Liberty advocate. [volume] (Liberty, Miss.) 1835-1866, 1838-04-28

, reached the ears of the CHAINS courtiers.
At first they admonished him not to use
such an offensive speech against the sove.
reign; but when they found he persevered
in his singular demand, they bound him
and carried him before the Chan. The
. old man threw himself at the princes feet
and confessed that his demand had been
made al the request of his daughter, of
whose motives he was perfectly ignorant;
and the Chan, suspecting that some secret
must be hidden, under this most extrad
binary request, dismissed the old man, I'M
der the condition that he would bring him
that daughter who had made it.
Kooju appeared, and the Chan asked,
'Why didst thou instruct thy father to
demand my left eye: and wherefore dost
thou desire to see me?'
4 wish to tell thee truth important to
myself and thy people,
Name itp
'Prince,' said Kooju, when two persons
appear before thee in cause, the wealthy
and noble generally stand on thy right
hand, while the poor and humble stand on
thy left. ! have heard in my solitude that
thou most frequently favorest the noble
and the rich This is the reason why |
persuaded my father to ask for thy Left
Eye; it being Of no use to thee, since thou
never seekest the poor and unprotected
The Chan, incensed and surprised at
the daring Of this maiden, commanded his
court to try her. The court was opened,
and the president who was the Oldest La
ma, proposed that they should try whether
her strange proceedings was the effect of
malice or Of wisdom.
| Their first step was to send to Kooju
! log Of wood cut even on all sides, ordering
her to find out which was the root and
which the top. Kooju threw it into the
water, and soon knew the answer on see
ing the root sinking, whilst the top rose to
the surface.
After this they sent her two snakes, in
order to determine which was male and
which was female. The wise maid laid
them on cotton, and on seeing that one
coiled herselfup in a wiring, whilst the 9th
er crept away, she judged that the latter
was male and the former female.
From these trails the court was convn-
ced that Kooju had not offended the Chan
from motives of malice, but the inspiration
of wisdom granted her from above. But
not so the Chan; his vanity was hurt; he
resolved to puzzle her with questions in
order to prove that she was not wise. He
therefore ordered her before him and as
ked:
'On sending a number of maidens into
the woods to gather apples, which Of them
will bring home the mostg
'She,' replied Kooju, 'who, instead Of
climbing up the tree, remains below and
picks up those which have fallen off from
maturity or the shading of the branches
The Chan then led her to fen, and as
ked her which would be the readiest way
to get over it, and Kooju said, 'to cross it
would be the farthest, going around the
nearest
The Chan felt vexed at the readiness
and propriety Of her replies, and after hay.
ing reflected some time, he again inquired:
(which is the safest means OF becoming
known 10 many!
by assisting many that are unknown
(Which isNthe surest means Of always
leading a virtuous lifeT
ITO begin every morning with prayer,
and conclude every evening with good
action
'Who is truly wise?
sHe who does not believe himself So
'What are the requisites Of good wifeP
She should be beautiful as peahen,
gentle as lamb, prudent as a mouse, Just
as faithful mirror, pure as the scale OF
fish; she must mourn for her deceased
husband like a she-camel, and live in her
widowhood like bird which has lost Its
wings.'
The Chan was astonished at the wis
dom ofthe fair Kooju; yet enraged at her
having reproached him with injustice, ne
still wished to destroy her. 4
After a few days he thought he had found
the means of attaining his object. he
sent for her and asked her to determine
the true worth Of all his treasures; after
which he promised to absolye her from
malice in questioning his justice, and to
admit she intended as wise woman, mere
ly to warn him.
The maiden consented, yet under the
condition that the Chan would promise
her implicit obedience for the space OF
four days. She requested that he would
eat no food during that time. On the last
day she placed dish Of meat before him,
and said, confess o Chan, that all thy
treasures are net worth as much as this
joint9 The Chan was so struck with the
truth Of her remarks, that he confessed the
truth Of it, acknowledged her as wise, mar
ried her to his son, and permitted her con-