The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1880-06-09

\ Bui naiu tlie pI1nct,
Il assure your highness," said the
HERMIT athat would be no good at
iall, and if You viii only allow me to
keep my head op my shoulders, /
will try and teach you what know"
aAll right, ,,scried the prince.
Then he called'his attendants, and
pointed out to them the hermit's
Fhead.
Keep your eye on that" he said,
and mind the man doesn't lose it or
mislay it, or do anything with II, for
lit 4 valuable to ue IS: IL is 70
Then, the storm being over, the
prince bore of the poor hermit with
him in his train, together with as
many Of his books as he could pack
upon the horses of his attendants.
When the prince reached home he
at once sent for the hermit, and de-
sired him to teach him all he knew.
He was most eager to begin learn
ing; but when he found what very
hard work learning was, he soon grew
restless and weary.
"It's ridiculous hecried. "What
is the use of being prince if l have
all this worry and bother?"
"Ah, prince" returned the her.
nit, "you will have to find out the
royal road to learning"
"of coursel Why didn't you think
of that before2" said Hasuager. "Af-
ter all, you learned folks are very
stupid in everyday matters. Of
course, I'll have the royal road to
learning found Immediately"
Then the prince called for the chief
men of his kingdom, and helda great
consultation, and sent horsemen and
heralds all over his dominions to Of
fer large rewards to anyone who
would give information about this
particular route,
Meantime" said the prince,
thoughtfully, "what can be done?
AS child, whenever | was naughty,
they used to fetch another little boy
and whip him. Perhaps if somebody
else learned for me that would do
just as well. Just you try it on my
chamberlain"
81 will doas you desire, Of course,
prince, " returned the hermit; f'but /
fear, however much the chamberlain
learns, you won't feel any cleverer
for it."
"Try, at any rate, "said the prince.
So the chamberlain, who was an
old gentleman of about seventy, was
at once put through a course of an
cient and modern history, geography,
botany, conchology, astrology, and
philosophy, and the prince insisted
upon his studying from six in the
morning till eleven at night. The
consequence was that in about a
week the old chamberlain was al
most out of his mind.
At length the messengers all came
back from their fruitless errand.-
They couldn't find the royal road to
learning anywhere, nor hear any
tidings Of it.
Then the prince sent out an army
to scour the country.
"It is to be found somewhere" said
he, "and l will have it found, SO it's
no good talking"
At last, news was brought the
prince that certain witch or wise,
woman, living at the other end Of
his kingdom, knew something about
it.
"Bring her here this minute"
cried the prince. "I'll soon get it
out of her. ! must find the royal
road to learning; for, after all, it's
quite true that | don't feel the least
bit cleverer for all the stuff that has
been crammed into the head Of that
old dolt, my chamberlain"
The wise woman trembled very
much when she was brought before
the young prince, who sat on his
throne, surrounded by his court, to
receive her in great pomp and state.
He was very gracious.
81 hear that you have found out
this road for which | am searching.
Tell me all you know about it, and
will mike Won rich and nowerful -