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CONTENTS
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IV.“Bab el Asbât” 94 Traditional names.—The lions.—Sultan Selim’s dream.—The Legend of the Bath-house of Belkis.

V. Detective Stories 99 Kolonimos.—Incident at house of a rabbi.—Two anecdotes of Ibrahim Pasha.

VI. Scraps or Unwritten History 105 Traces of the Essenes.—Female Recluses.—A Legend of El Hakim bi amr Ilah.—The Avengers of Blood.—Massacre of Kurds at Hebron.—Faction-fights.—Massacre at Artass.—A petty despot.

VII. Jupgements or Karakash 120 The weaver.—The red gown.—The miser.

VIII. The Saragossan Purim 124

IX. Sutran Mahmud’s AuToGraph 126

X. A Wise Answer 127

Notes 129

SECTION III STORIES AND ANECDOTES ILLUSTRATING SOCIAL IDEAS, SUPERSTITIONS, ETC.

I. Folks Gentle and Simple 141 Ahmad Almuttafakhir.—The two Wazirs.—Thepmaater of China’s pig.

II. The Secret or Success 147

III. Three Proverbs 153 Keep your legs stretched eee to the length of your coverlet.—Moving a tent peg.—“‘ Shttrflttb.”

IV. Moral Tales 161 Honourable old age.—Trust in Allah.—Benevolence.—Disinterestedness.—An upright judge.—The surety.