Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1879-08-09
A WONDERFUL SPEAR-HEAD.

following is the very last story
about the King Of Burmah:
A poor Burmese woman made
her way to the palace not very
long ago. and asked to see the King.
stating she had something very par
ticular to convey. On being re-
fused an audinence. she made her
way towards the Queens side OF
the royal residence, and, on being
admitted, said she had dreampt a
most curious dream, and must tell
Of it to his Majesty, else she feared
that tho Nat she hal dreamt about
would do her bodily harm. perhaps
kill Ter, The King, on being sent
for, came, and the woman then
stated that ono night. about a
month since, she had dreamt that
a spear-hcad was buried to the
north of her house, which the King
ought to remove without delay to
the palace. The weapon was in
charge of powerful Nat, who
made it's presence known to the
| woman in order that she should tell
the King of it, and that if she did
not obey before the month was past
her house would be burnt down.
Believing his Majesty would only
laugh :: t her, or perhaps be offen-
ded, che had not done tho bidding
of the spirit. But the other day,
just as the month closed. her house
{ as stated } had been burned down,
and ever siuce that she vas in fear
lest some greater injury to her
should occur if she withheld the
message from her lord and master
longer. She wound up by implor-
ing the King to send and remove
the spear. head. The King did so;
aud, true enough. deep down in
the earth an old rusty spear-head
was found, which his agents con-
veyed with great pomp and splen-
dor on a silver tray to the palace.
King Thee Baw looked at the old
thing and pushed it away from him
ordering his men to throw it aeide.
But presently the Appearance Of
the weapon began to change, and
it became first like bright FURNISH =
ed gold, shortly after it looked like
ruby, and later on seered as if it
was sapphire. The palace people
wondered, the King looked grave,
and ordered it to be we'll guarded
Subsequently it was noticed that
these changes occurred regularly
every dav, the spear-h cad being
gold in the morning, ruby in the
day, and sapphire in the evening
Somebody suggested that the
King should question this strange
hing, and he did so, IT, inquired
he, I am to lc victorious against
the British, let the spear head rise
four inches off the tray And the
spear head. shining so brightly as
to dazzle the eyes Of the spectators,
rose distinctly four inches high.
Next it was asked, If I am to pe
victorious over such nations as
France, Italy, Germany, and 9TH
ers, in any conflict I may be en-
broiled with them, let the spear
head rise six inches above its rest
ing-place.' And gradually the in
strument, throwing out if anything
more efulgent, rays, rose the
req:ircd height. The King, high
~ pleased. issued strinee nt orders
for the safe keeping Of he new and
wonderful spear head, a0d retired
to mediate on the brilliant pros
poets awaiting him. Such are the
stories which find their way from
the capital Of Upper Burmah, and
such the fables that receive accep~
lance from the simple Burmes c folk
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