom condescends to march against them in person but sends his negro into the principal village this envoy just displays the gun of f bou ilou akas ahas and the injury is instantly je paired repaired he ile keepin keeps keep in pay two or three hundred to read tead the koran to his people every pilgrim to mecca and passing through berdj onah receives three francs and may remain as long as lie he pleases to enjoy the hospitality of bon bou akas dut but whenever the dise discovers overs that he be has been deceived by a pretended pilgrim he immediately dispatches des patches emissaries after the impostor who wherever he lie is fine him throw him down and give him fifty blows on the soles sales of his feet bou akas sometimes entertains three hundred persons at dinner but instead of sharing their repast he walk walks round the tables with a 9 baton in his hand seeing that the servants attend properly lo 10 his hi guests afterwards if any thing is left he eats cati but not until the others llave finished when the governor goven gosen rot mot of constantinople the only man whose power he recognises recognizes sends him a traveller according to the rank rauk of the latter or the nature of the ro commendation recommendation bou akas gives him his liis gun his dog or his knife if the gun the traveller takes it on hii hia shoulder if the dog dom he lie leads it itin in a almash eash cash or if the knife he hangs it round his neck and with any one of these potent talismans talis mans of which each bears its own degree of konor honor the stranger passes through the region of the twelve tribes not only unscathed gut tut but as the guest anest of bou akas treated with the utmost hospitality when the traveller is about to leave Ferd jOnah he consigns the knife the dog or the gun to the sare eare of the first arab he meets if the arab ia is hunting lie he leaves the chae chase if laboring in the field he leaves the plough and taking the precious deport depart hastens I 1 to restore it to bou akas the tile black handled knife is so well known that it has given the surname of boudie bou die noni the man of the knife to its owner with this amplem implement nt he is accustomed to cut off heads whenever eve r he tak takes es a fancy to per ler form that agreeable office with his own hand when first bon akas assumed the government ern ment the country was infested with robbers but he speedily found means to extirpate them ile he disguised himself asa as a poor merchant walked out and dropped a douro a gold coin on the ground taking care not to lose sight of it if th the person who ho happened pen ed to pick up the douro put it into his poc pocket ket and passed on bou akas made a sign to his who followed him also in C disguise lis ils guise and knew the will andie andle rushed forward immediately and decapitated the offender in consequence of this summary method of ad ministering administering justice justic eg it is a saying among the arabs that a child mi might allt alit traverse the regions which own bou alls ails akas swa sway wearing a golden crown on his head without a single hand being stretched out to take it the has great respect for women and has ordered that when the females of ferd jOnah go out to draw water every man who meets them hall hali turn away his head wishing one day to ascertain whether his commands com mands manda were yere attended to he went out in disguise and meeting a beautiful arab maiden malden on her way to the yell well vell approached and saluted her the tile girl looked at him with amazement and pass on stranger thou kno knowell wrest vrest not the risk thou hast bast iun run run 1 and when bou bod akas persisted in in speaking to her she added foolish man and reckless of thy life thou not that we are in the country of bou who causes all women to tobe lobe b e held in respect iP bou akas is very strict in his religious observances ser vances he never omits his liis prayers and ablutions lut ions and has four wives the number permitted by the koran oran having heard that the cadi of one of his twelve tribes administered justice in an admirable manner and pronounced decisions in a style worthy of king eing solomon himself bou akas like a second haroun AI al determined to judge for himself as to the truth of the report accordingly dressed like a private individual without arms or attendants he set out for the cadis town mounted on adonile arabian steed ile he arrived there and was just entering the gate when a cripple seizing the border of his burnouf burn ous oui asked him for alms in the name of the prophet bou akas gave him money mones but the cripple still maintained his hold what dost thou want asked the sheik sheik 41 t have already given thee alms aims yes es replied the beggar but the law says vs not only thou shall bhail give aima alma to thy brother b ro but also thou shall shail do for thy brother whatsoever thou canet cant well weil and what can I 1 do