Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1897-02-18
,ruTHoLDE, THE DWARF.
a Answers at the Court OF
: ,y of the sOubards.

siboin, NIhs "
,,.ry shears Rob arts. IN her series or
,,,toric Dwarfs,' contributes an arti-
Rertholde to the January -.
.-,nolas. Bertholde was an ltailah'
"a one day he made his way to h
- of Alboin, King of the Lom-
IDS. at Verona, and boldly seated
,imseIf in an empty chair next the
h. one. ,, ~
80, NJ his aud.city as they were
.aa1 At his grctcsque appearance;
hhaNe Tho Lombard chieftain smiled
.r,rnly upon the intrude., ana iiilulreu
rrnnn., s.vbat he was, when he was
b'arn and in what country,
porn 81 n man" replied the dwarf,
."nnon the attendants went OF III.
Sts of laughter. Il was porn "hen
m INFO the wo. Id, and the world
E,self is my country.
Inn and courtiers now began TO re-
,iac that they had n shrewd little imp
,laso,n them. and they commenced To
~, hin, with questions OF all kinds.
p y asEipp of conmdrums was . sort
! = ,.ial Of vii to which sovereigns were
areb riycn 1T this period of history.
What thing is that whlch MES ING
<sviftcst:' asked one.
"%Tn0ught,
promptly. :,
What is the gulf that Is never
tflled:' u
The avarice of the miser,' vas inc
,oody reply of the quick-witted dwarf.
What trait is the most hateiul III
4 young re0plc!
"SeIf-esteem, because IT makes Them
u~nteachablc.'
How will you catch a hare run
rincY" inquired the king.
I'll stay until | find her on the
spit" :, -,
%aieve?"
I'D wait till It was frozen replied
The dwarf, readily.
THE king was delighted. For so
clever a r~cjoinG?:," he said YOU shall
have from me anything you may de-
Isirp."
ooh no,' cried Bertholde, with n
~mocking laugh."I shall have nothing Of
/ The sort. You cannot give me what
! Won do not possess. | am in search OF
4 happiness. of which you have not II par
4 ticlc. So how can you give me any,
How exclaimed the king. Am /
4 NOT happy on so elevated Il thTOneE'
"Yes. you are. If the happiness or a
4 man consists in the height of his seat.
Then Alboin referred 10 his kingly
power and dignity, end the dwarf re-
/ torted with another mocking laugh;
4 and when the king called attention 10
4 the mobiles and courtiers about him,
Bertholde. with n snee: remarked:
"Oh, yes: they cluster round your
4 throne: 50 do hungry ants round a crab
4 apple. and with the same purpose-to
/ devOur IT,"
We'll said" spake the king. keeping
his temper; but all this does not pre-
4 vent me from shining among them, as
4 the sun among the stars"
True; but tell me. shining sun. how
n,hly eclipsos you are Obliged 10 suffer
in a year? For the continual flattering
Of these men must now and then dark
en- your understanding"
For this reason. YOU would not be a
courticr:" inquired his majesty, whose
fingers began TO pliy upon his sword
in a threatening manner.
Miserable as ! am. / should be sor-
ry to be placed in the rank of slaves"
replied the dwarf. Besides. | have
not the necessary qualities 10 succeed
in this fine employment"
What. then. do you seek at my
COURT" demanded the king, in III an
cry tone.
Something | have not been able 10
md there" answered Bertholde. II
was told that Il king "a as much
ABOVE common men as a tower Is
above common houses; | find, as | x
pected, that sovereigns are honored
more than they deserve"
his was a little too much. Tie
RING lost his patience. and COM
mlilded the dwarf jester to leave tie
palace Immediately. or he would have
MN whipped out of court.
auesttons for Young Men-smoLinG.
Perhaps this is n dangerous subject
ior any one to touch upon, and yet
'nefe are a few things still to be said
On the subject of smoking to which any
respectable person should be willing TO
listen. Many a young man does not
understand why his parents do not
WISH MIN to smoke. still less when he
. poid by these persons that it is wick
VI or immoral or wrong for him to
sanohe. As Il matter of fact smoking
u itself is neither wrong nor immoral
nor wicked. To some people it is phys
muhy injurious, but they o find that
ou' and are obliged by their doctors
~siVe II up. If ii is not in any way
"lurlous to You. or to me. or TO any
psison' there is no reason why we
snoaaio not smke. except that If you are
a" "u vi outdoor exercise. if you have
80 a1hollion to get on an athletic team.
sou loon forward TO college days
aanch You hope to be II member of some
ya"S OF varsity team. il is wiser for
smoke. W 'ou ~
c,,. nabit of any kind Is a very diff.
han, tlhng to give up. IL you form a
m napat OF taking a cold bath every
s%orhing 1t is hard to break it. If you
."n Il habit of only tho host