Smyrna times., 1860-04-12
From the Leisure Hour.l
TIE KING AND THE GOOSE HERD.
cOpnIER! srIc I 70 RAY LAST


what was out of his province. But assuredly
none OF them ever saw it SO royalty exemplfed
as II was IN the true history am about to re-
latep the principal actor in which was no less
! parsonage than MaSimilan Joseph of Bavaria
the grandfather Of the present king of that
country, and one of the most loving. as we'll as
one OF the most beloved monarchs, that ever
welded seepter.- On one hot Summer day,
King Maximian, clad in very plain habili.
menls, had gone oui alone, Gas was his wont,l
to walk in the fine park which surrounds Lis
castle OF Tegernue, and after time, drew
volume from his pocket, and seated himself on
a bench to read. Tie sutrness ofthe air, and
The perfect stiffness Of the place, made his eyes
heavy, and laying down his book on the bench
beside him, the monarch fell into doze His
slumber did not last long, however, and on ava
king, he rose to continue his walk, but forgot
his book. Wandering onwards, from one d-
vision of the extensive park to another, he at
length passed beyond its limits, and entered on
those grassy downs which stretch down to the
margin of the lake. All at once, the king re-
membered his book, and the possibility that il
might be seen and appropriated by some person
passing by. Unwilling to lose book he val
ued, and equally unwilling TO retrace the way
he had come. while The lake path to the castle
lay temptingly before him, the king looked
round in every direction, for some one whom
he could send for the volume but the only hu.
man being within view was boy tending a
large flock of geese. The monarch, therefore,
went up to him, and said d" Hearken, my lad
dsst think thou couldsl find for me a book
left lying in such and such a part Of the park
Thou'lt get two zwAnzigers'* for bringing it
to me.''
The boy, who had never before seen the
/ raaf duin l. h al.
pulent gentleman who made him SO astounding
prOffer, and then turned away. saying, with
an air of comical resentment: 81 am not SO
stupid as you take me for"
"Why do you think cousicer you stupid I"
asked the monarch.
"Because you offer me two zwanzigers for
so trlhing service so much money can not
be earned so easily" was the sturdy reply.
"Now. indeed," said the king, smiling good
humoredly, al must think thee snnpeton /!
why do you thus doubt my word !''
"Those up yonder," replied the boy, point
l ing in the direction otthe distant castle, "are
ready enough to make sport of the like of us,
and ye're one of them, I'm thinking"
"And suppose were,' said the king; "but
see, here are the two zwanzigers; take them,
and fetch De the book.''
The herd-boy's eyes sparkled as he held &C.
to the hard coin of his summers herding, and
yet he hesitated.
"How now," cried the king; why don't you
set of at once 7"
g. would fain to do it-but dare not, "said
the poor fellow; al fer if the villagers hear
have left the plaguy geese, they win turn me
, of. and how shall eatn my bread thenl"
" Simpleton !" exclaimed the king, " will
herd the geese till you return.''
} /" Your said the rustic, with a most con.
,emptuous elougation Of the pronouns you
D would make pretty goose-herd; you are much
too fat, and much too stiff; suppose they broke
away from you now, and got into the rich mea
dow yonder, should have more trespass money
q to pay than my years wages come to. jos
i. look at the Court Gardener" there, him will
a the black head and wings; he is regular de-
2 serter, false knave; he is for all The worlC
9 one of the court trash, and they, we all know
are good for nothing. He would lead you
VI fine dance Nay, nay, it would never do"
! The king felt ready to burst with.suppresset
e laughter; but mastering himself, asked, will
J. tolerable composure: Why can | not keel
geese in order as easily as men ! have plent
l. of them to control"
"You," again said the boy, sneeringly, as b.
o measured the monarch from. head TO foot the
must be silly ones, then; but perhaps you're
% schoolmaster? Yet, even if ye be, it is muc
l. easier TO manage boys than geese, that ca
tell ye."
Of "It may be So" said the king ,'but max
ID short work of it: viii you bring the book 0
will you notT'
al would gladly do it," stammered the boz
At "but---"
"a "rll be snswerable for the geese,'' cried III
I'd king, "and pay all damages, if such there be.
le This decided the questions and so, after es
r acting promise that his substitute would pa
q, special attention to lhe doings of the statel
d, gander, whom he designated as the % Cou
a. Gardener" and pronounced an incorrigibl
on breaker of bounds, and prime seducer of th
:" flock, he placed the whip in the kings hand
aud set off on his euand.
,ss But scarcely had he run few yards VIII,
nd he turned back again.
es "Whet is the matter now 7" called out u
US king.
int "Crack the whip" resounded 10 return
Ter The monarch swung ii with bis best effort b
ig. procured no sounding whack. .. thought go
I'm exclaimed the Iusticl "A schoolmaster, fc
,le sooth and cannot crack whip" SO sayin
a he suatched the whip from the kings hand. Al
nj began, with more zeal than success. to instru
10 him in the science ofwhip.cfacking. The mo
he arch, though scarcely able to contain himse
tried IN right earnest, aud at length succeed
10 extracting iolerably sharp report from
ties eathern instrument Of authority; and the b
ry, after once more trying TO impress the duties
i'm. his responsible Office on his temporary subs
sss, tute, ran off at full speed in the direction
up king had Indicated.
bis The monarch, who could now indulge IN
pom hearty laugh, sat himself down Of auee-stu
gun which the goose-hefd had previously occupi
ose TO await The return OF his messenger. But
hot really seemed as if his feathercd charge
discovered that the whip was no longer VIE
ed by their accustomed prompt and vigil
- commander, for the treacherous Court Gard
Far er suddenly stretched out bis long neck, a
-. after accommodating on all sides, uttered
.iag or three shfiIl screams; upon which, as
An Austrian coin. value ID. or Sd, sterling