for thee thou canet save me poor crawling creature that I 1 arn am ain from being trodden under the feet of men horses mules and camels camela which would certainly happen to me ge in pas pais ing through the crowded square iii in which a f air fair is now going on and how can I 1 save thee by letting lettina me ride behind yo you u abd and putting yi me down dorn safely in the marketplace market ilace place where I 1 have business be it so replied bou akas and stooping down he helped the cripple to get up behind him a business which was not accomplished without much difficulty the strangely assorted riders attracted many eyes as they passed through the crowded streets and at length they reached ket place Is this where you wish to stop asked bon akas yes then get down get down yourself what for to leave me roe the horse il to leave you my horse wha tt ean you by that 1 I meara that he belongs belons tome to me enow know you u not that we are now in the town of the just cadi and that if we bring the case before him he will certainly decide in my ray favor why should he do so when the animal belongs to me dont you think when he sees us two you with your strong straight limba limbs which allah has given you ia for or the purpose of walking and I 1 with my weak legs and distorted feet fee ike lw lie will decree that th tile tiie e hors horg shall se iet long td ehin efin who has most need of him should he fie do so he would not be the JUST cadi said bou akas oh as to that replied the tile cripple laughing in although he be is just he is not infallible 4 so thought the eScheik th schelk to himself this will be a capital opportunity of judal judging nr the judge he said aloud 11 1 I am content we will go before the cadi arrived at the tribunal where the judge according to the eastern custom was publicly administering justice they found that two trials were about to go on and would of course take precedence of theirs the first was between a taleb or learned man and a peasant the point in dispute was the calebs wife whom the peasant had carried off and whom he asserted to be his hi own better half in the face of the phi philosopher loio who demanded her restoration the woman strange circumstance te re bained obstinately silent and would not declare for either a feature in the case which rendered its decision excessively difficult the judge jude heard both sides attentively reflected for a moment and then said mid leave the woman here an and return tomorrow to morrow the savant and the laborer each bowed and retired and the next cause was called this was a difference between a butchert and an oil seller the latter litter appeared covered with oil and the former was sprinkled with blood I 1 the butcher spoke first 11 1 I went to buy some oil froin from this tins man and in order to pay him for it I 1 drew a handful of money from my purse the sight of the money tem ten tempted him ile he seized me by tilt th v rf ir rist 1 I cried out but he iii would not let iet me go an and dhere here we are having come before your warship I 1 holding my money in my cly hand and be he still grasping my bolvi now mow I 1 swear by the prophet that th til a nun aln is a liar when lie says that tint I 1 stole ft 0 s 1 finn fion ion rinn r n y v fur jle tle money is is truly mine own raen spoke the oil merchant th 9 man carne cattle to purchase oil from me ahm hs bottle was filled he lip sald said have nave a hinge fa fara apiece of gold I 1 searched ay my pocket p caf t and drew orew out my hand full of caiti faiti m m which wh ch I 1 lud iud on a bench in in my silo shop il z J it and was walking off with my non mon y rind and my iny ott oti when I 1 caught him by a ivest ivr st and ind iaci iw I 1 out r in spite 4 at ris s however ht h would not surrender ft ia 11 ni y so 30 I 1 rought ro ugal him here that your jour our w r t x p 0 might ide the case now kow I 1 sw ar mr 0 the tile propst prop arc p wt K t that this man is is a 4 liar a a 11 li says hays thit thi t I 1 want to steal his money f cs truly trul mine mit e own 0 n T f cadt cadi eau eav causi s d each earh plaintiff to repeat 3 1 y but ne nel hui i varied one jot from his r la sta me i he reflected reflect id for a moi at q 11 I 1 then s i I 1 leave L ave the with ie te ni all return ri urn to t m irro irrow T tu kucher lucher I 1 eed red the coins couns which he 11 a n arv v T alt elt apt go 0 i the fie edge dge af J the cadi cadis s nn an J ia oer wacel lie he and hib his opponent i the tile trio adland atland ij ind depart depar ted tod d i V tw til airn tn n of bouckas bou bon kas and the 1 I vl 4 I 1 ard rd cad suj bud the for forcier fo iier lier 1 I came i lii til at air ar a r ani inadi 1 dih dis 11 41 antry with the anten X 0 f fire firL lasin iasin asin asip in at t the city I 1 wt i this i ppl aple who first asked for 4 ad aid then rayed grayed me to all ali allow w him to b a id me iti ity ugh the st strict reta lest lie he