Evening star., 1928-03-09

trouble. friend. to guide me thither
Consent to oblige me, and you shall
have no reason to complain" said the
| king.
Though you were King Mansor him.
| SELF" returned the fisherman. who
entreated ME SO. and such night as
this is. would not venture upon it at
this hour of the night. should render
myself guilty. perhaps. of leading our
honored monarch into destruction"
But why should you. friend, be SO
| very solicitous about the safety Of the
king?"
oh" replied the good man, ''be-
cause I honor him more than / do
any one else, and love him more than
myself"
But what good has he ever done
you?" asked the king. that you should
hold him in such high seteem? Me-
thinks you would be rather more COM
fortably lodged and clothed were you
any extraordinary favorite of his"
Not So" answered the fisherman,
''for tell me, Sir Knight. what greater
favor can receive from my honored
king. In nv humble sphere, than to be
protected in the enjoyment of my
house and goods and the little earn
| ings which make2 All have owe
TO his kindness, TO the wisdom and
justice with which he rules over his
subjects. preserving us In peace or
protecting us in war from the inroads
of enemies. Even /. q poor fisherman.
with wife and little family. am not
forgotten. and enjoy my poverty In
peace. But why do talk when I see
you, Sir Knight. dripping wet before
me? Come In. and receive what shell
ter my poor cabin will afford. To-
morrow I viii conduct you to the
king, or whatever else you wish"
Mansor dismounted and came In. The
poor steed likewise shared the accom-
modations prepared by the poor Ash
erman. The king did not like fish,
and having only she-goat. the fish,
noble appearance. killed that and served
1t up 70 him. So the king spent the
night in the rude hut.
In the morning the fisherman set
out 70 guide the monarch back to
his home. They had gone but a little
way when they met several Of the
kings party. who were searching for
their monarch in great anxiety. They
greeted him with great Joy. The king
thfn told the poor fisherman that he
| was indeed King Mansor, and that he
was very grateful for the honorable
and courteous hospitality he had re-
| ceiyed.
In fact, the magnificence OF the
kings reward can hardly be imagined
He caused the marshes TO be drained
and created a noble city there, close by
| The rude hut Of the fisherman. and
| when II was all complete he gave II
as token OF his gratitude 10 the poor
man who had treated him SO well that
unI0rgettable stormy night.
| When the fisherman's sons succeeded
| 10 this city there was no place through
| oht the kings dominions that could
| compare With 1t in gplendor and beauty
| 1t was filled with merchants and arti-
sans oi every description The mosques
were extremely grand. and 50 were the
| colleges and hospitals. The gardens
| were spacious and beautiful. aboundine
In all kinds OF fruit. which supply q
weekly market, the emporium OF all the
| surrounding country.
Simple as this whole story may ap-
pear, ~ teaches us TO behave with
courtesy toward every one, courtesy be-
| Ing. Ike virtue. It's own reward. and
sure of meeting sooner or later. as in
the instance Of the poor fisherman. that
reward here below.