The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1893-10-19
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Rud sAlJ be Tfhdy th0uKhE oe s1eS'
vocation. So be called bis family, soesth'
=, ,n bot one secoud coutin, Who ws
bgst ualtus Jelly. and took them ssay 70
tina I,l.nds Of tbs Golden Star, aud there
ther we're go A.ppy Tor space Of tafee
months and Que DAY tia. shey Gil deserm-
tued 10 coul!aue their rseation as long ~
they lived,
The klug is hsvins sueh delish'iai
time, ealing plans and playing football
ssli the messenger bis mslesty sent back
10 the court oiiicers, that be has decided
never 10 reign sny more, aud oil hl' cnii'
aiea aud nephe~s aud nieces have also
begged 10 be excused from succeeding
him.
Bot who will reign cried the lord chant
celIor, shaking hs bead till the powder
few from II in clouds,
don't know. answered the messenger
making bis bow, aud backing oot OF the
council Add the late king says be doseh
care. Aad II your highuess pleAses, su
in a great hurry myself to get back to The
Islands Of the Golden Star, 70 go on win
my own vocation.
Then be ran away As fast as his ies'
wouId carry him. and presently they a"
his little bost making sail ont OF th'
hsrbor.
What !. to be done? asked the lord
chancellor, and the keeper OF the t"'
hundred seals cried also, What Is TO b'
done?
The only member OF the kings family
left here is Bis second cousin, Countess
Btisftt.. said the court genealogist. y
course we shsIl be obliged, according u
,hA law OF succession to offer her th'
crown.
They we're all greatly relieved to In
the matter settled by such simple mesns
and so they polished up the crown until
shone again, placed 1t 90 sllken cushion
and bore 1t away to the house ID th'
Countess Brigitts, whom they found SIT
ting on the front steps pairing apples
Good afternoon said she, as they Cant
M in solemn procession. Do take seats
Bot. nv stars and blue ribbons! "hs
are YOU doug with the CROWN
We beg your acceptance OF 1t, madame
Of. ia the lord chancellor, pompously, lay
ios the oushiou at her feet. Then hi
wen, on to tell her what had happened
md that it was really her duty TO become
queen
Well, what must be must; but it scent
to me shsll make very poor sort o.
qneen.
That may be. your Majesty, said th'
court truth.teller; bnt poor queens are no'
1t all uncommon
And sm neither handsome nor msles
tic, added she.
Very true, your Majesty said the truth
teller, but the gems in crown sparkle &C
brightly that it is hard for the sbarpes'
sight to tell what Is under IT,
And there is actually nothing agreeable
to me 10 the idea of reigning, except, per
bsps, the privilege OF eating bread sno
honey 10 the kitchen.
That has been from time immemorisl
royal preroeatiye, said the lord chancellor,
bowiug And, seeing from sll their fsee'
that there WAS 70 hope for her, the Coun
tess Brigitts placed the crown on her hesc
locked up her cottage, and calling the ca
aud dog, went away to be queen.
For several weeks sfiairs went on yer.
we'll. for even kingdom can take care 0
itself for some time alter it has once oee'
wound up and set going; but one morn
ing, when the queen had settled herse'
with her knitting in the little rock'n'
chair she kept beside throne, the MINIS
ter of war came ID. and told ber u AZ O.
am bassador had arrived from nei9hooi
inc kingdom, to fud ont when 1t wool
he convenient for the two nstlc us TO oegl
hghling
| But what on earth do they want T. hsn
tot2 asked the queen. lsyins down he
knitting. and looking st him over the 10
Of Der spectacIes
Your NJ jesty, 1T has been our onS'o'
lt 90 to war with somebody every 81
weeks said the miui,ter; and this time
j. the turn OF King Columbia 3 subjects
dthtus. II they bad not come TO srrahe
urehmiuaries, TO morrow We sht uia nav
been obliged to seek them Surely yo'
Majesty remembers that the late kiol
yeur second cousin, was always gong
war;
Yes.I do, said the queen; but new
thought he liked it. Well. SEND v
am nbasssdon up here. And she rolled
Ter kpittipg, pushed the little rocklI
ehsir out oil sight, and clsmbersd en- u
. throne.
Something i, doe to public opinio
= thought ,hs queen, sitting up sTish', NJ
: irving to lcok as mslestic I" she could
! Presently sgres, elsnktng was De 7
, and the am mbsssadors, all ia heavy s'e
.fmor entered. and bowed befor her'
Hovdy do7 said the queen how We
ppeomit rtabe yon must be 10 all that
warel DO take 1t q, sod make yours
| al holae.
The Ambassadors looked At one sno'n
ln surprisF; but the armor "a" not d
he.vv aud their leader answered --
II, your M,l~sty woald permit Us 10
,lre INTO the ante t-chsmbsr, your h'Iss'.
?. 1ues. shall be obe' ed.
That's r,sLt, said the queen. Ls'
ali b. comfortable ss long - We ean' /
may bs qae .ns - TO kings - some time q
0 then you csu's lake ny So.d f9t ID
50 they clauked ont Of the oon'
ann reformed. clad ia ther everyd