Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-06-11

Joyous us ever. Inc King cOilslufTtu MS
10y in the light of al insult "You are
mighty bold 10 look 80 happy, when ! am
sad and DISCONTINUED" SAID the monarch,
angrily; land have n mind 10 punish
you on the spot--only, as | um religious,
! know we must forgive offences. Still,
as il is not fair that You alone III my king
dom should be exempt from all cares, !
intend gi:Ing you some So here are
four questions which you 'nust answer
with delay of three days, on pain of
forfeiling your abbey, aud spending the
re Of your life in prison." SO saying,
he gave the abbot paper, and then dis
missed him.
NV, it stood written on the paper that
he was To state exuctly How much land
there was in The whole kingdoni-how
much the Moon weighed-bov much the
King was worth, and what he believed"
We may imagine how puzzled the poor
abbot was Oh being asked To resolve such
absurd questions. Ii WIS in vain he
searched in all his books, aud consulted
all the learned doctors he knew neither
the books nor the doctors rould throw the
smallest hight on the subject.
Al length the third day had dawncd
without his having been able To advance
an inch farther towards solution, and he
was s,rolinu sadly in one Of his LronJ
alleys, vainly trying to hit on some means
Of evadng the kings threats, when he
mel The miller who was bringing some
flour 10 the monaStry.
The latter, n cunning fellcw. always in
the test possible spirits, now bowed To his
lord aud inquired after his health. when
the aIlot told him with sigh, thn, he was
as well rs could be rxpect,d for n man
who was ruined, and likely TO die in pris.
OIL. Thereopon The miller expressed
great as,oplshment, when the abbot told
him all that had passed, aud what hope
less questions the hing had condemned
him to resolve.
Faith, my lord abbot" said the miller,
after having listened 10 him most aiten.
tively, " do you know that, for man of
your profession, you are irifle short Of
ready wit. If | were in your place, the
kings questions would not much ,rouLle
me"
II wish you were, Guichard," replied
the abbot why, you would soon give
item Nv. ms have DONE"
Upon my word, should not replied
the miller; "and if you will only lend me
your g 'wn. holy father, aud hold me quit
, forever aud aye Of my tenure, I'll under
take to answer The king so as to give him
satisfaction"
The aLbo: was but too glad TO accept
/, the miler's proposal; so he drew up an
act ly which he had acquitted him Of all
, further dues, and then lent him his gown
The miller put il on. ami nt the hour
appointed stood in the kings presence.
The king did no, recognize the abbot nt
first. but concluded that anxiety had
, changed him, and ,nwardly. rejoiced ut
/ having dtpriv' d him of the right TO the
/ nickname of the Atbot Sans Souc. So
he ordered him TO approach, in less ter
, rifle tone than might have Leen expected.
and asked him if he could tell him exact
" how much land there was in the king.
dom.
Very easily, SIRE" answered the mil.
, Ter. "But as you have only asked about
land, am waiting I'LL you have cleared
away all the roJ,s. stones, aud metal, TO
, sci about making the exact measure"
5 The king bit his lips on perceiving that
5 the question had not been put properly
So he went on 10 the second query, and
: asked how much the Moon weighed.
1T must weigh exactly a pound" said
: the miller, as il has four quarters"
/. This time the king smiled. and all the
S courtiers laughed aloud. The third ques-
tion was now inquired into, and The mil
e Ter summoned 10 state what the king was
o worth.
, Il value him At twenty-nine farthings,' IS
\ replied he, quietly. Nor can his maj
5 esiy complain of my setting him at so low
i price, since Jesus Christ. who was much
greater than all the kings of ~ earth,
! w sold for only thirty farthings."
e The answer passed muster like the
. others; and now they came TO the last
4 ques,ion-uaneiy, what does the king bc.
}, licvc'
$ "rhe king believes" sad Guichard,
: ",hat h. Is adlres ing the Alld Sans
Snri. aud he is mistaken, for he is only
q speaking In his miller"
q Tre king WAS verv much surprised
la, the p.asan, now - usd 10 him what
hal taken place, and how he had bargain.
!. cd wih hi master Ia grl him out of hi,
L scraHr. The king was 50 delighted viii
his Wit, that be lerlar'd himself satisfied
6 and lhal the al ~ nigh, retain his hher.
r " aud his estate.
is As to the miller, he proposed to him ,C