Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-04-05

studying a book of logarlthms. Lista
pulled up her horse.
"Helgho, Mr.. Atto," she cried; "going
home, are you, to show your papa and
mamma the prize you took in the great
griffin act?"
Alto turned slowly over and looked down
at her.
"Where is your great prize?" he said; II
don't see him anywhere. Did you ride Sc
fast that you left him behind you?"
"Wh hat prize do you mean?" asked Lista.
sharply.
"I mean the King of Tanobar," replied
!, Alto.
Lista turned red in the face and shook her
whip at Alto, and then, too angry to say a
word, she dashed away.
Two days after his return. King Chamian
left his apartments in the royal palace, and
walked to the othe: end OF the splendid
building to visit Millice, which was very
unusual thing for him to do.
cousin, he said when they were together,
edo you not think it would be we'll if this
kingdom should have but one throne, and
that we both should sit upon it?''
The young Queen played with her fan.
"Do you think it could be made wide
enough?" she asked.
land we shall each wear the crown we
inherited?" said she.
Indeed we SHALL" he cried, "and you
shall be doubly Queen-Queen as my wife,
and Queen as your flther's child"
The eyes of Millice sparkled as she
looked upon the noble and glowing face of
Chamian.
And you shall be the King that you are, p"
she said, land my King besides"
When it was proclaimed that Millice and
Chamian were to marry, and that there was
to be but one royal family in Tanobar, the
joy OF the people knew no bounds. But in
the midst OF the universal happiness the
Minister of Agriculture stood shocked aud
downcas:. He had not expected this blow,
but he was a man of action, and he felt that
if he made any hay at all he must do it
while the sun shone, so he hastened to the
King.
Your Majesty" said he, "as a proof OF
my rapturous delight on this glad day
wish to offer you the best have-the result
of my life's most earnest labors. I give to
you my Cosmic Bean. 1t gained four first
prizes at the Great Show, and its value is
. now undoubted, Take it, my Kingl
Through you give it to my country"
How many plants have you?" asked the
King.
81 have 90" answered Gromline, "they
are here in these pots, which my servants
have brought you"
And have you any seeds or slips be-
si&es?" inquired Chamian.
None, Your Majesty" said the minister,
''but there are pods there which will soon be
ripe, and you will have seeds enough to
spread broadcast over the kingdom"
Very good" said Chamian. 81 accept
your gift
When the King next saw Millice, he
found her admlring her chrysanthemum
and her cup-o ea-plant.
81, too, have had horticultural present."
he said, and he told her of Gromline's gift
of the Cosmic Bean.
THAT is the plant which will make it un-
necessary for people to work, is it not?" she
asked.
''Yes." he said, "and ] want to consult
you as to what shall be doneswith it."
at is my opinion" said Millice, that if
we do not wish to be King and Queen OF
Lazyland it Will be we'll to utterly destroy
this plant. For if no one need work, no one
would work, and in the course of time we
should become as cattle, and live ON beans
as they live on grass"
You sneak we'll, said the King, "and 1
agree with you entirely" And he ordered
the ~ plants OF the Cosmic Bean, pots aud
all, to be cast into a furnace and burned up.
Shortly after this had been done the Sor-
cerer called on the Minister of Agriculture,
and found him in very angry mood and
engaged in packing up his goods and chat
tells.
II am going to leave this wretched coun-
try" said Gromline, Everything has gone
wrong. Your advice about getting up the
great show in Kobol-land was worse than
worthless, and you ought to repay me the 20
sequins gave you for it."
81 don't do business in that way" said
the Sorcerer. ~"I consider that the advice
was worth double the money. Ut made you
positive bene!actor to your country. In
your efforts to create dissensions in the land,
and by means of your universal food, to put
yourself at the head OF mob of lazy peo-
pie, whom you would cheat into the belief
that you woold allow them to live without
work, you have brought together our King
and Queen, who otherwise might never have