The age-herald., 1901-05-19

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 "I think had better give them each bag
 of gold for it really came from them in the first place. said the Rajah..
 by a any means s as rb said .fe ehee
 be unhappy. Besides, they have only paid out a few pieces of gold for their taxes.
 Keep the rest for people who need 1t more than they" So the Rajah went to pay ofr their mortgages so that they would be free from debt and could keep their little houses. They called all kinds of blessings on his head, and mounting his elephant he rode away, feeling happier than he had ever felt in his life, happier even than when he waa in the midst of his court. The elephant amused him by telling him stories as they went along, and after awhile they reached another village. Here was a great crowd of people all moving one way.
 The elephant followed the crowd, and soon they came to a house that ewas burning fiercely. The whole building was wrapped in flames, and the crowd of people were doing their best to put the fire out, but with out success. They had no fire engines. and they had to carry buckets from small river to throw on the flames. This was very slow work and did not do any good, for they had only few small buckets. The elephant ran to the river, and, filling his great trunk with water, returned to the burning ksGse and squirted large stream of water on the fire. He soon had the fire out, but the house was burned so badly that 1t was ruined and nos At for anyone to live in.
 ''You had better give five pieces of gold to the poor people who were burned out" said the elephant
 T will give them ten,'' said the Rajah, ana he did. All the people in the ,:ENge saw the act, and they praised the Rajvh greatly. Ha felt that this Eraise was ,ery different from that of his former co. -tiers, and it mada him so bashful that he climbed on the eIes plants back and they went of at great rate, leaving the people behind cheering them. s,
 The Rajah and bis elephant were going along wide, dusty road, when they saw a lot of people digging in the fields by the roadside Some of them were so weak they could not stand and all were so thin that is was pitiful to see them. q wonder what is the matter with them ail2" said the Rajah.
 "Stop and ask them," said the elephant. The people explained that they had been obliged to sell all their crops before they were grown to get money to pay the heavy taxes and now they had nothing to eat. They were obliged to dig in the ground for IoOtS WHICH were very SCdEce anu DdQ edps ing. Still, they had to do that or starve. for the grain dealer who had bought their growing crops charged so much for rps grain that they could not buy it. They said that If they could get along until the next year they would be all right, for their crops would grow again, and they would not have to sell them again, for the Rajah had been driven sway and tLere were no taxes ta pay.
 swhat shall do?" 1sked the Rajah of the elephant.
 Buy back the grain from the dealer and give it to the poor people" said the elephant. They went on to the village, and the Rajah bought all the crops from the dealer for 800 pieces of gold. Then he gave the grain to the people, who blessed him as their des liverer from starvation.
 The Rajah and the elephant travelled for many days among the poor people. doing good wherever they went. They went through every part of the Rajahs country, and all the people had heard of them and went to them with their troubles. The Rajah had never mingled with the poorer classes before, and he learned great deal from them, although no one knew who he was. At last they found themselves near Jaunpores singh, where the Rajah's palace had beens the city that he had been driven from some time before. The Rajah was afraid to enter the city, but the elephant said that he must go. "You have never yet been sorry for havs ing taken my advice, he said, and the Rajah was silent.
 When they entered the city they found immense crowds of people waiting for thems for the news of their coming had gone before them. The people hailed them with wild shouts of joy, which frightened the Rajah almost to death. Long live the new Rajah of Jaunporesingh!" cried the crowds. Then a spokesman came forward and told the Rajah that, although they did not know hih name, they had heard of his good deeds all through the country, and had decided to make him Rajah, as he was the very best man they knew.
 .sTell them who you are," whispered tha elephant. Then tue Rajah arose and told the people who he was, and how sorry he was that his people suffered from his ignoA rance and greed. He said that he was pers fectly happy as he was, without being Rajah. but if they wanted him back he was willing to obllge them, and would do his best to govern them wisely, and to make them happy. Then the people shouteds "Long live the Rajah of Jaunporesngh?t louder than ever, and led the elephant to tho palace and seated the Rajah on his thronf again.
 From that time on the Ra1ah of Jaunporf singh was beloved by all his subjects, aI the elephant was fed on delicacies as loI t,a