Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1852-12-23

Art dreaming, sir barber?" exclaimed
the king.
At the kings voice, the barber tremblsd
exceedingly. he dropt the razor from his
hand, ana fell ut his sovereign's feet.
What means all this"
Oh, my lord" exclaimed the barber as
he knelt at Domitians's feet, +" this day was
to have killed thee: but saw the maxim
written on the napkin; thought of the
consequences, and now repent me of nv
wickedness. Mercy, my good lord, mercy -
ga murrian on the old FOOLS maxim's :"
grum5led the chiof of the conspirators.
when they discovered that the king had
escaped their wicked design; eve are
beaten out Of every plot, and had best sub
NIT to his douAinion."
'sNay," exclaimed young and licentious
noble, ''there is luck in odd numbers, let us
have one more trial-a sink or SWIM
81 care not if wo try once MORE" said
the old rebel; shut come, who suggests
scheme?"
81, and l, and T." exclaimed several at
once; but their schemes were pronounced
futile
"What say ye to this?" said the young
man who had before spoken: s'every year
the king goes to the small village where hi
old nurse lives there is but one house in
the village where he can be lodged, let us
bride the master of the house, that he STAY
our tyrant while he sleeps"
The plan was approved by the rebel lords,
the bride offered and accepted by the old
man, to whose house the king always came
The king came as usual to the village town,
and to his old lodgings. AS he entered the
old man received him with humility and
feigned delight, and young damsal, not
eighteen, ,attenced at the door step. The
king noticed the damsel, he arrested his
steps, and called to the old man.
"Good father" asked he, isis yonder
damsel your daughter, or thy niece?"
Neither, my lord" replied the old man,
"she is my newly married wife,
"Away, away" said the king to his
chamberlain, ''prepare me bed in another
house, for 1 will not sleep here tonight"
"Even as my lord Wishes" rejoined the
chamberlain "but my lord knows there is
no other house in this place fit for kings
residence, save this one here everything
is prepared, everything commodious."
81 have spoken" replied the king Gre
main thou here; will sleep elsewhere"
In the night, the old man and his wife
arose, stole on tip-toe to the chamber
which was prepared for the king, and
where the chamberlain now slept in the
royal bed; all was dark as they approached
the bed, and plunged dagger into the
breast of the sleeping noble
cit is done," said they; to bed, to bed"
Early the next morning, the kings page
knocked at the door of the humble abode
where the king had passed the night.
Why SO early, good pager" asked the
king.
"My lord, the old merchant waits thy
rising; and even now strange news is come
from the village
The merchant seemed greatly elated, his
eye glistened with joy, and his figure ap-
psared dilated beyond its ordinary height.
| The messenger was pale and trembling, and
staring aghast with fear.
"My lord, my good lord" exclaimed the
paid messenger, ga horrible murder has
been committed on your chamberlain; he
he lies dead in the royal bed +"
The third maxim is tried and proved, 1"
| said the merchant
"Give God the praise" said the king !;
thy reward is earned robe of honor,
and thrice thy bargained price; to the old
man and his wife, immediate death"
KISS KRINGLE'S ADDRESS.
| THE little ones Pve served in days gone by,
l. And who expect from me fresh supply,