The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1873-06-12
CH1LDREN'S CORNER.
THE KING AND TIE SURGEON.

~ItHl THE KING AND THE SURGEON. t
Lady Mary Wortley Montague relates the
following story Zone day, as an ancient
King OF Tartary was riding with his officers
ofstate they met dervlsh crying aloud
TO him that wiz give meoa hundred dinars
(small pieces Of money!. Twill give piece OF
good advice.p The King, attracted by this
strange declaration, stopped. and said to the
dsrvibh, what advice is this that you offer
for one hundred dinars? 'Sire,' replied the
deryish, II shall be most thar kful to tell you
as soon as you order the money to be paid
me- The King, expecting to hear something
acknowledgements the dinners to be given
to the aervish st once; on receiving which he
said, 'Sue. my advise is, begin nothing with
out considering what the end may be- ..a,a
"The officers Of State, smiling at what tn ey
thought ridiculous advice, looked at the
King, who they expected would be so enraged
at this insult as 10 order the dervish to he
severely punished. The King. seeing their
amusement and surprise, said 81 see moth
Ing to laugh at in the advice of this dervish
but, on the contrary, I am persuaded that il
1t were more frequently practiced men would
escape many calamitIes. Indeed, so convinc-
ed am | of the wisdom Of this maxim that ]
shall have it engraved on my plate and writ
ten on the walls of my palace, so that it may
ever be before me- The King having thank
ed the dervish, proceeded toward his palace,
and on his arrival he ordered the chief Bey to
see that the maxim was engraved on his
plate and on the walls OF his palace.
Some time after this occurrence, ore Of
the noble of the court, proud, ambitious
man, resolved to destroy the King and place
himself on the throne. In order to accom-
plish this bad purpose, be secured the conf
dence of one of the Kings surgeons, to whom
he gave poisoned lancet, saying: IF you
will bleed the king with this lancet I will
give you 10000 pieces of gold. and when as
cend the hrone you shall be my Vizier.' This
base surgeon, dazzled by such brilliant pros
poets, wickedly assented to the proposal.
San opportunity of efFectlng his evil
designs soon occurred. The King sent for
this man TO bleed him. He pu, the poisoned
lancet into side pocket, and FASTENED Into
the Rings presence. The arm was tied, ard
the fatal lancet was about to be plunged IL
the vein, when suddenly the surgeons eye
read this maxim at the bottom of the basin
Begin nothing without considering what the
end may be- He Immediately paused, as b,
thought within himself, I'll bleed the King
with this lancet he viii die, and shall b,
seized and put TO a cruel death, Then O
what use will all the gold in the world be tC
me p Then, returning the lancet to hi
pocket, he drew forth another. The Kine
observing this, and perceiving that he wa
much embarrassed, asked why he changed
his lancet so suddenly, He stated that the
point was broken; but the King, doubtius
this statement commanded him to show l..
'This so agitated him, that the King wa
treasured all was not right. He said 'Ther
is treachery in this Tell me instantly wha
it means, or your head shall be severed frou
your body The surgeon, trembling wit
fear, promised to relate all TO the King If b
would pardon his guilt. The King consented
and the surgeon rela ed the whole matter, a
know edging that, had it not been Tor th
words in the basin, he should have used tn
fatal lancet
1.-The King summoned the court. an
'ortered The traitor to be executed The
tuning to his officers of state, lie said 'Yo
now see that the advice Of the dervish a
which sou laughed is most valuable, it ha
saved by lite, Search out the dervlsh, that
may AMPLY reward him for his wise maxim ,