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THE LOUISVELLI*rGAZETTE. : ir 77 T U E S D A Y, January 29, 1799. [Mo. 2. V OL* 1 • I - - ' prjsov TRUTH TMPJRII iL CTHE WAY.— LOUTS VI LEE : Pablifhed every Tuefday, by AMlTlOiii 13 AY, at three dollars per ann. piyable half yearly in advance, - -- ■ * ; : ■ " -— 1 - « ABU-CASEM’s slippers. 1 , am A n ABIAS -fALE# FORMERLY liv’d i ’ dad *n opulent .vasirioo* mer chant, named A'n Cdem. M- , though he was tmm n e y rich, he was always do h d in lagged and filthv garment ; and his j roatfe turban was fo duty th t j,s original color wool ' 'carrdr he difeovered. ■ B t his flippers PX r v cd eve-y other part of his j dn fs ; their Coles were ftrengih cned wi h btge nails and pkces of imn, a-d their upp r parts fo patched that the mod inge nious mathematician w uld be puzzled to give a n me to their (hipe. For ten years hid a 1 ! the ikilful coble-s of B agdad Jabmed to preferve them from definition an I now made them fo he vv that u as c nnl'y as Abu-CafenTs flippers'* became a provcih I exon ffion. As Abu-Cafvm was one day paHin?throug i th- grand bazar, fome chryfl.d v ifes of exquifhe wor imnfh’p were offered to him lor fa ! e ; thi price being very low he inftant’y pu»chafed them. Soon a r erwirds he he H thrt a did re fled per urn cr I hd a quantity of »o r e water to difpofeof; it was die poo- man’s lab refou ce. Abu-Cafem, ever ready to take advantage of the misfortunes of others, bought it at half its v due Th- fc bar gains put him in high fpirits; but, indead «f following the r) | example of other merchants, who ul ia’ly gave a feaft to their friends on Inch occafions, he thought it wou’d be much left expenfive an i much more agree able to go iiPo the batwhich, from his avaiicious difpofnion, he h d njt done for a i ng time. Wni ft he Was taking off his doathes, a friend of hi 5 ', at lead one who called himfclf fo, (f Q mders have feldom real friends) told him that his ugly dippers inav e him the jeft of the ci ; y, arid hoped that he would buy a tie tv pair. * ou are quite right fa id Abu-C Tern, for to tell you the truth, I have thought fo myfelf for (bine time years: but, how *Ve”» r hefe will ferve me a little longer.” de then went into the bath, and his friend left him. . hilft A bu-Cafem was bath lng, the cadi of Bagdad came; n * ,^^ u ’^ a!etn was out firft ; leaving the cadi in the bath, ?nt into the drafting room, 1 ‘vite he was much fm piifed as I 1 r lTl?e^n ? ' v * f h his flippers, \*' w a P au indeed; but being j IV \ quite new therefore thoy coiflA net be his. However, he Jk’ . nor fe.-irch very narrowly alter them t co c’uCingth it his friend, who h d juft (o ne corveiTatior wi h him on the fubjeft, wither to make him a p’e'ent in a gen feel wa) T , bad taken this oppor tunity, by leaving a p ir of new niepers. The old mi er was [quite enra tured. He law h : (elf ator.ee deliver d Com the inexpreftible torment o! pa.ling with his money : he had new j 9 flippers, 2nd they coft bi n no thing. Abu Cafem eagerly hiz cd them ; and, puting them on his feet, left the b th. When the cjdi had fifnflicd | bathing, his (laves could not find jh’s flippeis; uflcid of the new | and el gant pah which belong d (to their mailer, they fiw two old hid ons m 1 chines svhi - h I ; they well knew weie Abu-Ca fem’s j “ Ah, ah ! (laid one of thenp) that old miferly rafcal has fto en our maftu’s flippers, and Jd I his own here/’ j d hey infi mtly puTued him ■and foun.l the cadi’s flippers on ’ his feet. The robbery w.sm 1- ! nib ft ; and, ii Ip'te of Abu-j ; Cafem - a dcclaratio s his in j I noc. ncy, they d> aged him to I pii on. The mindlus ofjuf tice, well knowing h w rich h was, were dftcimined ne fliou 1 1 not effape from their clu chc until ih y had laid a heavy fi ie I on him. Poor Abu-''i'afern p iid the money, and went fom the i prifon, cursing the ca ii d d bus flippers. The h ft thing he fhd on his return home, was 10 throw the innocent cauleot h s mi foi une into the Tigris which ran uml 1 his window. The n°xt morning feme fifliermen th:owing h ir j net in the river n-a; hi houfe, | found an unulud resift nee in drawing the n Up. They re joiced at ihe r good for unc, imagining that they had t -ken a great number of f;fh ; bur, a’as ! they had caught no hing but Abu Cafern’s old ft poers. ThvO rai s which were dtiven in o their bottom h d torn ihen nc:s and all the fifh had efeiped through the h >les. 111h 1 enra ged filherm n threw the flioners into the miter’s wind *w. They fell on h s fine chr> ftai vales, in which he kept the poor p< rfu mer's rofe-water; and his 1 »te excellent bugai s were at once ’dellioyed by nis unfutunate flippers/ It is impoffiS'e fo defenbe the despair of Abu-Casern, when |he difeovered the wreck of his Vales and ro e-water. | 44 Iftfcnia* iliopcis! faid after a long filence) 111 tak l- rare you (hall do me no more mif chiefand, immediately