The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-05-04

! your royal hfghness, have some pityi
What hideous follyl Oh dear, dear
'sWith fa-la-tweedle-
Tiddifol-iddifol-idor
'sYour royal highness, 1 cannot sing the
dreadful stuff Think of my gray hairs!"
"Tushl Master Carter = nonsense; tits
choicely well sung Come brother, the
chorusl"
with q fa-la"-
And the chorus was roared forth, with
shouts of laughter and clinking of glasses.
Then came an interval of mournful appeal,
and my kinsman's voice was again lifted:
He scattered the tadpoles, and set 'em agog,
Heyl nod-noddy-al head and no bodyl
Q nanny, o nunky!"-
ooh, mercy, mercyl it makes me sweat for
shame"
Now meantime had been searching about
the garden, and was lucky enough to find
tool shed, and inside of this ladder hanging.
which now carried across and planted be-
meath the window. had shrewd notion of
what l should find at the top, remembering
now to have heard that the Princes Rupert
and Maurice were lodging with Master Car
ter; but the truth beat all my fancies
For climbing softly up and looking in /
beheld my poor kinsinan perched on his chair
atop of the table, in the midst of glasses, de-
canters and desserts; his wig askew; his face
white, save where, between the eyes, med
lar had hit and broken, and his glance shift
ing wildly between the two princes, who in
easy postures, loose and tipsy, lounged on
either side of him and beat with their glasses
on the board.
'BravissimoI More Master Carter-morel'
30 NANNY, nunky, here's cousin Jack Frog
With q fa-a"-
l lifted my knuckles and tapped on the
pane; whereon Prince Maurice starts up with
All oath, and coming to the window, filings it
open.
Pardon, your highness," said I, and pulled
myself past him into the room, as cool as you
please.
Twas worth while to see their surprise.
; Prince Maurice ran back to the table for his
sword; his brother (being more thoroughly
drunk) dropped decanter on the floor, and
lay back staring in his chair. While as for
my kinsman, he sat with mouth wide and
eyes starting, as though were very ghost
In the which embarrassment took occasion
to say, very politely:
''Good evening, nunkyl"
"Who the devil is this?" gasps Prince Ru-
pert
why, the fact is, your highness," an
swered /, stepping up and laying my sword
on the table, while 1 poured out glass
Master Timothy Carter here II my guar
dian, and has the small sum of e20O in his
!; possession for my use, of which happen to
night to stand in immediate need So you
seen- finished the sentence by tossing of
1 glass. "This is rare stuff' l said.
BLOOD and furyI" burst out Prince Rupert
! fumbling for his sword, and then gazing
L drunk and helpless.
a 1.-TWO hundred poundl Thou jackanapes'
began Master Carter.
''I'll let you off with fifty tonight" said 1
'Ten thousand"-
:. ''No, fifty Indeed, nunky," I went on
q "'tis very simple. was at the Grown
u tavern"-
. ''At a tavernl"
/ Gay, at a game of dicen-
;, "Dicel"
|, Gay, and young man was killed"-
'Thou shameless puppyl A man muir
I deredl"
u SAY nunky; and the worst is they say i
was I that killed him."
a ''He's mad The boys stark raving mad T
! exclaimed my kinsman. ITO come here il
this triml"
q q ''Why, truly, nunky, thou art strang
u one to talk of appearances. Oh, dearln ant
J. 1 burst into wild fit of laughing, for tn
ID wine had warmed me up to play the coined.
5 out. s.To hear thee sing
Il ''With la-tweedle-tweedle!"
. and Oh, nunky, that medlar on thy face
: so funnyr'
L SIN Heavens name, stopl" broke in tn
= Prince Maurice. "Am I mad, or only drunk
, Rupert, if you love me, say I am no wors
- than drunk"
- 'sLord knows" answered his brother. &c
for one was never this way before"
:. - Indeed, your highness be OILY drunk,
~ said I, "and able at that to sign the order tina
IL l shall ask you for"
IAN orderr'
''To pass the city gates tonight"
:. Oh stop him somebody" groaned Primo
Rupert; "my head is whiringn
= with your leave" explained, pourin
. out another glassful; it's the simplest mai
% ter, and one that child could understand
- You see, this young man was killed. and the
:; charged me with it; so away ran, and til
! watch after me; and therefore wish to pa.
! the city gates. And as I may have far
= travel, and gave my last groat to a thief fc
y. hosting me over Master Carriers walI'-
- GA thief-my WALTZ repeated Master Ca
ter. ooh, well is thy poor mother in he
=, gravep'
=, 'sWhy, therefore l came for money!"
wound up, slipping the wine, and nodding I
- all present.
- Twas at this moment that, catching N
! eye, the Prince Maurice slapped his leg, ano
,a leaning back, broke into peal after peal {
laughter. And in moment his brother too
~ the jest also; and there we three sat an
49, shook, and roared unauenchably round Ma
-, ter Carter, who, staring blankly from one t
~ another, sat gaping, as though the last alarul
were sounding in his ears.
:, ''Ohl OIL oh! Hit me ON the back, MAJ
ricer'
IL ''Ohl OIL 1 cannot-'tis killing me-Maste
Carter, for PHYS sake, look not so; but pa
ba the lad his money"
&c 'Your highness"-
W. PAY it, say; pay it; it's fairly won"
u. "Fifty poundsl"
=. every doit," said 1; I'm sick of schoo
ing"
"Be hanged if dor snapped Master Carte
'sThen be hanged, sir, but all the town shn
>" hear tomorrow of the frog and the pool! N
sir; am off to see the world
n Says he: This is better than moping
, schoolr"
let Your hlghness, PLEADED the unnapE
he man, 'if to please you, / sang that idoc
lis which, for fifty years now, had forge
as tent
hit "Excllnt shong," says Prince Ruper
waking up; "less have't againl"