Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1881-05-25

gardener went TO wash his hands in thu
royal wash-house, he said to his daugh
ter the dairy-maid, 81 heard rather {
serious thing this morning about you,
friend Jorinda."
"What was it?" asked the dairy-maid
pausing on her way to the ice-house
with dish of clotted cream for the
Princess Alicia's supper.
"Well-now don't let it go any farther
I've no wish to harm the maiden-but
she said that for her part she did moi
think anything of Alicia, the daughter OF
Redbeard!'
"Mercy upon us % cried the dairy.
maid. "Did Jorinda really say that
Well Well Inever would have believed
1t OF her, but she would always be max.
ing her remarks, though never thought
her a bad hearted maiden!''
The dairy-maid's face wore quite q
lively expression, for though she OF
course did not wish any harm to her dear
Jorinda, yet any excitement pleased the
dairy-maid, who often found her milk
pans very dull company. She went at
once with her news to the palace kitchen.
leaving the Princess Alicia's clotted
cream, If you'll believe it, on the wash
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it, every clot.
"What do you think ?" cried the
dalry-maid, as she entered the great
kitchen.
What do think ?" said the red faced
cook quite GROSSLY, for he was getting
rather belated, II think that the great
peacock am roasting will not be done
in time for the royal dinner, if you come
In here to gossip with the turn-spit!"
"Who wants to gossip with the turn
spit?" returned the dairy-maid pertly.
"who wants to gossip with your old turn
spit? If you don't care to hear nv
news, it don't matter in the least to me -
And off founced the dairy maid with her
nose in the air.
"What's that you say" said the cook.
dropping bunch of fenrel directly into
the fire in his excitement.
son, nothing" said the dairy-maid.
mot worth listening to I dare say.
Only by and by, when you hear tell of
treason and all manner of dark doings at
court, don't blame me that you didn't
know about it, that's all -
"Stop! Come back ~ cried the cook,
ooh, there's good girl! Tell me what
you mean, and I'll save you bit of meat
from the under side of the kings own
royal peacock!
"No, [ will not!' cried the dairy
maid: "You may 60 without knowing
that the maiden Jorinda thinks nothing
at all of the daughter Of great King Red
beard p
CHOW, by the royal Spit" cried out
the cook, "This is rank treason and no
less It should be known at once
Hark' zee, young bag O. bones, keep you
that spit turning while I am gone. or
III pull your heels out through your
mouth when get back p
Then the fat cook ran to find his great
crony the under waiter at the door Of the
royal dining-hall, while the poor little
turnspit turned for dear life, for he
thought it would be both inconvenient
and unpleasant to have his heels pulled
out through his mouth. He had large
heels and little mouth, had little turn
spit.
what do you think % said the head
cook to the underwater. "Jorinda of
the village says that she thinks very
poorly Of the great King Redbeard,
heaven preserve us -
"By the great fagon - cried the un-
der-waiter, *sBut this is treason - And
of he ran to tell his sweetheart. the
maid in waiting to the first lady of honor.
Do you know" he exclaimed, ''that
Jorinday says there are black stories
at1oat about King Redbeard %
'Treason treason p cried the maid,
and ran up stairs to brush her lady's
hair for dinner.
"What does your ladyship think %
said the maid; "Jorinda has said that if
King Redbeard goes on as bad as he is,
he may wake up and find his crown gone
some fine morning!
"Why, this is real treason" cried the
lady in waiting" delighted at such
chance of getting into the favor of the
king; g. His majesty must know of this
before he sleeps"
"What think you, Lord Chamber
lain" said the Lady in Waiting. after
the royal dinner was ended, "there is
treason in the town! A mob of people.
led by the maiden Jorinda, have declared
that the royal Redbeard is a bad and
wicked king, and ought to rule no longer.
We shall have riot next; protect us!'
The great Lord of the Chambers was
so filled with horror at this awful news
that his wig rose several inches from his
head, for very fright. "This is indeed
dreadful news! Unjust have audience of
his majesty at once" The king CHANGED
to be In a comfortable, after dinner
frame of mind, and consented to give the
Lord Chamberlain audience.
"May it please your royal highness,"
pulled the excited Lord Chamberlain,
there is woeful treason, under your roval
majesty's royal nose! The whole village
under the maiden Jorinda, are coming to
storm the royal palace this very nj light!
10 arms! your majesty, or we shall all
be murdered in our beds!'
Now it CHANGED that King Redbeard
was IN an unusually good temper, even
for him, SO that instead of flying into
violent rage over this dreadful news. he
only said, "Summon the maiden Jorinda.
my courtiers and household, and order
the villagers to come to the palace"
This was done in almost no time at all.
and behold the maiden Jorinda, standing
before the very throne of the king him
self. Most horribly frightened she was,
and what she had said or done she was
quite at q loss to know.
NO" tnen, young woman, said the |
king very solemn]y, "now then, young
woman, why did you say that I was
wicked king, and deserved to lose my
crown?"
"Oh, indeed, and indeed, your maj
esty y said the quaking Jorinda, II
never said such thing in all my life!'
And truth was written plainly Oh herf face
"How now, Lord Chamberlain, said
the king, "where did you get this mighty
tale of treason?"
"Piease, your majesty said the Lord
Chamberlain who was terribly frightened,
lit was told me by the Lady Filina, a
most ofticlous, scandal bearing
"Silence = said the king. "Lady Fill
ma, who told you this story of treason?"
MAY 1t please your royal majesty"
answered the terrified lady in waiting,
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