The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-08-29
WHY KURENTx GOVERNS.
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But by F1attery-SfnguIar story OF the
Fall of the .Race-Man BecOmesSa Prey
to His Appetite And Is .Dwarfed.
Kureut and man contendedw should
rule the earth Neither Kusertwould yield
to man nor man TO Kurent, for he <paan)
was 50 giQenbio-hes wouldn'5 even have
noticed It Hn&ac Of heWeop2eoe represent
day had daaced Up and .d0wnshis Rostrils.
"Cones,. said Karent,. '1eeas see which
is the strongerawhetAegat ~ or you that
| is to rule the eaeff. EK6heeri5A broad sea;
the one that syringe auRoss4t best shall
have both che earth and ,aEi. That Is ON the
other side OF the sea, and ;thab,is, in faith,
hundred times more valuable than this
Wilderness" -
Man agreed Kurent took of his coat
and jumped across the sea, 50 that just one
foot was westsd whRnshe sprang on to dry
land. Now. he hAsan TO jeer al the man;
but the man held has 5tongaef didn'tget out
of temper, Meth did he take OF hts coat,
but stepped without efot$and quite easily
over the sea, as overaes brook, and came On
| to dry land without even wetting foot
Pm the stronger sddssIasn to Knrenti
''see how my foot is dry and yours is wet. ="
1.-The first time you haReO~ercone me,
answered Kurent Yours are the plains,
yours is the sea and what is beyond the
sea, but that isn't albthe earth. There 10
also some beneath Us and above Us. Come,
then, Yet US see second time which Is the
stronger"
Kurent stood on a hollow rock and
stamped on it with his foot so that 1t burst
| with a noise like thunder and split in
| pieces. The rock broke up and cavern
was seen where dragons we're brooding.
Now the man also stamped, and,the earth
quaked and broke upright to the bottom,
just where pure gold flowed like broad
river, and the dragons fell down.
This trial, too, is yoursF said Kurent,
'rbut 1 don't acknowledge you emperor till
you overpower me int third fierce contest.
| Yonder Is q very lofty mOuntsan. 1t rises
| above the clouds; itFeaches tothe celestial
table, where the cock sits and watches
Gods provisions. Nowthen take you an
arrow and shoot and so will L The ono
which shoots highest is the stronger, and
his Is the earth and all that is beneath and
above it."
Kurent shot, and bis arrow wasn't back
for eight days; then the man shot, and his
arrowsfew for nine days; and when on the
tenth day it-9fsll the celestial cock that
guarded Gods provisions fell also, spitted
upon it.
"You are emperor" said cunning Kurent.
81 make obeisance to you as BELTS sub
ject."
But the man was good natured, and made
a coveuant of adaptive brotherhood with
Kurent, and went of to enjoy his imperial
dignity. Kurent, too, went of, but he was
annoyed that the man had put him to
shame; where he could not prevail by
strength be determined to succeed by craft.
''You are hero, man." he would say. II
am witness thereto; but beware Of me II
you are hero also in simplicity; go to
bring you a gift that have devised entirely
by myself"
he squeezed the vine, his stick, and
pure red wine burst cut of it. Here's
gift for you. Now, then, where are your
he found the man on the earth the other
side of the sea, where he was enjoying a
bowl of sweet stirabout.
"What are you doing, my lord?" said
Kurent.
'I've mixed bowl of stirabout from
white wheat and red fruit, and, see, here
am eating it and drinking water"
MY poor lord, you are emperor of the
world and drinking wateri Hand me q
CUP that I may present you with better
drink, which l, your humble servant, have
prepared for you myself"
The man was deceived, took the cup with
red wine and drank some Of it. Thank
you. adopted brother, you are very kind,
but your drink Is naught."
Rurent was disguised, went off again
and thoughtand thought how to cheat the
man. Again be squeezed his stick, again
red wine burst forth from it. But Kurent
did. not allow ID foreman pure; the rascal
MIXED heilsbore with it, which Villas
and prophetesses pluck by moonlight to
nour;sh themselves with. A second time
he went in search of the man, and found
him at the bottom of the earth, where purs
gold was flowing like broad river.
What are you doing, my lOrdp asked
Kurent,
81 am getting myself a golden shirt, and
am tired and very thirsty, but there's no
water here. and it's long way TO the world
seven years journey"
az am at your service" said Kurent.
there's cup Of wine for you; better never
saw the red sun"
The man was deceived, took it and drank
it up Thank you, Kurent- You are good
and your drink is good, too"
Kurent was going 10 pour him out a
fresh cupful, but the man would not allow
it, for his nature was still sober and sensi-
BILE. KuRent was disguised, and went off
TO see whether he could not devise some
thing better. For the third time he squeez-
ed his stick. Wine burst out more strong
ly, but this time it did not remain pure
nor without sin. The rascal applied an
arrow, opened vein and let some black
blood flow into the wine Again he went
in search OF the man. and found him on
the high mountain at Gods table, where
be was feasting ON roast meat which had
not been roasted for him, but for God him
self.
What are you doing, my lord" asked
Kurent in amusement and joy when he
saw that the man was SHINING aboninably.
Here / am, sitting and eating roast
meat; but take yourself OF, fer am afraid
Of God, lest he should come up and snite
me-"
Never fear" was Knrent's advice.
How do you like Gods roast meat"
''It's nice, hut it's heavy. can scarcely
swallow it."
II am &C your service" said Kurent-
Here is wine for you, the like Of which
isn't on earth or IN heaven, but only with
me-"
The third time the man was deceived,
but cruelty. ''fhank you, Kurent," he
said. "You are good, but POUR drink il