The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-03-31
MADAM CALIBRA,

MADAM CALIBRA.
IN country far from here there once
lived little lady who was named Ma.
dam Callbra. She was very small, and
oh, so pretty! She had beautiful piumes
of feathers and she always wore the tidiest
little dresses-blue, green, red, yellow,
and all the colors blended.
In size she was no larger than coffee
pot, and all the furniture in her house
was so very small. She had a soup-dish
made out of walnut shell, and tea. set
and wash-dish made of egg-shells.
Madam Callbaa had prepared everv-
thing beautifully, Internationally. Once
she bought very fine pocket handker.
chief, and then she said: GAS have not
such horrid large nose as other people,
do not need such large one.'' Then
she took a little pair OF scissors and cut
out of it twelve tiny pocket-bandker.
chiefs for herself, and these were large
enough" 49,. .4 .....
She had friend who was also very lit
tie, who was called Zantonla, and another
friend who was somewhat larger than
| the two ladies, whose name was Sir
Brown. -..
| Both Of these often visited her. Sir
Brown lived in the country, where he had
everything very beautiful, and as often
as he came to the city spoke OF his fine
carriage and beautiful brown horses.
| Once he said to Madam Calibra: 81 will
come tomorrow, dear friend, and take
you out riding, and then you shall see
my span."
On the following day Sir Brown STOP
ped at little Madam Calibra's door, and
the good little lady put on her little hat,
wrapped her little mantle around her, and
then 1ripped very joyfully out to the car
riage. But what was her surprise when
she looked at the horses! What should
be there instead of horses but four large
dogs.
NOW, dear little FRIEND" said si1
Brown, "what do you think of my horsesi
Oh but that is span! But I must
drive them myself, and you shall go with
u.s."
ooh, my, N.Y." thought little Calibra,
show can my friend keep on talking Of
his horses when they are nothing but
dogs!'' But said nothing aloud.
Sir Brown cracked his big whip, and
the animals sped away.
After a little while Sir Brown asked
Nov, dear madam, how do YOU enjoy
this ride?'
"Very WE'LL" she answered, ''and have
secretly made up my mind to get horses
and carriages of my own. I know OF
two small white, reliable horses, which
shall buy" r..
Sir Brown showed in his eountenance
that he could not bear to see others hav.
ing as good things as he owned, and SO
he replied: l would not advise you to dc
so; they would cost too much money, land
besides, where could you get a coachman
to drive them, for you surely could not
drive them yourself9'
ooh, as to that" said Madam Calibra
~ have young man in the house who
will drive me; he understood it, but not
perfectly; yet he is willing to learn, and
/ will send him out on the street often
SO that he may see other coachmen drive'
"a young mani said Sir Brown; ''and
then have never seen him."
"That is very likely" replied Madam
Cal1bra; "but he is there, nevertheless"
"Ha, hap laughed Sir Brown; "he'l
upset your coach tor you IN fine style.''
So saying, he turned round to the light
and drove Madam Calibra home.
Now must tell the truth, that Madam
Calibra bought four large white cats anc
put red harness on them, and called then
white horses. And the young man who
was to be her coachman was a monkey
with whom she had played frequently
and who was not tired of playing tricks
the hvelong day. This worthy now must
needs be taught to drive. He wore 6
small green coat, and hat with colo
cord around it, and thus equipped, he
drove round the yard with his horses.
| When everything was ready, Madam
Cal1bra asked her friend to look at hel
equipage. BE smiled knowingly, bu1
when he went into the yard and saw the
horses and coachman, he broke out into
roars Of laughter.
"Ha, ha, ha! dear little friend,'' sale
| he, "why those are nothing but cats; and
that is the young man, is, it? ha, ha, ha
1t one has horses that can live on milk
and a coachman that can be fed on nut.
and apples, one may well afford to keet
a coach and FOUR
| At this Madam Callbra became very
| peeyish. Il know why it 49, said she
"that people call my beautiful whit.
horses cats, around the house, but on the
street they go by their true name. Die
| say his horses were dogs? He is yer,
impelite."
| The little lady put on her nice clothes
every day and went out riding with he
white horses. And Lady Zantonia ssit
it would not be long before she too, would
purchase carriage and horses.
"Oh," said Madam Calibra, yer,
| thoughtfully, 'they would cost too mucl
money!"
"Certainly," said Lady Zantonia, s'onl,
the carriage would; for I have six gra,
horses in my stable, and I understand
driving very WE'LL
ssix horsesr' cried Madam Caibra
astonished.
! eyes, indeed" said Lady zantonia