The Hillsdale standard. [volume] (Hillsdale, Mich.) 1851-1909, 1860-01-31
From "Dl seut's Males OF Morse" !"
LORD PETER.

luz II tuo VI VIZ
well known fairy story, more familiar t(
us in version as "Puss in Boo.s."
Once On time there was poor couple
and they had nothin. in tho world be-
their ihree sons. What tho names The
two elder brothers had | can't say, but
the youngest he was called Peter. Sc
when their father and mother died, the
sons were to share what was left, but there
was nothing but a porridge pot, gndlc
and cat.
Tho eldest who was to have first choice,
he took the pot, "fol' s,il h", "whenevor
l lend the pot TO Gay one to hoil porridge,
l can always &C, lao,, TO pc it,"
The second took The ,ldie; ''for" said
he, "whenover | lend ny onc, I'll al
way get q morsel CT dough TO make Il
bannock."
But the Youngest, he had no choice left
him; il he was to choose anything it must
be the cat.
"Well!' said he, "If | lend the cat 10
any one shan't get much by that, for if
pussy gets drop Of milk, she will want it
herself Still, I'll best take her along with
me; shouldn't like her to go about here
and starve."
So the brothers went out into the worll
10 try their luck, AMI each took his own
way; but when the youngest had gone
while, the cat said -
"Now YOU shall have a gool !lrn. be.
cause you wouldn't let me stay behind in
the old cottage and starvc. Now I'm off
to the wood to lay hold Of fine fat head
game, and then you must 60 up TO the
kings palace that you see yonder. and say
you are come with a little present for the
king; and when he SKIS who sendsit, you
must say, why who should it be from
bat lord Peter"
We'll! Peter hadn't waited long before
back came the cat with 4 rein deer fiom
tLc wood; she had jumped up on the rein
dccr's head, between his horns, and said,- =
III you don't go straight to the kings pal
nee I'll claw your eye out
So the rein deer had to go whether he
liked it or no.
And when Peter had got to the palace
lie went into the kitchen with the deer
and said, ,-"Here I'm como with little
present for tho king, II he won't despise
IT,"
Then the Ring went out into the kitch
en-, und when he saw tlre fine plump rein
deer, he was very glad.
"But, my dear friend" he said, "who in
the world is it that sends me such Fl
rrcscnt|
"Oh?" said Peter, "who stloaM send it
but Lord Peter"
"Lord Peter. Lord Peter" said the
KIM. PRAY tell me where lie lives for
he thought it n shame not to know such
great man. Ea' that was just what the
&c., wouldn't tch him; he d9r"n'. i, hn
s.&, L,ca.sy Lis master had fil.Ia.n
lin.
So Tie King gave him a good bit Of
money to dink lis health and taIo him
be sure and ssy all kml Of pretty thin.s,
aud many thanks for tlc present, to his
master wh,n lie got home.
Next Gav the Cat w"nt again into tic
wood, and Jumped upon "A red dcer's lead,
and sat between his horns, and forced him
TO go 10 the palace. Then Peter went
gain iu'o t'Ic kitchen, and said he vS
o.Un with little present for the Kin, ii
he would be pleased TO take it. And tie
King WAS still more glad to get the rea
deer than h" had been to get the reindeer
and cskcd again WHO it was that sent SO
fire pres TT.
"Why, is Lord Peter Of course" said
tie lad lut wl,cn the King wanted TO
know where Lord Peter lived, he got the
same answer as the day Je!oro; and this day
toe, hn gave Peter q lump Of money TO
drink lis health with.
The llild day the cat came with "a
ok. And 50 win Peter got iato tie
palace ii n, ard said he had II little
present for tic King. if he'd BE- p oascd to
take il, t'.s King came out az cucc into
the kitchen; and when lie saw the grand
BIC elk, he was so glad he &C. 90 kuew
which leg TO stand on; and this day toe
he gave Peter many many dol'Gr.- AZ
least a hundrcd. He shed 10, "Hce
fJr all, to know where this Lc,i ! O."
lived, and asked about this thing nad
tlal but the la said he daren'l say for
lis masters sake, wLo had strictly i)'Did
den him TO tell.
"Wei, them said tho King, "bog Lord
Peter TO come and see me-"
Yes IT, lad would take thai n,o sage;
but when Peter got into the ysrd again,
and met the Cat, he said,---
"a pretty scrape you've got inc into
now for here's the KinG, who wants ira to
conc ed SEQ him, and you know I've
got r1.hing TO 90 in bit these rags | sta2d
and wax in."
o. cont he afraid about tlat," So"
&c cat: in three days you shall have
coach and horscr and fine clothes so that
lie gold shall H. from them, and then
on can 90 and see tie King very we'll
udt mind, whatever yen .ec "a &C king's
palace, you must sag you have iar finer
and grander thing of yonr owu. Don't
o,get that"
No, no, Peter would bear that in mind
never fear.
So wien hree days were ever, tie Cat
came with coacl and horses, and clothes
and al that Peter wanted and altogether
il VS. as grand as anything you e.er set
eyes on; so off lie set. and the Cat ran
alongside the coach. The King met him
well and graciously, but whatever the King
offered him. ard whatever he showed him,
d., I. l.