Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-02-07
eyes, he cackled again and laughed

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"Wait a bit wait bit!" he shrieked
The Gray boy danced with rage
While he was dancing he heard the
whistle of the half past nine train
be wildly flew down to the kitchen
The housekeeper had not returned
lie flew up stairs again, and tears run
ming down his cheeks, he few out into
the street. aI1 .0 asaa
"Will you have it now, or wait unit
you can get it?' n7@t
This was what the naughty pink par
rot shrieked after him, cackling with
derisive laughter until he nearly fell
off the ring. lr... van 4a ''''''' ~
Just sobbing with helpless rage the
Gray Boy rushed up the walk toward a
tall man in blue with star on his
breast. "P'hce I say, p'lice!" 9 'a 30
The policeman was greatly puzzled
by the queer, half-understood request;
but he went into the house. And
whether the Pink Parrot had been used
to seeing policem en- in the green forests
OF Australia and knew him at once
cannot say; but l know he started,
lodged, and nearly tum bled out of the
ring, when they entered; and carefully
taking the watch in his beak he dropped
down to the table with it, and Leaving
it, scrambled out of the room as fast as
ever he could, squealing and cackling
like an imp. " a'9f :
The Gray Boy had his watch again,
unhurt; but the day was spoilt, his lus-
cious grape was not brought back. The
train was gone, and he had to stay in
town all through q lonely Christmas
day, and eat q commonplace dinner
with the housekeeper. And the Pink
Parrot laughed.-Febra1ary Vide Aaooke.
t The Bee that Saved Kingdom.
Here is fable that has never been
told in print, though it is very popular
in the Bee country: II A.,
Once upon time, time, there was
bad king, and the people wished him
to make q certain good law. "No,"
said he, will not make that law,-it
is too good. It will make peace. Here
is the law / wish to make. Then all nv
people will 60 to war"
The two documents lay in front of
him on the table all written out, and
whichever one he signed would be the
law of the land. He took up big
quill pen, drew the bad law nearer him,
and dipped the pen in the ink.
Just then, bee began to buzz. It
was wise bee. ..efs. sI.
"Zz-z-zz! No zuch Flaw zhall pazz!"
buzzed the bee, over and over again;
but no one noticed him. ''Zign re o.
zer-ze OZzer--ze Ozzer!" saw
The king would not listen; so the
wise bee lit on his nose and stung him
just little, still buzzing: ''Zign re o.
zer,-zign re ozzer,-ze ozzer,-ze ozzer,
re ozzer!"
"Open the window" reared the king,
"and drive out this bee, or kill him!"
They opened the window. Out flew
the bee, and in rushed the wind. It
blew in very hard. The papers flap
ped and flew across the table. The
bad king was SO mad that he stamped
his foot, seized one of the papers, and
signed it in rage. There was his
name =" King Blunderbuss," - and
nothing could alter it. Then he saw
that in his haste and rage he had signed
viz gnu law DoU AO wv
to own his mistake.
The bee hurried to the garden AID
whispered to the honeysuckles:
"Zome of your beet ZONE of your
betz The good law IL zigned, and all
zhall be peaze and happinezz !" So i
So the honeysuckles gave him all
their best honey, and the people out
side of the kings palace built great
bonfres and shouted with joy:
Long live the king Long live the
good King Blunderbuss |" 20 alil
"Ohol" said the king to himself,
when he heard this; "that is the best
sound Iehave heard for many a year"
And after that, he was afraid to give
away to anger, for fear he might sign a
bad law, by mistake. The bee did not
have to light on his nose again. TIE
king made only good laws, and to the
end of his days his people shouted: 81.
J" Long live the king st Nicholas
for Feb. 9ons98anf