West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-08
THE COMPOTE OF APPLES.
A King Taught by His Queen How
to Form a Good Cabinet.

There was once n King. but do not
know of what, for history is always so
hrcsome about questions and answers
that have never dared to inquire. The
only thing that l do know is that he
was called Perico, and that he had
married n certain Marie astana, and
also that he passed his life thinking how
he could form good Cabinet of officers.
and saying, when every one turned out
worse than the last: at is enough to
make my nose swollenr'
Mari-Castana, the Queen, was a
famous cook and looked upon politics
with indifference. In those DAYS there
were none of those intimate relations
between politics and dining, for like
other barbarians, the people had never
thought of n very simple thing: TO
fortify the heart it is enough to fortify
the stomach. its ncighbor, and half n
glass is enough to kindle a patriotic
glow.
His wife's Indifference to politics
troubled King Perico greatly. and such
discussions rs these were quite common
between their Majestes
''Do you know, wife, think | see
bow we can vary our course"
'But it is varied every day"
''Hou are mistaken; il has never been
varied"
WAS there ever such a forgetful
man! Anybody would think | never
took any pains not to have the same
sion!"
But, wife, it was of other courses I
was speaking"
Why, how am to get you others
when everything in the market is AS
high as the clouds, and do not know
how am to lay hold of thing"
How you run on! With your absurd
fancy for cooking you mix up things in
the strangest-"
mo, don't There is no fault TO be
found in the things / mix. No KING. be
be King of what he may, ever eat a bet
ter mixed salad than that you have Just
eaten
Woman, listen to me and do not
scorch--"
do you presume TO say that there
was anything scOrched on the breakfast
table this morning.
Il have not said anything Of the
kind. But will say this that there is
no talking any sense with you. and /
shall leave you before my nose be-
comes swollen.
And the squabble ended by the Kings
going to his private room 10 bury him
self in political affairs, while the Queen
hurried TO the kitchen TO see if the SCUM
needed skimminQ.
These alterations afforded KING
PericO some very lively moments. He
was feeling Of his nose one mo MING and
finding it, as he thought. little swollen.
be made up his mind 10 forbid the
Queen formally from entering the
Kitchen. but an unexpected event
changed the appearance Of affairs and
subsequently proved that he had been
mistaken in his Symphonic
As the King rarely left the palace and
~ the Queen went out 90 market every
morning al petitions addressed 70 their
Maiestes naturally fell into the hand
Of the Queen One morning. while She
was at the fsh-market chcapcninV tho
price Of a Goldfish, a ragged lad an
preached her and respectfully handed
her a petition and Immediately ran
away
The paper contained these words.
your Highncss The exponent rs a
faithful subject ~ your Majesty. and a q
q proof Of it, now out " office. for vour
Majesty perfdious advisers have
cleared him out to put in "a donkey out
Of one Of their own families. So after
that be- thinks 10 bis duty ~ let your
Majesty know that your Majesty
treachcrou- Ministers arc preparing O.
great pie as present and he saws mo-
more for be who has good under.
standing. etc
What impotence what audscIty,
what iniqu'tv' exclaimed Queen Mari
Castana, augrily. on reading t 30
think there should b. any one In the
palace who should attempt 10 make a
pie, when that is my specially; tbat any
one should attempt 10 make pastry al
Ter the receipt Of my most noble glory
The King shall know Of IL directly. and
If his Majesty does not hang these trait
orr the instant he has read 30. we shall
know the reason why"
And the Queen began 90 run toward
Che palace, more angry at every step.