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THE KING AND QUEEN OF MACA.
4s A ROM. 4
The King of Macaroni got up one
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 h lie in the heel.
The Stocking was art+ullv turned SC
that the hole should not be visible to his
Maiestys eyes, and though the King
generally didn't mind a ia rged stock
ing as long as he had pretty boots, this
time, however, the hole attracted his
attention. Horrifed. he tore the stock
ing outof the Lord Chamberlain grasp,
and poking his fore Ginger through the
h lie as far down as the knuckle, he re-
marked, with SIGH; ''Whatis the use
of being a King, il / have no. & ueene
What would you say if should marfy?''
1.-THE idea is sublime, your Majesty, y
the Lord Chamberlain said, hpmbly.
But do you think shall easily find
asuitaple wife?' asked the King.
M, Good gracious, yes! ten to one, y
was the reply. 3
''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 ford
am of gingerbread There ism t a per
son in my kingdom who understands
how to bake it-at 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 ginger read. y g
The Lord Chamberlain was terribly
frightened on hearing this. but he man
aged to say that. without doubt, such a
Princess could be found
VERY WE'LL" said the King; '.sup-
pose we begin the search together. y
And that afternoon, in company with
the Lord Chamberlain, he visited all the
neighboring seTereigns who were known
to have spare Princesses to give away.
Among them all were hut 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 |
eau make the incest little almond cakes
you er saw said the first Princess.
! Won't that do?'' adm
No, it must be gingerbread, said
the King si 9i31a0sttEs 2Flaa -
The second Princess, when the King
asked her, made up a dreadful face, and
said, angfily: s.Ihere is not Princess
in the world who can bake gingerbread
-gingerbrea |, indeed!''
e. The King Jared worst when he asked
the third Princess, though she was the
wisest and fairest of all She gave him
noichance to ask his question; even be-
fore he had opened mis- mouth she de-
rnsnded if he could play on the tro n
bone. When he acknowledged that he
could not, she said that she was really
sorry, but that She cou d not narry
; 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' play it.
- The King drove home with the Lord
chamberlain, and as he stepped out of
the carriage he said, quite discouraged
- So we are about as farin our plans as
we were before.'' s., e.ea..i s.f& -
However, as King must have a
Queen, after a. time he sent for the
Lord Chamberlain again and acl1nowl-
edged that he had resigned the hope OF
marrying a Princess who could bake
gingerbread. Il will marry the Prin-
cess who can bake nice little almond
cates,n he added r ca, and ask her
ii she will be my, wife.
When the Lord Chamberlain returned
the next day. he told his MAJESTY that
the Princess was no more to be had,
as she had already married. 'iA@ a
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 dane;h-
ter was dead
After this The King pondered a good
deal, but as he really wished TO have a.
Queen he commanded the Lord Cham
berlain to go to the third Princess.
II Perhaps she has changed her mind, 3
he thought.
The third Princess received the Lord
Chamberlain very graciously, and re-
marked that she had once decided
never to marry a man who could not
play on the tromoE ne. But that was a
dream-ayouthful dream, she sighed,
hope never to be alized-afld She
liked the King in spite of this drawback,
why-s he would marry him -
The Lord Chamberlain whipped ap
bis horses and tore down the road t
the palace. where the King. over o. Cd
at the good tidings, embraced his faith
full 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 erav with FAIRS and non