Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-10-26
MACMILLAN AND THE GEESE.

Maximilian Josepb. the late KING of IA.
varia. was one summer dav sitting in Main
civil costume in the garden of his nalace
at Terernsee The heat was indeed oreat
and If vras so ,,ar, o,,iet in Tho ,rorda,7 ~
the king fell asleGD over the book he was
reading. He laid if down beside him on
the bench and continued TO slumber. When
he awoke he thought he would drive away
his drowsiness by taking walk The
road. which took him farther and farther
away from the garden. bought him AT last
to the meadow which extended ON botb
sides from the shores of the beautiful lake
near which the palace stood.
Here the king remembered his bool,
which he had LEFT living ON the bench in
the park. If anv one nassed bv he mont
take the volume. which beina rather
rare one. the king did not wish fo lose AZ
he was unwilling to return the same vav
he looked about for some one Who vouii
fetch the book to him. but far and wide he
did NOT see a sinola hnmsn hainI oyno,,, y
boy who was watching a flock of geese t :
ten. nv how. Won can 90 and fetch me a
book which | have left Ivino on a bench
in the mark and Won shall have torin Tor
vour troubIe >
The lad. who did not know the king
looked at the gentleman with much mis-,
trust. A form for so small a service seem ,,rn
ed to him ia he So LARGO an otfer a ,St 20 ha a
hoax.
81 am not the simnleton Won tal,e mo
form said he turninc awav
"What makes Won think that tal,a Won
for a simpletono'' asked the king smiling
pleased with the omen manner of Tho Id
"Because Won offer me a forin for s,Icb
a trifng service" repljed the how. "mon-
ey is not earned so easily, The neonIe
down there" he addeo nointing his tin6er
to the distant palace take ne for fo9Is
and | know Won are one If them - ''
"Weu what if I am9' said tho kirc
"Come. here's half dorm in adrance
Now 90 and fetch me tbe bool, :, '''''@0
The bov's ewes snarkled when no hold
the money in his hand for he did NOT Gat
much more than that for LOOKING after i IIs
geese for the whole YEAR. hnt sfin bo hos
itated.
"Weu - asked the l,inq s,yb1, do,,,+ ro,,
po9'' you
The how nusbed his can IN ono sido and
scratched himself haLind tho oar
yes said he u wiIl-bntNf dare NOT
If the farmers hoard that ! Ieft tho oaoS1
they would dismiss me ana 7 ebnTlS loso
nv daily bread -
FI'D watch them fin Won Gonna baoI
again.
..You - renlied the how n,oos,ri,,,, +1,,
s,ranoor from to,, 20 W ULI
to me like one hot co,,Id tol,a au l0o -,
geese If thew were ~ r,n o%n o ond 80,
lost in these meadows y Jn ST Iago anu se'
more than should earn in a raar 0 u Pay
A@cOiA
LONGS to the court cardenar. no l. ~, a. ~.
fnI old bird desar7er 1,ood Co., l-i :"
like all neonle who have re do It'll oniI,
he would NAV Won fine tricl,s Will, ~ ,'io.
away No noi tbat void 80 "a AZ :, vas
~But why shonId NOT 7 ha ob hi U 10 l,oo,,
these moose in order as VOL os I s,,,,lo1 r.
keeping men in order9', said the lSin0 IL
"Yo1on ranlied the lad aCoir e1oi,,o
the monarch with a Grin ,,T5ey mis- h5
fine fellows indeed AN non, baY1o IL
You are a scbooImaster taiI 1o,, how,
are mucb easier 10 MANAGE tba,, CO. -
"Possiblv. but come ne 0uicl, VII
Won fetch the bookp viii answer for ony
mischief that NAV bannen -
This decided the how He anioinad the
kino TO keen a watcbfnl owe o,,er tba ooose
he called the court gardener = snlenJid
rander. who might RIM off directIE laad
inc the whole herd after him TIen tbe
bow cave him the wbin and ran off hut
soon stood still and then came bacly acain
"Wbat does this mean o. cried Tho I,inn
TO him.
"Crack it oncel" ordered the how
The king tried if. but il would not GRO nj,
at all.
"Tbat's inst what tbopcbt ~ oxol.i,,
Cd tba bo,, .sTha ,,,o.t,,,. ., III \.
can take care of geese. and cannot even
crack a wbipon
Then he took the whip out of the KINGS