The southern enterprise. [volume] (Greenville, S.C.) 1854-1870, 1857-10-29

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fensive speech against the sovereign; but
when they found that he presevered in his
strange demand. they bound him, and car
ried him, as madman, before the Chan.
The old man threw himself at the princes
feet, and confessed that his demand had
been made at the request Of his daughter,
whoee motives he was perfectly ignorant Of;
and the Chans suspecting that some secret
must be hidden under this extraordinary 70.
quest dismissed the old man. under the con.
diaon that he would bring him that daugh-
ter who had made it.
Kookju appeared, and the Chan asked,
=" Why dost thou instruct Thy father to
demand my left eve n
Because expected my prince, that after
so strange request, curiosity would urge
thee to send for me-"
!" And wherefore doss thou desire TO see
mei" s
II wish TO tell thee truth important to
thyself and people"
Name it."
Prince" replied Kookju, "when two
persons appear before thee in cause, the
wealthy and the noble generally stand on
thy right hand, while the poor and humble
stand on thy left. / have heard in my soil.
tude that thou most frequently favorest the
noble and rich. This is the reason why
persuaded my father to ask for thy left eye,
It being no use to thee, since thou never
seest the poor and unprotected"
The Chan, incensed and surprised at the
daring Of this maiden, commanded his court
10 try her. The court was opened, and the
president, who was the eldest Lama, p,o
posed that they should try whether her
strange proceeding was the effect Of malice
or wisdom.
The first step was 10 send to Kookju a
log Of wood, cut even on all sides, ordering
her to find out which was the root and
which the top. Kokju threw il into the
water and soCn knew the answer, on seeing
the roo; sinking, while the top rose to the
surface. -.3a
After this tl,ey sent her two snakes. in
order 10 de ermine which was male and
which was female. The wise maiden laid
them on cotton, and seeing that one coiled
herself up in a ring. whilst the other crept
away, she Judged the latter was male and
the former female. .aa.
From these trials the court was convinced
that Kookju had not offended the Chan
Of wisdom granted her from above. But
not so with the Chan his vanity was hurt
and he resolved to puzzle her with questions,
in order to prove that she was not WISE
He, therefore, ordered her before him, and
asked
On sending number of maidens into
the wood to gather apples, which of them
viii bring home most2" afa ~
"She." replied Kookiu, who, instead OF
climbing up the trees, remains below and
picks up those which have fallen off from
maturity or the shaking of the branches"
The Chan then led her to fence, and
asked her which would be the readiest way
to get over; and Kookju said "to cross i
would be the farthest, going round nearest
The Chan felt vexed at the readiness and
propne Of her replies; and having reflect
ed for some time he again inquired:
| "W bich is the safest means Of becoming
know to many 2"
"Ey assisting many that are unknown
| "Wh;ch is tho surest msans of leadirg q
virtuous life a. .I
ITO begin every morning with prayer
and conclude every evening with some good
action" .@
| no IS truly wise T.
He who does not believe himself So"
Which are the requisites for good
wifein
{" She should be as beautiful m q peaheu
gentle as lamb, prudent as mouse. jus
as a faithful mirror, pure as the scales of q
fish; sbe must mourn for deceased hus
band like q she camel. and live in her wild
owhood like bird which has lost il
wings"
The Chan was astonished at the wisdom
of the fair Kookju yet, enraged at her hav
ing reproached him with injustice, he still
wished to destroy her.
| After few days he thought he had founc
the means for attaining his object. He sen
for her and asked her to determine the tru,
worth of all his treasures after which h
promised to absolve her from malice in ques
tioning his justice. and admit that che in
tended, as d wise woman, merely to war;
him.
!, The maiden consented, yet under th,
condition that the Chan would promise i'm
plicit obedience to her commands for fou
DAYS. She requested that he would eat n,
food during that time. On the last day sh
placed dish Of meat before him and said
(" Confess, o Chan that all ihv treasures ar,
not worth as much as this joint Of meat 7
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