The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1865-07-08
From Charles Dickens Oaes Week. I
The Three Wishes.

Aue AuIoo Wlo0eo.
There wss once : wise Emperor who
made law ihsi TO every stranger Who came
20 he court fried 6sh should be served.
The sesvsE,s we're directed 10 TAX. notice II.
when the stranger had eaten the fish 10 the
bone on one eide he turned Il over and BE-.
esn on the other aide. II he did. hs 80 10
be immediately seized. and on The third dsy
thereafter he ~ss 10 be put 70 desth. But.
cy great stretch Of impesisI cIemency. the
eu'prit ~ss permitted 70 u,Ies one wish each
day. which the Emperor pledged himself 10
grant, provided u wss nct 20 spare HE life.
Many had already perished in consequences
OF this edic,. when one day Count and bic
young son presented themselves q court
The fsh vas served % usual, end when the
Count had removed sll the lish from one
side. ne turned II over. and wss about 10
commence on The other. when he wss sud.
denly seized end thrown into prison. end
We told Of his approaching doom. Sorrow
stricken. the Coun,'s young son besooahr
he Emperor TO allow him TO die in the room
OF his father. q favor which the monarch
vas pleased 10 sccosd him. The Count wss
accordingly released from pri.on, and HE
son ~as thrown into his cell in his stesd.
A. eooniss this had been done .rhe young m,o
-s'd 10 hIs gsoierr: you know hsve the
right 20 mske three demands before \ die.
60 snd tell the Emperor to send 4. me Ms
daughter, and pri-st 20 marry us " The frss
dems"d wss not much ioi the Empesos's ssste
nevertheless he ielt bound TO kerp his word
and he therefore complied with the reoues,
20 which ths Princes. had no kind Of obiec.
ton. TrIs occurred 10 the Iimes when
Kings kept their treasures in csv.s. OF in .
tower s-i apart for ,he purpose. snd The
second tsy Of his imprisonment The youuo
man demanded the K,ng's Treasures. n h,s
FIRST femsnd was . bold one, the SECOND =.
not lees 90; sill me Emperor word is -
cred. srd having made the promise he wssl
iotced 10 keep u; and the treasures of gold
snd riisrr sni jewel. we're placed ss The
prisoner. di,pc-sl On geuine poe session
~ them he distributed them prYfuseIy among
The cuur'iers. and soon he made . hos, I'll
trends By his lisersIiiy.
The emperor began 20 feel erceedinplv
uncomfort, bic. Uasble 70 slrep. ne rose
esriy on the third morning snd vent wi,h
fear in his heart 70 ,he prison 10 hcsr whas
;hr third wish was 10 BE-.
Now ss'd he 10 the prisoner. .telIi
shs, ycur third dems nd il, fhst i, nav b.
granted a. once. snd you may be hung on, o.
hand. for ! sm tired Of your demssds
Sir" answered the prisoner, hsve but
one more isvor 10 reques, Of your msiesiy,
which. when yoS hsve granted, I shsii del
content. i is merely that you ~ilI csssei
the eyes o. those who ssw ny fsthes turn.
The fish over 10 be put OUT
Very good" replied the emperor. "yourl
demand i bur natural. end sprinqs from :
good heart. Let the chsmbssIsis DO seized .
ne continued. turning 10 the guards.
"Sire." cried the chamberlain. IL did no,
see sny ihing-it vas the steward"
Let the steward be seixed. then,r ssidI
the king
But the steward protested, With tears in |,
bis eyes. that he hsd not witnessed snythinc
Of whss had been reported. snd said !, vas
the butler.
The butler declared thar be he'd seen no
thing Of the matter. snd that il m1ss hsve
been one Of the Wallets. Bot they protested
that they were utterly ignorant cf what had |
been charged scsinst the count; in short, III
turned ous that nobody could BE- found ~ho
he'd seen the count commit The ofIenss, upon
which the princess said:
= appeal 10 you, ny father. q 20 sno,h-
e. solomon. II nobody ssw the o6sase
committed the count cannot be guilty, and
my husbsnd 10 innocent"
The emperor frowned. sDd forthwith the
cousiers began 70 murmur; and then Re
smiled. and Immediately their vissges 30.
came radiant.
Let il BE- So" said HE majesty; sIes him
i've. though hsve put many men 70 death
Tor lighter offence than bic. Bot IL he u
not hung be is married. yussies he's been
done"