The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1880-02-25

Il believe you are traitor" he cried
IAN enemy Of the Kingl or else you
want to get me into trouble. But YOU
can't. I know how to take care of my
self; and I shall show respect to the
laws, though they are bad"
The boy went on gathering sticks
and in the evening went home with his
load of fuel.
The next day his parents were aston
lshed to receive summons to appear
with their son before the King. AS
they went tremblingly into his presence,
the boy recognized the man with whom
he had talked the day before, and he
turned deadly pale.
IF that be the King" he said, "then
We are no better than dead folks ALI"
But the King descended from his
throne, and smilingly said:
Come here, my sonl Come here,
good people bothl Fear nothing. /
met this lad in the fields yesterday,
and tried to persuade him to disobey
the law. But I found him proof
against all temptation. So I sent for
you, good people, to tell you what a
true and honest son you have, and that
the law is to be changed, so that poor
people can go anywhere in the Kings
forests, and gather the wood they find
on the ground"
He then dismissed the lad and his
parents with handsome presents, which
made them rich for the remainder of
their lives. .. 5.. -. IA.
How the Roueher Sex We're Toasted at =
Literary Reunion in Oregon.
Mrs. Dunway, of the Ne,v Northwest,
at q literary reunion at Salem, Ore,
toasted" the men as follows: "God
bless 'em! They halve our joys, they
double our sorrows, they treble our ex-
penses, they quadruple our cares, they
excite our magnanimity, they increase
our self-respect, they awake our enthu-
siasm, they arouse our affections, they
control our property and out-maneuver
US in everything, This would be very
dreary world without 'em. In fact may
say, without prospect of successful con-
tradiction, that without 'em it would not
be much of world anyhow. We love
EN-, and the dear beings can't help it;
we control 'em, and the precious fellows
don't know it. As husbands they are
always convenient, though not always
on hand; as beaux they are by no means
'matchless.' They are most agreeable
visitors; they are handy ct State fairs
and indispensable at oyster saloons.
They are splendid as escorts for some
other fellows wife or sister, and as
friends they are letter than women. As
our fathers they are inexpressibly grand.
A man may be failure in business, a
wreck in constitution, not enough to
boast of as a beauty, nothing as wit, less
than nothing as legislator for woman's
rights, and not very brilliant as mem
Der of the press; but il ne is our own
father We overlook his shortcomings and
cover his peccadilloes with the divine
mantle of charity" .- ~. .
Female Students. .a#.
Professor Now, then, be so kind as
to explain the organization of the
Tungemot." Miss Giggle- Well, you
know, there was aha, ha! I can't re-
member the names. Such dreadfully
long wordsl Well, you know, there
was a-he-he-he-a-really it's quite
too awfully horrid- a-what-you-may-
call-em, you know, and a-.he -he-he
"a something or other, and I think
they used to notify the thingumbob to
meet the what's-his-name every three
months-or years, was it.? I can't re-.
member it, you know; and then they
used to all get together in some GIN
crack or other, and make the-he- he
-he-he-oh, I forget the rest, you
see. It don't make any difference, does
it?"
Tutor what have you on the board
there, Miss Flyrte? Surely, you don't
mean that for scalene triangle" Miss
Flyrte-"Dear me, mol I don't know
anything about horrid old scaly tri-
angles! You know I never remem-
Der the hateful old things" Tutor
(severely)-"Well, what have you been
good enough to substitute, pray?"
Miss Flyrte-"Oh! thatl That's my
idea of an all-too-simply perfect hat. I
thought might as we'll do something,
you know. Isn't it duck?" Tutor
(blushing)-aReally Miss Flyrte
II shall have to ask you to stop-after
the hour" Miss Flyrte-" Why, of
counsel I know you won't be cross!
And mayn't wait till l O'Clock, so we
can have real nice long talk? Say
yes, like q dear!" Tutor utterly rout-
ed)-"Wel- -really-why-"
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