The Sultan and Satan.
Thehm is an Eastern story of a Sultan who overslept himself bo as not to awakes at the hour of prayer. So the devil came and ■waked him and told him to pray. ' Who aieyou?' said the Sultan. ' Oh, no matter,' replied the other; 'my act is good, is it not ? No matter who does the good action, so long as it is good.' 'Yes,' replied the Sultan, * but I think you are Satan. I know your face; you have some bad motive.' ' But,' says the other, 'I am not so bad as I am painted. You see I have left off my horns and tail. I am a pretty good fellow, after all. I was an angel once, and I still keep some of my original goodness.' ' That's all very well,' replied the sagacious and prudent Caliph, but you are the tempter; that's your business, and I wish to know why you want me to pet up and pray.' ' Well,' said the devil, with a flirfe of impatience,' if you must know, I will tell you. If you had slept and forgotten your prayers you would have been sorry for it afterwards and penitent, but if you go on as now and do not neglect a single prayer for ten years, you will be so satisfied with yourself that it will be worse for yoa than if you had missed one sometimes and repented of it. God loves your faults mixed with penitence, more than your virtues seasoned with pride.'
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Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1671, 26 June 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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255The Sultan and Satan. Auckland Star, Volume VI, Issue 1671, 26 June 1875, Page 5 (Supplement)
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