Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1895-10-26
THE THREE SONS.

We're grown up. when their father
began 10 sicken, and In few days
had 10 prepare 10 die, when he called
them 10 his bedside.
You know my children, | have no
riches. except this cottage, my cat,
COCK and scythe. Live together Ia the
cottage, and OF the three things take
one. DO not squabble, but live in
peace, and now, God bless your Hay-
Ing finished, he died
When the sons had buried the faith
er they divided the Inheritance. Mar.
tin took the scythe. for he knew well
how 10 NOW: Matthew, the tomcat,
and MIchal the cock.
Dear brothers." said Martin, I'VE
cannot all remain AT home, or else we
should die OF hunger. You two re.
main az home and arrange things.
while ] go with my scythe out into
the world"
The three loved one another, and
what the one wished the others also
desired 80 no one spoke this plan.
Martin took the scythe and started
on his wanderings. lie went very far,
very fnr. but nowhere could he ind
work. Al last he came 10 a country
where the people We're exceedingly
stnl,ld. As iic neAn.d a city he met a
uIan. who asked him what he carried.
- seythe.- said Martin.
And what Is chat. and what IL Il
good fnrf"
TO cut grass. grain
With that you cut grass? Why,
that IL splendid. We have TO pick and
pull out with our hands all the grass.
and Ia tsod's name we can never be
gs-ady II YOU would 40 30 our king,
he would Ray you well for this inveD.
ton"
"And why mott I'll go!''
The man led him 60 tile king, who
WAS much nstonlshed AZ this Inyen-
ton. and az once hired him 10 cut
the grass Ia one of his meadows.
Martin went. followed by a crowd,
but ~ he was not stupid he stuck
the scyfhe Mp IN the middle OF the
meadow. and having told the servant
To bring dinner for two. drove all the
curious people away. AZ midday the
servant brought dinner for two and
was much as,onlshed 10 see 50 much
grass cut.
"wiii your grass cutter also eatT
he asked Martin.
III he works be must also be fed
but go with God and leave us alone. :"
The servant went away. and Mar.
tin ate the dinner for two alone.
THAT was n good thought. that or.
dcrcd dinner for two. II had asked
for only one. ] would not have had
enough" And 10 he ordered two din.
ner every day till all the meadows
were cut
when he was finished he put his
scythe over his shoulder and went 20
the king for his hire.
''Your grass cutter cuts the grass
himsclfr' asked the king.
Himself. most merciful king"
Perhaps you would leave him here
then. for loo horinsY'
''Hc IN worth more. But ! will
leay. him here for that price," said
Martin aud put the seythe down. took
the money aud went home. The king
had the scythc put In room. that
Il might not he injured. Next year
came. The grass was ripe. ready "a
he rut. The kin. ordered the invcn.
ton 10 la brought 10 the meadow,
with ntting pomp. They brought II
ont aud stuck II in the middle OF the
ground and went away. as they
thought The grass cutter did not like
TO he watched At midnight they
came with the dinner, burning with
| curiosity 10 see how much he had cut
| Hut the seythe stood exactly as they
| had stuck IL IN the morning. and they
| were very much astonished. They
| pla,e,l the dinner beside and went Il
] s..tl shu hing