The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-07-21
-FOUR PROBLEMS.
Renders May Solve Them to Suit
Their own Ideas.

w. j. Hampton in Washington Star.
In the old times, in the years agone,
when human nature was as it now is, as
it had been and as it will ever be, the
Venerable was discoursing to his class
upon a subject to the study of which he
had devoted his whole life and was yet un-
satisfied.
ITO illustrate what l have been saying.
my children" he said. in his kindly old
voice, '1et me present to you four prob
lens for your deliberation:
The first in this: In the country to the
east of us reigned at one time a king whose
mind was greatly disturbed by the con-
ditions which existed among his subjects.
In order at last to satisfy himself upon
certain questions he determined TO make
experiments which would aid him in reach
ing the conclusions he sought. He chose
first a man and his wife. Not from among
the rich, nor from among the poor, nor
the sick, nor the sorrowful They were
from the medium, from among those who
have material comforts, who nave, as iaf
as the world sees, those things which go 10
make the lot of the married contented.
They were what might be called, IN the
language of the people: an average mar
ried couple The woman was devoted to
her house and her children, the man TO
his business and his friends, neither to the
other. The rosemary Of their romance had
withered, and the rue of their reality was
in flower. Having had them conducted 10
his palace, the king received the man III d
great room, in which there were many
doors, and when the man had made ms
obeisance the king said 70 him: Behold,
there are two doors; one OF them leads you
to your own ways-to freedom the other
leads YOU to the woman who is your wife
Choose and enter And the man, oowlhg
low to the king, chose a door anA dlsap-
peared. Then the king called the woman
into the audience room and said TO her:
There are two doors; one leads to your
own ways-to freedom, the other leads you
to the man who is your husband. Choose
and enter And the woman, bowling be-
fore the king disappeared through the
door of her choice. Now, my children,
concluded the Venerable, which door dld
each choose?
soThe second problem" continued the
Venerable. lis this: The king having rid
himself of the man and his wife selected
next a young man and young womal
both of good social position, but poor IN
worldly goods. The man was ambitious
energetic, and he loved the young woman
as men love. She was gentle and good.
and she loved the young man as women
love. These the king caused to be con
Quoted to his palace, and ne received first
into the room with many doors the young
man. TO him he said: There arc two
doors. Beyond them are two women. One
rich and fair to the eyes; the other the
woman you love- You may have which
YOU will for wife. Choose and enter The
young man, with profound obeisanee,
walked straightway to the door of lis
choice, and the king saw him no more.
Then he called the young woman, and TO
her he said: There are two doors. Be
yond one is a man rich and powerful; be-
yond the other is the man you love. You
may have which you will for husband.
Choose and enter And the woman, bow
ing to the king. went quickly to the door
of her choice and disappeared from the
royal view. Now, my children, which door
did each choose?
"The third problem is this. continued
the Venerable: again the king selected a
young man and a young woman, similar
in all respects to the previous two. Bring
ing the man before his first, he said TO
KIM There are three doors; one leads
to a room where you may await the wo-
man who loves you and would be your
wife; the other leads to a room in which