Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1883-03-29
THE KING AND QUEEN OF MACA.
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The King of Macaroni got up enc
morning and sat on the edge of his bed
The Lord Chamberlain stood before
him and handed him his stockings, one
of which had a great hole in the heel.
The stocking was art Jully turned so
that the hole should not be visible to his
Majesty's eyes, and though the King
generally didn mind a ragged stock
ing as long as he had pretty boots, this
time, however, the hole attracted his
attention. HOrrifed, he tore the stock
ing out OF the Lord Chamberlain s grasp,
and poking his fOrel niger through the
hole as far down as the knuckle, he re-
marked, with a sigh: ''What is the use
of being a King, II I have no Queen?
What would you say if should marry?"
The idea is sublime, your Majesty"
the Lord Chamberlain said humbly.
But do you think [ shall easily find
suitable wife?" asked the King.
Good gracious, yes! ten to one,"
was the reply.
don forget that I am not easily
satisfied. If am to like the Princess,
she must be very wise and beautiful
Then there is another and very i'm
portant condition. You know how fond
/ am of gingerbread! Thereisn' ia per-
son in nv kingdom who understands
how to bake tat least, to bake it to q
turn. so that it is neither too hard nor
too soft, but just crisp enough. The
condition is, the Princess must know
how to bake gingerbread"
The Lord Chamberlain was terribly
frightened on hearing this, but he man
aged to say that, without doubt, such a
Princess could be found.
every WE'LL" said the King; "sup-
pose we begin the search together"
And that afternoon, in company with
| the Lord Chamberlain, he visited all the
neighbOring sovereigns who were known
to have spare Princesses to give away.
| Among them all were but three who
were both wise and beautiful enough to
please the King. And. unhappily, none
of them could bake Gingerbread
81 can not bake gingerbread, but l
| can make the incest little almond cakes
YOU e er saw said the first Princess.
won't that do?"
"No. it must be gingerbread" said
the King.
The second Princess, when the King
asked her, made up dreadful face. and
said, angrily: There is not a Princess
in the world who can bake gingerbread
-gingerbreal, indeedn'
The King Jared worst when he asked
| the third Princess, though she was the
wisest and fairest of all. She gave him
no chance to ask his question; even be-
fore he had opened MS mouth she de-
manded if he could play on the from
bone. When he acknowledged that he
could not, she said that she was really
| sorry, but that she cOu not marry
| him, as he wouldn't su t. She liked
! him well enough, but she dearly loved
to hear the trombone played, and she
! had decided never to marry any man
who couldn't play it.
The King drove home with the Lord
| Chamberlain, and as he stepped out of
the carriage he said, quite discouraged:
$50 we are about as far IN our plans as
| we were before"
However, as a King must have a
! Queen, after a time he sent for the
| Lord Chamberlain again and acknowl-
! edged that he had resigned the hope OF
marrying a Princess who could bake
| gingerbread. 81 will marry the Prin-
cess who can bake nice little almond
cakes,'' he added. go, and ask her
! if she will be my wife.
When the Lord Chamberlain returned
the next day, he told his Ma, esty that
| the Princess was no more to be had,
as she had already married.
So the Chamberlain was sent to the
| second Princess, but he came back
| equally unsuccessful, for the King, her
father, regretted to say that his daugh-
ter was dead
After this the King pondered a good
| deal, but as he really wished 10 have a
| Queen he commanded the Lord Cham
berlain to go to the third Princess.
perhaps she has changed her mind,
he thought
The third Princess received the Lord
| Chamberlain very graciOusiy. and re-
! marked that she had once decided
never to marry man who could not
! play on the tromb, ne. But that was a
| dfeam-a youthful dream. she sighed,
| hope never to sbe realized-and she
liked the King in spite of this drawback,
| why-she would marry him.
! The Lord Chamberlain whipped up
! his horses and tore down the road
the palace. where the King. overjo5 ed
at the good tidings. embraced his faith
ful servant. and gave him as reward all
sorts of toy crosses and stars to wear
! at his breast, and about fifteen yards o
ribbon to wind about his neck and
shoulders.
The wedding was splendid. The
whole city was gay with flags and han