St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1890-04-19
CHILDHOOD LEGENDS.


The King aaa the Peasant. ana the Noble
mans Daughter.
The KINa AND THE PEAsANr.-One
lay while the King Of the Cannibal
Islands was out hunting for grizzly
bears, he became separated from his re-
tainers, and after wandering about for
> long time, he finally came upon the
cabin Of peasant The peasant hadn't
she least idea who Ne stranger was, OF
course, and he invited the King to en-
ter and make himself as comfortable as
possible. His Royal Nihbs. seeing how
the land lay. thought to get an honest
| opinion Of himself. and after bit led
off with:
They say that the King is out on .
aunt to-day"
mo doubt" replied the peasant HE
has Of late seized upon every pretext to
neglect the king business and let affairs
If state 60 to the dogs"
''They say he drinks"
"Alas! yes. He can guzzle more bulge
than any four old drunkards in the coun-
try"
"And that he is harsh and tyran-
nical."
"You bet! He'd grind our noses of to
get an extra dollar in taxes, and he is
always after q new law to abridge our
liberties"
And that he is . spendthrift."
''Ah! sir, il he wasn't King he'd be
. loafer and vagabOnd."
''But he must have some good feat
urcs," protested the King, as he sweated
under the collar.
II never heard Of but one. They say
he is extremely kind to cross-eyed cats" :"
II am the King" thundered His Maj
esty, IS he rose up in all the terrible
ness Of his awfulness.
The peasant fell upon his knees and
prayed that his life might be spared,
being he had no insurance, and the King
took him by the right hand and lifted
him up, and said:
''Have no fear. You are an honest
man. You are the only human being
who has dared to tell me of my faults.
From this moment / am . changed sar-
dine. Here-take these seven signet
rings and these thirteen purses filled
with gold. and as soon as you get your
potatoes dug and your corn husked.
come to town and be my Prime Minis
ter"
Now, wasn't that nice?
THE NOBLEMAN's DAUGHrER.-There
was q great and powerful nobleman
who had the awfulest beautifullest
sweetest daughter that ever tried to get
twenty-dOllar bill changed on a bob
tailed street car. Whenever she rode
out she was received with admiration
and applause, and when she walked in
the castle grounds about four hundred
spOoney young men sat ON the fence
and longed to call her their all-wool,
gilt-edged, full-jeweled angel.
Now this girl, whose front name was
Mirabella, was afraid that some Of the
scores Of chaps who had proposed mar
riage wanted her for her cash and good
looks. instead of . helpmeet to split
wood, build the morning fires and keep
track Of the milk-tickets. One day she
therefore started out for . walk into the
taking . basket Of eggs on her
arm, as il going to market. by and by
she came along to where an Abe Lin
cOlnish looking young stranger WAS
splitting rails and busting . suspender
at every blow. She put her finger in
her mouth, looked very shy, and stub
bed her toe SO as to have an excuse to
sit down and be spoken to. He caught
on and querried:
"Prithee, little girl, but who art
thou?'
II art Mrs Smiths cook" she liefully
replied.
''Can'st thou done dish Of pork and
Johnny cake-build pud,
ding and fry fat meat!"
"Ay! Excelently we'll"
"And how about patching and darnine
making soft soap-milking . kicking
cow and feeding the pigs?"
"'Tis my delight. kind SIR"
Then you are the piece of calico
have been looking for. Suppose we
iine?'
''Art sure thou lowest me?" she shyly
asked.
''Better than gum"
''Then it's . CO."
And only after they had been married
} full week did she take him by the
hand and lead him home to her castle
md say to her father:
Paw. this is my husband, who mar
lied me without thought of my gov.
bonds and bushels Of diamonds.
Make him Admiral Of the Treasure
Fleet"
And it was so done, and every thing
vent of according to the programme
aid down on the small bills-Detroit
Free Press.