The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1872-10-03
The Invisible Web.

1t, however, would be invisible TO n
liar and q coward. This pleased
the king very much, for he thought
to discover by this means, those
faults which made 50 much mischief,
and were 50 careful y concealed. lie
let the three men have the use Of
some halls in his palace. They beg
ged he would let them be locked in
until the web was done, that h
might be convinced That they did
not deceive him. They obtained a
quantity OF gold, silver, and silk
stuff SET up their frames, and seem.
ed to be weaving the whole day
After some time, one # them
stepped before the kingand said tho
web was already done, and anything
more beautiful could not bo found
in the whole world. No liar nor
coward, however, could SEQ this.
I~hcrcupon he Described what figures,
ilowcr9, fruits, trees and ornaments
they had designed, and how all had
been executed with tine most lively
and brilliant coIors. IT the king
would be pleased TO inspect it. The
KING sent ono OF his chlmberlains.
When he saw the masters and heard
what they sad, nc dared not venture
to say that he saw nothing, but said
on his return, that he had seen the
weaving. Even so did u second and
IL third, whom the king had sent,
and when they had all confessed the
same to the king, he went himself.
When he case into the hall, he
saw tho masters working with all
Their might. "Scc those designs"
sand one, and "That represents
this, md "Tlat is something else"
sald the other, and third showed
the Ylyldncss aud harmony Of culor3,
WhGa the king saw them working
and displaying their designs, and he
still saw nothing but the white silk
ground while others had seen it I'LL,
he grew very much frightened, for
he feared that it would come tol glt,
that he himself was not attentive to
the truth, and that he naturally pos.
sesscd very little courage. If the
world learn this, he thought, shall
lose all respect, and finally my
crown and my throne, For this
reason re began 10 praise inc wen
excessively; ne hotIccd particularly
now 'lc masters hau described ~,
ana "heh ne turned BACK, he told
nus our "oh"ofi"i tlllh85 1EouC tuo
artIst'c WORK; ont iI'H h'art was lu,I
OF Anxiety 3oh'' DAYS aiterWAr',
nc coh''llal'ocu MS Judge 10 cali on
'lle "caNefS' Ile vent the masters
wo'o ',tdoSlrlou''y IN" converse"
aoD"C INC n%,r'H auu of'l''H'oi''S
a'll because ne c"''i'' see ho'l,l'@'
ana .yoU 'lle chah'Oeri''nS ana KING
h"a "ccH III all, he linuSht ne cou'H
not DC courageous Us nc ought 10 De-
u thlS should DC known among IN"
people IL hlio'lla take rom MN al.
his honor II the KING hnd praised
the arll7t8 work, ut prtlSed III SIM
more ana inc h'nS grew continually
more lret'ul II more uh%raclollS,
that he "ho''ia DO tne oDiy one, W'lo'
on account u 5U'Io' lN''i'S' co''Id sec
nothing.
After some time II great feast was
celebrated, and then the web was
finished. Some OF the court advised
the hing to dress himself in it and
appear in II state procession. The
masters came, and took tho measure,
cut the silk cloth and brought the
handsome garment on the evening
before the feast for trial. The cOur-
tiers offered their praise, and the
king with II feeling of weakness
and error let it pass. On the next
day they put the festive dress upon
him and he rode with his followers
through the streets of his capital.
The people looked on, knowing that
whoever did. not sec the pattern must
be IL liar AMI II coward, and every
one thought the other saw it, and he
should be disgraced il he comics ed
that he saw nothing. thus the
secret was kept ror II long time, until
II negro servant, IL l~lostlcr Of the
kings stable, who had nothing to
lose, stepped forward ana SH'd To
blln MY h'ra' IL makes ou' i''Ii9
difference TO me- "he'ier you ho.u
me tor IL !lar or coward or oo'l'
together; therefore 81 yo" Pi"inIY'
and surely know, thao you siI on