The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1826-08-21
THE I.EFF Eye

the extremity nj the camp quite a
part from the rest. had three dangh.
iers, the youngest Of whom. named
hoQtja, was M much distinguished
Tor her beauty, az for her extraor.
binary wisdom.
One morning rs hc was about dri
wing his cattle for sale IL the Chans's
malkct-plaCe. he begged lis daugh-
ters IT, tell him what presents the,
Wished him Ia bring To them on his
return. The two eldest asked him
for trinkrts bui the handsome aud
Wise hookju said that she wanted no
present. but that she had u request
10 make which II would be difficult
aud even dan erous for him H. exc
cute Upon which the father. who
loved her more than the Two Others.
s"nrc thai he would do her wish,
though II we're al the price al his
lie. II il be- 81. replied hooiia
heg ynu do az follows sell all YOUR
catt'r except tho short ii ok n
asl a. cher price for il except The
chan'S iet eyre The Old man WAS
startled however. remembering his
oath and ,"riiding III his daugh-
ter's Wisdom he resolved IN do az
sir bAdc ',m.
A ter a,ing sold aIl his cattle.
and beng askea for the price ol the
short tailed ox. he salh that he WORLD
sell II for npthiag else buI lhc than's
lell eye. The rrpo't Of this 81 "a.
lar nd darng request soon reached
The rA.s ri ttr tnan's conrliers.
Al FIRST they adn0nishrd him mol
10 nsr smell a offensive spcccu "a
gainst the Sovereign bat wbep they
found that h prrsa cred in his
strange demand, thes bound him
aud carried him a. 4 nadinaD be
fore the Chan. Tue old man threw
himself Al the Princes 'rct, n CON.
le4srd that his demand had been
made AT the request nj hi, daugh
ter, Of whose motives h. Wa p.brti
u l-no,ant ;aod the Hans suspect
lhg I AT sume secret mast be had. II
under this extraordinary request.
aisn 4r3 lne cid an, undrl tn
coaouaa tia. H. aouId brlog Inn
taal #si l.G 8hD made II.
NJ Ia e.pea,,d. aud The Chan
asked:
VII, d,aq thou instruct thy
father IL dcmaa ms Ieit eye =
Because ! expo ted, my Prince,
that after 80 strange request. cn-
rlosity would urge thee 10 send ior
tie :
"A d wherefore dost thou drs,,e
to ser me ?
Il Win u tell thee a truth in
porlant Ia my self aud thy people
Name IL !!
Prince replied koohju. when
two pcrsp + appear bet,rc thee IA a
cause. Tie wealthy and noble gcner-
ally stand on the rieht hand. Mhil.
Tie poor and humble stand on tny
left. nave hear" H. my solitude
that th"n most frequently iav"rest
the noble and iIch luis Is the rca-
son WY ! snaded my father 10
a,h for ny Lgt Eye II being OF M
usc 10 thee, SAGE thou never seesl
the poor aud unprotected.
he nan nccnscd aud surprised
at the datIug Oi tins maiden, COM
nanaed nIa court 10 Try her. Inc
court ~as opened, and the president
" ho Mas the Oldest Lama. prop LIST Il
tnat they should uy. whether her
stranse proceeding VAS the elect ot
mace ~ o, 1otSuOH.
he FIST strp Shs to seed tn
hoohJa ioS ii VOID. cut even 90
ali s.d,s. ordering her to fnd nnt
Ahlch nas The root and Nhi,h the
top !-h0o in threw II into tnr VA
tft, ddu IDu hurN me answer. Oh
seeing the root sinking, While the
top ,nse 10 the surface.
Ater whi,a tney sent her two
snakes, III order 10 determine wldcil
was nae aud aAIch lrndle.
The wise maldeu laid them ou col
ton, and On secin, mat one Cnlied
herself up in ring, vale lae otper
crcpt away, She judged lhat the tai
ter Was "a male, and The former IL.
male.
From these trials the Court @aq
convinced that Kookjabad not oiIrn-
Died the Chan from motives Of nal
ice, but the respiration of 1ciSu0ni
granted her from above. But mol