Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1889-03-28

De observed, too, that none of the adjee-
tives 1 have used for the purpose describe
this color exactly. l have called it red"
ana "coppery;" 1t might with equal accur>
acy De defined as cinnamon" as all three,
In TACT; for the piebalds vary as widely In
the color OF their epideTmis as the so-called
white races Of Europe and North America.
AS Ior queen Nab, though she certainly
looked BIZARRE, l thought then, and think
sui, tnat the peculiar tint of her cheek
rendered her all the more striking and pic
euresque AT any rate, it made an admir-
able setting for the brilliant pearl neck
lace which adorned her throat and the
white and crimson orchids which she wore
at her breast.
Excuse me for looking at you so curl
ously," she said, after our mutual insnec-
ton had lasted couple of minutes. but
you are the first really white man and thu
first Englishman have seen"
1--WE are all English" put in Fame. alb
ruptly-almost rudely, indeed.
1--WE are pleased to think so, and we ara
of English blood; but you cannot deny that
it is rather mixed. There is a good deal
of difference between you and Mr.. Erie,
for instance"
you are right. He is not quite so tail.
nor, perhaps, quite so strong He Is near
| sighted, and hard of hearing, and so short
winded that it was all he could do to walk
up the hill from the lake"
Twas deeply stung by this insolence, all
the more so as it was impossible in the cir
cumstances to resent it as it deserved.
$50 would you be short-winded If you
had been four months at sea, and gone
through what have gone through" 1 said,
warmly. But watt
"You forgot where you are and to whom
you are speaking, Amyas," interposed the
queen, severely. Remember that Mr..
Erie is our guest; and as for shortness Of
s1ght-well, sharp eyes are quite compati-
BILE with shallow mind"
Mr.. Fame collapsed.
81 infer from what you say, Mr.. Erie,
that your voyage has been an eventfu1 one
that you have undergone great hard
ships. want you to tell me all about 1t,
and how you discovered the Fair Island.
and made the passage of the Painted
Rocks. No ship ever did it before. When
/ saw you cast anchor in the bay this
morning, could hardly believe my ey es."
"Willingly, your majesty. 1t is rather
cad story but" Here her majesty
broke into merry laugh, Mr.. Field SEEM
ed amused, and Fame smiled sardonically.
"Why do you say majesty" asked Nab,
when she had done laughing.
Because in addressing crowned head
1t is the right thing to say. At least, 1
have always supposed so, though 1 freely
admit never spoke to a crowned head be-
fore, and know nothing of the etiquette of
Courts"
Crowned head is good" said Nab.
laughing again; "better than majesty /
think. But you are mistaken. am neith-
or a crowned head nor a majesty"
"Then these gentlemen misinformed
me-" said, feeling both foolish and vexed-
'They always speak Of you as queen
queen Nab"
$50 am''-proudly-"i the sense that
am chief of the State, but that makes me
neither majesty nor a crowned head.
There are neither crowns nor courtiers in
Fair Island, and there is nothing / should
more detest than to be addressed in terms
of fulsome, and therefore insincere COM
pliment. Majesty indeedi But more of
this another time. Your story, Mr.. Erlel
| want to hear your story. Begin, please.
But am forgetting; you must be hungry.
1t is long way from your ship hither."
And with that she crooked her forefinger
put it between her lips, and gave low,
musical whistle