Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-01-11
Two BaniShe,l Words.

stocking.
Dear me ~ said the king, look
here | really mus. get wife"
Just what should have said," re-
turned the chamberlain, only knew
your majesty was going to mike the
same remark"
Good" sail the king "butdo you
think | could easily find wife to suit
me? You know | am difficult to please.
MY queen must he clever and beautiful,
and besides which she must be able to
make gingerbread-nuts, for yOu know
how fond L am of them and there is
not person in my kingdom who knows
how to make them properiy-neither
too hard nor too soft"
The chamberlain was astonishel to
hear this, aud felt rather inclined to
laugh, but he answered very properly.
A great king like your majesty must
surely be able to find princess who
knows how to make gi' gerbread nuts"
That very day the king aud his minis
ter set off to look for wife for the king,
paying visits to all the neighbors who
hal pfincesses 20 dispose of.
| Tney could only hear of three at all
likely to suit, and of these three not
one could make gingerbread-nuts
! The first princess said she could make
delic GUS almond. cakes, if they would
do.
But the king said. "No-no, moth
ing but gingerbread-nuts will do"
The second princess turned away very
angrily when she was asked the ques-
| ton.
But the third, quite the cleverest and
prettiest of the three, before the king
had time to speak, put question of her
own.
Gould the king" she asked. "play
on the harp? Ii not, she was sorry .
really sorry, as she liked the looks of
him but she could not be his wife.
She had resolved never to marry any
man who could not play the harp"
So the king had to come home with
out queen but as the holes in his
stockings grew larger, he felt that lie
really must make another effort to find
wife.
"Go to the first princess and ask her, "
said he to his chamberlain. must
give up the gingerbread. nuts, sup
pose, and be contented with tho al
mond- Cakes"
The mberlain went, and came back
just married somebody else. Then the
king sent him to the second princess :
but she had unfortunately just died.
and so there was only the harp pin
cess left.
In despair, he sent to her and to his
great JOY, she consented to do without
the harp. and to I've his wife.
So they were married with very great
rejoicings, and lived in the greatest
happiness for whole year. The king
had forgotten all about the gingerbread
Luts, ami the queen all about the harp.
Oue morning, however, the king got
out of bed with his left foot first, which
made everything go wrong all through
tue day and 50 the king and queen
had quarrel. What it was about they
really did not know but they we're
both snappish and cross, and determin-
ell to have the last word.
You'd better hold your tongue, and
not keep on finding fault with every
thing and erybody,' said the queen
at last. Why, you can't even play the
harp
AT any rate" returned the king,
"you can make gingerbrea l-nuts."
For the first time the queen had moth
ing to say. And indeed, the moment
the word harp had passed her lips she
was sorry she had said it, and She ran
away at once into her own apartments,
and throwing herself on the cushions
OF her sofa, had good cry, The king,
on the other hand, paced up and down
hi 10 in,
glee.
what good thing for me my wife
can't make gingerbread-nu otherwise
| should not have had a word to answer
about the harp" he said.
Presently, however, he looked at the
portrait of the queen, which was hang
ing on tho wall. my poor little wife
dare say, after all. she is sorry to have
leased me-" he said g think I'll go
and see what she is about. Perhaps she
may be crying her pretty eyes out"
AS it happened, the king and queen,
each thinking of the other, ran into
each others arms in the great corridor,
on which their rooms opened and there
they kissed, and made up their quarrel,
and vowed never to have another.
6 l tell you what we will do, said
the king +" we will Danish two words
from our kingdom, under pain of death,
and those are harp and
Gingerbread nuts" interrupted the
queen, laughing low, while she wiped
a tear from her cheek.
END OF THE RRrrIsH EMPIRE FORE
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gend," treating of the future of the Mo-
gul Empire. and based upon the pre-
diction of priest, made many years