Sharp County record., 1885-04-30

was received with due ringing of bells,
illuminationS, bull-fghtS 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, the King
was in his study pondering over two
thingS-frst, how to form good Cab
met, and second, how to conclude with
the King of Jauja treaty for the eX-
tradition of criminals, in which it was
to be stipulated, to avoid trouble at
home, that the criminals arrested
should be hung and all.
While he was deep in these weghty
considerations, who should appear but
the Queen, crying like calf and tear
ing her hair out by handfuls.
"Oh! Perico of my soul, we are lost "
"Well, what is the matter now?"
"Ol Such misfortune"
1.-TWO hundred thousand demons!
Tell me before | 90 mad!"
'My apples! | found them all rotten!
"Pretty thing to come to me about!
Throw them to the pigs
"How wicked to say such a 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 cry
ing inconsolably, for her hope of glory
had depended upon the compete of ap-
piles.
King Perico was so much occupied
with grave affairs of state that he never
once thought Of his wife's disappoint-
ment, and the next day at dinner time
was surprised to see her appear perfect
ly serene, or rather, 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.
Il am afraid your Majesty will have
little appetite tor our dishes after those
of Jauia," said King Perico, ''since in
point of good eating Jauja bears away
the palm.
"Your Majesty is in error In Jauja
we suffer torments when we eat. y"
"But man alive, don't they say that
everybody eats and drinks and nobody
works"
Perfectly true"
1FNbop 7 Io,, - nd ~
Heavens! How dull your Majesty is!
As nobody works in Jaua, everything
, has to be eaten without cooking"
"Oh | see. Your Ma, ,esty is right.
1t never occurred to me. For long
time | have been revolving a plan for
aboliShng all work in my domains, but
I see now, if l would suppress work,
everything would be on its back"
"Just as it is in Jauja."
You surprise mel But why do you
not labor to.restOre it there?"
because l do not work, nobody
works there"
"Apropos of projects and works of
State, wish your Majesty would unite
with me in a treaty for the extradition
of criminals.
Il do not find it inconvenient. Will
your Majesty mention the terms of the
treaty.
1.-The one lay the most upon is that
any of my subjects arrested shall be ex-
ecuted and all. ~
That can not be, my friend"
"And why not?'
"Why, we do not work in Jauia-"
"But that would only be play"
While this and similar conversation
went on, the King of Jauja eat like a
cormorant, while the Queen swelled
with pride, and was wild to say that she
was the author of the dainties which his
Majesty found so much to his liking, but
she restrained herself until there should
be a fitting opportunity to drop her in
cognito.
This opportunity was afforded by the
appearance at table of magnificent
compete of apples, which brought from
King Perico a cry of aStonishment, and
from the King of Jauja cry of greedi-
ness.
And opening and shutting his eyes,
the King of Jauja devoured plateful
of the compete and prepared to devour
another.
at would seem," said the Queen,
"that the compete does not displease
your Majesty"
How could it displease me, Sonora?
1t is enough to make one eat ones fin
gers! never eat anything so delicious
in my life. Is it the thing to ask if we
may know the maker, the authorp"
"Ihe author" said the Queen, faint
with emotion. is your Majestys hum
BILE servant
Bravo! bravo!' cried the King of
Jauja, with his mouth full. "How the
deuce did your Majesty ever succeed in
making any thing so delicious?"
81 will give your majesty the recipe,
so that your august spouse"
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