The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-08-04

ters, with gold keys aud stars, received
him. His head became quite heavy, and
be was about otRke of his hat; but, be
hold instead Of his hat he had q heavy
gold crown on his head. And you could
hardly gee his wiie's dress, so thiCkly was
it sprinkled with gold and jewels. Then
he asked her il she was satisfied now.
AYES, until | find something better.
would be a fool wereI able to obtain some
thing better and did not take it" Thus
they lived on for q while Satisfied, and
King Doodledte's wife wished for nothing
more; for had she not everything?
But at last something was lacking. Sue
had heard OF a king who ruled over u much
larger domain and had many more people
than her husband. So there was nothing
left for Hans to do but promise TO be the
mightiest emperor on the earth. The next
morning he dipped his net in the same
place, and cried, as he had often done be.
lore: "Fishlein, Fishlein in the sea! ]
"What do you want, King D%oodledeeY y
son Fishlein, do make me the greatest
monarch in the world" said he. And his
wish was Instantly fulfilled,
When be arrived at his palace he found
the ambassadors from all Kingdoms and
parts otthe globe; poor poets with poems oil
his proves, printed on satin; school teach.
era who needed better pay, were there in
abundance, with supplications; chamber.
lains, with hats under their arms, went
back and forth; sentinels paced up and
down; a magnificent carriage, with twenty
beautiful horses, twenty postiilious and
twenty runners, stood ready to drive
away at any moment 1t should please his
most gracious majesty, birds and animals
OF every species, and Of such number that
it would be impossible to count them were
in the adjoining pleasure gardens. In
short everything was there which
could please so great a monarch;
even two court fools. The new
Emperor Doodledee was in the beginning
very angry that these two foolish men
always followed him wherever he went,
and complained Of 1t to his wife, because
he would much rather be in the company
OF wise men than fools. Bat she told him
that must not be go, for all great noblemen
had much rather deal with fools; he would
want TO be an exception. So he put up
with it and was very glad that his vile was
satisfied. But the Joy did not last long.
He found her one day, in her chamber very
angry. "Whats the matter with you y he
asked. II am angry with the weather! it
has been raining for four days and l want
sunshine. I wish I could make everything
God car; that l could make spring,
summer, autumn and winter whenever |
Go ami ask the little fish to give
me this power" and the idea pleased him
also. Therefore, he went to the lake and
dropped in his net and cried;
"FiShlein, Fishlein il the seal"
What do you want, Emperor Poodle
dee?"
"Oh, nothing else, but my, wife would
like to do everything that God can;to make
simmer, autumn, winter, rain and
sunshine when it pleases her; will you not,
dear FishIein, give her this power?"
$50! and nothing more2" said the little
isn; mo! nc! Emperor Doodledee. | see
That for yourself and your wife nothing is
sufficient; therefore, be you again the poor
fisherman, Hans Dootledee; for at that
time you we're not 50 naughty and discon.
tented Us you are now"
arose, and althou h Hans cried often
enough: "Fishlein. Fishlein in the seal" no
little fish again asked:
"What do you want, Hans DoodIedee?"
He stood there again, exactly as at the
irst time, without anything, only a pair OF
his old, dirty leather breaches, and was
again the poor fisherman, Doodledee.
When he got home he found the castle
gone, and in its place the old wooden hut.
And his wife sat in it as before, in her old,
dirty clothes, aud looked out Of the hole as
before; aud as much as she wished, and
quarreled and iretted; she remained always
the wife Of the poor fisherman, Hans Dood-
ledee.
For dissatisfaction is indeed a hateful
thing, and hauehtiness and o%verbearin2 al
ways carrytheir punishments with them.