The Rich Hill tribune. (Rich Hill, Mo.) 1903-1911, 1908-07-09
MOUNTAIN SEsIMA, OPEN THYsELF.

There once lived two brothers-one
was poor, the other rich; but the uch
brother gave the poor one nothing. aud
be had TO work hard FOR a living Times
were sometimes so bad that his wife
and children had not even bread 10
eat
One day he was driving his cart
through the wood, and noticed az The
side Of the path an opening through
the trees. and behind them a large bar
ren mountain which he had never OBJ
served before. So he stood stll and
looked at It with surprise
AS be stood he saw IL fercp looking
men coming toward him. Thinking
they we're robbers. DO drew lbs cart DO
lind the bushes and climb up a tree
to 500 what would happen. The L
men went and stood before the mount
ain and cried. Mountain Sosima,
Mountain seslma. open myself" I'm
mediately the sides OF the mountain
parted asunden and tho ~ men walk
ed In, and lpamediaton II closed after
them.
In a short time. However, Il again
opened. and tho ~ meu came ,ar
rying heavy sacks on their bacls, and
as o 10 as they were all In the open
air they turned % the mountain. AMI
said, Mountain Sesima, Mountain So
sima closh myself"
The sides Instantly came together
and there was no longer any entrance
20 b eseeu, and the ~ m IN went away.
90 DC seen, and the II meIs went away.
AS soon az they were out OF sight
the poor man came down from tho tree
and felt very curious TO know waat
could be concealed In the mountain. So
he placed himself befm h H. and said
Mountain sesima. Mou ntain seBlma,
open thysefi" and tho m Duntain stood
oDea before him. He siepped Ia and
found the whole interior pas.a mino Of
silver and gold. and behind the gold
lay heaps OF pearls and slnskang pr4c.
ious stones Ike boarded Ers in.
Tho poor man hardly knolv what 20
do, OF whether he dare taka anything
from these treasures. AZ last ne filled
his pockets with gold. lea wing tho
pearls and precious stones un touched
When be wished 20 go out OF rlo mlno
10 remembered 20 say. "Nfoum ain Sc.
nima. close thysolfI' Immediate ly the
mountain closed and the psar man
took his cart from behind the bushes
and drove II homo to his house.
Flo now wanted for nothi M. FARO
bad ned, aud he could buy b road Ald
vino and all no required for his viAs
and children They lived for "A long.
time In happiness and pea 10. but Dc
ud not forget TO give to thu poor, ami
Was kind to every one,
When he wou, a socord time 10 tt.a
mountain he borrowed q his bn,ther a
bushoi measure 90 carry tbe Rtid apl{
silver; but the rich treasure h did NOT
touch. Al his third VISIT he an o Dor.
roved the bushel Of his brother. whose
susDicions were o aroused. IA 8 had
Tor a long time been Jealous uf his
brothers happy fortune end his hap
~ household aud ne could not imt ginC
where he obtained these riches. anlt
what he wanted tho busheI for. rhens
be would spread pitch over the bottor.H
Z tho bushol, aud when the rnoaauro
game back, there. sure enough was az
piooe Of gold sticking 70 Il.
Immediately he went 10 hls. brother
aAd asked him. what have You beeni
nessurlng In my bushol?"
Wheat and barley said. the other. (
Then be showed him the piece Of gold q
sad threatened him that n he ala aotIi
ten Tho truth he would campiain Of.
hm TO tho Justices Then the poor (
man told4hit brother an that had 90.
es this tIoh 6rother hAd his