Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1866-09-28
The Penny.


TRANSLATED ron oestmau for The Litls corporail
The Penny.
In money-house, or mint, where gold
peiees, dollars, add smaller coins were
made, ducat, and a penny We're finished
at the same time. They lay together up
on table, bright and neat, glittering in
the sunshine.
The ducat spake to the penny: "You
contemplate thing 60 away from me
you are nothing but common copper, and
will soon be thrown upon the ground,
furnished and black, and no one will pick
you up. On the contrary, / am Of the
most costly gold. I shall 60 forth among
lords and princes, [ shall do great deeds,
and, perhaps at last, come into the crown
of a king"
In the same room, by the fire, lay an
old wise cat AS he heard the naughty
speech, he stroked thoughtfully his beard,
laid himself on the other side, and said
1T were worth something to see that
changed" And so in reality, it happen
ed to both peices of money directly the
reverse of what the ducat had spoken
The gold coin came to rich old miser
who kept it in his money chest, where it
lay idle and useless with others of its
kind. When the old miser felt he must
die, he took all his money and buried it
in the earth, that no man might get it,
and there lies the naughty ducat to this
hour, tarnished and black, and no on
will ever pick it up. e-
On the contrary the penny travelled far
and wide, and came to great honor, which
happened thus:
At first it passed into the hands Of an
apprentice in the money house, in pay
ment of his wages. He carried it home,
and because his little sister had found
great joy In the shining peice. be gave it
to her. The child sprahg with it into the
garden to show 1t to her mother. While
there she saw by the fence poor beggar,
who asked for a peice of bread I have
no bread, said the child Sbut here is a
penny with which you can buy some"
The beggar limped to a bakers shop, and
had just asked for bread, when he saw an
old acquaintance dressed as pilgrim,
with cloak and staff He was giving to
children in the shop beautiful pictures Of
good and pious men, IN return for which
which he held In bis hand The beggar
turned to him and said To what place
are you journying 2" The Pilgrim an
swered Far from home, many thOus-
and miles to the great city of Jerusalem,
where the dear child lived aud died -
There 1 will first pray at his grave then
90 to redeem my brother, who is a pris-
0DGF among BAG IL uLkHs Al AH LOT GnlS
that [ collect in this box" NWell thenj
take this mite for that, said the beggar,
giving him the penny, and would have
gone away hungry as he came, had not
the baker, who had seen and heard all,
gave him the bread which he had wished
to buy.
The pilgrim went his way. He travelled
By land and sea, and at last reached the
great city Of Jerusalem. There he Wor-
SHIPPED first at the grave Of Christ and
went then to the Turkish Sultan. who
held his poor brother prisoners He offer
ed alaFge sQm of money to the Turk for
the release of his brother. .butbe deman-
ed still more. The pilgrim said II
have nothing more to offer you but this
copper penny, which poor beggar, out
Of compassion, gave me. Be compassion
ate like him, and this copper piece will
enrich you" The heart OF the sultan
was touched he released the prisoner,
and received the penny from the pilgrim.
The Sultan thrust the penny i1to the
pocket Of his vest, and thought no more
of it.
Now, it happened soon after. that a
neighbOring King made war uDop The
Sultan. The latter fought bravelv. and
was never wounded. But at one time
dart few directly against his heart. strik-
ing him, indeed, but glancing of from bis
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much surprised the Sultan that he had
his dress examined after the battle. and
there was found the penny in his pocket.
and it was this which had turned the
dart. Then the Sultan held the penny
in great honor and attached it, by qol-
den chain, to his saber. After this, being
taken prisoner, he was obliged 20 Weld
up his saber; and so the penny passed
into the hands of the King. Now. one
day, as this King sat at his table, with a
cup of wine in bis hand, his Queen asked
to see the Turkish saber. It was imme-
diately brought, and as tho King showed
it to her, the penny fell from e directly
into the cup Of wine. The King noticed
this, and when ready to drink the vino,
had the penny removed. When taken
out, it was found to become green, by
which all knew at once that poison was
in the wine. A wicked chamberlain had
mixed in It order to kill the King The
chamberlain was condemned to death
and the penny placed in the crown Of the
King.
Thus, the penny had rejoiced a child
gained bread for a beggar, released pris-
Oner, preserved the Sultan from a wound,
and saved the life of king.-Lalra "A.
Montgomery.