Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-07-22
THE ABBOT OF ST. GAli...AN OF. d
LEGEND FROM THE FRENCH.

was once upon time an emperor; this
emperor was jealous. There was also an
abbot, quite grand gentleman only q
pity tina, his spepberd was whites than be.
The emperor cared neither for cold nor
for warm often he slept armed cap a pie
under II tent; scarcely had he enough
rye bread, water and sausage; often would
he suffer sadly from hunger and thirst
The little abbot took more care of him.
self, and kept better table. His plump
face was resplendent like the full moon
three men touching their hands could not
encompass his paunch-and for this the
emperor often soueh. squabble with the
little abbot. One day, riding along under
broiling hot sun, with grand escort Of
cavalry, he met the abbo. taking an airing
before bis abbey. "Oh, here's q co.
thought be to himself, and sneeringly sa'
Iu,td the abbot. "Servant Of the church
how goes it with You? quite well it ap.
perrs to us?-prayer and fasting, trow
don't disagree with yon--strikes US though
that time hangs on your hands, and you'll
surely thank US for giving you a job. II,
is said that you are the most cunning Of
men, that you almost hear the grass grow :;
SO now. ust to amuce yoer plumb cheeks,
we'll give you three pretty nuts to crack
We give you reckoning from this day.
threee months, a, the expiration Of which,
we'll hear you answer these three cues
tions: Firstly, When we're in the mids,
of our council assembled, seated on our
throne. and robed in the imperial purple,
you will tell us, like true connoisseur in
10 money, bow much we are worth to the
fsr,hing. Secondly, You'll calculate and
and tell US in how long We can ride on
horseback around the world-not one
minute more or less-we know all that's
but tr'ae to you. Thirdly, 0 pear Of
prelates you shall guess to an ace our
thoughts, (Which we'll Loyalty confess af
ter"ards,) but in our thoughts there mast
not be one particle Of truth And you do
no. answer correctly these three questions,
you'll have been abbot 70 long wen have
you ridden about the country on donkey,
the tail il your hand in lieu of the bride y
So having said, the emperor, laughing
Iy, tro,s away. The poor abbot cudgels
his head to split it. No rogue endured
more agony before the fatal moose lie
sends to one, two, three, four universities,
interrogating one, two, three, four facul.
ties pay tees and costs, plus and more,
and, nevertheless, no doctor could solve
these peobems. Amids. the quakinss
and achings Of the heart, the hours grew
quickly into days, the days into weeks
the weeks into mou,hs-.ast was the term
approaching. The poor abbo: from yellow
grew green. pespsi'ine!y, pale, and with
hollow cheeks, be unused in the fields,
woods, and most retired spots, and in
foot path scarcely uodden, he met seated
on rock, his shepard, Jeannot Bindick.
ooh my lord abbot - said Jeannot.
what ais you BY my tro;b, you'll be
soon measre as shsdyw You scarcely
crawl along! Surely something evil has
happened to your
"Alsck good Jeannos Biudick, thou
art but too right, something has happened
to ne The emperor has given me
rough colt to comb; he's put ,wixs my
teeth, three nuts that Belzebub himself
would find uneasp to crack. Firs,ly--
When in his couLcil ASS. mbied, he's seat.
ed on his throne, robed in imperial pur,
pie, must tell him, like u true connois.
seur in moneys, how much he's worth to =
tar,hing. Secondly, l mus, calculate and
tell him how long he could on horse back
ride around the world, not one moment
more or less, aud he fancies all this is but
tribe to to me. And thirdly, O, most
unfortunate Of preia,es | must guess to
All ace. his thoughts (which Ell confess
loyalty after. An do not answer the
three questions, I'll have been abbo, too
long He'll have the ridden round the
country on IL donkey, the tail in my hand
in lieu Of bride |"
Sand nansht more 2 laughed Jeannot
Bindick. any lord abbot. resume your
peace, I'll settle all this-lend me but
your hood, your little cross and your habit,
Clothed in these, promise e. render for
you the right responses. True AS it is that
| know no word of L,,in-what gentle
nan doctors can't learn with money I
Inherited from my MOTHER
The abbot delighted, skipped like a
lamb. With the hood and the cross, the
cloak aud the girdle, Jeannot looke ed a