Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-05-23

nation in the world, threw culprits
down the Tarpelan rock-why should
not the Hawaiian kingdom, which ex-
lists through its own insigni6cance and
weakness, use natural agent subserv-
ing economy and making the death
penalty too horrible for contempla.
tion."
Prince Alfred and the Fisherman's
Boy.
When the present Duke OF Edinburg
was of twelve years of age, and then
called Prince Alfred, the Queen and
Prince Albert were spending the sum.
mer months at Balmoral. The young
prince slipped his attendants and wan.
dered some distance away. Finding
himself tired, he wished to return home,
but had quite forgotten which way he
came, and looked hither and thither for
some outline Of Balmoral. At length
he saw boy about his own age COM
ing along with a basket OF cookies on
his head.
"Halloo, boy!" cried the prince; but
the lad went on without any response.
Come here, I want you'll" said Prince
Alfred; but still the boy walked on.
The young Prince then ran with all
speed, and overlook the lad with the
cookies. and said, "Now want you to
tell me the way to the CASTLE"
81 dirna KEN" said the boy.
"If you don't tell me-" shouted the
Prince, II will knock the basket off
your head"
INA, ye Wilma" was the defiant re.
won't 1 ?" said the Prince; and the
next instant the basket was rolling in
the sand, the cookies tumbling about
in all directions.
The boys temper was reused, and he
rushed up to the Prince with clenched
hand; there was tussel for few Sec
onds. but the boy soon conquered, and
the Prince ran away, followed by his
assailant. One of the royal attendants
who had gone in search Of the young
Prince witnessed the assault, and, COM
ing quickly to the rescue, took the
poor boy into custody, marching him
to the castle, and telling him on the way
the enormity of his offense, he having
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family.
81 did no ken villa the gentleman was,
but he split my cookies" said the boy,
sobbing.
The young Prince thought over the
matter, and told the attendant that he
was more to blame than the lad, and
had better let him go; but the attend.
ant thought otherwise, and marched
his prisoner on, and the rumor ran
around the castle that Prince Alfred
had been seriously assaulted; but the
royal youth, with wise resolve, went to
the Queen and told her what had hap.
pened, and that the boy was not in
fault.
The poor little prisoner was taken to
an ante-room in the castle, where, trem-
bling all over, he awaited his sentence.
Presently gentleman made his appear
ance; he was one Of the Queens chap
lains; and in a gentle encouraging
tone, he asked the boy his name, whore
he lived, his occupation, and all the
circumstances which led to the encoun.
ter, and to the surprise of the attendant,
he ordered the boy, by the wish of Her
Majesty, to be taken into comfortable
room and given something to eat.
In about half an hour the same rever-
end gentleman returned and told the
little boy that the Queen was satisfied
that he had done no wrong; that Her
Majesty deemed it the duty of her SUBJ
jects to protect themselves whenever
oppressed; she had taken into consider
alton the value OF the cookies and the
time lost, and sent him five shillings Us
a compensation.
The prisoner was then released to
pick up his basket and his cookies, and
ran home rich and happy boy; but
his good fortune did not end here, for
the Queen sent to inquire about his
family, and found that his mother was
poor fisherman's widow, living in
great poverty, and the fortunate boy
was sent to school, and afterwards APP
prenticed to trade by Her Majestys
bounty.--Er.
FASHIONABLE FoLLIEs.-Even in so
small thing Us fashion history repeats
itself, and the fashionable lady of to.
day is not one whit more extravagant
than her revered ancestresses. Here is
an extract from o letter written by q
lady who lived nearly two centuries
)ago: "The ladies dress their heads
very high, with toupet in front, and
the hair cut in brush. The point Of
the toupet, which projects on the fore.
head, is called the physiognomy; the
curls on each side. which are very large
and separated, are denominated atten-
tions. The bonnets are of great size.
and ornamented with flowers and rib
bons. The punches OF feathers ore OF
prodigious size. OF these bonnets there
are two hundred different kinds. The
most fashionable color for the robe is
called the queens hair, next to it in
repute is puce color. Straw colored