The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1913-04-07
loom. and the poor old minister could
see nothing, for there was nothing

tlefe.
Dear, dear!" thought he, "can I be
stupid? have never thought that,
and nobody must know it! Can I he
tainly not say that I. cannot see the
CLOTH"
Have you nothing to say about it?"
asked one of the men who was weav-
ing.
oh. it is lovely, most lovely.!" an
swcred the old minister, looking
through his sp~ectacles. 'What.a .teAt-
ure! What colors! Yes, l will tell
the emperor that it pleases me very
much"
Nov We re delighted at that" said
both the weavers, and ~thereupon they
named the colors and explained the
makes of the texture.
The old minister paid great atten-
ton, so that he could tell the same to
the emperor when he came back to
him, which he did.
The emperor soon sent another
worthy statesman to see how the
weaving was getting on. 1t was the
same with him as the first one; he
looked and looked, but because there
was nothing on the empty loom. he
could see nothing.
us it not a beautiful. piece OF
CLOTH" asked the two impostors.
Stupid ! am not" thought the
man. so it must be my good office for
which l am not fitted. 1t is strange,
certainly, but no one must be allowed
cloth which he did not see.
Everybody in town was talking Of
the magnificent cloth.
Now the emperor wanted to see it
himself while 1t was still on the loom.
With a great crowd of select follow
Sns; among whom We're both the
been there before, he went to the
cunning impostors.
is it not splendid!" said both the
old statesmen who a already been
there. See, your majesty. what a
texture! What cOlors"' And tner
they pointed to the empty loom. for
see the cloth quite we'll.
What" thought the emperor, Il
can see nothing! This is indeed nor
tribe! Am l stupid? AMI not fit to
be emperor: That We're the most
dreadful thing that could happen to
ut has my gracious approval" And
then he nodded pleasantly, and ca
amined the empty loom.
His whole court round him looked
and looked and saw no more than the
others: but they said like the emperor.
on! II Is peaullIul' n Iney dO-
vised him to wear these new and mag
nilicient clothes for the first time at
the great procession which was soon
to take place. The morning on which
the procession was to take place tho
impostors said, Now the clothes arc
finished"
The emperor came himself with his
most distinguished knights, and each
impostor held up his arm just as IT
he We're holding something and said:
See! here are the brceches! Here
Is the coat! Here is the cloak" AMI
so on.
Spun clothes are so comfortable
that one would imagine one had moth f;
ing on at all. but that is the beauty
of it,"
Yes" said the knights. hut they
could sec nothing, for there was moth
ing there.
will 1T please you majesty graci-
the impostors. Then we will put on
the new clothes, here before the mir
rUr." /!
The emperor took off all his clothes
and the impostors placed themselves
before him as il they were putting on
part of his new clothes which
was ready. and the emperor turned
and bcnt himself in front Of the mir
ror.
"How beautifully they fit! How well !
they sit..' said everybody. What ma !
suit"
Look. I am ready said the en-
peror. Doesn't 1t sit wcll!" And he |
turned himself again tn the mirror to
see il his lincry was on all right.
The chamlbcrlains who were used to
carry the train put their hands near
the floor as Ii they We're lifting up
the train: then they did as II they
holding something in the air.
They would not nave 1t noticed thae
they could gee nothing.
So the emperor Went along in the !
procession under n splendid canopy, +.
and all the people said. How matrh- /,
less are the cmperor's new clothes."
No one wished it TO he noticed ina;
'i"' could see nothing. for then he
would have beer unfit for the office, or
else very StlIDjtl. A