errupts, offer a prayer in thy heart, and then
faithfully follow! Farewell!"

And the Dervish was led out into the street, a lone and solitary man;
he had his all in his hand--a bag of gold.

HOW THE PRIEST KNEW THAT IT WOULD SNOW

A Turk travelling in Asia Minor came to a Christian village. He
journeyed on horseback, was accompanied by a black slave, and seeming
a man of consequence, the priest of the village offered him
hospitality for the night. The first thing to be done was to conduct
the traveller to the stable, that he might see his horse attended to
and comfortably stalled for the night. In the stable was a magnificent
Arab horse, belonging to the priest, and the Turk gazed upon it with
covetous eyes, but nevertheless, in order that no ill should befall
the beautiful creature and to counteract the influence of the evil eye
with certainty, he spat at the animal. After they had dined, the
priest took his guest for a walk in the garden, and in the course of
a very pleasant conversation he informed the Turk that on the morrow
there would be snow on the ground.

"Never! Impossible!" said the Turk.

"Well, to-morrow you will see that I am right," said the priest.

"I am willing to stake my horse against yours, that you are wrong,"
answered the Turk, who was delighted at this opportunity which gave
him a chance of securing the horse, without committing the breach in
Oriental etiquette of asking his host if he would sell it. After some
persuasion the priest accepted his wager, and they separated for the
night.

Later on that night, the Turk said to his slave: "Go, Sali, go and see
what the weather says, for truly my life is in want of our good host's
horse."

Sali went out to make an observation, and on returning said to his
master: "Master, the heavens are like unto your face,--without a frown
and many kindly sparkling eyes, and the earth is like unto that of
your black slave."

"'Tis well, Sali, 'tis well. What a beautiful animal that is!"

Later on, before retiring to rest, he sent his slave on another
inspection, and was gratified to receive the same answer. Early in the
morning he awoke, and calling his slave, who had slept at his door, he
sent him forth again to see if any change had taken place.

"Oh master!" reported Sali, in trembling tones, "Nature has reversed
herself, for the heavens are now like the scowling face of your slave,
and the earth is like yours, white, entirely white."

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