run ning down Hairs, he buried them in a corner of his guden. A rc’ghbour cf hs, who hearti y deteftvd him, went to the govern©-, and told 1 im that , Abu-Cafcm bad found a trea sure in his garden, ft h s was (quite enough to inflame the cu pidity of the governor, Abu- C fern w s orde ed toap eu before him. It was *n vain he p otellcd that he had found n thing, and was only burying Ins flippers. He was informed | he iruft eit!aer piy a large fum of monev, or go to pnfun. He ptelemd the former, and was permitted to depart. - Ab'j-Cafcm row almoft def ■ paired of ever being ah ! e to part with his flippers 'I he Infs of his money ih cw h m into jmoft violent agiitiiion. He word I wdlin’glv have put an end o his exiftcnce, could he ; t:»k 0 his ireafures wnh him into t -e other world, a..d ha e left ms flippers in this, 4 What can 1 do wish them ? (Paid he) —if I throw them into r; e igris, they fifhedup egiin, j m l ii y v.if s are broken with I th un, and if I bury them in my gird n, th y fay I have found a if< a lure.” 11 - at ’aft r folved on hiding ihern in the relciv u*r which fun j plie I the ri y with water. He now c r nur.-u I ted himself on having lolt them for ever, and went home tranquilly. But his evil gmius ftill purfued him. rhe flippers were carried into the can;.l of the refervoir : the w iter was flopped ; die lource of it w s fuppofed to be dried up, and die inhabitants of Bag- I dag were in danger of peddling j wuh thirft, — Ihe alarm became tarn nal.—The re'eivoir was ex a ninf*d—and in cleaning (he canal diev met with the flippers of •he unfortunate Abu-Cafem. He was (o univeiTaliy detailed, | ihac the governor was eafily per-1 I’uided h's flippers were the' aufe of the late diftrefs; and no >r Abu-Cafem was once more f nt to pi iion, from which he li berated himfelf by paying a large, film of money. At his depar urc, his flippers were fai.hfuily returned to him. He at length thought he had : fixed on a certain method of de- I ftroying die caufes of his mifery. Be determined to burn them : but eie this cou'd be cffedled, it! vv s neceftary they Ihould be J dried : for this purpose he p'ac-1 e-i them in the fun on the cop f the houfe. lAc phylofonhy’ of the mifer i mufl now be cxpofcd toflill *c ■ jverer proof. A rat amufing ■ herfelf wnh the flippers, unfor , innately threw one of ih in in the ftrect. It fe ]on a p ecnanc woman who was paffing under neath. The phn and the flight caufcd her to be delivered be fore her time. Her husband complained to the cadi, and the miferahle Abu-Oafcm was con demned to pay for the dumb nels of the cat. Abu-Cafcm, now rendered quite furious, took a flipp’f in each hand, and addreli d the ju ’ge with a vehemence <h t threw all the auditors into a V o lent fit of laughter: “ beb"M (laid he) the curled caufe of a 1 my mistoitunes; thcle diaboli cal flippeis h. vo reduced me :o beggary* Promtfe me, alTaus me, that 1 fhall never again hi refponfible for the mifchitl theyf may o cafiun/’ The cadi could not refufc h's requeft; and Alm-Cafem hit the court, convinced to hisM)'f fc of the d.m:er a man expo! * himfelf to by seating his Hiyi | pers too long. "ll|lli »llir I ~ " 1 EBEtfEZAR | EMCK ES' 7teP,e£fu//i) inarms his F'ien t i> fait u arti tnepublic in general, th.tt he has Lit ay 14 m ce/ied front Ciar/ejl.n am li X1 ENSIVJt SUPPLY OP Dry Goods and Groceiies, IVbkh renders his p'efrnt dffoitmnt ns eomphH as offered for sale here und •which hr wdi \t£ loto for C/Jb 0- Produce ;th f. 1 hiving .if tides form fa t of hn s/fj j/Intent : Sup; rf.ne Second ami u.iur a oad Cl ths £ .*r ft) meres and Swsr Kiaft.c Clo-hs and C fit cre« Seg-o Cl th and Flat ncU Grrcn and O r e Vclvcrct* 0 • do. Ci'idnroys A hnndfo'.ne AflWrrrent of MnfTrt dix d z*n f Mnfl.n Hn. k. ich «f* * : A h iiidl’o'Tic Afl <rfinc .t o Cahci.e# F in pieces of Curt »f t Calicoes Twelve pirre: of Linen Six pieces ot Homhwui* Sm pieces «l a Toned Durant* , T .vo ( ice's of Bath Coat.ug B'l H >1 land Wor fled and C 1 on Hofe Clou led a d Striped iNai keen* Marlnlies, Dimity an • J an Waf9co*t Pattern) S’ k, Twift ?.nd Threads aiT ncJ Tape* and V -nei 'w'.\. | A general A(T) tiprn’ < f R bbo'‘J 1 Ladies Xi Ukiii Si w Glove* { Worded do. do. I *M>ur doze 1 < f Me s F it Fm Fourdrz.u o( Fee Six dozen of Mm S n H rgi [ Three d z'i of l.ndo* 1 Three doze 1 of La.ire* B nr*t§ Two d< xen of Mem Cravali S x ;»r r ;ce 1 i lin all B t < 11 j I\v > d Z“n t la ge fine Mens Sl«Ct Treed zen of L ory C nib* j Three dozen of blank • 1 Four H's of r lorea Th eai | Four !hs. of fi..e d > i Twenty Jh>. of Sh e lb e 1 J ! 1 h ec dozen ol S icTs { Two di z:a oi Co iua Card*, of the b tSt kind FiT y lbs, of P w>r a - tl SIAOI I Sad ie To<k* Sat If 1 vej and Fv>rl S : Mndaii Snuff ( Hair Powder and Pi lf j M-Jiis Saddle* vrf Bridle* A p;:‘es a d Oi'.ien* Coffee and Ch rofa'*. A *• S O, An AflTjit.ndiu of Liquors,' January *2«