The Rutland County herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1852-1855, 1853-12-02

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\ iiiend 81 onrs ir'm ncf1ss ihc va
ter. felaied 90 us thc milooinr sart-
do'r, '' an nriuoi n'earrence in oti.u'al
chm.s u pos,c.se. q depth ofibnurht
and itcshivss Of Mi, too guoi Go oo
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\ proclaimed in ihr lor' of ancient
aui modern literature bod oponod
room ior puhl'r Instruction, nud signed
hmsrli uron hi. du0r Professor Of
Infvcr.al hnoWlcdce.
The Ming. iu pts-iue ono day, oh
SERVED lhe no''oc, nnd Walking Boz. 'a-
puifcd whai vas meant hy lHnrral
knowledge, lh' rrcst answered of
capr'o--i was ih' knowledge Of aIl
thugs possible. lh~ answer not "a
ncily suh'nt che hing hc rrso''rd io
test lhc 'ap"n'Iilt'. ol thc Ifoir,snr
H. 'a'. ho, ou profess lni'cr.
shl hnnWlcdrr Then You wi'l ho ah'c 90
answer three gdrI"ns' Witch shall
propose To Ynu They arr as follows,
and You mus answer ihrm 10y lo-mof-
row ai this tine, or your head will hc
struck from your shoulders. iir't. tell
mc how many baskets oi earth there is
IN yondcr mountain. Secondly, inform
me how much The hne Is worth
Thirdly, tel me exactly What the hing
- thinking about ni the time.
This was a different turn OF atlairs
from what the Professor expected and
hc va. sorely pcrplcNcd lie went at
once TO hls study resolved TO do hi' ut.
most 10 comply with such ma nohcard
Of and to uim unreasonable request --
Books were snalchod from their shelves,
manuscripts wrr" carefully examined
calculations made. and nli h,s available
means pot in rcqul,'i'on TO solve those
questions, ON which depended hs llir.
10 few hours TO accomplish SO much
death TIE pri'e "l lhiiurc' together With
q desire 10 establish hs reputation, all
wrought upon his physical frame to
such a degree that hc was soon 10 a ic-
Ncr OF excitement.
lie had almost buried himself IN the
books; scraps ot paper with figures
and Signs covered his table and lay
scattered on the iloor, yet the result was
unalla'ned sun more intense grew
the excitement as he thought figured
and read, while the per-plrallon stood
~ large drops upon his forehead, and
rolled down his lace lie was 'crgins
towards despair -- his whole system
ircmhlcd with nervous agitation, when
hls servant entered the room, and alarm
ed at the wild and excited look OF his
master, eagerly inquired The eanse.--
linrridly Ice related what bad happened
tho strange questions, ihe fearful
penalty. Instead, however OF pariah
ing Of his masters emotion. the servant
very coolly replied
l. that all the troublc' Leave the
matter 10 mo-I'll answer for YOU"
After some conversation il was pro-
posed by the servant to adopt hi, mas
ter's habit, and NEE, the King at the APP
pointed hour The offer was readily
aceedcd to by the priest, who, 10 speak
the truth. thought more oi his own head
than his servants, just nt this moment.
Disguised as the professor The servant
met the king AMI told him be was ren.
dy 10 answer lis questions.
Tel me, ihcn,' said the King how
many baskets OF earth are Ia yondcr
mountain
" That depends, your majesty upon
Circumstances
What Circumstances.
q" The size OF the baskets. If one Is /
os large rs the mountain, one viii con.
tain H. If half AZ large, tWoi If one
iuhrlh, four, &c