Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-01
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Orco upon time So the beautiful Autu.'
nols there was peasant woman who
wished to b. richer than hor noishhor'
and to give tho largest number OF souls In
her district othc church on The Fctc Dlcu
She talked about her wish "a her llitlo
child too young 90 contradict or under.
stand &c. but when ho drummcd ON the
side vt hIs bread and milk basin, ns sien
that lt was empty aud that hc wanted
more sho accepted 10 ns % sign thnt Do
agreed with her and would DO anything Zoo
his baby power o. hClp her got tho extra
Sous
iIis mother Kissed h.m "Nou shall go
with uc mo'i petit, sho cried Whom
the fnout scf's you, hc will run bic eyes
and say oh, thorc lisa beautiful some.
thing t,s hair g. follower than tho gold
guurl Its skin is amau,hur than tho
pearls ! protect lr cyrs nfU hlu0r than
tho sapphlrus I save. lts lIHs 1uo rddor
than my rubics 1hfn Twin scramble up
nll that I can Of che precious FCfu. while
Do Etlucs 500 hard nt yUu, whom, urstu' We
shall ho coming homo TOO rich tn walk,
and thc old serpent beating himself with
his own tail because Dis trUnsurO was stolen
while he glpUd nt lit'lc child"
ON the day NJ che great toto tho mother
and child worn ready Tor thoir visit Co tho
cave, starting just ns tho sweet bells ring
out their Como t1 church. Come to
church f0r thc service OF tho Fcto Dlcu"
The baby laughed. nnd che mother whi1.
pUrJd BOO response, Tor mo- ono must know
her splendid sDcrel 'JuHt wait swrot
bells we shall aIln ho thcre, TO the service
Of fotu Uiau, with something white and
something blue. something rcd and yellow,
too. f0r The service ~ foto Dlou."
Good day, Marie, said nn old man to
her leaning ncru,s bis gate us fio r1s.cd
WHAT h1s "a check a. round and nd ns
your boys and skin us shiny and
smoothly
Mario was startled. sho was thinking
only Of tho Jewels in the cave
AN apple" lie laughed and hold out
ono polished like wax 90 Che baby.
THANKS. good picur, you an always tho
one to jest kindly"
And sho dropped the apple into hor
pocket and hustuucd un with Tho happy
baby quito buuthlCss, fhu uuohod tho
hill no length, to find tho Stone rolled
hlck from che opening N the cave, show
ing inside tho hcup Of precious stones ON
which the sorpCnt Jay coiiod Gold and
gems lay scattered ON tho iiour and plain
wooden table stood in tho contcr The Hor.
pcnt raised its coilod head and stared nt
the child with its emerald eyes na " fnsci.
mated TiptoClng in the mother put tho
child on the table, pressed plUrru's nrrlo
Into ~ tiny hand and began q scramble
for ~ many Jewels me were within hrr
vnch. The serpent showed uotcslstnncr
Il tlll Rnfcd in rnptur upon tho little
child, who SWITCHED out thcnpplo ns n In.
wiling 10 60 cnmu nearer
slowly uncoillnR, tho serpent crnwlod
toward tho table, leaving unprotected Is |
bod Of gold and gems. Marie watching. |
made throo quick thrusts OF her hand into |
the precious heap. a handful Of diamonds !
she thrust into her pocket, a handful II /
ruhlCs into her dress, and tho third OF j
pearls sho was about 20 hide In her apron :
when sho saw the stone rolling 10 close 10
tho mouth of the cnvo and shut her In.
Forgetting everything but tho drvndiui
danger N being buried nliyo IN tho cave,
she pushed past tho Stone and escaped
just ~ II bumped into place, for the tUto
Dlcu service us over
Now only sho remembered her dear No.
Ito child shut in tho cave with tho terrible
serpent UttorinR u sharp cry, sho lung
tho diamonds and ruhlUs and pearls ON .
tho grns- like hnilatoncs, aud wrlnglng her |
hands ran down tho Hill 10 tho viuhg' DO. |
low 49,,
Plorro WIS SIN at /tho gate when slo
went past. "G,LtalsStho priest, Marie.
he said, a. II hu know all about her truu.
bic.
THAT I will. iho said, rushing on,
but when the priest heard her story be- !
shook his head and looked worry grave, as |
n nothing could be- done
Tho village pooplo wcro all agog A
thing ~ serious hs this had mover happen.
ed among thcm before. aud it showed we'll
that ono should ho cnntCntrd 60 lot other
peoples caves and Jewels alone.
suddenly the priest made Thorn a sign
90 stop their ohnttcring Como with
me, " DO said. "Wo will ~ TO tho cave and
pick up every jewel that tho ohild'a moth
Or has Hoattorud.'
Tho villagers could not but approve this
plan. They followed him up tho hillside
20 tho cave looking under Oyory grasa
blade ana Hover bed Tor the beautiful scat.
tcrod Jewels, and soon, because their eyes
were so bright and thuy worn fo,in ear.
nest, they picked up every scattered gem
and bio Of gold, which thuy nut In tho
priests hand. Poor Mario, wcuplng bic.
terly tried 10 search also, but shr looked
through too many toArl 10 SEQ clearly. and
her hands tpmbled 90 Violently that had
she found % diamond She could not have
picked IL up.
For - year, tlll tho nc1t Fctc Dlru. the
priest Kept tho treasure. Then he gavo 10 Co
tho baby y mother, telling her 20 mko IL
tntho cuyu and whom the stone rolled back
20 90 In and return II 10 tho serpent. Very
carly that fDtr Diuu day, carrying tho asf.
points treasure Ia q silk bng, shr climbed