The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1877-05-18
Lord Peter. A Fairy Story ior Children


Lord Peter: A Fairy Story for Children.
Once on n time there was poor
couple, and they had nothing in the
world but three sons. What the names
of the two eldest were L can't say, but
the youngest he was called Peter. Sc
when their father and mother died the
sons were to share what was left; but
there was nothing but porridge- pot, a
griddle, and cat.
The eldest, who was to have first
choice, he took the pot, "for, " said he,
whenever L lend it to any one to boil
poridge, can always get leave to scrape
it"
The second took the griddle, "for, y
said he, whenever L lend it to any one,
I'll always get morsel of dough to make
a hammock"
But the youngest, he had no choice
left him; if he was to choose anything it
must be the cat.
"Well," said he, IF l lend the cat to
any one 1 sha'n't get much by that; for
if pussy gets drop of milk, she will
want it all herself. Still, I'd best take
her along with me; shouldn't like her
to go about here and starve."
world to try their luck, and each took his
own way; but when the youngest had
gone while, the cat said
"Now you shall have a good time, be-
cause you wouldn't let me stay behind
in the old cottage and starve. Now I'm
off to the woods, to lay hold of fine fat
head of game, and then you must 60 up
to the Kings palace that you see yonder,
and say you are come with little pres
ent for the King; and when he asks who
sends it, you must say, "Why, who
should it be from but Lord Peter?"
Well, Peter hadn't waited long before
back came the cat with reindeer from
the wood. She had jumped up on the
reindeer's head, and said, :" If You don't
go straight to the King S palace, I'll claw
yoIr eyes out.
So the reindeer had to go whether he
liked it or not.
And when Peter got to the palace, he
went into the kitchen with the deer, and
said, Here / am come with little pres
ent for the King, if he won't despise it. y
Then the King went out into the kitch-
en-, and when he saw the fine plump rein
deer, he was very glad.
But, my dear friend, who is it that
sends me such fine gift?"
ooh" said Peter, "who should send
it but Lord Peter"
Lord Peter, Lord Peter" said the
King. pray tell me where he lives;
for he thought it a shame not to know sc
great a man. But that was just what the
lad wouldn't tell him; he daren't do it,
he said, because his master had forbid.
den him.
So the King gave him a good bit OF
money to drink his health, and babe him
to be sure and say all kind of pretty
things, and many thanks for the present
to his master when he got home.
Next day the cat went again to the
wood, and jumped up on a red-deer's
head, and sat between his horns, an6
forced him to goto the palace. Then Peter
went again into the kitchen, and said ht
had come with a little present for the
King, if he would accept it. And the
King was still more glad to get the red
deer than he had been to get the rein
deer, and asked again who it was that Sent
so fine present.
"Why, it's Lord Peter, of course,
said the lad but when the King wanted
to know where Lord Peter lived, he go
the same answer as before; and this
day, too, he gave Peter good lump o
money to drink his health with.
The third day the cat came with al
+. elk. And so when Peter got into TN,
, palace kitchen, and said he had a littl,
present for the King, if he'd be pleased
to take it, the King came out at ono,
into his kitchen and when he saw til,
grand big elk, he was so glad he scare,
knew which leg to stand on and THU
day, too, he gave Peter many, man!
more dollars-at least 100. He wished
now, once for all, to know where Thu
LORD Peter lived, and asked about thi
thing and that, but the lad said h'
darent say, for his masters sake, wh'
had forbidden him strictly to tell
"Well, then," said the King, "bee
Lord Peter to come and see me.
Yes. the lad would take that message
but when Peter got into the yard again
1 and met the cat, he said:
GA pretty scrape you've got me int
now, for here's the King, who wants mt
to come and see him and you know w
nothing TO go in but these rags | stanC
and walk in"
"Oh. don't be afraid about that" saiC
the cat 9" in three days you shall hav
coach and horses, and fine clothes, 81
fine that the gold falls from them, an'
then you may go and see the King yer,
we'll But mind, whatever you see IL
the Kings palace, You must say yo'
have far finer and grander things of you
own. Don't forget that. y
No. no; Peter would bear that Il
mind, never fear.
So. when three days were over, the ca
came with coach and horses, an
clothes, and altogether it was as gram
as anything you ever set eyes on so OF
he set. and the cat ran alongside tn
coach. The King met him well an