Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1889-07-11
A PRIZE FOR GOOD DEEDS.
1t Is Awarded to Little Girl Who Was
Too Busy to Try For 1t.

| 1t Is Awarded to n Little Girl Who Was
| Too Busy to Try For 1t.
King Kriskross had just come home
from the royal races. There had been
gala time, but he was not quite salts
fled. He had seen trials of speed. trials
of strength, and trials of skill, and
these he liked; but he had also seen a.
| great many things he did not like at
all. And now he was thinking it all
over
His kingdom was not large. You
might easily have walked around it
between sunrise and sunset of the
shortest day. So he knew all his sub
jects very we'll, and took fatherly in
terest in every one of them.
I'm getting tired of all this" he
said to himself that day. I'VE have
trials of skill. but how do people use
their skill? They make the most of it
to cheat and fool each other. We have
trials of strength, but the strong i'm
pose upon the weak. We have trials of
speed, but the swift are not helpful to
the slow. I'll have no more such nom
sense! I'll have a trial of good deeds.
in the right way. lei give whatever
the winner may choose for q prize, and
let all try for it, little and big"
So King Kriskross summoned a her.
aid. and this great offer was duly pro
claimed forthwith. A certain day was
set for the trial, and on the next day
all the people were to assemble at tho
palace, and one by one were to be adj
mitted, to tell the King what good
they had done.
When this day came, the King heard
many queer stories. One said he had
searched the kingdom over and could
not find any good deed to do.
Him. said the King, 'If you had
mended your own garments somewhat,
it would have been better than MOTH
ing"
Another owned that he had seem
many little things to do. but had hur-
ried on all day in search of some great
thing, worthy to, win the prize.
Stupid" cried the King. mot
to know that you could have come to-
the great only by way of the littler'
One declared that he had given half
OF his properly III hlInS.
"And if L award the prize to you,
what is your choicea' asked the King.
MAY it please your Majesty" he.
said,, eagerly, lit is my dearest wish to
possess yonder stately CASTLE"
(Which. as you well know, is worth
hundred times all you have given"
said the King 1.-The prize is not
yours"
And so it went all day. King Kris
kross repented having offered a prize
for good deeds, for he saw that they
can not be counted good deeds that are
done for prize.
Last of all came little girl that lived
with her mother at the foot OF Rosebud
Lane. And as she stood before the.
throne, in her plain, clean froei1, with
her neat hair and honest blue eyes, the
King felt sure she had done better than
all the rest together.
well, little daughter said he,
what good deeds can you claimp'
MAY it please your Majesty" she
replied, Il had no time yesterday to do
any good deeds. "
s.No time to do good deeds." cried
the King, 'but what did you do?'
why, my mother was very busy in
deed. so fed the chickens, and picked
up chips, and swept the porch. and set
the table, and played with the baby to
keep him still"
.'Goodr' said the King. "But didn't
you wish to try for the prize?'
.sOh, very much!" said she. .sT'here
was something wanted very much, but
/ had to give it up, for / was too busy.
And don't think know how to do
good deeds, anyway"
but / think you do" said the King:
land am going to give you the prize.
So now, my little girl, what is it YOU
want SO much?'
At this she blushed and stammered
quite overcome with surprise. And it
was only because of her great desire
| that she managed at last to say, very
softly: inlay it please your Majesty. /
wanted little wagon for baby to ride
| in!"-Youth's Companion.