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Show DOUBTFUL OF THE GUARANTEE, i Specific Clause Caused Increase In ' Price of Cloth. i The Arab!, anil, Indeed, all Mos- ' loms, hao the practlco of unenforcing promises by adding to their word of honortlio Arabic phraso. Inshnllah "please God " How much meaning It J conveys In some lands of tho east Is told In the pages of "In Mooilsh Cap- ' tlvlty." - The pious proviso is a very useful formula to tho Moors, and is frequently frequent-ly used In making promises that they havo no Intention whatever of keeping, keep-ing, as they can then take rofugo behind be-hind tho Almighty when thoy aro taxed with their breach ot faith. Thoro Is a story told of a man who kept n shop In Gibraltar, and who know the wn)s of tho Moor. To him ono day ramo onu of tho faithful, who was desirous of buying somo cloth. On being Informed that tho prlco was two dollars a yard, payment In CO days, ho replied: "All right. I will take so much and will pay you In CO days, Inshnllah." "No," said the vender, "tho prlco Is two dollars, payment In CO days. For 60 dajw, Insliallah, tho prlcp Is two dollars and a half." Youth's Companion. |