The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01

Haudicra1t Of fthe King.
Once up0n 4 time In the OlG1en days q
sultan with his daughter took y pleasnre
trip abroad. While sailing on the sea.
. storm arose and drove their ship upOn
foreign shore, where the Sultan and
his kingdom were unknown and Of
which country they had never heard
before. The slltaC had no money and
was ignorant u any handiesaft Or other
way BY which he might support himself
and family; 10 he WIS finally obliged 10
hire himself IA u keeper 81 swim. He
lived several yexrs in this way, earning
one para day. He und his family were
almost starved and would often have tn
eat the grass in the fields to satisfy the
pangs Of hunger. The st,n III the king
Of the country fell in love with the
keepers daughter, who hat grown to be
very beautiful. The prince told his
parents that he !vOuld never marry any
other maiden than the daughter III the
village swilse-kccper. The king and
queen and all the court tried to dissuatlc
him from the step, saying that he could
choose \ wife from among the Imperial
and royal princesses but tn take II
swine-kccper's daughter for his wife
would lc \ shame and disgrace to his
country.
But ALI these circumstances were III
vain and tended only to make his pas
sion for she girl stronger. The prince
replied: II will either nave this maid
en- or never marry ut ALL" When hey
saw that argument was useless Will, u
man i,s love, the king sent his council
lor to the swine-keelN'r to tell him that
he had selected his daughter for the wife
Of his only son. After the councillor
delivered his message in a IH",poas
manner, the swine-kee!Hr boldly asked
him: .'What hantlicraift docs the prince
un.!erstand:"
The councillor looked Mortified. and
in naughty tone said: 'N;Ml l'c witt,
should Il prince know Of handieritt >
People only learn that to support them
selves by; but Il kings son Possesses,
gold, lands and countries" The swine
keeper replied: ''i.'hat's I'LL very we'll {;
hut unless the prince knows some trade
I will not give him my .laughtcr' The
councillor went hack and told The king,
ut which the whole court was di.g,,stc,l,
for everybody believed that the swine
keeper would bc overwhelmed witt, 10Y
and pride: and here lie was asking what
trad the prince knew. The king sent
another ctllrtier, but the swinc-kec,er
gave the same answer ''.\x long as the
YOUNG prince has not learned any huN'l-
iwork an;l c:,nn". brin" ne il rrMf If
his own work. he :;n.! I can never T.
come closer relate;l." When til" prince
heard this final decision. his love for lie
maiden grew stronger. and I,c resolved
to ptestAs her ut I'LL hazards. 80 l,s'
went himself to the different workshops,
to find some trade that could he easily
learned. Hehurr;ed from shop to- slloD,
and examined with adm,iring eyes the
various masters ut work but he felt
somewhat lisllc:,rtcne.l at his ignorance
when he came upon Il shop where they
plated straw baskets and fancy articles
This pleased him very much. and
seemed to him to IL. the highest and
:.cnts'l.st o. all h:lntliwOrk. so liz. set
about learning ut once.
Ina few weeks, after hart application,
lie mustered the trade, and plated :,
beautiful fancy basket, with til" name
Of his lady-lovc interviewer in .leii,1,t.'-
'y-tinted straw. which he filed witt, t!t'-
'i,'ioll> fruit, cut and arranged with his
own hands, and sent by Il messenger IT,
the swinc-kecper, which WAS IL IT, !c-
Hvere.' to his daughter. rs Il sample of
, his own work.
TEc SWinc-kc,lwr took the basket
and, rSan:;nG it with an Mln,:rii," and
critical eve. demanded "iTnw n,;h.l,
can this basket IL. sold iur:." The mes
-..n.,r answered him: "Twenty pa:,s.'
"Q:Ns!:" he exclaimed. Ike can make
perhaps two Of these !, day. That makes
ferry iara>. II had known that h:l>i-
ness. should not I" tending swine this
day ut on: para y day. Then l:c r..-
lated who and what he was and how !,r
came (" on their foreign shore. 4 swine
keeper. The king. queen. ai.! all thc
country rcini"cd that their prince had
wooed the daughter of king in dis
vuiSc. and not Of :. sw;ne-krprr. The
marriage Of tn. prince and princes;
took place viii, great w:rici,.wS. and
HE haskell WAS horne through the whole.
kingdom. to show the people tia, their
prince WAS not as!,a!,u,. nf ham::wuy.;
The Kim" gave III. father OF the l,r;i>.
ship. filled with gold. precious >."lrs,
anl Il g,iar,! "f soldiers 70 cscur: him
home. The old sultan, lNnt and wealth
er-'s"tcn wen: back 70 Ills own king
,'n!i across :l,c:>a Hi rcopic Received
him with joy. !ir i.S':tsl /, prr.|:.n.:,-
sion that every man, v:"E,an and chils:
>ho"|'i learn .ois" trade. l,y Which t!,ry
could carr, their Dread in ease. 1T nc...-
Slty, saying: 'i'r:n, experience. 10y
Er!o;:l Children. ! KNOW that lam.;-
craft Is everything ANA who knows it
better .!,an Il 'l:.v. :ur hc il his uw:l
nr-;:cr. Meier hc a>!,::Dlc,l IT, learn :;
trade. ttr the rr."ri'y of Kingdom,
depends on its wofkin" people" i"n
j.. F;nkH S!un.
A Story Of Abru!.ar1 Lincoln.
In *" al ;rkcst ini,r OF IT," hi. civil
war :. u:!t:' ion arose. il, Il :j,;iy;.r