Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-07-26
The9Nng and the tocusts.
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A STORY WITHOUT AN END.

There was acertain king. who like
many other kings, was very fond OF
hearing stories told. To this amuse-
ment he gave up all his time; but yet
he was never satisfied. All the exer-
tions of all his courtier5 were In vain
The more he heard the more he want
ed to hear. At last he issued procla-
nation. that ifsany No anwo tell him
story that would last forever, .she
would make him his heir, and give
him the princess, his daughter, in paar-
riace; but il any one, should pretend
he had such astory, but should fail-
that is, if the story did come TO an
end-he was to have his head cut OF. 81
For such rich prize as beautiful
princess and q kingdom many candi-
dates appeared, and dreadfully long
stories some of them told. Some last
ed week, some a month, some six
montIas. Poor fellows! Tney all spun
out as long as they could, you may be
sure; but Hll in vain, Sooner or later.
they al came to an end, and, one after
another the unlucky stOry-tellers had
their heads chopped off.
At hast came man that said he had
a story which would last forever, II. his
majesty. .weUld be pleased to give him
trial.
He was warned of his danger. They
told him ROW many others had tried
and lcsttheir heads;b but he said be was
not afraid, and so he Vas brought be-
fore the king. He was a man Of very.
composed and deliberate emanner OF
speaking, and, after max ing all requi4
site stipulations for time for his eat
ing, drinking and sleeping, Le thus
70 70 kingl p M theie vas once ! kiDg who
was a great tyrant, and desiring nI IN
crease his riches, be aeized up0n,alI the,
corn and grain III the Einedom and
put it into an immense xraf16fp a y hieb'
he built on purPose, s. high as q lnolin-
tain. & ~. q
.sThis he did for segeral wears. {IIf
the granary was quite full up TO The
top. He then stopped up doors and
windows, and closed it up fast on ali
fides.
''But the bricklayers, had, by sacci-
dent, left very slnsll hole near the
top of the granary. And there came
flight OF locusts, and tried to gel at the
corn; buttfe hole was so small that
only one locust could pass through at
time. So one locust went in and car
red of one, grain OF corn; and then an
other locust went in and carried off an
other GRIN Of corn; and then another
locust went in and carried off another
grain of corn; and then auofher locust
wentin and cafriod off another grain
of corn; and tfien another locust went
in and carried off ffanother grain of corn;
and then another locust went in. and
carried off another grain OF corn; and
then another locust went in and car.
ried of, off,anothersgrain of efeorn-',~
He had|gone on thus from morning
till night Except when he was enga-
ged at his meals) foriabout a month,
when the king. though q. very patient
Fling, begarftob he rather tired of the
locusts, and nd9hterFdpted HISTORY with:
swell, well, we have had enough OF
the locusts. We willsuppose that they
have helped themselves to all the corn
they wanted. Tell US what shappened
afterward." = AHA RE M1l
To which the story Teller iansw cred
deliberately: -
"If it please your majesty, it is i'm
possible to tell what happened after
ward before have told You what han |
pened first." And sohe went Oh aeaifr |
sand then another locust went In and |
carried of,another grain of corn; and
then another iochst'w went in and carried /
offanother grain ofcorn; and then an
other locust went in and carried of
another grain of corn; and then. anoth,
er locust weutin and carried off anoth. i
ar grain Of corn4 ssss SO 61& e4t
The King listened with admirable
patience six tmenthss more, when he
ara;p ;nforrf,nfAtf II him tpifh. Il an II