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THE VIZIER IN THE TOWER.

. The vizier of a certain Sultan had offended his master, and was condemned to be" imprisoned for life.in a very tower. Every night his wife came and wept at the foot of the tower, below the window where her lord was confined. The pair could not see one another, but they could speak without being overheard.

One night the husband said: "Cease your weeping, for I shall soon be able to join you again."

how will you get free from this prison?" asked the wife in surprise.

But in reply the husband only said

"Go home, set mc a live blackbeetle, a skein of fine silk, another of thread, and another of cord. Bring also a coil of stout rope, and a morsel of butter."

The wife could not think whs" her husband wanted all these things, but the next night she brought them without being seen.

"Tie one end of the silk," said he, "to the black-beetle, put a dab of butter on his head, and then place him on the wall of the tower just underneath my window, with his head pointing upward/

The wife carried out these instructions, and, attracted by the smell of the butter the insect began to crawl up. " At last the vizier caught it, and seized the end of the silk." Then telling his wife to join the end of the thread to the other end of the silk, he pulled the thread up. This was strong enough to support the cord, and the cord was pulled up. , Finally, the rope was tied to the cord, and the rope fastened to the window, and the vizier slid down to the ground.

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