Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-10-11

teNath Nlt Town OF heading
had met the king, albeit he knew moi
nor dld the Reading men, that he was
king, but thought him a simnle
wayiarer, and seeing he was afoot and
weary, had offered 20 him To ride he.
fore him on his horse .sThe which y
said the beggar, docs he now, with
foul threats and evil knocks. try to
take by loree from me, saving IL Is
MS own, though il is plain 10 be
seen that ] am old and weak and he
Is young and lusty."
And after the king had told his
truthful tale. how that Il was he who
had beenriding toward the town and
had ~ Kindness set the beggar be.
hind him and helped him on his way
With but scuryy payment for his
pains, the men OF Reading were sore
beset in their minds ms TO which of
the twain might be the truth teller
and which the liar. After some had
talked this way and some that, an
elder among them said: let MS
hale them both and also the horse
before Cedric, our doomsman, aud
he will tell us which we shall believe
Nothing ioath was the king, nor
did the beggar dare 10 say them nav,
and so II came 10 pass that in no
great while they stood before Cedric,
the son OF Hend, In the church yard
where his seat was. But they were
not the first corners, and so had TO
wait until two trials had been held.
The first was quarrel between a
scriYener and hedger concerning a
woman The scrivener said that she
was his wife, and had been taken
from him by the hedger. and the
lledgeF, indeed, said no. that she had
always lieen his wife, and that the
scrivener had no lawful right TO her,
The woman said nothing, whereat all
maryeled, When each had told hlt
tale Cedric ponslered and said
Leave the woman here and return
each 81 you, on the morrow, ano
they Went away ltaying the woman
Next came fesher and a miller
the miller holding III bis hand a sun
J of money Il went, said be-, IA
noon "a the ilesber To bus meat inl
ms household, ANA when the tim
came .or me 10 pay him ! drew IRON
mg pouch these coins 81 silver, III
! which. when the iiesher saw. le mad
az il 10 clutch aud took me hy III
wrist, 80 that both 81 us are no'
come hciore you. holding my silye
md lse clutcning ms wrist he say
the silver Is his say Il i mine
Yet do / make oath that 10 me anI
not 10 him does il belong
Then snid The ilesher.
Nay. bn, this man lies. He cam
! To my hoaso a. he SAYS. but that
an the truth there Is In his tax
: When be- had taken his meat b
! asked me whether ! had silver {
( give 20 him IN place % gold coir
i As. qunth ! and laid out on m
: gleAhiug block y handful Of silvt
8 coins. which. whri he saw, he caugl
: up aith his hand. and 50 WAS mai
!. ing on when riniched him hy u
wrist and haiei him before thee, on
Z doonsmnn. To this ! will MAX
: oath and say that he the miller. Is
!, rogue mud q raaeal while ] am mn VI
( right man and the rightiul owner
q thr silver,
( Aui when tho loomsman asked
: oi them, each ui the twain, the iiesl
d ar and tie miller. stuck to his tai
i nor altered Il jot. Then qnoi
q the dnomsman, Leave ye y
!. attyrr with me md come ngain on Il
i morrow" And they went their oM
L WAYS.
THEN came forward the king ~
+, The l,eggnr. and the king snid:
4 4 was riding toward this tow
!, aud when came to the bridge
\ Staiuca saw this man seated 10y q
|. roadside. aud when he asked me
1. INC him on ms horse |, seeing IN
= he was old nnd feeble suid yes Wi
! good heart and carried him IN
y This town 81 yours, IN the which
was no sooner come than he claim
!. my horse TO my own face. SAW
4 that Il was his and not mine. ~
4, IN tho word % one who tries TO be
81 righteous man is the truth, oh, doom
h man
Aud the bergnr
i, II WAS riding toward the town
this nv horse when met this you
i. man who. an wing he was nigh de
\, from hnrd going. asked mo 70 ~
!. linn IN his way. With good hes
~ / aid so. putting him before me
my horse: but when We we're come
ia rs tho high street he rogu'sl
:" claimed Of me my horse, ara W9en
would not give Il up be haa
~ hnled before thee. This on
~ word Of an old and righteous N
~ II tho truth, oh, dOomsman
- Snid Cedric. Leave thchorsc u
=. with me and come again on the m
spt row. - =,
81, ,teir own WAYS, and on the morr
~ werc N the church yard, ns we're
, Ivy others also. to hear the,doom u
'ha Cedric would give.
~ Tile scrivener and the hedger F"
.Tnke thy wife, scrivener, s
eFs h - 4kn an ~ he cut IN