The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-07-07

Anal ~ to MUCH DUtUer, SAlU tuo
fairy. i have put in all my nuts and
things for the winter. Icolldn't think
Of it,
III make you . house, said Hans;
roof and all; and Ill bring . wheel
barrow and move you.'
Very well, the fairy answered; but
the house must suit
The house did suit and Hans moved
everything very nicely.
Nov Aid the fairy. what do you
want far your pay thi. timer
To be king. and that Trouble shall
nsver come into my kingdom while l
an there. said Hans. promptly.
So Hans became . king. He had 0
very small kingde.a. about one quarter
~ large as Rhode Islanl; was very
comfortable and his people very happy
Bat, ~ it happened. the fAiry's
charm ON the stump vas only good for
one year. 90 when the time had passed
Trouble got mp and set ont agsio ~n
his travels. and he made it his business
to fad hans. ~
It wss not hard TO fini him; but
Trouble could not get into the king
dom. He walked around it once or
twice every day. but be rever could en-.
ter
Hans used to ses him sometimes. and
As he always jeered at him. Trouble
grew to hate Haas more and more.
One day Trouble had an idea. He
sent for his niece, Discontent. and he
usnsged to get her in. She was
curious creature. She was rather
pretty. but she always reminds one OF
someone else. Discomfort went at once
to the palace aud got place 10 fan the
6ng.
While she did this she always talked
to him. One day after dinner she said:
Are you not tired of chicken GRO
quettes =
No. am not said King Hans. L
thi-k they are good
You must be tired Of oystsrs?'
No. am not said Hans.
Il would be il al wXys had them fried
~ you do. said Discansent; Il like
change. Did you nsr'i 70 have chicken
croquettes aud oysters before you was
. king.'
Nor replied Hsns. But had what
l liked better. Pork and beans
That is good .lish.' said she. why
don't yoa have some now
/ can't, said Hans. THAT would not
do. Kings don't eat pork aud beans
A few days after this Discontent
came TO the king just before dinner.
Instead OF her Ian she had her bonnet
Ia her hand.
Il have to go to my house. she said.
hut ! will bs back soon / have some-
thing lovely there. wouldn't miss it
for anything
What's that 2 said Hans.
Pork and beansr she said. Don't you
want somes'
of course do. replied Hans, eager
y; but you couldn't bring me any.
The guards wouldn't let you in
1 suppose not.' she replied; but
tell you what you could do You could
come to my house. No one would see
you. It is only little way off-down
In the woods. there and she pointed
out the window.
Hans could not think what possible
harm there could be in his having .
good. old fashioned dinner; 90 heI took
of bis crown, got his hat. and they
started out. They reached the house
safely. and. sure enough, there Was .
smoking dish OF pork aud beans. and
tha king certaisly ate hearty dinner
that dAyl ~ 41
But he bad not noticed - they
walked. that Discontsnt had taken him
out Of his kingdom. and that her house
VS. far beyond his boundary lines.
He vas too busy thinking OF pork
and beans to netice snything. a
OF course. the very noment Hans
stepped out ef his kingdom Trouble
spEang in a. .oas3
When Hans went back to HE palace
there sAt Troabls ON the throne. and
thsrs hs At ever sftsr. for the farm
fairy never appsand again. and Hans
never found any one slse who ksew
charm that would keep Troubls at
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