ties of friendship and
humanity for the dirt that we tread on? Had I lost my gold, and found a
real friend, I should have been happy with the exchange, but now I am
most miserable." After some time he wiped off his tears, and being
determined not to be so imposed on, he had recourse to cunning and
the arts of life. He went to his pretended friend with a chearful
countenance, told him he had more gold to hide, and desired him to
appoint a time when they might go together and open the earth, to put it
into the same pot; the other, in hopes of getting more wealth, appointed
the next evening. They went together upon the ground, and found the
money they had first placed there, for the artful wretch he so much
confided in, had conveyed it again into the pot, in order to obtain
more. Our philosopher immediately took the gold, and putting it into his
pocket, told the other he had now altered his mind, and should bury it
no more, till he found a man more worthy of his confidence. See what
people lose by being dishonest!

Remember this story, and take care whom you trust; but do not be
covetous, sordid, and miserable; for the gold we have, is but lent us to
do good with. We receive all from the hand of God, and every person in
distress hath a just title to a portion of it.

FINIS.

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Errors and Anomalies (noted by transcriber):

These spellings are standard for the book:
acrostick, chearful
dervise [for dervish], Lybia, Scheich [for sheikh?], Visier

he came more chearful than the morning [_text unchanged_]
but no white mouse was to be found. [_. missing or invisible_]
the arching branches of a Banana tree
[_text unchanged, but author may have intended "Banyan"_]
come near her a second time." [_closing " missing_]
the discourse between the fairies and the genies [faries]
[_the words "fairy" and "fairies" occur many times_]
twenty load of the richest merchandise
[_text unchanged: usage may be normal for 1816_]

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