When Mahamoud, the conqueror of India, took the city of Gujarat, he
proceeded, as his custom was, to destroy the idols. One of these,
standing fifteen feet high, the attendant priests and devotees begged
him to spare. But, deaf to their entreaties, he seized a hammer and
smote the idol, when to his amazement from the shattered image there
rained a shower of gems--pearls and diamonds--treasures of fabulous
value hidden within it. (Text.)
(1888)
=Loss Through Disuse=--See TALENTS, BURIED.
=Lost and Won=--See SUCCESS.