The south-western. [volume] (Shreveport, La.) 1852-1870, 1861-11-06
The left Eve

The Left Eye.
\ rich old man, who resided at the extremity of the
CJflp, quite apart from the rest had three daughters
the youngest, named kookju, much distinguished
tofher rare beauty as for extraordinary wisdom
One morning, as he was about driving his cattle fer
sa3 to the Chants market place, he begged his daugh
ters tell him what they wished him to bring them on
his return The two eldest asked him for rinkcts but
the handsome and wise Kookiu, said that she wanted
presenr, but that she had request to make which
it would be dangerous for him to execute Upon which
the father who loved her more than the Others
thai he would do her wish thovgh it at the prcehis
/ life
/ . 1Ifitbe SO replied Kookju 81 beg yoa to 90 IS
follows sell your cattle except the shor-taed OK and
ask other price for it except the Chans left eye"
/ Che old man was startled however, remembering
his path and conhding in his daughters wisdom he
sol led do rs she bade him.
fter having sold all his cattle, and being asked the
price OF s sortaied OK he said he would sell il for
nothing else than tie Chan's left eve The report of
this singular and daring request reached the ears
OF CHAINS courters At first they aduouished him not
to use such offensive speech against tue sovereign
hutwhcn they found that he perSevered in his strange
demand they bound him and carried him. as maduau
beiGre the Chan
Tie old man threw himself at the prnce's feet and
con essed that his demand had been made at the re-
quest Of his daughter whose motives he entirely ig
noraut of; and the Chan supPosing that secret
mus be hidden under this extraordinary request dis
briuty him that daughter who had made it,
K'2oku appeared, and the Chan asked
dazt sAa. instruct l1E father to demand my
Because eze5sed NY prince, that sfer so strange
request, curiosity would urge thee send for me
".And wherefore dost thou desire to see mef"
al wish @ tall taeea truth, important 10 lhyseifaGd
thy 2eo2Ie'
prince replied kookiu, "waep tro persons ap-
pear before thee in cause the wealthy and the noble
generally stand on thy right hand while thrpoor and
humble stand on thy left have heard in my solitude
that thou most freq leuty farorcst tAe noble and rich
Thiss the why persuaded my father to ask for thy
left eyeit being no thee since thou never see
the POOR and unprotected
TIE Chan iaceased and surprised at the daring OF
this aidcu commanded his court try her The court.
opened and the president, who the eldest Lama
proposed that they should try whether her strange
proceeding was the effect Of malice or wisdom.
Their first step was to send to Kookua log OF wood
cat even all sides, ordering her to find which was
the root and which the top kookju threw it in the
water, and soon knew the answer on seeing the root
sinking, while the top to the surface.
After this they her two snakes in order to de-
tcrmne which male and which female The
wise maiden laid them on cotton, and seeing that ono
cooled herself up in ring, whilst the other crept away
she judged the latter was male and the former fe-
male.
From these trials the court was couyiace that Kooa-
iu had not offended the Chan from motives of malice
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