Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1873-04-24

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talking In his stomach; u hcshs becams
ventrilequist asthey sas. De vss yosug,
good looking. and when be goa possesehe
and had his best clothes on, b. could be
taken for nobleuan's son. The ladies
seemed 10 think vel. Of him; pne Young
lady even was so taken with his ,harms and
his great dexterity that she wat OF, With
him 70 foreign ports. There he called
himself Professor--he could sarcely do
less. n .a' n wga5 va.u>r8 ..7t 7.4
His constant thought vas bw 10 set
himself q balloon and 60 up mo tae air
with his little wife. but a. JET shey had
no means. ess. ~ - -'yrsK
They'll come yet.r said be, s45a.s.l
"If only they would" said he. i
ave are young folks. y said he, sand
now lam Professor" She helped him
faithfully. sat at The door and ,old tickets
to the exhibition. and it was chilly sort
Of pleasure In winter time. She also
helped him in the line ofhis at. He put
his wife in . table drawer. lRge table
drawer; then she crawled into the back
part Of the drawer, and 80 wasnet in the
front paft-quite All optical illuion to the
audience. But one evening when he drew
the drawer out. she was also ost Of sight
to him: she was not in the froit drawer,
not in the back one either, ior in the
house itself-nowhere to be ,sesn or heard
THAT was her feat Of legerdsmaiu, her
entertainment. She, never .ame back
again; she was tired Of it all. asd he grow
tired Of it. lost his good-humos, could not
lrugh or make jokes;-and 90 The people
stepped coming. his earnings became
scanty. his clothes gave out; and finally
he only owned great flea. which his wife
had left him. and SO he thought highly Of
it. And he dressed the flea and taught
it to perform, to presen. arms aud to FIRE
cannon off-but it was little cannon.
The Professor was proud of the fca,
and the flea was proud Of himself; he had
learned something. and bad human blood,
and had been besides to the largest cities,
hazi bsen soea by Psin~ss aAzse prineaxses.
had received their high praise. ,and il vas
printed in newspapers and on placards.
Plainly it was . very famous fea and
could support Professor aud his entire
family. -f
The fea was proud and famous, and
yet when he and tie Professor Travelled
they took fourth-elass carriages on the
railway; they went just as quickly as the
first-class. They were betrothed to each
other; it was private engagement that
would never come out; they never would
marry. the fea would remain bachelor
and the Professor widoxer. That made
II oaiauce. -G .5r r{ = r o.
Where one has the best luck,ps said
the Professor. ''there one ought to 60
twice." He was good Judge of eharac-
ter. and that is also science Of itself
At last he had Travelled over al countries
except the wild ones. and he wanted to 60
there. They eat Christian men there, TO
be sure. the Professor knew. bat then lie
was not properly Christian asG the flea
was not properly man, 90 he thought he
might venture 10 travel there and have
good success. r..s b. p. s.rs.f 80 -....
They travelled by steamship and By sail
ing vessel, the fes performed his tricks,
and 50 they got free passage on the,way
aud arrived at the Wild country. Here
reigned little Princess. She was ONLY
eight years old. but she was reignine -
She had taken away the power from her
father and mother, for che had will, auI
then she was extraordinary beautiful
rude. t-rrf ~ -r~.4 ri .4-a
Just 40 soon a. the fea had presented
arms and fred of the cannon, she was 30
enraptured with him that she said. Him
or nobody u She became quite Wild with
love and vas slresdy Wild 10 other ways.
Sweet, little. sensible child said her
own father. IL enc could only 6rs, make
man of himP 1iis-7v.sr.z - -t
Leave that to me. old man, said she,
and thas vas not we'll said BY q iasls Priu.
cess when talking With her father, but she
was wild. She Get the aeaoa, her white
hand, g. 4, Il, ,.+s.g .}s A. = a ~,
Nov you are . man. 'reignine With me,
bat you shall do what 1 want you 70, or
else III kill you. aud cat the Professor ,
The Prcfessor he'd . great hall 10 live in j..
Tho walls we're made Of sngar-eane. and
he could lick them. but bis uas not . sweet
tooth. He had . hsnmock 10 sleep in.-
TWAS % Il he we're lying 10 balloon.
such rs he had always wished Cor himself
that was his constant thought.
The 6ea lived Wild the Princes. cat
upon her delicate hand and upon her
white neck. She hsd taken hair from
her head and made the Professor tic Il %
The aeaS leg % she kept him lied % the
great red coral drop which she wore in
her taf-aip. What ! delightful time sbe
| Princess lad. and she dea too. she thuurht.
bat The Professor vas not very comf5rts-
ble. = He &ss d traveller: be Med d drive
sttou tosn to town, and resa xboqe 81,
pSrssseyAncs and Sleserness ID teaehyns !.
~ 30 DO What ued do. But be got On
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