The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-06-20
5ar the giHle folk.
THE CHILDRMS CITIES.


Now let US see how Joujou is get.
ting on. He was a good prince, Jou
jou,-oh, SO fond Of fun! as you ma
believe, from his choosing the city
Of Pastime. Oh, that city Of Pas.
time! how unlike the city of dear
dull LessonIand! The walls OF the CT.
~ of Pastime were beautiful toy.
brick, painted all the coiors of the
rainbow; and the streets Of the city
were filled with carriages just big
enough for child people to drive in,
and little gigs, aud music-carts, and
Post-chaists,t that run along by clock
work, and such rocking horses! And
there was not book Ia be found in
the whole city, hut the houses r6sr
crammed with toys from the top to
the bottOm.-t'ps, hoops. balls, bat
tle-dOOrs, bows and arrows, guns,
peep-shows, drums aud ,rumpets,
marbles, ninepins, .umtIers, kites,
and hundreds upon hundred moe,
for there you found every toy that
ever was made in the world. besides
thousands OF large wax doll, all in
different court dresses. And direct
" JoWou began to reign. he said to
him sell:
"What are all the toys fol! They
must mean that we are to play al
ways, that we may be always hap
py- ! wish TO be very happy, aud
that my people should be happy al
WAYS. Won't set them an exam
plei"
And Joujou blew a penny trump
et,and got ON the hack of the larges,
rocking-horse and rocked with all
his might, and cried
"ChiId.peopIe, you are to play
always. for in all the city Of Pas
time you see nothing else but toys
The child people did not wait long;
some jumped on rocking horses. some
drove off in carriages, aid some in
gigs and music carts. Organs were
played. and bells rang. aud shuttle
cocks and kites few up the blue sky.
and there was laughter. laughter, IN
oil the streets OF Pastimne.
And now for little Bonton, how
is he getting onl lie wa, dear lit
tie feilow-but oh, SO fond Of sweets!
Is YOU may believe from his choos-
ing the city Of Coniection. Aud
there were no books in Confection.
and no toys: but the walls were built
Of gingerbread, and the houses were
bull, OF gingerbread, and The bridg-
Is of barley sugar, that glitiered in
the sun. And rivers ran with wine
through the streets, sweet wine, such
as chiid-people love; and Christmas
trees grew along the hanks of the
rivers. with candy, and almonds, and
golden nuts on the branches; aud in
every house the tables were made OF
sweet brown chocolate. and there
were great plum cakes on The tables,
and little cakes and all SORTS of cakes.
Aud when Bonbcn b.gan to reign,
he did not link much about il, bul
began TO cat directly, and called oul
with his mouth full:
"Child-peopIe, eat always! for in
all the city Of CONNECTION there is
nothing but cakes and sweets"
And did not the chiId-people fall
to and eat directly, and eat on, and
eat always!
Now Dy this time what has hap
pened to Gentil! for we left him in
the city of Le>sonIand. All the first
day he learned the lessons he had sci
himself. and the people learned their,
too. and they all came to Genti in
the evening to say them to the Prince
But BY the time GentiI had heard all
the lessons, he was very tired-so
tired that he ,umhled asleep on the
throne, and when the child people
saw their prince was asleep. they
thought they might as we'll go 10
sleep too. And when Gentil awoke
the next morning. behold there was
all his people asleep on The floor
And he looked a, his watch and il
was very late. and he woke up the
people. crying with loud Voice:
cit IS very late, good people |"
And the people jumped up and
rubbed their eyes, and cried:
1--WE haze been learning always,
and we can no longer see TO read
the letters dance before our eyes,"
And all the child people groaned
and cried very bitterly behind their
books. Then Centil said:
81 will read to you, my people. |
and that will rest your eyes"
And he read them a delightful sto-
~ about animals; but when he stop
ped 10 show them the picture of a
lion. they were all asleep. Then Cen
tie grew angry. and cried loudly:
awake up.idls people. and li>ienp