Reward of Merit
Louis XL, when young, used to visit a peasant, whose garden produced excellent fruit. Soon after he ascended the throne this peasant waited on him with his little present, a turnip, the produce of his own garden, of an extraordinary size. - The king, smiling, remembered the hours of pleasure he had passed with him, and ordered. a thousand crowns to be given to him. The lord of the village, hearing of his liberality, thought within himself— '• If this peasant gets a thousand crowns, for a turnip, I hftye^ only to present Hw Majesty with a handsome horse and my fortune is made."" ; ' , Arriving at court, ho very politely re-, quested the king's acceptance of orieC Louis highly praised the steed, { $nd, the donor's expectations, were raised t^ the upmost when the king exclaimed— '##&& me my turnip \'\ and added/as I*e presented' it to the nobleman, "the.rei'thMVpOflXniea thousand crowns, "l give ih you inreturhtori your horse." > - * ' <;• J
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Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 239, 28 January 1888, Page 3
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158Reward of Merit Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 239, 28 January 1888, Page 3
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