The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-02-05
A Long Story Briefly Told.

mp all his time; but yet was never satIhed.
The exertions of all his couitiers were in
vain He at last! made proclamation, HAT
if any man should tell him a story that
should last forever he wonld make him his
heir, and give him the princess, his dau,ih-
ter, in marriage but if any one should pre-
tend he had such story but should TAI -
that is, II the story did come 10 an end, he
was 10 have his head chopped of.
For such price as beautiful princess
and kingdom, many candidates appear ed;
and dreadluHy long stories some of than
told. Some lasted week, some a moth,
some six months. Poor fellows they all
spun them oui as long as they could l.; oul
in vain. Sooner or later they all came TO
an end, and, one after another, the unlucky
story tellers had their heads chopped of
AT last came man who said he hal
story that would last forever, if his majesty
would be pleased TO give him trial.
He was warned of his danger; they old
him how many others had tried and lost tlleir
heads; but he said he was not afraid, and
so he was brought before the king. He
was a mar of very composed and deIib-
crate way Of speaking, and after mailing
all requisite slipulatons for time for his
ealing. drinking and sleeping, he thus be-
gan his story:
oh, king there was once a king who
was great iyrant. And desiring 10 in
crease his riches, he seized upon all the
corn and grain in his kingdom, and pat ii
in an immense granery, which was bailt
or purpose, as high as a mountain.
"This he Gid for several years, Till the
granary was quite full up TO the top. He
then stopped up doors and windows, and
closed it up on all sides.
''But The bricklayeFs had by acci lent
lett a very small hole near the top of the,
sranary and there came a flight of loo usts
and tried 10 get all the corn but the hole
was so small that only one locust could pass
through at a Tune So one locust we II in
aud carried OF one grain of corn. and han
another locust went in and carried off an
other grain of corn. and then another Ii Gust
went in and carried off another grain oi
corn, and then another locust went in and
carried off another grain of corn, and then
another locust went in and carried of an
other gram oil corn, aad then another locust
wen, in and carried off another grain oI
corn.
He had gone oc thus from morning til
night except when he was engaged al meals
for about month, when the king, though
a very patient king, began 10 be a little
tired of the Iocusis, and interrupted bic sto-
ry with
"WeIl, well, we have heard enough o.
the locusts, We will suppose that they have
helped themselves TO all the corn that they
wanted Tell US what happened fterwaFd /"
To which the story teller answered very
deliberately:
ell il pleases your majesty, it is imPos
sibe TO tell what happened af'erward be
/ fore have told you what happened first"
And then he went oE again
ssAnd then locust went in and carec
off another grain of corn and then anOihe
locust " ent in and carried off another grair
oil corn, and then another locust went IL anC
carried of auother grain of corn"
The king listened with uhconquer able pa
,ience for six months more, when he igair
interrupted him with,
eOh, friend, am weary OF your loe usts
How soon do you think you will have d one!
4 To which the story teller made answer
! ''Oh, king, who can tell, at the time Il
! which my story has come, The locusls have
cleared away small place, it may be |
I cubIt, each way round the inside ef th'
/ hole, and The air is still dark with ltcust
on all sides Blu, let the king have patience
/ and no doubt we shall come 10 the end o
them in time"
! Thus encouraged, the king listened 70
another full year, the story teller goirg OF
still as before
sAn then another locust went in and car
fied of another grain of corn, and then an
other locust wen in and carried off al olhe
! grain of corn, aud then another Locust wen
and carried off another grain OF corn" I'll
at last the poor king could bear it no longe
/ and Grid out
'sOh, man. ,ha: is enough! Take m.
daughlerl Take my kingdom iak' m,
everything, everything; only let me hea
no more of your abomInable locusls
And so the story teller was married Il
the kings daughier. and was declare hel
to the throne. and nobody ever expressed
wish TO hear the rest OF his story, ior n
! said il was impossible to come TO the othe
part of il till he had done with The locusls
The unreasonable capriece OF the t'olisi
king was thus overmalched by The il geni
Gus device Of this wise man.
On. REFIsERY BURsED-The oil re liner.
OF Mr.. S. M Keer, on EwaIi street in Law
renceviile was destroy ed BY fire last night
The accident occurred through the acci
dertaI upselting of tank of benzols, IN
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