The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-04-08

passed, she again comfnrted him, anf
babe him be cheerful and retire to rest
and fear no danger; aud on the morrow
when he had risen, she gave him lit:le
piece of wood aud said ... ..t
"Take this to the Emperor and sa,
that if be will cut me out spinning wheel
a loom, and a shuttle then will / do tina
which be has commanded
The poor man did the second time a,
his daughter had instructed him AND
When he had delivered her message, the
Emperor was more than ever astonshed a
her wisdom. To put it to q new trial, b,
took drinking glass, and said to tue poor
man.: ,... .r-
"Take this to thy daughter, and bid
her srlpty the sea with it and make its
bed div enough to grow corn on. If she
refuses to obey, both her head and thine
own shall pay the forfeit" ,,.. >,
At this the poor man was more terrified
than ever. But when be had returned
home and told his daughter what the Elm
peror had commanded, the maiden comfor-
ted him the third time aud babe him be
cheerful, retire to rest, aud fear no dam
ger. And on the morrow, when he had
risen, she gave him pound of tow, aud
said to him ..r
"Take this to the Emperor, and say
that if be will stop with it the mouths
and the springs of all the rivers in the
world, then will l do that which he has
commanded" ...r.
Again the man did according to his
daughters counsel and when be had do.
hvered her message, the Emperor ac-
knowledged that she was wiser than he
himself, and commanded that she should
at once be brought before him. When she
had come into his presence, and had salu-
ted him, he said to her:
"My daughter, tell me what can be
heard the furthest p and she answered,
"Gracious Emperor, thunder and lie.'
The Emperor then took his beard in his
his hand, aud demanded Of his counselors
how much it Was worth When they had
placed upon it value,-some great and
some ss,-the maiden said:
GHOST gracious Emperor, none of thy
counsellors have answered well. The
beard of the Emperor is worth three show
ers of rain in dry summer"
These words delighted the Emperor,
who declared that the maiden had answer
ed better than all his counsellors. He
then asked her if she would become his
wife, saying that he would receive only
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self before him and replied:
"Gracious Emperor, it is thine to COM
mand, and mine to obey what thou COM
maudest. Let me ask of thee but one
thing, namely, that thou shalt give me a
writing written with thine own hand, that
if it should ever be thy pleasure to send me
away, 1 may carry from thy castle whatev-
er single thing may love BEST"
The Emperor gave her the writing that
she asked, and then had her placed upon
the throne beside him.
For many summers the Empress was
loved by her husband; but it came to
pass in time that be ceased to cherish her.
He then said to her one day, 81 do not
wish thee any longer to be my wife
Leave my castle, and go wherever thou
wilt"
She answered, Industrious Emperor, |
will obey thee. Grant me only that |
may stay until to morrow"
The Emperor granted what she asked,
and in the evening she poured some of
the juice of certain herb into a cup of
wine, and presented it to him, and said
"Drink, illustrious Emperor, and be
happy! Tomorrow go away and to-
morrow l shall be more joyful than / was
even on my marriage morn.''
The Emperor drank, and soon his eye
lids became heavy, and he fell asleep; and
while he slept the Empress hal him lifted
into carriage which was in readiness,
and therein conveyed to distant grotto,
which she long ago had prepared in anti
patton of snch an emergency. When the
Emperor awoke, aud found hin self in the
grotto he angrily demanded how he had
come thlther. Il have had you brought
here" replied the Empress. And he
then asked, very augrily, wherefore she
had done this, adding: "Did I not say
thou shouldst no longer be my wife ~
The Empress took out OF her bosom the
writing which the Emperor had given her
before her marriage, and answered:
sit is true, illustrious Emperor; but
this writing, which was given by thine
own hand accorded me the right to bring
away with me, when Iquitted the castle,
whatsoever / might love best; / exercised
my right, and brough thee, most gracious
Emperor"
When the Emperor heard these words,
he vowed never to part from SO faithful
and so wise wife. So be em braced her,
and returned with her to the castle and
they two sat thereafter side by side upon
the throne, for many summers and when
the last summer had passed, death reaped
them both together, like double ear of
corn. ... l... ...
AVOID DECEPTION who rrac-
tice deceit and article always deceive