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prince for having beheaded his parent. Yet the monarch doubted the result until he found the son in open rebellion, and was obliged
to sentence him to death.
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A general was accused of misdeeds in the most severe manner, so that the prince was obliged to call him to court, in order to give au account of his proceedings. One of the presidents having himself denounced him as a traitor, there was very little chance of escaping the doom. But the general, on entering the imperial appartments, did not show the least syınptom of fear, but with a noble, front met his master. The latter cast a searching look upon the hard features of the warrior, and perceiving, nothing suspicions, immediately de- clared. him, innocent, and, put the false accuser to.death...
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Thousands of superstitious people thronged around a living Budba, who was stopping in one of the temples, and pasted, the surrounding images with gold, in order to show due respect towards the moving idol. Suddenly there came a hail-storm, that did great damage, and he crops of the people were uearly annihilated, yet still it did not cease. Thereupon an influen-ial man lighted a fire, burnt the images, got the gold which had melted into a lump, and then had it distributed. The hail than immediately ceased.
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An officer who had to administer justice in several districts, made it the business of his life to inquire accurately into the state of the people under his charge, and when, by reiterated interrogatories, he had fully ascertained a man's circumstances he put it carefully.down in a book.. On a certain day, he comamnded all to appear in order to raise an income tax, according to the valuation of property... He gave at the same time to each, a paper requesting thim to write down what he might be able to pay. When they appeared before him, they were surprised to find an accurate account,drawn up of their goods and chattles, with a fair valuation already made.
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HA'ararsh in Keängsoo prevented communication between two thickly inhabited districts. An ingenious native, therefore planted rushes, encircled the waters, and; completely drained, a part of them into a ditch dug on purpose... But, enough of this, wisdom....
We are now come to searching: wisdom, and quote only a few in- stances. A man had written an essay, part of which was obliterated by a villain, and other characters were put in the blanks. The writer lost thereby his promotion, and, bitterly complained about the injus- tice done to him.`.But being anxious to discover the trick, which had been played upon him, he held the paper towards the light, and there discovered the original, characters, which, when subsequently
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