Alexandria gazette & advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1822-1824, 1824-09-07

/ that they should try whether her
/ strange proceeding was the effect OF
| malice oreof zOisdom.
Their first step was, to send TO
Kookiu log of woOd cut even ON all
sides. ordering Der to find out which
| was Tire riot, and which the top
kook. ju threw it.into the water, and
soon knew the answer, on seeing the
root sinking, whilst the top rose to
! the surface.
Afterthis they sent her two snakes,
Fin order to determine which was a
| male, and which was a female. The
wise maiden laid them on cotton, and
seeing that one coiled herself up in
ring, whilst the other crept away,
she judged that the latter was a
male, andthe former female.
From these trials the court was
convinced that Kookju had not OF
Tended the Chan from motives of ma
lices but the inspiration OF wisdom
granted her from above. But not so
the Chan; his vanity was hurt, and ne
resolved to puzzle her with questions,
in order to prove that she was not
wise. He therefore ordered her be.
fore him, and asked,
SON sending number of maidens
into the wood to gather apples. which
of them will bring home most?''
"she, replied Kookjn, who. in
stead of climbing up trees, remains
below and picks up those which have
fallen off from maturity, or the shak>
ing of the branches"
The Chan then led her to fen,
and asked her which would be the
readiest way to get over it; and Kook-
ju said, ''to cross it would be the
farthest, going round, nearest" The
Chan felt yexed at the readiness and
propriety Of her replies; and, after
having reflected for some time, he a.
gain inquired,
(Which is the safest means of be-
coming known to many1"
I" BY assisting those that arc IN
Known"
Is Which is the surest means of al
ways leading a virtuous life Z"
To begin every morning with
prayer, and conclude evening with a
good action.
{" Who is truly wise ~
"He who does not believe himself
so."
(which are the requisites of
good wife I"
" To be prudent as mouse, just
as faithful mirror, pure as as the
scale of a fish; she must mourn for
her deceased husband like she ca
mel, and live in her widowhood like
bird which has lost its wings"
The Chan was astonished at the
wisdom of the fair kookju: yet EN-.
ragged at having reProached him with
injustice, he still wished to destroy
her.
After few days he thought he had
found the means for attaining his OBJ
:ieCt. He seat for her, and asked her
to determine the whole worth of his
treasures, after which he promised TO
absolve her from malice in question:
ing his justice, and to admit that she
intended as wise woman merely to
warn him.
The maiden consented, yet under
the condition that the Chan would
promise her'implicit obedience to her
commands for four days. She re-
quested that he would eat no food du.
ring that time. On tile last day, she
placed dish of meat before him,
and said, g Confess, o Chan! that
all thy treasures are not worth rs
much as this ,joIntr' The Chan
was so struck with the truth of her
remark, that he confessed the truth
oft, acknowledged her as wise, mar
ried her to his SON, and permitted
her constantly to remind him to use
his Lift Eye,
AWFUL SCENERY OF THE ALPS AND
THE DANGER OF CROSSING THEM.
" Among the awful scenery of the
Alps, the traveller is never free from
peril, but during the depth of winter;