Monmouth weekly herald. [volume] (Freehold, N.J.) 1854-1860, 1858-11-06
The Left Eve.

A rich old man residing at the extrem
ity of the camp quite apart from the rest.
had three daughters the youngest OF
whom. Kookju, was as much distinguished
for her beauty as her extraordinary wis
dom.
One morning as he was about driving
his cattle for sale To the Chau's market,
he begged his daughters 10 fell him what
presents they wished him 10 bring them
on his return. The TWO elder asked him
Tor trinkets but the handsome and wise
Kookju said that she wanted no present,
but that she had a request TO make,
which it would ie difficult. and even dan
gereus, for llin 20 execute npun which
the father wlnt loved her more than the
two others. swure that he would do her
wish, though it was at the peril OF
his life.
iii it be so,' replied Kookju, | beg
you as follows Be alt yoar cattle, except
the short tailed OK, and ask 40 other
price Tor it than the CHAINS left eye.
The old IMAM was startled however,
remembering his oath, and contidlhg in
his d~augllther's Wisdom, he resolved to
do as she babe aim.
After having sold his cattle, and being
asked the price of the short tailed OK, he
said he would sell it for nothing else
than the CHAINS left eye. The report Of
this singular and daring request soon
reached the cars of the Chan s courtierS.
At first they admouished him not to use
such ali offensive speech against the SOW
ereign but when they found that he
~persevered in his strange demand, they
bound him, and carried him as a mad
man 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,
whose motives he was ignorant Of; and
the Chan, suspecting ONE secret must
be hidden under this extraordinary
request, dismissed the old man under the
condition hat he would bring him that
daughter who made it.
Kookju appeared, and the Chan asked
So Why dost thou instruct thy father to
demand my left eye2
because | expected, my Prince. that
after SO strange a request curiosity would
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And wherefore dist thou wish to see
me Z? Name it,"
Prince. replied Kookju," when two
persons appear before thoe in u cause,
The wealthy and the noble generally
stand on thy right. | kaye heard in my
solitude that thou most frequently favor
est the noble and the rich. This is the
reason why | persuaded my father to
ask for thy left eye, it being no use to
thee, since thou never see the poor and
unprotected"
Chan, incensed and surprised at the
daring of the maiden, commanded his
court to Try her. The court was opened,
and the President who was the eldest
Lama, proposed that they should try
whether the strange proceeding was the
effect of malice or of wisdom.
The first was to send Kookju q log oil
wood, cut even on all sides, ordering her
to find out which was the top, Kookju
threw it into the water and soon knew
the answer, on seeing the root sinking,
| while the top rose to the surface. =
After this, they sent her two snakes,
in order to determine WHICH was male
and which was a female. Fhe wise
maiden laid them on cotton and seeing
that one col ed itself in a ring, while the
other crept away, she judged that the
latter was a female.
From these trials the court was con.
viuced that Kookju had not offended the
Chan from motives of malice, but from
the inspiration of wisdom granted her
from above.