Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1855-04-25

GUS habit of moodily keeping away from
him in an impassive and Indifferent man
ner, as though they had quite forgotten
that no harm could happen to the Prince
their father, without its inevitably affect
ing themselves.
Such was the aspect of affairs at the
court of Prince Bull, when this great
Prince found it necessary to go to war
with Prince Bear. He had been for
sometime very doubtful of his servants,
who besides being indolent and addicted
to enriching their families at his expense,
domineered over him dreadfully 4; threat
ening to discharge themselves if they
were found the least fault with, pretend
ing that they had done a wonderful
amount of work when they had done
nothing, making the most unmeaning
speeches that ever were heard in the
Princes name, and uniformly showing
themselves to be very inefficient indeed:
though that some of them had excellent
characters from previous situations is not
to be denied. Well, Prince Bull called
his servants together, and said 10 them
one and all, "Send out my army against
Prince Bear. Clothe it, ann it, provide
it with all the necessaries and contingen-
cies, and will pay the piper Do your
duty by my brave troops" said the
Prince, ''and do it well, and 1 will pour
my treasure out like water, to defray the
cost. Whoever heard NE complain of
money well laid out !" Which indeed
he had reason for saying, inasmuch as
he was well known to be generous and
munifcent Prince.
When the servants heard those words,
they sent out the army against Prince
Bear. and they set the army tailols to
work, and the army provision merchants
and the makers of guns both great and
small, and the gunpowder makers, and
the makers of balls, shells, and shot;
and they bough- up all the stores and
ships, without troubling their heads about
the price, and appeared to be so busy
that the good Prince rubbed his hands,
and (using fnvorite expression of his,
said, "1t's all right" But, while they
were thus employed, the Princes god
mother, who was a great favorite with
those servants, looked in upon them con-
tinually all day long, and whenever she
popped in her head at the door, said,
GLOW do you do, my children What
are you doing here ?" "Official busi-
ness, god-mother." "Oho says the
wicked Fairy. ''-Tapel" !" And then
the business all went wrong, whatever
it was, and the servants heads became
SO added and muddled that they thought
they were doing wonders.
Now, this was very bad conduct on
the part of the vicious old nuisance, and
she ought 10 have been strangled, even
if she had stopped here, but, she didn't
stop here, as you shall learn. For, a
numbef of the Princes subjects, being
very fond of the Princes army, who were
the bravest of men, assembled together
and provided all manner of eatables and
drinkables, and books TO read, and clothes
to wear, and tobacco to smoke, and can.
dies TO burn, and nailed them up in great
packing ceases, and put them on board a
great many ships to be carried out 10 that
brave army in the cold and inclement
country where they were fighting Prince
Bear. Then, up comes this wicked Fairy
as the ships were weighing anchor, and
says i" How do you do, my children /?
What are you doing here?" We are
going with all these comforts TO the army,
godmother. "Oho!'' says she, ga plea
SAINT voyage, my darlings. lapel" And
from that time forth, those enchanted ships
went sailing, against wind and tide and
season, round and round the world, and
when they touched at any port were or
dered off Immediately, and could never
land their cargoes anywhere.
This, again, was very bad conduct on
the part of this vicious old nuisance, and
she ought to have been slrangled for ii il
she mad done nothing worse; but she did
something still worse, as you shall learn.
For she got astride her official broomstick,
and muttered as a spell these two SEN
tences, ''On Her Majesiy's service and,
81 have the honor to be, sir, your most
obedieni servant" and presently alighted
in the cold and inclement country where
the army of Prince Bull were encamped
to fight the army of Prince Bear. On
the seashore of that country, she found
piled together, number of houses for
the army to live in, and a quantity of pro.
visions for the army TO live upon, and a
quantity Of clothes for the armyt wear;
while, sitting in the mud gazing at them,
were group of officers as red 10 look al
as the wicked old woman herself. So,
she said TO one of them, "Who are you
my darling, and how do you dog" al am
the Quarter Master Generals Depart
ment, godmoiher, and am pretty well.
Then she said 10 another, "Who are yOu,
my darling, and how do you do?" 81