The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1895-12-20
THE THREE SONS


were grown mp when their father
began 20 sickcn. and IN few days
had io prepare 10 dlc when be- called
them Co his bedside
You know my children. / hive NO
riclrs except ihls cottage. my eat.
rock and srylhr Live together Ia the
cottage aud of iln three hing. .ake
one iu mot sqmhhlr hut live In
lp1tr nud now. God bless you" iiav-
ing finished be- died
Whom The SONS had buried 'hc faith.
81 ilcy divided thr inheritance. Ma.
ilu took the srythc. 'or be- knew well
how io nov. Matthew. the tomrat,
and Michal the cock
Dear brothers said Martin. I'VE
cannot an remain al home. or else We
should die Of hunger You two re-.
main 10 home AMI arrange things.
while J 90 with my scythe out intS
the world
The three loved one another. and
what The one wished the others also
desired ~ mo- one spoke this plan.
Marlin took the sryihe and started
an his wandcrlugs lle went very far.
very Tar. hui nowhere could he end
work A. last nc came to country
Wlofc tAr pruplr were exceedingly
stupid A. be- ncarrd clil be- met a
mnn. who asked him what be- carried.
- s,ythc" said Martin
And Whaf is that AMI what Is q
good fort"
"in cut grass. grain
With thar yuu cut grass Why.
thai ls splendid, We have 10 pick aud
pull out with our hands an the grnss.
and Boz Gods name Ne can never be
raly II You w0uii 90 IN our king.
hr would pay sou well Tor this inven.
ton
and wis notl ~ go"
Tho man lci him 10 The king who
was much asiunishcd ~ this inycn.
ten and at once hired him to- cut
the grass Ia one M bis meadows.
Martin went. followed by % crowd.
lint as be- was not stupid he stuck
the scythe up boz the middle n the
meadow. and having told the servant
10 bring Dime, for two. drove an the
cur.urs people away AZ midday the
servant brought dinner for two aud
wlN rurh gsjolishc1 90 see sr mrri
gr.s cr'.
WIN your grass cutter als, catg
hc asked Martin
"li De- works De- must also hc fed
hrt 20 with Gnd and leave ~ alone
The servant went away. aud Mar
Tin ate ilr dinner Tor two alone
THAT was goud thought. thar or
dcred dinner fur two lf had asked
for only one would not have hat
enough Aud so be- ordered Two din
ncs every day t.ll all The meadow,
were cat.
When Do Was duishCd he put III,
scythc over bis shoulder and wen, Q,
ilr King Tor his hire.
Your grass cutter cuts the crns.
h.msrlff asked the king.
Himself most merclful king.
Perhaps Won would leave him her,
then. Tor Ion hnrinsf"
"lic Is worth more Bur / vii
leave him here for that price" sal,
Martin and put the scythe down. tool
thr money aud went home The Kin.
had she scylhc pm. In a raom. tha
u might not d. injured Next yea
came. The grass was ripe. rcady .,
hc cot The king ordered the inven
ton 90 be- brought to the meadow
With fitting pomp They bmughi /
oul and stuck Il In the middle ~ en-
ground aud went away. ~ the,
thought the grass cutter did not III.
io he watched At midnight the
came with the dinner. burning viii
curiosity a. soc bow much he had cut
Rut the scythe stood exactly as the-
had stuck II IN the morning and the,
were very much asionlshed. The
placed the dinner beside aud went 4
tell the king
II he cut M much grass the irs
half day when that man was witt
him. why win be- not cut Il now ?
said the King aud shook hts head. Ii
the evening the servant came agall
and said the grass was not cut an,
the dinner was uncaten
: 1T must be- bewi,ched." said IN
king Let him receive twenty blows
and n he viii not cut then We wit
bury him.
During this time the brothers Ia,
hne times aud blessed their fathc
that he had left them such a rich In
hcriiance. after awhile when the mon
cy began TO be- all spent MATTHEW
Sald
"Now ! will 80 and wander Ter
haTs | VIII dispose of my cock a
well as YOU did with your scythe."
Mathew took his inheritance am
went After awhile Dc also cam,
ucar a city and me, I pcnilcnmn.
"Whai arc you carrying ny man.
De- asked -
I'm carrying a cock. replied Math
ew. n calsl the sun"
"Oh. wonder OF wonders We hav
to accompany the sun every day Ia
mountain. and In the morhlnc 60 q
. meet him. which Is often laronvcu
lent lf thar bird really has such
talent. the king would pay you niu
few thousand Cor him."
cob, hut you can investigate III
natter" said Mathew. and he wen
with the gentleman 10 the king
"Mcrclful king. this man has q bird
a caller lie calls the day. aud whc
he goes TO sleep the sun also goes q
sleep"
ooh, that could hardly be- paid wit
money, II Il Is really true what yor
say"
"Merclful king. you can prove m
words" They put the cock In q col
cage aud he being satisfied with hi
new dwelling. made himself AZ hon.
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