a dl d inn the crowd 1 cond but we reached rached r tile the rp hi he refused n fused tj ti get down ai t ti i brar belong him and f u L p would T ouid surely adjudge it to h 1 it wi v ij i wante i nn alst aust at that my iny lord ca Is siti alti liy lly lw satte dt tte of the case cast 1 I swear 3 J It i io lornet net M ly lord sai sal sai sal I 1 liw in ripple easi easl as I 1 was corni ji brness biness the tile market and riding a rap chic h b longs 1 ings to wo nii I 1 saw tins tills i a t I 1 bj by L aci i adside id ad side a apparently tiri iiri nUy half fl 1 i a I 1 good glod nat i in L edly adly offered 1 n iu hi a on I 1 i rupper nipper an ano let hirn him ride a 9 a the he 21 ri in 21 ik rk t place alace lace and anu ilc lic h eagerly k aeed amed a eed med i but bul v it L aas my tod astonishment tor ashment i A x J 1 hir ir an v 0 i he lie refused 10 to lo 10 get down dawn dotu dott n r lilt ut nj my rne was wis hi his I 1 immedi try tty uv r pirce j i fid fi rid d I 1 ui i to appear before your r i i ord ond r nut nur nai nir n it you ou amigh t decide be 1 1 na ui 61 true tzue i taie tate t f ake case J b s e it by M ond onn t ua H v ag g mada ach repeat it peat pest hs h dep nilon aiton a v ug az refit refie d for i T a moment the cadi 0 ave the hune hor hur here and return to ir V W t 1 i done t t d bou biu akas kag kas and the tim crip i ir i la 11 in if rf r nt directions 01 oz ofilio tile tiie i r a 1 nur nui ribel libei of persons ldes ides those n ly antu ested in in the ille trials assem 1 ln d 1 iwa ina 11 or r the ju J id ze I 1 s des deg delusions 1 lil ill n ti t tb vb and the acasa peasant nt were va called lied first F T A ji x way thy ally wife sid s tild ahe cadi to the f sr a id keep her I 1 adase tir til c in in good order ander T thea then alwa turning towards his r hinaut he add cd cili painting jo to the peasant give this r tva 6 11 fi fifty ty b blo hlo 0 w 1 I lir lie was wai instantly obeyed p e d 1 arid ta the ic taleb 2901 carried off his wife then came forward tile the oil merchant and the butcher here said the cadi to the butcher is thy money it is truly thine and not his then pointing gr to the oil merchant he said to his chin aux idile give this man roan fifty blows it was done and the butcher went away in triumph with his money the third case was called and bou akas and the cripple came forward thou recognize thy horse among t twenty wenty others said the judge to bou akas yes my lord and thou ACeita certainly my lord ord Ye replied plied piled the cripple follow me bald baid the cadi to bou bru akas they entered a large stable and bou akas pointed out lus his horse amongst twenty which were standing side by side well weil sald said skid the judge return now to the tri Iri tribunal kunal Dunal and sen send bend d thine adversary hither the disguised obeyed delivered hi his kis message and the cripple hast hait hastened ened to the stable as quickly as his distorted limbs allowed ile he posse possessed sed quick eyes and a good memory so that lie he was able without the slightest hesitation to place his hand on the right animal well said the cadi return to the tribunal his worship resumed his place and when the cripple arrived arrive cr judgment was pronounced noun ced the horse is is thine sald said the cadi to bou akas go to the stable and take him then to the chin aux I 1 give tills cripple fifty blows it was done and bou akas went to take his horse I 1 ii ti when the cadi anter after conc concluding ludin iudin the business of the day was retiring to ill lil his s house lie he found bou akas waiting bor for hie hiiri art thou discontented discontent ed with irith my award asked the judge no quite the contrary replied the but I 1 want to ask by whit what inspiration thou bast rendered justice for I 1 doubt not that the other two cases were decided as capitally as mine I 1 am not a merchant I 1 am bou akas alas schelk of Ferd jOnah and I 1 wanted to judge for myself of thy reputed vis uis dom the cadi bowed to the ground and kissed his masters hand 11 1 I am anxious andlous an flous said bou akas to know the reasons which determined your three decisions ci nothing m my lord cm be more simple your highness saw that I 1 detained for a night tile tiie three things in dispute 1 I did well early in the morning I 1 canted the woman to be called and I 1 said to her suddenly put fresh ink in my inkstand ink stand like a person who had done the same thin thing a 1 hundred ahnes Li be before fore forc siw sir sh took the bottle re moved mored the cotton washed them both put ilu ill in the tie cot cotton ton again and poured ia iri fresh ink inic doing it all with the utmost neatness and dexterity de so I 1 said to ni myself A peasant pea pet sant s wife w ife would know not nothing notting hing bing C about inkstands ink stands hp must belong to the taleb good said bou hou akas nodding hl his is head 4 and the mone did your highness rem |