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of old, who insisted that Alexander was the 

 son of one of their kings; so that, after all, 

 they were forced to submit to their countrymen 

 only. But let us return to Maha'bhat, or Mu- 

 hammed. 



The Hindus say, that the son of a certain king 

 of India, being disgusted with the world, turned 

 pilgrim, and went to Mocsue'swarasi'ha'na, (or 

 Mecca), In his way thither, and in Arabia, he 

 stopped at the house of a Brahmen, who received 

 him kindly, and ordered his daughter to wait on 

 him, as usual Whilst asleep, the cloth, with which 

 liis loins were covered, was accidentally defiled. 

 AVhen he awoke, he took it off, and concealed it 

 in a corner of the house, in some hole, and out of 

 the sight of the damsel, as he thought. Being from 

 home, to perform his ablutions, in consequence of 

 this nocturnal defilement, the damsel came at the 

 usual hour; and her courses suddenly making tlieir 

 appearance, she was much distressed, and looking 

 every where for some cloth, she spied the bundle — 

 in short, she conceived. He departed for Mecca; 

 and some months after, the parents of the damsel, 

 and herself, were thrown into the o^rcatest con- 

 fusion, as may be imagined. 



The holy man was considered as the author of 

 their disgrace, though the damsel exculpated him: 

 yet she could not account for ber present si- 

 tuation. She was like Hagar, turned out of the 

 house, into the wilderness, M'ith her son : where 

 they were miraculously preserved, both being in- 

 nocent. Some years after, the holy man returned, 

 unconscious of his having been the cause of so 

 much uneasiness to the Vanuly of the hospitable 

 Brahmen, 



After much abuse, the matter was explained; but 



