The Coalville times. [volume] (Coalville, Utah) 1894-1923, 1903-06-19

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\ - y uml about two days
8 5 Journey from Lisbon q
4 4 \ miller who had un ass.
ssoNs which Hike other asses, had /
very long cars, thick llns uud q voice |
ngt madc the whole country rcsound. |
Hisiirc wga so poor aud mean that be- /
wasbut o. skeleton, aud could no longer |
bear h.s burden Then DO was beaten |
even day by tho miller. who tried To
mah him do what WIS beyond IBIS
powg. At lust Doc ram away irum his
muser. und went long and far. tiIl he
came to the foot of q mountain. so
vcrdint aud pleasing 600 all things, that
be nsolyc1 Go remain there TO, ihc
remainder OF DIS days.
lie looked ull around him to see 10
There was anything 90 Dee feared and
thea boldly assembled tile mountain.
phen OF DIS pleasure he gruzcd upon
the One grass before him. thanking
God that Doc had been delivered from
The mnds of tho Wicked aud cruel
tyrant OF miller and put in sweet
grln up TO his knees 90 sustain his
miserable he.
While hc was satisfying bis appetite.
q proud lion approached, who mnrNcllcd
greatly at Che boldu.s of the ass in
having come TO feed upon the noun
tain Without license. Aud having mover
hcfoA seen such an animal the Hon
was afraid OF him and dared not pass
him d first
on ihr other hand, the ass, seeing
The lion. was 40 much alarmed that his
hair brIstcd and stood MP lie ma
longer dared bend his neck to eat tho
grass. nor oven move from hls place
Finally. the Hon. growing confident
approached the afs and gaid 10 him;
"What are you doing here, comrnde'
What has made you go hold as TO CONT
herel Who are your
10 Whom the ass replied;
"And who are you yourself that al
mo thisf'
Then the Hon. nsionlshed at thl
proud reply. answered.
~ am the king or an the animals
"What Is your naneT demanded Oh
ass.
"They call me lion. Ana what
your Manner
The ass with restored confidence, r,
piled
"They who know me call me Bronc'
lion"
Then the lion said to himself:
"Truly. here Is something 1 runnC
comprehend. This person must i
something moro than ! am" Aud az
dressing the ass. said
"BrncalIon. your name and word
show clearly that YOU ought 10 7
more powerful. robust and courageor
than | am. Nevertheless, am Of III
opinion that we would better prov
each other"
These words 80 pulled mp the ass thi
he turned his back upon the Hon tire
his hind legs Into The air mud bpy'
very furlously 10 the great surprise
the Hon.
The evening now being at hand, q
lion said TO the ass:
1--WE win rcposc now brother. ana I
morrow morning prove our strong
and SKIN, lie who then shows hIm,o
hesi able TO do three things which
shall propose. shall be lord OF q
mountain"
TO which the ass agreed
The morning came, and they ara
ana went forth In company tln M
arrived at a deep and wild ditch. tn
the lion said 10 the ass:
"Brancallon. / nm your friend, b
! shall never be at rest an | know 20
power aud skin. DO me the pleasu
/ hcseech you. now that the occasl
presents itself, 10 let me see which
MS eau best leap this ditch" Snyl
this, he bounded 10 the other side
The MSS ana his hest TO follow nj
but lcaped so awkwardly that he I
upon a great log In the middle OF {
ditch, where no was IN great danger
death. his forefeot and head on q
side, ana the rest Of the body on
other.
The lion. noticing the perIlous c.
dillon OF the ass. cried ouii
"What are You doing, comradc"
but the poor ass was past answcrl
So the lion. fearing ho woul { die
left 10 hang there up0n The iog.
scencdcd Into the ditch and drew d
cut
Tho dss, finding himself ont OF d
ger turned 20 the Hon and hnaped uI
him an the abuse On his power q
lion. nstonished at this uufraicfrl q
duct, asked why he thus upbraided D
when he had so kindly saved h.s M
The ass. pretending TO be angry,
piled with insolenco;
"You vile ana malicious crcatu