The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1868-02-21

and what pride and pleasure would be
theirs when they learned that their
son wee q Pin co eesI Win forests and q
mine, and any number of serfs; not
to mention the most lovely Princess
that ever existed out of the Arabian
Nightsl'
"Would marrying o Princess make
me o Prince, though? was not GER
tain about that. But what. is in
name? The solid advantages re-
mained. - - ~
"And so, one fine afternoon, I, the
man Of the world, the realistic, the
fusty old lawyer now addressing you,
positively climbed to the top of the
wall, and let down q rope ladder of
my own manufacture; and when my
Princess had clambered up it, I
caught her in my arms, seated her
beside me, and began arranging the
rope ladder for her descent on the
other side. Hurried and excited as
[ was, 1 yet perceived that the
Princess had not exaggerated the
value of her jewels. She had on
diamond earrings of such size that
they dangled to her shoulders; long
pendants of shape and dimensions
such as l had never seen in precious
stones before; indeed, if I had not
known, should have taken them
for the glass ornaments of chande-
lier.
"My knight! my deliverer!" ex-
claimed the Princess. "What n go
this is, isn't it?" she added presently
in quite a different tone; and then
springing up and down in childish
fashion, she commenced singing:
"Humpy-dumpy sat on a wall;
Humpy-dumpy had a great fall"
"Hollo, there! what are you after?"
shouted hoarse voice from the gar
den; and on looking in that direc-
tion, l saw two servants running up,
and portly gentleman in their rear.
"Here is the rope; let yourself
down; we are discovered!" I cried to
my companion.
"Humpy-dumpy sat on o wall"
she sang, seizing me by the shoul-
ders.
cit is no time for play, dearest"
I demonstrated; "but be quick, and
we may yet give them the Slip"
"Humpy-dumpy had great fall"
she continued to sing; and to illus
trate her words, she gave me a sud
den push, and over I went into the
garden, alighting-not on my feet.
"Run and fetch the ladder" said
the gentleman to one of his servants.
"This is a nice airy seat you have
chosen, dear Miss Seymour. May I
be permitted to join you?"
Certainly, doctor. It seems this
gentleman could not keep his place."
"All the Kings horses and all the Kings
Gould not pick Humpy up againl"
And the Princess pointed to me as
she sang the words; and then she
laughed so heartily that she nearly
rolled off the wall; and then she
crowed, do not mean like baby,
but like cock. And then the lad
der came, and she was got away into
the house.
"'And now, sir, said the doctor to
me, what have you got to say, that
should not give you into custody?'"
81 wonder whether I looked like a
fool. II my features are capable of
assuming such an expression, L should
imagine that they seized that oppor-
tunity of doing so. made clean
breast of it, giving my name and
address; and the doctor was very
goodnatured about the affair. But
there was no doubt about my having
been on the point of running off
with very dangerous lunatic."
"Just as-pardon me for saying so,
Cousin Bob-she was about running
off with n very innocent one."
"You are quite right, Lyddy. And
so, from having been perfect sot in
romance, l became total abstainer.
III. w. BYTHEWOOD,