The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1867-03-01
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The Esuusssoasryea naeur4 q
The following wiltsAuSe AlASss AIRY sose
who vii take tbe sroable and spare tf5 & M
to read it through
There was once a certain King, who like
many Eastern Kings, was very fond of hear
ing stories told Tothis amusement be ave
up all his TINA, BAT vet be was never ssxisfea.
The exertions of his courtiers were sll in vain.
He al last made proclamation that if any
man should tell han . story that should last
for ever he would certainly make him bis hey
give him the princess, his daughter, in mar
rage, but if any one should pretend he had
suchss sstbrJ and should fail, that 10, II the
story did come to an end-he was to have hia
head cut OF. p &
For such price as beautiful princess and
a kingdom, many candidates appeared, and
dreadful long stories some Of them told
Some Of them lasted q week. some month,
and come six months. Poor fellows, they all
spun them out as long as they possibly could.
but all in. vain Sooner or later they all
came to an end. and. one after another, the
unlucky siory~tellers had their heads chopped
off. At last came 3 man who said that be
had a story that would last forever, II his
majesty would be pleased give him trial.
He warned him Of his danger; they told him
how many others hsd tried and los. their
heads, but he said be was not afraid; and so
he was brought before the king. He was a
man Of q very composed and deliberate way
OF speaking. and, after making all necessary
stipulauons for his eating and drinking and
sleeping, he thus began
Oh king, there was once king who was a
great tyrant, and desiring to increase his
riches be seized upon the corn in his kings
dom, and put j; into al immense granaTy,
which VAS built on purpose, as high as d
mountaiA This he did for several wears
until the granary was quite full 10 the top.
He then stopped the doors and windows on
all sides. Bot the bricklayers had, by &C
cident, ieta very small hole near the top Of
the granary, and there came fight of To-
Gusts aud tried TO get at the corn, hut the
hole was 80 small that only one locust could
pass through nj ume. % one locust went
In and carried Of one grain Of corn, and then
ano,uer locust wen. IN anu 60. ~ ~"0@'''
grain Of corn, and then another locust went
In and carried off another grain cfcorn, and
then another locust went in and carried Cd
another grain OF corn.
He had gone on thus from morning till
night (except when he was engaged 1T his
meals for about month when, the king
began to be rather tired with bis locust, and
interrupted his story with;
tNell, sell, Se laxs Eesra enough OF the
locust, we ~ill suppose they helped them
selves to all the corn they wanted. Tell US
what happened afterwards -.
To which the storyteller answered delib-
erately: "'lf it please your majesty, it is
lmpos sible TO tell what happened afterwards
befor tel Nnst has happened mrs..
And then be went on "a nd hen another
locust sent 10 and carried of smother grain
OF corn and then another locust went ia and
carried OF mother grain OF corn, and then
another ioct - vent 10 aud carried Oft anoth>
eF grain of corn, aud thsn another locust
went in and carried off another grain Of
corn
The king listened with unconquerable pa
tience for SIX months more, when he again
interrupted hlu with
''Oh friend | am weary Of your lecasts.
How soon do vou think th-v Viii hss.
done"
10 which the story teller made answer
"Nhl s'ts wlo can .eii2 At the ti,pe to
81 ~ s>4rg L.- Cgtse lie aosas,s hase
ol'ars E.. su.st! space It may ae "a cQbit each
WAY ra4t,s .4e sr aud the air Is sal cark
wiia la,l.ts aa 81. 10 But let the king
base paiiaaea. eI Ho doubt we shall have
cy,He ID tse cid &c them IA time.
.acaufaged the sing listened on for
rs-ts t-t rassl tE-4Hl -~ftil-~ va
st.li as b f0se.
AMI ..as.a-s Io-l,; went in an1 carrie
OF another etsiu Of corn, and then another
locust went in and carried of another grain
ofca.a. aud then another locust sent n and
carried of another grain OF corn and then
another locust went IL and carried CT an
other grain Of corn. aud then another locust
went in aud carried of another grain Of
ccrn
At last the poor king could stand I, no
longer, aud cred OF,
oh. man. that is enough, take my dsngh
ter take my kingdom take any thing.
everything only let me hear no more Of the
ahumiuable locasis
Aad 50 the story -ieer was married to the
king daughter. and. vas declared heir 70
the throne, AMI nobody ever expressed a
wish TO hear he rest Of the story, for he said
it vas impossible 70 CONNIE to the other part
of il till lie had done with the locusts.