The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1880-12-17
TIE DISCOVERY OF ICE CREAM.
A BETTER BUSINESS THAN NAKINo fRLsi
DIzSTs Or EvEN ACTING King.

1t was in I.actia, and the king OF the coun-
try was such a grand king that ne wore ~
gold crown even at night, though u uleoe me
worst kinu Of night cap The wise men
of Lactia said the crown must never Ool4lS
of and il was these wise men ana tlie pi ny ~
who formed a conspiracy against tne AI5s.
ending in the discovery of ice cream. BuI
the king lived we'll growing fat and Jolly,
until MS son, the prince, became UNI uls-
I Then the king grew 50 thin tllal ne hdu 70
use a piece of paper doubled up lnsloe OF MS
crown to prevent il from slipping down over
The wise men said ''weH make plan
I to reform this prince" hut during the next
/ three wears they did nothing but talk, ialk
| talk One day the very royal candle snuleI
brought them this note
'sKT,Sc JoHcy.'
t They sent back word to the king to make
the prince chief high director OF the weather
The change that followed was marvellous
he made il clear and sunny for picnic par
tv, windy in the right direction for the SAIL
ors, Just right for the farmers, cold Tor the
I fur dealers and hot for the bathing resort
men, The people OF Lactia went almost
wild with jOy, and the king laughed an0
/ grew fat again. The wise men claimed al
the merit, but they soon regretted doing SO
Thousands OF lactianS came to thank tLeu
in long. dry speeches aud brass bands pray
ed before their houses all day, while nightly
professions marched and hurrahed ever
wink of sleep from their pillows Ihe WIS
men prayed the king TO send the people
home and when he refused fifty OF the WIS
est ran away to sea, but the others formed
/ conspiracy.
The kings Strawberries grew between tn
l palace and the royal milk house, ana II wa
double high treason for any one but IN
| king to pick them. One morning before IN
, weather Office was open, the wise men PEI
s suaded the prince TO 60 with them 70 ca
[ berries with sugar and cream IN the TOya
s milk house. While sugaring the berries the
heard the king come into the garden.
D I'm afraid those robins have been eatin
+ nv berries again 20 they presently near
= him remark
n The prince grew pale with fright Th
j wise men rushed up and down, shaking Wit
! terror
1 .Into-the-cream-w !" cha
n tered the prince and INTO the can of crea'
i the berries were dropped, sugar and all, tn
= lid clapped on the can and the prince on %
e OF that. Six Of the strongest Of the WI
men placed their backs 10 the royal mi
: house door, and the others soon appeared
be sound asleep in the corners.
The king strOled in the garden long att
IS the princes Office hour. 1t appears that L
prince had used only the good weather az
had accumulated such a store Of Ill wind
u cold snaps and great storms as was neV
known before. The chief director not a
N pcaTiug the cUmmOtlOu that began mace
IS the old people hunt for their almanGCs IN
re hurry The wind blew over chimneys al
bent high steeples out Of shape.
* And how it showed and hailed and rain
70 and made the people wish there hadn't Ue
II anv chief high director The wind switch
en- the kings crown over the high fence, and,
ny two seconds, him after j and -. -.
All across the fields ten mics befofe fe cttlt
ld it. The roof of the royal milk house h
over the palace and the badly frighter
'd. prince and wise men tumbled on. The vi
rs tossed the cans into the road aud sent tL
spinning away through the storm like sil
hu wheels. The wise men were lost and W
ny supposed to have blown to deserted Isia
The king returned with his crown just
ne an honest farmer drove up to the palace
ne his sleigh with cream can he had found
IN snow drift. The king careieSs!y took OF
lid and then staggered back screaming
rs trembling-the can was filled with So
pink colOTed thick stuff, as never before
MS been seen.
Seize him." said the king. .hc want:
ck- poison me 80 and the whole court ran on
the protect the king.
iith Make him eat Of it or of goes his hea
said the king.
up Thev expected TO see the farmer {
aiE dead but no be sD1on-d out the SJut
fast as possible. At last the prince ven
ack cd to taste, and the farmer couldn't get
spoon back. As soon Is the king TASTED
Oid created the farmer duke on the spot, or
ing ed a hundred guns 10 be fired and prom
the prince to be king, rs he himself Wi
MI; TO Opcu an ice cream saloon al the ole
ana OF the palace. The CN-kiug died
Ney wealthy. While ne lived he hired ali
card poor people of Lactia to spread fine
,ned upon the palace hill and roll his car
-ieu cream down to freeze. 1t was not unit
nun ter his death that it was allowed tina
"a a. cream could be made in any other y 2y-