Charles Morris
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first heard Aug 2026
last heard 18 Aug
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It was found by me, answered Tariq, if you would have evidence of the truth of my words, O Caliph, have it examined and see if it be perfect.
Soliman gave orders, and the table was closely examined, and it was soon discovered that one of its emerald feet was gone, and that a foot of gold occupied its place.
Ask Musa, said Tariq, if this was the condition of the table when he found it.
Yes, answered Musa, it was as you see it now.
Tariq answered by taking from under his mantle the foot of emerald which he had removed, and which just matched the others.
You may learn now, he said to the caliph, which of us is the truth teller.
Here is the lost leg of the table.
I found the table and kept this for evidence.
It is the same with most of the treasures Musa has shown you.
It was I who won them and captured the cities in which they were found.
Ask any of these soldiers if I speak the truth or not.
These words were ruinous to Musa.
The table had revenged its finder.
If Musa had lied in this case, he had lied in all.
So held the angry caliph, who turned upon him with bitter abuse, calling him thief and liar and swearing by Allah that he would crucify him.
In the end, he ordered the old man, fourscore years of age, corpulent and asthmatic, to be exposed to the fierce son of Syria for a whole summer's day.
and bade his brother Omar to see that the cruel sentence was executed.
Until high noon had passed the old warrior stood under the scorching solar rays, his blood at length seeming to boil in his veins, while he sank suffocated to the earth.
Death would soon have ended his suffering had not Omar, declaring that he had never passed a worse day in his life, prevailed upon the caliph to abridge his punishment.
Bent upon his utter ruin, the vindictive Soliman laid upon him the enormous fine of four million and thirty thousand dinars, equal to about ten million dollars.
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