Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1881-05-25

frame or MIND, ana consented 20 give the
Lord Chamberlain audience.
ssMay 1t please your royal highness,"
pulled the excited Lord Chamberlain,
Ehere is woeful treason, under your royal
royal nose! The whole village
under the maiden Jorinda, are coming to
storm the royal palace this very night!
To arms! your majesty, or we shall all
be murdered in our bedsi"
Now it CHANGED that King Redbeard
was in an unusually good temper, even
for him, so that instead of flying into a
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 a loss to know. s.aH igira :
"Now then, young woman, y said the
king very solemnly, snow then, young
woman, why did you say that I was
wicked king, and deserved to lose my
CROWN" /, ,.1,,. .........- nc
ooh, indeed, and indeed, your maj
esty! p said the quaking Jorinda, CT
never said such thing In all my life"
And truth was written plainly on herface
Chow now, Lord Chamberlain, said
the king, "where didyou get this mighty
tale of treason?'' aas a m tIoj
''Please, your majesty" said the Lord
Chamberlain whowas terribly frightened,
SIT was told me by the Lady Filina, a
most officious, scandal bearing"
"Silence p said the king. ''Lady Fill
na, who told you this story of treason?"
"May it please your royal majesty"
answered the terrified lady in waiting,
''It was my maid who told me. a tale
bearing idle" .t 4,.
"Hush!' cried the king. "Lady's
maid, who brought to you the news of
what Jorinda said?"
"Oh, may it please your very royal
majesty" gasped the maid, cit was my
sweetheart, Bion, who told me, a we'll
meaning, but stupid"
"Be quiet!' cried the king. "Bion,
and where got you this lie of treason?''
ooh, may it please your very most
royal majesty!' said the shivering Bion,
"I got it from the head cook, an iu-tem-
pered, vicious"
'sBe still !" shouted the king. ssHead
cook, whence got you this lie about riots
and treason?"
'"Oh, may it please your very most
royal majesty, said the shuddering cook,
cit was the dairy-maid told me, a Cos
siping lazy wench, who"
''Hush p brawled the king. "Dairy-
maid, who told you this falsehood about
Jorinda?"
ooh, bless your very most gracious
royal high majesty" said the weeping
dairy-maid. 81 heard it from my own
father, the head gardener, a good man,
but old, and deaf, and"
"Stop!'' roared the king, "head gar
dener, and who told yon of this direful
treason"
"Oh, good luck befall your very most
gracious royal and bountiful majestyp'
said the poor head gardener, sit was
the greengrocer told me, man fond of
news, who"
"Silence!" shrieked the king. "Green-
grocer, and who told you that l was
wicked king, eh?"
ooh, bless, and save your very most
gracious royal bountifu1 and merciful
majesty" spluttered the terrified green
grocer, sit was old Abenon who told me,
a meddlesome, chattering Old IL
~ : POUNDS! will you be silentp' yelled
the king. 'tAbenon, who told you what
the maiden Jorinda said?" ot f5ls14
"Oh, bless and save your very most
gracious royal bountiful and merciful
high majesty" quavered old Abenon,
" 8: it was Dame burden who told me,
good neighbor, but silly, and .Yf1no-
:. For the last time, silencep' howled
the king. ssDame burden, and what did
the maiden Jorinda tell you 90 Gtia'il
.ttbless, preserve and save your very
most gracious royal bountiful and merci-
full high majesty, the maiden Jorinda
simply said to me, SO L do not think much
of the pockets handke rchief of the Prin-l
cess Alicia the daughter Of. the great
King Redbeardp' :.
There was moments silence id the
great, golden council chamber, and then
the. ruler of the, kingdom of Happigo-s
lucky leaned back. on his cushioned
throne, and laughed till all
the gilded rafters echoed back the jolly
sound. Laughed until all his solemn
courtiers thought he had gone quite
mad, and even began to wonder who
would be the king If ,Redbeard went to
the madhouse. just then the king stop
ped laughing, and sat upin his throne
quite solemnly.wsl q bsusag .yia8s AZ
ls'sMy people" he said, "behold how
great thing may grow from nothing!
Gossip is like snowfall, which, being
at first the, size of a filber5, rolls and
grows when pushed by eager hands, till
it gets SO large that ten stout men are
unable to move it. If you lived in scme
kingdoms you would have your tongues
pierced with red-hot irons. I shall do.
better than that shall letyou go free,
but tomorrow I shall order made for
each one of you q single ring, on which, s
in jet black letters, shall be wrought:
:" Remember how an insurrection grew
from pocket handkerchiefI' 9dHafl sd4
Their all the people praised the wis
dom of their monarch, and cried aloud,
"Long live and reign in JOY and peace
our wise King Redbeard, of the kingdom
of Happigolucky. p t1I9- .ss 81 q Il I