The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1881-05-28

answered the terrified lady in waiting,
cit was my maid who told me, tale
bearing idle"
'.Hush p cried the king. Gladys
maid, who brought to you the news of
what Jorinda said?"
ooh, may it please your very royal
majesty" gasped the maid, cit was my
sweetheart, Bion, who told me. we'll
meaning, but stupid"
BE quietl" 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,
81 got it from the head cook, an ill-tem-
pered, vicious"
"Be still p shouted the king. "Head
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, q gos-
siping lazy wencb, Who"
Hushi p brawled the king. "Dairy-
maid, who told you this falsehood about
Jorinda?"
"Oh, bless your very most gracious
royal high majesty" said the weeping
dairy-maid. 81 heard it from nv own
father, the head gardener, good man,
but old, and deaf, and"
"Stop!' roared the king, "head gar
dener, and who told yon of this direful
treason?"
ooh, good luck befall your very most
gracious royal and bountiful majesty"
said the poor head gardener, sit was
the greengrocer told me, man fond of
news, Who"
"Silencer" shrieked the king. "Green-
grocer, and who told you that I was
wicked king, eh?"
"Oh, bless and save your very most
gracious royal bountiful and merciful
majesty" spluttered the terrified green
grocer, sit was old Abenon who told me,
a meddlesome, chattering Old
"Hounds will you be SILENT" yelled
the king. "Abenon, who told you what
the maiden Jorinda said?"
con, bless and save your very most
gracious royal bountiful and merciful
high majesty" quavered old Abenon,
cit was Dame burden who told me, 8
good neighbor, but silly, and"
"For the last time, silence" howIed
the king. "Dame burden, and what did
the maiden Jorinda tell vou?'
"Ah," responded Dame burden,
"bless, preserve and save your very
most gracious royal bountiful and merci-
full high majesty, the maiden Jorinda
simply said to me, 81 do not think much
of the northumberland of the Prin-
cess Alicia, the daughter of the great
King Redbeardp'
There was moments silence in the
great, golden council chamber, and then
the ruler of the kingdom of Happigo-
lucky leaned back on his cushioned
throne, and laughed-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 up in his throne
quite solemnly.
my people," he said, "behold how
great thing may grow from nothing!
Gossip Is like a SNOWFALL, which, being
at first the size of q filberU, 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. l shall do
better than tllat-I shall letyou go free,
but tomorrow I shall order made for
each one Of you single ring, on which,
in jet black letters, shall be wrought
" Remember how an instruction grew
from pocket handkerchief!'
Then 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.