The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1910-05-08

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out of his pocket he placed it upon his
table, and his lordship stepping forth
told the reason of his secret visit. Tho
party at court opposed to CULVER had
been strengthened by the accession of the
lord high admiral who ever since Gul-
liver had captured the fleet of Belfuseu
had conceived a most violent hatred to-
ward him. Finally the Emperor had been
so worked upon that articles of impeach-.
.ment had been prepared against the man
mountain and it had been resolved first
to put out his eyes and then starve him,
to death. The putting out of his eyes, 1t
had been agreed CULVER would readily
submit to, and this punishment only was
to be revealed to him. After his eyes were
out the rest was easy, and the empire
would be freed from a being who had in-f
deed been strong enough to capture the
fleet of Belfuscu. but it could not but be
remembered had the same strength which
he might at any time exert to carry IT.
back again. After his lordship had de-
parted CULVER sat long. thinking, over
the situation, and finally made resolve.
He sent off word to the Emperor that
he was about departing, according to his
majesty's gracious permission, to visit
the Emperor of Belfuscu and then, with
out waiting for an answer, he went to the
nearest port, seized one of the biggest
men-of-war lying there. stripped of and
placed his clothes upon the vessel and
| towing it behind him, waded and swan to
the shores of Belfuscu. It was about day;
light when he landed and dressed himself,
and the habitants, who had been long
expecting him, mad. a great holiday upon
his arrival. A couple of guides whom he
| carried in his hand directed his steps to-
ward the capital. upon approaching which
the Emperor and all his court, having
been advised by couriers of his arrival,
came forth to meet him. He lay on
| the ground to kiss his majesty's and the
empress's hands and said that he had
come, according to his promise, to pay his
| respects to the mighty ruler of Belfuscu.
For several days CULVER was munificent-
ly entertained at the court. He made no
mention of his having fallen into dis
grace with the Emperor Of Lilliput and
u.
| the Emperor of Belfuscu knew nothing OF
It, But he was -undeceived soon, for It
appeared that his majesty was cognizant
OF all that went forward at the court OF
| the rival empire and told CULVER that the
Lilliputian Emperor had no idea that he
had fed the kingdom knowing of the
punishment which had been prepared for
him, but supposed that In a few days he
would return to Lilliput
But becoming uneasy, the Emperor of
Lilliput dispatched an envoy to the court
OF Befuscu with message to the EN-
peror of that country stating that Guilt
yer was a traitor who had fed the coun.
try and demanding that he be arrested
and sent back. The situation was em-
barrassiqg, but CULVER. walking upon
the shore one day, saw in the distance an
overturned boat, evidently hcilongboat of
SC me ship-a real ship such as those he
had once sailed in. He waded and swan
out and finally brought the boat to land.
He repaired and fitted 1t and stacked It
with water and provisions supplied him by
the Emperor of Belfuscu. The Emperor
also ordered great quantities of cloth to
be furnished CULVER, out of which he
made a sail. and cutting down one of the
tallest trees in the empire, he constructed
mast. When all was ready he took a
courteous farewell of the Emperor of Bel
fuscu and sailed away, thus relieving two
great empires OF the weight of his pres
ence. Many league did he sail over UNI
known seas. and 1t was just as his pro-
visions and water were becoming exhaust
go that ship bound from the East Indies
to England picked him up CULVER had
taken with him in the boat several ivS
specimens of the cattle of the country
from whence he came, and upon his ar.
rival in England turned pretty penny BIZ
exhibiting them. Many other wonderful
voyages did Lemuel CULVER make to
strange lands, all Of which have been res
corded by DR.. Swift, but this voyage OF
his to Liliput is perhaps his best-known
one.
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