Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-07-22
SIOUX CITY, IOWA, SATURDAY, JULY %, 1865

WV AAo6 - ASVuS ~ manu-,
crown on bis head, and robed in imperial
purple-and first clearing his voice, Now
my lord abbot, approach, and like true
connoisseur in moneys, tell me how much
we are worth to farthing."
"Your Majesty. one worthier than you
was sold for thirty pieces of silver; SO I'd
give for you. (high as your majesty may
esteem itself,) only twenty. nine florins
for surely you are worthy one Goriu less
than He."
"Ahem!' said the emperor, "the reas.
oning is evident, and suffers to correct a
sereneness Of pride-'pon my imperial
honor, never esteemed myself so cheap.
Now calculate and tell how long it wo'j
take US to ride round the world on horse.
back, not one minute more or less"
Majesty, if you were to start in the
morning at the same instant as the sun,
and accompany him, riding as fast as he,
Ill wager my cloak and my cross that
your majesty would do i. in twice twelve
hours"
"Oh i quo,h the emperor, "Ob, excel
lent oats! You feed your horses upon ifs
and ands certainly made gold of chopped
straw. Blu. now. gather all your wits to
the third question, else We'll condem thee
to the donkey. What do we think tina, is
false? Say ii directly, but no ifs nor
ands"
"Majesty, you think am the abbot of
ST. GaIl?'
"Without doubt, and there is nothing
false in this
"lour pardon, majesty, your idea de-
cei'es you-l nm only his shepherd,
Jeannot Bndick ~
"What demon. thou art not the abbot
of st. Gnll," exclaimed the emperor with
all bis might, as if fallen from the skies,
but wi,hal in jovia! SURPRISE Thou I, be
so for the future. I'll invest thee with
the ssnet and tue crozier. Your p.ede.
cessor shall mount the ass and trot, which
will make him comprehend what meane,h
qm juris, for who would reap mus, SOW"
by your leave, majesty" answered
Jeannot, "l'll remain as | an. l can
neither read nor count, nor write. | don't
understand the wee st word of Latin
what Jeannot never learned, Jean never
car
Good Jean Bindick, more's the pity
but ask US another boon. Your Joyous
face has greatly diverted US, and We wo'd
joyfully rejoice thee in our turn
Majesty, I need not 60 much in this
world, but since i, pleaseth you to heap
favors on me iii ask for all reconpense
the pardon OF my most reverend lord"
"Bravo my friend! We see you carry
your heart like your head-in the uprieh.
manner SO, then, We pardon your rever
erd lord, but On the following condition
We commrnd the abbot of St. Gall that
Jean Bindick no longer watch his h,cks.
and that he provide grrtuitously for all
his wants, until he is overtaken BY the
ease and happy death which Heaven will
send him"
A MornER's GRAVE Earth has some
sacred spots where we feel like looaening
the shoes from our feet and tread with
holy reverence-w where common words O!
pleasure are uniting, places where friend
ships hands have fingered in each, VOWS
have been plishted, prayers offered, and
tear shed. How the thoughts hover
around such places, and travel through
Unreasonable space TO visit them. Blu,
of oil spots on earth, awaiting the resur-
ection. those we once loved and cherished
Hence, in ages, the better portion of
mankind have chosen the spot where they
have loved to wander at even time and
alone, But among the charnal houses of
the dead, if there is one spot more sacred
than the rest it is q mothers grave
There sleeps the mother of our infancy.
the one whote heart was q stranger to ev.
cry feeling but love, and who could find
none for ourselves. There she sleeps, and
We love the very earth for her sake.
---~ 80 -
A Hoosier stepped on board steamboat
rs she was tying to certain point on the
Ohio river, and bawled out--'ls the cap.
tain aboard p The captain, who was
standing among the crowd, responded