The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-10-01

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dnd . bottle there with . live thine
jumping ABOUT in il. for the poor
demon. si,h long fasting and drying
in the sun. looked like dry, xriukled
pruDe. What queer sost Of beetle can
| this be- said Boldwi:.
i sm . respectable aud veil deserv-
ing father, said the prisoner. Father
OF Mischief and soninlaw to Aunt
Holofernes. the most trescherous oi
moshersinlav. vslisnf soldier. ie, me
oat. and l will give you the first thing
you wish
The 6rst thing / wish for is .
dischsrge from the army. replied
Boldvit. instantly.
You shall have IT, Now uncork ME.
Boldwit rAi, ed the cork little and u2
cane nephitie smell that made him
snesse. so he screwed down the cork
again. and set il further in, with . stout
thu~p OF his fist. whsreat the prisoner
twisted and screamed.
Whist are you doing, wretehed worm.
more faithless and cruel than my moth
erinlsw1'
It has come to my mind said Bold
Wit. that have right tn make oae
other condition il I do you the great
service. You must pay me for your
rele.se four dollars day
'Miserl have no money
Then stay in the bottle. said the
soldier, and began to march down the
hill. But the prisoner cried after hun:
Wait. waitl. II l can not give you
money / can put you in the way OF get
ting it. But let ms out. let me outr
Easy. the soldier answered. 'Nobo-
dy 10 here to hurry Us; nobody in the
world wants you II you come out,
you must also understand that l hold
you fast by the tail till you have kept
your promise. If not. you stop where
you sre.' .
Tail or nose. dear friend. tail or nose! r
shouted the prisoLer. But he whisp-
cred to himself. IN pay you ont. my
friend
So the bottle Was uncorked. and the
step son Of Dame Holofernss crspt out
slowly, ~ . chick from the shell. head
first then arms. then body. But when
the tail came out. Boldwit seized lit.
however much the imp tried 10 tuck it
in between his legs.
When the freed bit Of mischief had
stretched himself and rubbed his joints
. little. they set forth. he hopping be-
fore like . frog. and Boldwit. who
marched stoutly after him. holding
tight by his tail. so they came to the
Kings Court and then the Father Of
Mischief SAID to his Iiberstor: i will
get inside the Frincess' body; and WI hsn
the King. her father, who loves her be-
yond measure, sees what mischief 10
going on inside her. SD that no doctor
can do her any good. yen shall come
aud cure her for pensiOn Of four doll
lars Der day. So we shall be quits
All happened so. But. when sll was
dons. 4ischief Was wrong in thinking
be could 60 his wsys BoidSit held
him fast By the tail again. and said;
'Oo full consideration. SIR. four dollars
. day 10 . bsggarly reward for what l
have done to serve you. Find way
OF getting more liberal. and SO get
yourself little credit III the world
The tail being in q 6rm grip there was
only Que way of getting tree But l
will play you a trick. young soldier.
said Mischief to h.nseif. Come along
then be said sioui. 'Tnere ii a.otber
being. daughter ss the Court Of Naples;
we will 60 through the same business
with her. aud YOU shall ask her hand
and halt the throne for curing her.
30 it was done. But when the soldier
made his conditions. the, King Of
Naples made slso bis. namely. that the
sdvsnturer should bs hsuged il at the
end of three days he hal not made a
complete cure. Nos Mischief heard
that, and behaved accordingly He
jumped for JOY st his prospects. and
every jump inside her made the Pr,u-
cess tWist 10 her bed. She WAS very
bad on the first day. wofss ou the
second day. and % bed on the thir ddsy
that she shrieked Ter the doctor TO be
ssnt for. Boldwit sac what his friend
proposed 20 himself. but was not man
TO lose his head over . difficulty Di-
rsctly opposite the palace gate his
msjesty had already built the gsllows
When, on the third day, Boldwit
entered the Princess chamber, shs
screamed: Throw the quAck out Of the
windowr But he said to the King,
Wish professional gravity: All my
resources ore mot yet exhausted. Will
your majesty have patisncs . few
more minatasf upaa that he left the
chamber. and in the Princess' name.
ordered kll shs bells in town te be sst
ringing
When no returned 81 tts Princess
chamber, the Mischief. who Is hater
Of bell ringing. snd bssidsa. i st all
times very much plagued With curiosity,
ssksd chat saint they we're ringing fer.
They ring. replied the sold.sr. :.
welcome 70 ysNs stspnotAer. vhon !
have had fetched
But the EAsher Of Mischief no sooaer
heard that HE ssspnoehsr was arrived
than be made pG with such expedition
that sunbeam wouidn's have overtak
en- him.. Thus he wss forced Ia leave
| the soldier 10 hi5 reward. aud to the
glory Of having been ~ much too clever
fof him - lais sespnoshsr hinsslf
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