The Hancock Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Ohio) 1857-1870, 1867-12-27

ChrlStian. his rage and sham
were beyond description, and tn
cries he uttered made OidiD, liste,
ing above, start as though he wa
bitten by tarantula. -
: "Give me back my ear" shouted
the wizard
Certainly" replied the cavalier
with the most perfect politeness
certainly if you desire it enough to
ransom it. For you must need al
low that have won it in fair an(
honorable combat, and have a righ
to impose the conditions as the price
of it" .-- -.s
i !" Insolent coxcomb Do you tall
of imposing conditions on mc?' criet
the wizard. F..
''Exactly so," replied the cavalier
"and if you dislike them, 1 warn yor
that l shall pickle your ear in sal
and water and keep it ready for my
next dinner party" T 2
| The, wizard stamped his foot
"What is It you want knave and vii
lain that you are?" ~ V =
SIN the first place, you must re
store this noble Princess to her king
dom and her palace, and this very
instant" replied the cavalier.
The wizard did as he was bid
and. on returning, repeated, "Givs
me back my ear"
Secondly" quoth the cavalier
81 require that you shouldst trans
port me, with my three servants, tt
the great court at Naples, and there
provide me with suitable habitatior
and royal retinue, such as beseen
thy cOnqueror." |.#r
81 do not choose replied the
Moor, ''that fellow like you should
be amusing and clarifying yourself
at my expense"
"Very WE'LL" rejoined the cavalier
"then l will proclaim with the sount
of trumpet that l have robbed you
of an ear 1 will make an exhibition
of it, and get ever so much by it.
"Give me back my ear" halloed
the wizard, for the third time aftel
having done what was required
establishing the cavalier at Naples
with money and treasurs enough t.
hold royal court.
"You don't suppose 1 want it?'
was the answer, "the thing smells o
birthstone, to my thinking. But rec
ollect one of the conditions / impos
ed still remains unfulfilled."
"What can you want more, yoI
cheat ?" cried the wizard.
at does not suit me to tell thee JUS
now, so wait with patience; and
though practicing a virtue for only
once in thy life may notid do thee muct
good in any other way, it may at least
avail to ransom thine ear
And the wizard took himself of
in an awful temper, to think he mus
leave his precious ear still in the
hands of a Christian.
"Well Low to return to the prin.
cess. When she Saw the cavalier,
handsome, well dressed, and as gen.
erous as prince, she recognized hin
and told her father that he was hel
deliverer, and that she wished not b
ing as much as to be married to him
And the wedding followed soon after
and l was there and saw it all, though
/ took care that no one should SET
me, being an unlimited guest.
But ladies and gentlemen, the trutf
be told and the fact is, that no soon
er was the honeymoon ended thai
the princess and the cavalier agreed
together like cat and dog. For the
lady having lived so long with the
Moor mad learned his humors, and
was so proud and provoking, capri
cious and violent that the wizard
alone could be a match for her. So
when after some time had elapsed
the wizard presented himself again
demanding his ear, the cavalier re-
piled:
"Well, l will give it to thee but
first thou must fulfill the third con.
dition / required"
"Mountebank and rogue!' ex
claimed the wizard; ''and what,is thy
abominable condition, wretch ?"
"That thou take my wife back
again." replied the cavalier, ''fol
truly you are pair, and were made
for each other ~