Show THE MAGIC nos SOS A housekeepers affairs had for a along long time been becoming very much entangled and the poor woman knew not what to do to get geh her hec difficulties after a time she bethought herself of a wise old hermit who liv lived J ed in the neighborhood bo and to him she repaired for advice she related to him all her troubles saying things go on badly enough nothing prospers in doors or out pray bir sir can you not devise some remedy for my misfortunes the hermit a shrewd rosy old man begged her to wait and retiring to an inner chamber of his cell after a short time brought brough tout out a very avery curious carious looking ng box carefully sealed up take ghisi this ll 11 said he and land keep it f forone or ono year but you must three times a day Q and three times a night carry it into the kitchen the cellar and the stable and set it down in each corner I 1 answer for it that shortly you will find things improve but be sure at the end of the thy year to bring back the box now farewell the good woman received the precious box with many thanks and bore it carefully home the next day as she bhe was carrying it into the cellar celiar she met a servant who had been secretly drawing a pitcher of beer As she went vent a little later into the kitchen there she found a maid mald making baking herself a supper of omelets in the stable she discovered deep in mire the best cow standing and the horse ried had hay instead of oats bo so every day shed sheals she discovered ls and corrected some new faults at the end of the year she faithful to her promise carried the magic magle box to the hermit and basou besought lit him hir u to allow her to keep it as it hai hat had a most wonderful effect only let me keep it one year longer and I 1 am burdall su sur dall reail dail dali will be remedied the hermit smiled and replied 1 I cannot allow you to keep the the secret which id Is hidden within you shall have he re opened thebon the box hox and andio audio lol iol it contained nothing but a slip of I 1 paper on which was written this coup iet let would you thrive most prosperously yourself must every corner see |