Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1868-05-14

his back And the King was so sure o
this that he went off at once and groun,
his knife a-..-
1t would be small thing to keep thes
hares, thought Osborn Boots; for whel
they set out they were almost as tame as
| flock of sheep, and So long as he was il
the lane and the home field, he had then
| all easily in flock and following; bu
when he got upon the hills by the woods
and 1t looked towards midday, and tn,
sun began to burn and shine in the slope
and hills, all the hares fell TO frisking ant
skipping about, and away over the hills.
"Ho, no stopl will YOU all gos Go
then T. said Boots; and he blew into on,
end Of the pipe, so that they ran off ON a.
! sides, and there was not one OF them left
But as he went on, and came to an ole
| charcoal pit, he blew into the other end o
the pipe; and before he knew where III
was, the hares were all there, and stood il
Tires and rows, so that he could take then
allin at a glance, just Ikea troop of soldiers
on parade Something like pipe, this,
said Osborn Boots, and with that he laid
down to sleep away under sunny slope
and the hares frisked and frolicked about
/ till evening. Then he piped them all to
gether again, and came down TO the King
! grange with them, like flock of sheep
The King and Queen, and the Princesses
too, all stood in the porch, and wondered
what sort of fellow this was who kept
the harcs that he brought them home
again; ard the King told and reckoned
them on his fingers, and counted them
over and over again but there was not
one of them missing-no. not so much as
Something like a lad this" said the
Princess
Next day he went off TO the wood, and
was to keep the hares again; but as he
lay summing himself on a straw berry brake,
they sent the maid out after him from
the grange that she might find out how it
was that he was man enough to keep the
Kings hares so we'll
So he took out the pipe and showed il
her, and then he blew into one end and
made them fly like the wind over all the
hills and dales; and then he blew into
the other end, and they all came scamper-
ing back to the brake, and all stood in a
row and rank again
What pretty pipe said the maid.
she would willingly give hundred dollars
for (, if he would sell il, she said.
Yes, ii is something like pipe" said
Osborn Boots, land it was not to be had for
money alone; but if she would give him a
hundred dollars and kiss for each dollar
she should have it," he said.
Well? why not: of course she would /;
she would willingly give him two for each
dollar, and thanks besides. - 7r-'e
She got the pipe, but when she had got
as far as the Kings grange the pipe was
gone, for Osborn Boots had wished for it
back, and so, when il drew toward even
tide, home he came with his hares just like
any other flock of sheep; and for all the
Kings counting or telling there was no
help-not hair of the hares was missing.
The third day that he kept the hares. they
sent the Princess on her way to try and get
the pipe from him. She made herself as
blithe as lark, and she bid him two hun
dred dollars if he would sell her the pipe,
and tell her how she was TO behave to
bring it home safe with her
Yes, yes, it Is something like pipe"
said Osborn Boots, and it was not for
sale" he said, but all the same. he would
do it for her sake, if she would give him
two hundred dollars, and kiss into the
bargain for each dollar, then she might
have the pipe. If she wished to keep 1t,
she must look sharp after it, That was
her look out,
This is very high price for hare
pipe, thought the Princess; and she made
mouths at giving him the kisses; but
after all" she said, Its far away in the
wood, no one can see il or hear tit can't
be helped; for / must and will have the
pipe
80, when Osborn Boots got all he was
to have, she got the pipe, and off she went
and held it fast with her fingers the whole
way; but when she came to the grange
and was going TO take it out. ii slipped
through her fingers and was gone.
Next day the Queen would go herself
and fetch the pipe from him. She made
sure she would bring the pipe back with
her.
Now she was more stingy about the
money, and bid no more than fifty dol
lars; but she had to raise her. price till
it came to three hundred. Boots said it
was something like pipe, and it was no
price at all still, for her sake it might go.
if she would give him three hundred
dollars, and smacking kiss for each dol
lar into the bargain, then she might have
it. And he got the kisses well paid, for
on that part of the bargain she was not
so squeamish.
So when she had got the pipe. she both
bound il fast and looked after it well; but
she was not hair better off than the
others, for when she was going to pull il
out at home, the pipe was gone; and at
even down came Osborn Boots driving the
Kings hares home for all the world like a
fiock of tame sheep. -
1t is all stuff" said the King; Il see /
must set off myself, if we are to get the
wretched pipe from him !; there's no other
help for il, can see" 49, 1l =
And when Osborne Boots had got into
the woods next day, with the hares, the
King stole after him, and found him lying
on the same sunny hillside where the
women had tried their hands on him
Well they were coed friends and very
happy; and Osborn Boots showed him the
pipe, and blew first on one end and then
the other, and the King thought it a
pretty pipe, and wanted, at last, to buy it,
even though he gave a thousand dollars
for it, rr.fe.f.-r -r
"Yes! il is something like a pipe" said
Boots, land it's not to be had for money;
but do YOU see that white horse yonder,
down there?" and he pointed away into
the wood.
See it! of course see il; it's my own
horse Whitley said the King. NO one
hadneed to tell me that. '--- 49,
We'll. if you will give me thousand
dollars, and then go and kiss yon white
horse down in the marsh there, behind
the big FIR tree, you shall have mypipe"
Isn't it to jbe had for any other price :
asked the King.
mo, it is not" said Osborn.
We'll butt may put my silken pocket
handkerchief between ESP saidthe King.
Very good; he might have leave to do
that. And so he got the pipe, and put il
into his purse. And the purse he put into
his pocket, and buttoned It up tight; and
so he strobe off to his horse. But when
he reached the grange and wac > ,ing to
pull out his pipe, he Jared no better than
the women folks; he hadn't the pipe any