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<v Speaker 1>The withered hand from the Turkish. One of the caliphs

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<v Speaker 1>of theirbasids, named Mutasit blayansurbinur Ullah, was a sovereign of

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<v Speaker 1>great good judgment and careful justice. He one day, in

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<v Speaker 1>company with his attendants, visited a palace situated on the

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<v Speaker 1>banks of the Tigris, where he observed an expert fisherman

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<v Speaker 1>threw his net into the river, and after hauling it out,

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<v Speaker 1>found only three or four fish in it. The caliph,

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<v Speaker 1>remarking this, commanded the fisherman to throw it into the

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<v Speaker 1>water again for his sake, and let us see, said

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<v Speaker 1>he what my luck will be. The man did as

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<v Speaker 1>he was ordered, and soon after hauling his net out,

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<v Speaker 1>felt something weighty among its meshes. In consequence of the

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<v Speaker 1>increased weight, the attendants of the caliph had to aid him,

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<v Speaker 1>and when the net was on shore they found in

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<v Speaker 1>it a leather bag tightly bound round the mouth. In

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<v Speaker 1>this bag they at first perceived a number of tiles,

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<v Speaker 1>and finally at its bottom the hand of a tender

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<v Speaker 1>and young girl bent and shriveled. The caliph, on seeing

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<v Speaker 1>the hand, exclaimed, poor creature, what work is this that

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<v Speaker 1>the servants of God mussulmans should be thus cut to

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<v Speaker 1>pieces and thrown to the river without our knowledge. We

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<v Speaker 1>must find the committer of this wicked act. Now with

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<v Speaker 1>a caliph was one of his cuddies judges, who spoke

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<v Speaker 1>and said, oh, a mirror of the faithful, give your

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<v Speaker 1>precious self no trouble about this matter, for by your

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<v Speaker 1>favor we will investigate and with proper care and circumspection

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<v Speaker 1>bring it to light. The Caliph at the same time

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<v Speaker 1>called the governor of the city of bark, and, giving

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<v Speaker 1>the bag into his hands, said go to the bazaar,

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<v Speaker 1>show it to the sex seers and inquire whose work

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<v Speaker 1>it is. They know each other's work. And if you

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<v Speaker 1>find the individual who sued it, bring him to me.

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<v Speaker 1>The Kadi had the sex shown to the sewers, and

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<v Speaker 1>an old, grave looking man, on seeing it, exclaimed that

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<v Speaker 1>it was his own work. Lately I sold it, added

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<v Speaker 1>he and two others to one Yahi ya Illah, a

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<v Speaker 1>native of Damascus, of the family of the Mahides. The Kadi,

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<v Speaker 1>on hearing this, said, come with me to the Caliph.

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<v Speaker 1>Fear nothing. He has only a few questions to ask you.

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<v Speaker 1>So the old man accompanied him into the presence of

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<v Speaker 1>the Caliph, who demanded of him to whom he had

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<v Speaker 1>sold it. The old man answered as before, adding, O

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<v Speaker 1>Prince of the faith. He is a man of high rank,

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<v Speaker 1>but very wicked and tyrannical, and continually does injury and

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<v Speaker 1>vexation to true believers. Everyone fears him, and none dare

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<v Speaker 1>complain against him to the Caliph. Lately, a lady named

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<v Speaker 1>Inan Maginet purchased a female slave for one thousand dinars,

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<v Speaker 1>who was very fair and beautiful, and moreover a poetess.

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<v Speaker 1>This man supposed her mistress would sell her to him,

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<v Speaker 1>but receiving the lady's reply that she had already given

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<v Speaker 1>her her freedom, he sent her word that there was

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<v Speaker 1>to be a wedding in the house, and requested that

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<v Speaker 1>the female should be loaned him for the occasion. The

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<v Speaker 1>lady therefore sent her as a loan for three days,

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<v Speaker 1>and after four or five had elapsed, sending to demand

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<v Speaker 1>her received for answer that she had already left his

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<v Speaker 1>house two or three days ago, and nonewithstanding the lady's

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<v Speaker 1>tears and complaints, she could not obtain her slave, not

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<v Speaker 1>even hear any news of her. The lady, from fear

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<v Speaker 1>of this man's violence held her peace and left the

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<v Speaker 1>quarter wherein she had resided, for it is said he

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<v Speaker 1>had already put several of his neighbors to death. When

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<v Speaker 1>the old man was done speaking, the Caliph seemed greatly rejoiced,

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<v Speaker 1>and commanded that Yahi a Ilah should forthwith be brought

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<v Speaker 1>before him. He came, and when he was shown the

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<v Speaker 1>hand found in the back, his color changed, and he

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<v Speaker 1>falsely endeavored to exculpate himself. The lady was likewise brought,

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<v Speaker 1>and so soon as she saw the hand, she commenced weeping,

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<v Speaker 1>and exclaimed, Yes, indeed, it is the hand of my

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<v Speaker 1>poor murdered slave. Speak, said the Caliph to the Mahidas,

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<v Speaker 1>For by my I swear to know the truth of

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<v Speaker 1>this affair. So the man acknowledged that he had killed

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<v Speaker 1>the slave, and the Caliph, in consideration of Hashim footnote

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<v Speaker 1>Bni Hashim, one of the most ancient Arabian tribes from

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<v Speaker 1>which the prophet descended eight and a footnote, sentenced him

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<v Speaker 1>to pay to the owner of the slave one thousand

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<v Speaker 1>pieces of gold for the loss which she had sustained,

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<v Speaker 1>and one hundred thousand more for the law of retaliation,

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<v Speaker 1>after which he allowed him three days in which to

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<v Speaker 1>settle his affairs in the city, and then leave it forever.

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<v Speaker 1>On learning this sentence, the public loudly praised the caliph's

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<v Speaker 1>judgment and commended his justice in equity.