South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1882-02-03


MAY he you do not know what this
gold is WORTH said the tutor. If
You should change it into coppers,
you could not get it all into your
straw hat
is that so?' said the boy, and look.
cd at the gold. Certainly it would
greatly please my father if | should
bring him so much money at one time
lie thought q moment, then said firm
ly: No ! l will not. | gave Mi
chael my solemn promise not to re-
veal the nest. SO good-by.' lie
turned to go.
Now the game-keeper, who served
the prince, came too. lie had been
listening at a distance, aud under.
stood the tutors intention of trying
his honesty, so he grasped his arm
and said, III deep base voice:
You rude boy, is this the way you
treat the prince, who Will one day be
our ruler? Tou prefer goat-herd to
him. Show him the nest at once, or
| will hew off your arm lie took
out his cutlass. The boy grew pale,
trembled ard lmploring cried:
%, pardon ne! l beg for forgive
ness
Show the nest, boy, or I strike,
cried th" hunter. Tho boy held out
bc,h hands, looked vi,h blinking eyes
al The g,it,eriGg cutlass, but still cried
out:
20, can rot, ! dare not, viii not =
That's enough ! said tie tutor, and
commanded ,ho hunter to put ~ his
cutiaas. lie etiI., lille boy No harm
shall happen to you. You arc on
honest boy. First as!, your little friend
Tor permission, and then come ana
show us the nest You can then di-
vide the gold between you
Good exclaimed the boy. 'Zon
shall have your answer TO night
The tutor went hacl; with the prince
to the castle, st which they had only
arrived the day before, intending 10
Paes tie spring there. On the way
the tutor said:
The honesty of tie boy is wonder
full. 1t is a level. whose worth cans
not be priced highly enough. The
boy has the foundation Of a great man,
firm character. Virtues are often
found under a straw roof, that are
sought in vain in a palace
The tutor inquired more particu-
larIy about the boy
The boy, said the keeper, is very
brave. His name is George; his IA
thcr is poor grate-mallcr, but is one
OF the most Gpright men around here. ,
Towards evening. when the lessons
of the prince were all ended, lie went
TO the Window
AIR he said, hide George is al.
ready waiting foru5. lie has brought
his sheep ner the woods, and is al
ready looking towards the castle
well, then, we will see what an.
swcr he will bring us, said the tutor.
They both left the castle and went to
the woods. The little shepherd ran
ioyfully to meet them.
Michael is willingr he called out.
lie scoldcd me, aud called me fool.
that | die not accept the bargain, and
then divide the money with him -
But It is better that l first told him Of
il. | viii gladly show you the nest
now. Come with me- George ran
OF ahead towards the wood the
prince and his tutor slowly followed
him. DO you see that little yellow
bird upon the alder branch?' said the
IItde shepherd to the prince. The
nest belongs to it. That is the rlaic
bird-now we must go softly
George pointed to bush, anu said
to the prince
Look in there. The female is real
y setting upon the eggs
The tutor made many appropriate
remarks, aud then said TO the boy
Now come with rs to that oak there
| will give you the promised coward
The gold piece you could rot divide
with your young freud 50 / viii pay
you in silver
BE sure you divide equally with
Michael, said the prince.
Upon houor, said George ex-
pressing his thanks, and was OF.
The tutcrinIuircd whether Gccrre
had divided his money Justly With
Michael. lie had not given Lin one
ccnttoo little. lis part Lo bed giyoa
to bis father, aid kept none icr Li..-
self.
The prince now came every day 90
Tool. at tle most The two old birdie
were soon not at ail a.;ald o. als.-
With great Joy the prince noticed how
Che little birds crcp. out c. tic egos
hcwaIl tie little yellow biil werc wide
iy opened 81, chifpej together when
the old birds Drougi inom food how
the lite ones grew larger ald s.rou-
ger, and how, finally, with mach re.
IGiciur Of tho Old ones they vcu,grad
upon their G-st little light, 4 eat ue.
on the Lcc5e-t Lfarci.e Of flo fr-r-