Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1891-03-05

I'm Heavens name, stopl7 broke III ID
Prince Maurice. Ami mad, or only drum
Rupert, if you love me, say l am no wor>'
than drunk"
"Lord knows" answered his brother. -
for one was never this way before"
'Indeed, your highness be only drunk,
said 1, "and able at that to sign the order thai
shall ask you for"
IAN order!"
ITO pass the city gates tonight"
Oh, stop him somebody" groaned Prince
Rupert; "my head is whirling."
with your leave" explained, pouring
out another glasSful; "'tis the simplest mat
You see, this young man was killed, and they
charged me with it; so away ran, and the
watch after me; and therefore wish to pas;
the city gates. And as may have far &c
travel and gave my last great to thief for
hosting me over Master Carriers walI'-
"a thief-my WALL" repeated Master Car
ter. "Oh, well is thy poor mother in her
gravel"
"Why, therefore 1 came for money"
wound up, slipping the wine, and nodding &c
ali present.
Twas at this moment that, catching my
eve, the Prince Maurice slapped his leg, and,
leaning back, broke into peal after peal OF
laughter And in a moment his brother tooa
the Jest also; and there we three sat and
shook, and roared unquenchably round Mas
ter Carter, who, staring blankly from one to
another, sat gaping, as though the last alarum
were sounding in his ears.
"Ohl oh! oh! Hit me on the back, Mau-
rice!"
"Ohl oh! cannot-'tis killing me-Master
Carter, for PHYS sake, look not so; but pay
the lad his money"
'Your highnesS"-
PAY it, say; pay it; it's fairly won"
Fifty pounds!"
Every doit," said I; I'm sick of school
ing"
"Be hanged if dor snapped Master Carter.
"Then he hanged, sir, but all the town shall
hear tomorrow of the frog and thepool! No,
sir; am OF to see the world
"Says he: This is better than moping in
SCHOOL,"
Your highness," pleaded the unhappy
man, ''if, to please you, sang that idocy,
which, for fifty years now, / had forgot
tsn"-
"Exclrnt shopg," says Prince Rupert,
waking up; ''leSs have't again!"
To be short, 10 O'Clock was striking from
ST. Marys spire when, with a prince on
either side of me and thirty guineas in my
pocket (which was all the loose gold he~had),
walked forth from Master Carriers door.
To make up the deficiency their highnesses
had insisted on furnishing me with a suit
made up from the simplest in their joint
Notwithstanding boots, breeches, buff coat,
sash, pistols, cloak and feathered hat, all Of
which fitted me excellently we'll By the
doors of Christ church, before we came TO
the south gate, Prince Rupert, who had been
staggering in his walk, suddenly pulled up
and leaned against the wall
"Why, odds my life, we've forgot horse
for himl" he cried.
Indeed, your highness," | answered, ''if
my luck holds the same | shall find one by
the road" How true this turned out you
shall presently hear.l
There was no difficulty ut the gate, where
the sentry recognized the two princes, and
opened the wicket at once Long after it
had closed behind me, and | stood looking
back at Oxford towers, all bathed III the
winter moonlight, | heard the two voices
roaring away up the street;
1T was frog eaped into pool!'
At length they died into silence; and, hug
ging the kings letter in my breast, stepped
briskly forward on my travels.