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Show I A CONTENTED FAmiER. Osxz npon.a time .Frederick, the King of Prussia; surnamed "old Fritz," took a 1 ( ride; and cspicdan old;furmcr,' ptQitghing his acre by t)p, waysldp.and checrnying- lUgi. ' ., if, . ,s1 '-- , .ob;mtkafj be vrclLoir, old man aald the king "does .tins o,crfrbolpng tp ybulon whicbjyoalnduslrioiwly abprj!!, "A ' ; f?Nbsir(M replied ,t.f;eTarmcfWip knew not tho king; "I.am uot so rich as tliati, ,t plough for. wnges; .: ?"r ,V "How muchdoypb gbtio'?day?ns'Kcd t Eight grpschcn,'(tt6ut'20 cents) rih spiled tlw timkr'-v iU'i!-', .-.f- ? , 'That,is hot' nnich, TOiilic'd' tholklng "can yoa;ctHiofiff with itiir:; ? ?,. "yes, get along. :and,hare: feomethiW 1 ""How is thatn r.Ar : $ n".";;s " ; . The .farmer smiled -and said r'" " j . "Will; if I iuust tell jbUr-twb :gros-clua :gros-clua amor Jbyself a.udJwi(twd- .t,pay my bld'dfhts with;twb I'lcudawaKand two I giv away .for tlio lird's sakoJ'i-, sakoJ'i-, 'ThiajVVwyistery which;.! cannot solve replied the k'ihgV Ji J ' -0 ' ; 'Thep.4,;:w.illiBdIvc:it'forryOu,'LlaidV-tho 'farmer.. -rt. 'U n--i , j Y'!JL haiB4rtaold-pareilts;at Jibmtvhp Kent mo.whcnj-XWas weak, and needed help, nhdajow that-they arft weak nd necdjielp, .! keerihcm'iThlsJis mydobi, ownfMrwhichfl. pay two'grosch'cntwdiiy. the third pair off.grbichen,, which I lend a'y.-Impend for my children,; thai, they may receive' phVistfnii, instruction;,. This will' come han;dy to me anU iay wifo when, wc get old Witfi'Khb two last: gfo&hcn. !.ImamfaJnmy:'tw.o:8ick" I .would -nobd compe11ed';ib;kcciPthis I give for the Lpr'd's,;ia'!e.,, h 'l ':Jiravc!rf'ocn'f 'oIdna.l.?6nidfthe king. !2?ovv Ivwill ahlo give ybu 'somc thing to guess., -fllavc Tou.cvcr seen me befpret" . ' " . "Notier.aid the former. "In less, than five minutes you hall sec mp fifty tinges, and carrj iu your pocket fifty of wy (likqncases." "This Is.a'iiddle whieh X cannot unravel," un-ravel," said thp farmer. . ! "Thca.I will db-it'for ypu.?ftcplicd. Abo .rTlfrpMnhWhoHdrntb Icbuntitigihim frf ty bran t'n'cvv, ;gblU 'iuccc's LintcMiis 'hajudf !StanTied tlr'hbVji'i likofiess" he, said to the' astonished farmer;' Who knew pot what: Whs'comiiig: .i'Thc bit.".LV--genuiii'for Itnfsb comes frqni bnr;Lord od4 andl- am,liis,pay- |
