The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-04-03

uuC you snall DO what want you to, OF
else III kill you and eat the Professor. (,
1,i The Professor had great hall to live in
me walls were made of sugar-cane, ant
ne could lick them, but he was not :
ss"eeI.tooth' lie had hammock to sleer
IL In. IL was as II he were lying in bal
loon, such as he always wished for him
self.-that was his constant Thought
The flea lived with the Princess. sal
| upon her delicate hand and upon he,
Whlte neck. She had taken a hair from
ner mead and made the Professor tie il &c
th the 1lea's leg, and SO she kept him tied tc
tne great red coral drop which she wore in
her ear-tip. What delightful time the
Prlncess had, and the flea too. She
thought, but the Professor was not very
comfortable. He was a traveller; he liked
10 drlve from town to town, and read
ABOUT MS perseverance and cleverness in
teacmng flea to do what men do. But
ne got out of and into his hammock.
,,ounged aooutan had good feeding, fresh
pird s-eggs, elephants eyes and roast
giraffe. People that eat men do not live
entirely ON cooked men-no, that is n
great delicacy.
"Shoulder of children with sharp
sauce" said the Princess's mother, sis
the most delicate"
Ihe Professor was tired of it all and
would rather go away from the wild land
out he must have his flea with him. for
That was his prodigy, and his bread and
outer 9utter. How was he to get hold of him? Z?
Inat was no easy matter. He strained
all ms wits, and then he said,
Now have it,
,"PriA cese's Father! grant me a favor.
May summon your subjects to present
themselves before your Royal Highness? d?
That is what is called Ceremony in the
high and mighty countries of the world.
Can |, too, learn to do that?n asked
the Princess's father.
That is not quite proper" replied the
Professor; "but shall teach your wild
Partnership to fire cannon off. 1t goes
OH with bang. One sits high up aloft.
and then off it goes or down he comes"
Let me crack it ofF!' said the Prin-
cess's father. But in all the land there
was no cannon except the one the flea had
brought. and that was so very small
" will cast bigger one!" said the
Professor. Only give me the means. |
must have fine silk stuff, needle and
thread, rope and cord, together with cor
dial drops for the balloon, thev blow one
up so easily and give one the heaves: they
are what make the report in the cannon's
inside"
BY all means,' said the Princess's
father, and gave him what he called for,
All the court and the entire population
came together TO see the great cannon
cast. The Professor did not summon
them before he had the balloon entirely
ready to be filled and go up. The flea sat
ON the Princess's hand and looked on. |
The balloon was filled, it bulged out and |
could scarcely be held down, so violent
did it become.
II must have it up in the air before it can
be cooled off" said the Professor, and took |
his scat in the car which hung below. |
- But cannot manage and steer it alone. |
must have a skillful companion along to !
help me. There is no one here that can
10 hat except the flea."
II am not very willing to let him." said |
-he Princess, but still she reached out and |
handed the flea to the Professor, who |
placed him on his hand.
Let go the cords and ropes" he
houted. "Now the balloons going.r
They thought he said "the cannon" and
70 the balloon went higher and higher, up
'boVe the clouds, far away from the wild
and.
The little Princess, all the family and
he people sat and waited-they are wait
ng still; and if you do not believe it, just
axe journey to the wild land: every
,hild there talks about the Professor and
he flea, and believes that they are coming
,ack when the cannon is cooled off; but
hey will not come, they are al home with
Is, they are in their native country, they
ravel on the railway, first class, not
ourth they have good success, great
'alIoon. Nobody asks how they got their
,alloon or where it came from: they are
ich folks now, quite respectable folks,
indeed the flea and the Professor.-Haa.s
andersen IN Scribner's fo7, Apry,