The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1885-04-08

nsans that 10 Jauja they eat and drink and
tower work.
"But these scalnps ough, to remember
that am their Queen"
"All they rememhered was that the
stomach Is queen Of ALL"
81 hope 1t will be their ruin"
Now, my dear, don't he excited. l
Will give private instructions to my pleni-
potentiary In Jiuja so that he will send ne
full Information as to the dishes which nv
august ally prefers"
King Perco was as good as his word,
and few days later received dispatch
announcing that the favorte dish of His
Jaujian Majesty was compete of apples.
Now apples we're very rare 10 King Peri
co.'s domiuions. But basketful was final
ly obtained. ard thu Queen locked them up
carefully down cellar, out of the way of
their greatest enemies, the children.
The King Of Jauja at last arrived, and
was received with due ringing of bells, H.
Limitations, bull fights and kissing of
hands.
And apropos Of hand kissing it may here
be remarked that the courtiers showed each
other aside to kiss the Queens hand, and
then would lick their lips, so often had she
hand in some dainty dish or other.
The eve OF the great banquet to be given
to His Jaujian Majesty, tie King was in
his study bordering over two tn pgs-first,
how TO form good Cabinet, and second,
how to conclude with the King of Jauja
treaty for the extradition Of criminals, 10
which 1t was to be stipulated, to avoid
trouble at home, that the criminals arrest
ed shou I'd be hung and ALL
While he was deep n these weighty con-
siderations, who should appear but the
Queen, crying like calf and tearing her
hair out by handfus.
ooh Perico of my soul, VIC are lost"
"Well, what is the matter now.'
"Ob! such u misfortune?"
"Two hundred thousand demons! Tell
me before go med"
"My apples! I found them all rotten"
pretty thing to come to me about!
Throw them to the pigs"
Chow wicked to say such thing
"Woman, do not enrage me or my nose
will swell"
And so saying, the King opened the door
for the Queen, who went out cryins incon-
solably, for her hope Of glory had depend
ed upon her compete of apples.
King PERI was so much occupied with
grave affairs of state that he never once
thought of his wife's disappointment, and
the next day at dinner time was surprised
to see her appear perfectly serene, or rath-
er, may say, gay and complacent.
The great banquet was begun.
The King of Jauja's eyes sparkled with
joy at the sight of the first dish.
81 am afraid your Majesty will have lit.
tie appetite for our dishes after those of
Jauja," said King Pcrico. ''siuce III point
of good eating Jauja bears away the palm"
"Your Majesty is in error. In Jauja we
suffer torments when we eat
"But man alive, don't they say that ev-
eJybody eats and drinks and nobody
works"
"Perfecty true
"Then | don't understand"
''Heavens! how dull Your Majesty is!
As nobody works in Jauja, everything has
IT, be eaten without cooking"
ooh, see. Yoar Majesty is right 1t
never occurred to me- For a long time /
have be, II revolving plan for anolthing
all work from my domains, but see now,
if suppress work, everything would be
on its back"
"Just as 1t is in Jauja."
"You surprise me! But why do you not
labor to restore it there?"
because ] do not work, nobody works
there"
"Apropos OF projects snd works of
state, l wish Your Majesty would unite
with me In treaty tor the extradition Of
criminals"
81 do not find it iuconvenient. viii
Your Majesty mention the terms of the
treaty"
"The one lay the most upon is that any
OF my subjects arrested shall be executed
and all"
"That can not be, my friend"
"And why hot?"
'Why, We do not work in Jauja."
"But that would only be play
While this and similar conversation
went on, the King OF Jauja eat like cor
morant, while the Queen sweiled with
pride, ald was wild to say that she was the
author of the dointies which His Majesty
found so inviting, but she restrained her
self until there should be fitting OPP nortu-
nifty TO drop her mcognito.
This opportunity was afforded by the ap'
pearance at table of a magnificent compete
of apples, which brought from King Peri
CO a cry of astonishment, and from the
Kiug OF JAuja u cry of greediness.
And opening and shutting his eyes, the
King of Jauia devoured plateful of the
compete and prepared to devour another.
at would SEEM" said the Queen, 'that
the compete does not displease your Maj
| esty."
Chow could it displease me, Sonora? 1t
is enough to make one eat ones fingers! l
| never eat anything SO delicious in my life.
| Is it the thing to ask If we may know the
| maker, the author?"
1.-The author" said the Queen, faint with
emotion, lis Your Majesty's very humble
| servant"
bravo! bravo!" cried the King Of Jau-
| ja, with his mouth full. "How the deuce
did Your Majesty ever succeed in making
| anything so delicious?"
II will give Your Majesty the recipe, so
| that your august spouse"
ado not take the trouble, Your Majesty,
nobody works In Jauja," Interrupted the
| guest, helping himself to third plateful
| OF the compete, and unbuttoDing his
waistcoat for greater case.
The banquet ended gaily, and whilst the
King of Jsuja withdrew to his apartment
to rest, the Queen withdrew to hers with
| pride beyond that of Queen.
The King of Jauja ,ook his lie; We the fol-
lowing morning, after kissing the Qnesn's
hand and licking his lips over 1t like ev
erybody d-e, and requesting for refresh
ment on his Journey what remained of the
| compete OF apples.
"But look hers" said King Perico to his
wife, ''how conld you succeed In making
that compete after what you told me?"
"Well, you know, Of course, however
rotten a brshel of apples may be, there are
always some that have part sound which Is
very excellent, as 1t must necessarily be to
remain sound In the midst of general COR
ruption. So l cut out all these sound
pieces with the greatest care aud used
them to make the delicious compete which
has gained such . brilliant triumph fol
me-"