STUDY XIV. 



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virtuous Conful d'Hervieux, in his journey to 

 Mount Lebanon. The whole flock of a poor 

 Arabian of the Defert confifted of a moft beautiful 

 mare. The French Conful at Said offered to pur- 

 chafe her, with an intention to fend her to his 

 mafter Louis XIV. The Arab, prefled by want, 

 hefitated a long time j but, at length confented, 

 on condition of receiving a very confidsi'able fum, 

 which he named. The Conful, not daring, with- 

 out inftrudions, to give fo high a price, wrote to 

 Verfailles for permiffion to clofe the bargain on the 

 terms ftipulated. Louis XIV. gave orders to pay 

 the money. The Conful immediately fent notice 

 to the Arab, who foon after made his appearance, 

 mounted on his magnificent courfer, and the gold 

 which he had demanded was paid down to him. 

 The Arab, covered with a miferable rug, dis- 

 mounts, looks at the money ; then, turning his 

 eyes to the mare, he lighs, and thus accofts her : 

 " To whom am I going to yield thee up? To 

 " Europeans, who will tie thee clofe, who will beat 

 " thee, who will render thee miferable : return 

 •* with me, my beauty, my darling, my jewel ! 

 ** and rejoice the hearts" of my children !" As he 

 pronounced thefe words, he fprung upon her 

 back, and fcampered off toward the Defert. 



If, witfi us, fathers beat their children, it is be- 

 caufe they love rhem not; if they fend them abroad 



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