Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-06-28
A Gift Of
Cabbages
By EDWARD D. SIMPLIFY

One day a couple Of hundred years
ago Hans Berault. young countryman
who had never learned anything except
what he could pick up on the farm.
drove into the capital of the dukedom
of Flanders with load of cabbages to
sell In the market place. He was sur
prised to see flags flying from all the
windows, the people out In their best
costumes and every appearance Of
holiday.
Now Hans, who IN his farm clothes
looked greener than the cabbages In his
cart, stopped beside the curb and asked
some men talking there what was the
occasion of the festivities and was told
that the duchess. who had up TO this
time been minor. came OF age that
day and would assume the reins OF
government.
"And what are those wagons so gay.
ly decorated for2 And where are they
goingr asked Hans.
They carry presents to the duchess"
Now, Hans was a good citizen. and
be bethought him that he, too. should
offer bis gift TO his sovereign. so he
drove his cart toward the palace. In
tending to offer his cabbages TO her
highness. On the way he stopped ut Il
shop and bought some flags. the largest
OF which he placed over the cabbages
Then he went on to the palace, where
the wagons he had seen were drawn
In tho atfinrp THAR ~ IN
be unloaded. Hans pulled up at the
rear OF the line and waited too. When
his turn came the chamberlain asked
what he had and from whom II came.
"Cabbages from my farm. and ! offer
them to the duchess as my own gift as
her loyal subject" Hans replied.
with this the chamberlin grew red
in the face and began TO berate Hans
for what he called his effrontery. a
mere country lout making gift OF
cabbages to the duchess. Then he call.
ed for II guard to take him away.
Now the duchess who was Just eight
cen years old. was nightly Interested
In her presents and was leaning out OF
an upper window looking down watch.
ing their unloading. Seeing the pre-.
dicament IN which the honest Hans
had innocently placed himself. she sent
messenger down to say that Huns
gift would be accepted. and he was to
come into the palace to be thanked per.
Sonally by her royal self So the coun
| trynnn was conducted into u richly
| furnished apartment. where the girl
received him and thanked him for his
cabbages, She appeared to be much
touched by the loyalty of the simple fel.
low.
We would like" she said. ito have
| you In our nrm5. II seems more tit.
ting calling for you than filling the
earth. Would you like to be a sol.
dier?"
Indeed ! would" replied Hans;
"and for so sweet and gracious a soy,
ereign ! think | could conquer all your
enemies single handed
Then she gave an order that Hans
should be given a commission as lieu
tenant In one OF her regiments. and
dismissed him with many thanks for
his valuable present
into witch rho u,t,o God -, Inva viii
NOT send ono ~ bIs nrrows Tho younc
ducbesa was nj n most impross,on,hI.
age, and she could not forget the hand
.nn,o Coo o,d oouro tho ho,o,, ,o,o,
loot or tho Young cahhngs grower Sb.
gave orders that Hans was 70 no son,
N n military school and she kant trocL
NJ him LEARNING thar no was n very
ant scholar md hid fair IN make n Ans
soldier within n yeor no was nro
moted m no coptoin md from tba,
,ima forwo.a oont,,,od to odronc.
with eouaI raniditv I'm no commanded
n regiment
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engaged in n war with the enemies O,
the state news came To the ducbes,
4 ,bot bor ,roons bod hoo, hoo,on no,
commander In chief had beon k,llef
and tho foo yos marching on tho On nj
; raj In ber distross she Thought NJ IN,
!. countryman who had said that for q,
sweet and gracious A sovereign h,
Thought he could conouer all her enc
mics single handed Ordering he,
coacb and ber mounted bodvpu, RI. sb,