The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-10-23

down tho palace stairs.
Prince Fucker sat straight up in bed,
aud the queen tumbled down in a flt
hut rs there was nobody there to pick
l!cr up, she got over it at once, and sol
squire in her chair as she was before.
In rushed the king with the nose-bleed,
for he had been listening OF the key
hole and DR.. span1ter bumped hil
nose when he bounced ont.
"Wh.wh.whatdid he soy ?" sputtered
Ais majesty, though he knew perfectly
well.
"Oh, my dear oh oh oh he said
oh how shall II oh the ferocious
creature! tho awful man he said-he
he said Spank himI'"
Goodness gracious me y exclaimed
the king, still mopping his royal nose,
but thinking only Of Prince Fucker.
"Send for the lord chamberlain OF once.
I suppose We must try it but let it be
easy, easy, suasive, my dear there must
DO q royal road to everything, md n
common shingle is not to be thought
Of"
Byand-bye tho lord chamberlain
came in, and received tho kings orders,
trying SO hard to keep his face properly
solemn that his eyes got CROSSE d, and
never got back again TO their places;
then lie took ton OF the most skillful
workmen in wood, went out with them
into tho forest, cut down the biggest
rcd cedar to bc found, and from the very
Aeart Of it cut n long aud wide shinglo
that smeit Of sandalnnd roses and sweet.
Ericr mixed. and fainting to the very
dream OF perfume; this was carried to
the city, shaved down to tho thinness of
q card, rubbed with eandpaper, polished
on III emery wheel, and finished of
with diamond dust and white kid bur.
nisher. till uo sat or velvet could beso
shining and soft; then tho handle, was
set with pearls and opals-no cut stones
might r0ughen even that part OF tho
royal rod-the edgo was fringed with
swans down, and tho whole wrapped in
tissue paper, laid in a box, and solemnly
presented to the queen.
1t WAS m awful day in the palace when
Prince Fucker WINS spanked. Nobody
but the king or queen dared lay hands
on The royal prince, and tho queen
wouldn't; she took to fainting away with
such case and rapidity that it took sew
ontecn maids OF honor and the chief
Indy to sprinkle and. fan and rub her,
and she never recovered till Angelica
accidentally ran a hairpin into her loft
ear.
The king seized the kind moment
while everybody was busy, whisked
down tho bedclo.hes, and, grasping the
royal shingle, spanked Prince Fucker
with great celebrity and grace; the bed
shook beneath tho princes ogitated
form, md tho king, bursting into tears,
dropped the shingle. Tint wicked An.
gelica, who was peeping between the
curtains behind the bed at that moment,
having first punched the hnirpin little
deeper into tho queens ear, always de-
Glazed upon her honor that Prince Puck
er was III fits Of laughter; but nobody
believed her, Of course,
At length tho queen came to, the
king went down to tho back parlor and
swallowed some methcglin and ketcLup
to quiet his feelings, and tho prince be.
gun to yell louder than usual. In win
did the queen sprinkle him with rose
water and offer him cream candy, he
was moro eager after the moon than
ever; vainly also did she, choking with
sobs, feebly suggest more shingle; the
prince maao n very contemptuous nose
ut her, mud, winking one eyc, gave n
fresh howl, so long and shrill that it
pierced even to tho kings retirement,
lud malo him swallow some ketchup
tho wrong wny. So matters went on for
three days, Prince Fucker still growing
feobler, except as to his lungs, which
remained very powerful. At inst tho
king advised sending for DR.. spanxter
again, much to the queens horror;
however, tho king kissed her every time
shc begun to say anything about it, aud
tlMt is good way to stop anybody's
mouth, il is so impoiito to object when
ono Kisses you; and so DR.. Spanxter
came Gathering up tho great staircase
oncc more, md found the queen by
Prince Fuckers bedside, looking even
more interesting thGn before, aud the
prince screamed still louder. "Hem!"
gn,nted tho doctor, putting his hands
III his pockets and glaring frightfully at
Tho queen over his spcctacles.
"Have you spanked him ?"
"Oh. yes, yes |" cried tho queen, Sob
bling, aud wrirging her lauds. 1.-THE
king Limgplf did it.
"What With" sputtered tho doctor.
Tho queen 1850 from her chair, and,
smiling gracefully to bureau OF sandal
wood and silver, opened tho top drawer,
and, extracting therefrom the royal
shingle. laid it i'll DR.. Spanxter's e1-
tended hand.
"Donncr und blit2enl what non
scnsel" growlcd tho doctor, like an IN.
CRY bear. Another moment md the dc.
spised thing was sent spinning through
the open window, md from one Of those
great coat pockets tho man hauled real
shinglo split from q mighty chestnut
tree. tough and rough enough, and
pierced with mary hole. With one
band he clutched Prince Fucker by the
collar Of his nightgown, whirled him on,
OF bed, and applied tho instrument Of
discipline with such force mud dexterity
thNt tue roya! boy writhed, kicked and
roared again; his shrieks echoed through
the galleries nnd saloons Of tho palace
till nil the mAids Of honor clGpped their
hands for joy, and the gentlcmon Of the
king whistled waltzes like n Thousand
happy canary birds, while the king
rushed to the scene Just as the spanking
was well over.
"ThercI |" sail DR.. Spanxtcr, deposit.
ing the prince on tho bed; "now you