Morning journal and courier., 1885-04-17
The King and the Gander.


 You have heard of Munich and it's works of art, its Pinakothek, wonderful house of pictures; it's Glyptothek, or museum of sculpture; it's palace crowded with every ob- ject that can delight the eye Munich is the capital of Bavaria. You have read of the fine old city of Nuremberg, with it's high walls and rocky chateaux and castles. It is said still to resemble town of the middle ages. Nuremberg is in Franconia, and Fran conia is in Bavaria.
 One of the industries of Bavaria is raising geese. You may find people with geese to sell in the Bavarian market places and may sometimes see at fair the odd sight of a peasant woman with live goose under her arm awaiting purchaser for the distressed looking bird.
 These geese are raised in the valleys and a boy is employed by the season to watch a large flock of geese as shepherd in the hill country is accustomed to watch sheep, or as goatherd, who often lives in some rocky hut he has made in the mountains, is em- ployed to watch goats.
 One summer day Maximilian Joseph, the king of Bavaria, sat reading in plain citizens dress in the delicious shadows of the royal park. The heat was severe, and the atmos- phere was hazy and dreamy, and possibly the book that the king was reading was dull one, for he fell asleep. On waking he deter mined to drive away further drowsiness by taking wslk. He came to a sunny mead ow, barred down to large pond When he came to the margin of the pond be remem- bered that he had left his book behind. He would be sorry to lose the book, but he did not wish to go back after it, so he looked around for some one to send. He presently espied tall, lank, ignorant looking boy talk ing care of flock of geese. He called the boy to him.
 con bench under great ash in the park you will find a book, Go and bring it to me and will give you fiorin."
 The boy did not know the king, but he knew that strolling people were not apt to offer horins for slight services.
 ''Do you take me for fools" asked he.
 ''What makes you think I am ioking?" asked the king.
 Because money Goes not come so easy as that. You must be one of the gentlemen from the castle
 "Well, what of that? Here is a forin Go for the book''
 The boys eyes sparkled The money was almost as much as he received for taking care of flock of geese for a season. Yet he hes itated.
 ''Wellt" said the king, "why don't you gosn
 The boy took off his hat and rubbed the side of his head.
 'sI would if I could; but the geese:'
 ''You little dolt! will take care of tke geese"
 "You!n, exclaimed the boy. ssyou do not look as if you knew enough. If they ay through the felda while I am gone I shall have the damage to pay and may lose my place, and then I would be ruined entirely. You see that one with 8 black heads it is a sly bird and will be sure to. lead the flock astray while am gene"
 The Eiqg smiled. T know how tco ttco manage man and think can manass ooose ;,
 He bade the hey sa at o1ce The 1atter il!st hssteatea! os' -nally consented, giving the N'AE ,,nip to crack in case the geese should begin to disperse.
 But the winged subjects of the monarch soon perceived that their master was gone, and began to cackle and announce the news to each other most jubilantly. The black headed bird began to march and counter march, and the whole flock under his gene ralship scattered, each separating from the other and forming line which grew longer and longer. The king issued his commands in loud voice and tried to crack the whip, but all his efforts went for nothing. The geese obeyed the orders of the gander. .
 The king ran hither and thither, but the line of the geese only grew longer, "Shew!" said the king. It was the only goose Ian guage he knew. 'Honk" said the gander. and the geese obeyed the mysterious com mand and made their line longer and longer. At last the 'sb aek- headed bird" gave tri- umphant "Honk," ''Honk," and the whole column of geese rose into the air and flew into the fields. The king, bathed in per- spiration, sat down in great vexation to find that his royal authority was of so little aa- count in the goose kingdom Presently the boy returned and saw what had happened. He was in great terror and distress.
 "Did not tell you that you did not know enough to take care of geese! Now you must help me find them again."
 The king consented and late in the day the flock was gathered.
 ~rn never go away again" said the boy; stnet for the king himself"
 The king returned to the castle quite thoughtful It was easier, after all, to man age kingdom than to outgeneral an old eander, 6 consideration that was hardly flat tering to kingly dignity.