RELATION OF CIRCUMSTANCES. ♦ MIX. • The caliph Ilarona-al-Raschid, who was a 'great walker, was 'passing, one evening, through the streets of Bagdad, accompanied by his, grand virer Giafer. His walk was id most ended, and the caliph was complaining that he bad not met with a single adventure during the whole evening. At that moment he heard some one weep ing and groaning. He advabced towards the place and saw a young man seated in front of the shop of a shoemaker. The caliph addessed the young man: " Why do you weep V' The young man answered : " My joys or my.._tears, my pleasure or pains, what do they concern your ; The caliph smiled and said : " Holt do you know that! I ard perhaps mere powerful than yOu think." Ah ! if, you are an envoy of the prophet," replied the young man, "it is another matter altogether, and you shall know what you ask of tiro; you know that I am in love with the beautiful Angell, the daughter of a poor shoemaker, like myself, and that he refuses me because she has a father, a mother, broth- ers, nook., cousins, 'while 1 havo none of these." The naivete of the good Adib greatly . amused the caliph, who said to him : • • • "Brothers, unclest will procure them for you of every possible degree." • The young man, well satisfied with this promise, followed the - Caliph, who conducted him to his palace and caused him to be clothed in a magnificent dress. • When all this was done the caliph said to Giafer: " You are now disgraced for eiglit days; I exile you to one of your country seats; and •you,4dib, I make , you my grand vixer; en•