Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 80, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 21 January 1911 — The Wise King. [ARTICLE]

The Wise King.

Once upon a time there lived a king who was said to be so wise that he could answer every questiop that was put to him, so people came from far and near to ask his advice when they were in perplexity, trouble or difficulty. One day there came an old woman, tired and travel stained, and, bowing low before his majesty, she said: “May it please your majesty to answer me a question?” “Speak on.” said the king. >. “Can you tell me why,” said the old woman, “ha ving two eyes and two ears, I have only one mouth?” “Yes,” said the king. “Yon have two eyes that you may see everything well. You have two ears that you may hear everything welL But you have only one mouth so that you may not talk too much.”