“Do not beat me, I will tell the truth.”
They ceased beating him, and brought him to the judge, who asked him to tell the truth as to what he was measuring in the jail.
“The truth is this,” said the man, “that if you continued to beat me I would surely die.”
This made the judge laugh, and he ordered the man to be released, being convinced that he was only a lunatic. The man came safely home. Thereupon Mind and Luck shook hands and made friends, saying:
“Luck with Mind, Mind with Luck, can make a man a man.”
THE WORLD’S BEAUTY.
A rich merchant of the city of Bagdad had accumulated great wealth and property. He had a wife and a son. One day the merchant fell sick, and felt that he was about to die. On his deathbed he called his son, saying:
“You see, my son, I have accumulated so great wealth that even princes have not as much. I bequeath all to you. Continue my business and enjoy your property, but never go to the city of Tiflis.”
Then he called his wife, explained to her the mystery of his riches, and gave her the key of his secret chamber, saying: