The independent. [volume] (Oskaloosa, Kan.) 1860-1874, 1863-06-27
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THE CHILDaEN's CITIES.

va pa ihSs anu uiu totf!ihu ciSt Uui
play. And. would you believe i'll
they got tired too. The FIRST day
and the second day nobody thought
he ever could be tired among the
rocking-horses. and whips, land mar
bIes, and kites. and dclls, and carri-
ages. But the third rybody
wanted to ride at once, and the car
riages were SO full that they broke
down, and the rocking-horses rock
ed over, and wounded some little
men; and The little women snaiched
their dolls from one anoiher,and the
dolls were broken. And on the
fourth day the Prince Joulou cut a
hole IN the very largest drum, and
made the drummer angry; and the
drummer threw a drumsiick al Jou-
jou,and Prince Jouiou told the drum
mer he should go 10 prison. Then
the drummer got on The top o. the
painted wall aad shot arrows at the
Prince, which did not hurt him much.
because they were ioy-arfow>, bat
which made Joujou very much
afraid. for he did moi wish hi, people
to hate him.
"Whai do you wani7' he cried
TO the drummer. "Ieil me VIVA
! can do 10 please YOU. Shall we
play at marbles, or balls, or knock
down the golden ninepinsl Or shall
we have Punch and judy in the
court OF the paiace!"
"Yes! yes!v cried the people.and
the drummer jumped dowu from the
wall. "i es. YES! Punch aud Judy!
We are tired of marbles, aud balls,
and ninepins. But we shan't be ,r-
ed of Punch ;pd .yudym
So the people gathered together
in the cour, OF the palace, and saw
Punch aud Judy over aud over again
all day long on TIE fifth day. And
they had it So often that, when the
sixth day came. they pulled down the
stage, and broke Punch 10 pieces,
and burned Judy, and screamed on,
that they were SO hungry they did
not know what to do And the
drummer called out:
''Let US eat Prince Joujoul''
But the prople loved him still !; so
they answered:
"No! bat we will go out of the
city and invade the city of Confec-
ton, and fight them. if they won't
give us something TO eat.'
So out they went, with Joujou al
their head; ior Joujou, too. was dread
fully hungry. And they crossed the
green valley to the city Of Confec-
ton, and began to try TO eat the GIN
gerbread walls. But he gingerbread
was hard, because the walls had beer
built in ancient days; a8d the peopl,
tried 10 get on the top of the walls
and when they had eaten few hole
in the gingerbread, they climbed VI
by them 10 The top. And there the
saw dreadful sight All the peopi
had eaten so much that they were i'll
or else SO fat they could not move
They were lying about in The street,
and by The side OF the rivers OF swee
wine, but, oh, so sick that they CO.,
eat no more. And Prince Bonhon
who had GOT into the largest Christ
mas tree. had eaten all the candy o,
il, and grown so fat that he coul,
not move, but stuck Up there am,D,
the branches. When the people o
Pastime gctupon the wells, howev
er, the people of Conieetion were
angry: and one or two of those whe
could eat the most, aud who sill KEEP
on eating while they Were sick threw
apples and cakes at the people o
Pastime, and shot Joulou with sugar
plums, which he picked up and ate
while his people We're eating dow
the plan cakes and drinking The win,
till they were tipsy.
A SOON rs Genlil heard wha. {;
dreadful noise his people were max
ing, he goi up, though he still lei
poorly ,and wen; out into the streets
The people were fighting,aIasl worse
than ever; and they were trying &c
pull down the strong book walls. thai
they might get out of the city. 4
good many Of them were wounded
in the head, as well as Prince Gen.
I'll, by the heavy books falling upon
them; and Geniil was very sorry foI
the people, aud said:
eli You want to 90 on, good peo-
pie. | will open the gates and go
with you; bui do not pull down the
book walls
And they obeyed Gentil, because
they loved him, and Geniil led them
out OF the city. When they had
crossed the first green VALLEY, they
found the city Of Pasiime empty
not a creature in it.-and broken
toys in the streets. Al sight of The
toys, the poor book. people cried for
Joy, and wanted 10 stop and play.
So Centil left them in The city, and
went on alone across the mex, green