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Show CADI DESERVED THE LEGACY. Persistent Youth Sure Found the Meanest Man. A Turkish story runs that, dying, a pious man bequeathed a fortune to his son, charging him to give $500 to the meanest man he could find and $500 to the most foolish. The most foolish man is another story. As to the meanest, accounts agreed that a certain cadi filled the bill. Accordingly the dutiful son offered of-fered him $300. "But I can't take your $500," said the cadi. "I never knew your father. There was no reason why he should leave me the money." "It's yours all right," persisted the mourning youth. "I might take it in a fictitious transaction," said the cadi, relenting. "Suppose I'll tell you what I'll do. I'll sell you all that snow in the courtyard for $500." The young man agreed, willing to be quit of his trust on any terms. Next day he was arrested, taken before be-fore the cadi and ordered to remove his snow at once. As this was a command com-mand the young man was utterly unable un-able to execute, he was fined $100 by the cadi for contumacy. "At least," the young man said ruefully as he left the court, "father's $500 went to the right man." |