The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1893-07-20

aratIouS should De- uaut ipf ttF'' /
marriage on the following day.
After the royal 4eddlng, which
wa. celebrated With eaat pomP and
,,rad.ur. the Queen paid visit 7"
,b.. museum aud much Ia her sur
uri.e. vas greatly delighted ana M
t.restcd. The king then informed
her that he happened 10 know WHERE
the robbers had stored TIER c',.''7"-
ton. which they could not @"1I ar
MAX. use OF. "a there "cr" not t"'
buttons alike. and none Of them "i
valuable material: ana II she "'0i'rA
h. would regain the o"I3"ctirn aul
pat up Il building FOR its reception. !
We will not do that at present.
..ii thu. Queen. when ! shall
have thoroughly examined and stud
led all these objects. most OF
when are entirely new 10 me-, We
will see about the buttons and the
/ button holes.
The hermit's pupil did not re
, turn TO his cave. IL was greatly dc
I lighted with the spice and dash 81 a
rohbrr'- life. 50 different from that
/ or Il hermit: and he determined II
/ un-.lb,r, 10 change his business and
enter the band. He had CONVEX
( satlOn with the captain on ihr sub
/ Jcct. and that Individual encouraged
/ him in his purpose.
Il am tired" the captain said, "of
4 robbers life. / have stolen 80
much, that cannot use what | have.
| take no further interest IN accu-
! laring spOlls. The quiet of her
/ mit's life attracts me; and, II YOU
/ like. we will change places. viii
become the pup! OF your old master,
and Won shall be the captain Of my
band,
III. change was made. The cap
tain retired 10 the cave Of the herm-
/ its pupil, while the latter. with the
hearty consent Of all the men, took
command Of the band of robbers.
When the King heard of this
change, he was not at all pleased,
and he sent for tie ex-pupll.
Il am willing 10 reward You" he
said, ''for assisting me in my recent
undertaking; but cannot allow you
to lead band Of robbers IN my do
/ minions.'
| a dark 2hade of disappointment
passed over the e. pupils features.
and his face heightened vizlbiy.
1T is too bad" he said, Ito be
thus cut short at the very outset Of
II brilliant career. I'll do" he added
suddenly. his face frightening, IF
you'll let meksep on IL my new profes
sion, III promise To 10 nothing but
rob robbers"
VERY WELL" said the King. ''if
you will confine yourself to that, you
may retain your FoaitiOn.'
The members of the band were
perfectly willing to rob in the new
/ way, for it seemed quite novel and
exciting to them. The first place
! they robbed was their own cave,
and as they all had excellent mem
cries, they knew from whom the va
rious goods had been stolen, and
! everything was returned to its prop
er owner. The ex-pupil then led his
band against the other dens of rob
| bers in the kingdom, and his move
mentS We're conducted with such
dash and vigor that the various
hordes scattered in every direction,
while the treasures in their dens were
returned to the owners, or if these
could not be found, were given to the
| poor. In a short time every robber,
except those led by the ex-pupil, had
gone into some other business: and
/ the victorious youth led his hand
into other kingdoms to continue the
great work of rObbing robbers.
The Queen never sent for the col
lection of curiosities which the rob-
bers had stolen from her. She was
so much interested in the new mu-
scum that she continually postponed
/ the re-establishment Of her old one:
and. so far as can be known. the
buttons and the button-holes are
still in the cave where the robbers
shut them up.