The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1895-02-04

umble-coule- tumble when dey 30 fooin'
rOun Wlar they cr kngin' an Qutenn
aL' rome ked Dlusiiia. "Ef dcy sont me
t.. t. borrv any s-ar ,r tt-d itia Gle
house Whar u-y do S de idngin' ai4 queehln ,
4 bonn yoU Al stan al the back E1te an
houer 10 / went in dar whar Gey WIZ
a-haviu' der g,giues on. Dey wouldn't at
me ii dar 10 t knowd how de Ian lay
Il expect you are right, Tar Baby Ie-
piled AIR Rabbit.
wei. I'm glad you didn't go to sleep
over the story of the little boy ana the Ian
term But it didn't have any moral said
Mr. FmnbiCHusar.
why / reckon that's the reason I DIDN'T
do any noddinE,' explained Ar. Rabbit q
knew There was some Trims the matter.
There N,as al pause, durins watch Mt
Rabbit betrayed tendency 30 fan TO most
ding again. Presently -lrs. MeadoWs re-
marked:
~ n,nd me OF story that ! heard once
I reckon the talk about kings and queens
made me remember it. Any way il pop
ped into my heard all Of sudden. though
/ hadn't thought about 1t in years.
'FIre away exclaimed Atr. Rabbit, open
ing MS eyes ana slowly closing them asdh'
"Onc. upon a time there lived ~ the
land g. AiorIria a man WHO was very poor.
He worked whenever aUd wherever he
could lud uorh. yet he haG 20 mary chill
drCA that even n lac had found WorA eFe-y
day hg coul1 have made hardly enough for
an 10 eat ana wear. AS IL WAS, times were
50 hard and work was 50 scarce that he
frequently had to so hungry ana halL-cloth-
ed. Ills wife did the best she could, Whlch
was very little. she worked about the pail
ace where Tie King mad lived. but as she
was only one among - hundred. sne got
small wages. ana had few opportunities 10
carry any scraps of yictuals to her chAI-
dreu.
.Ieinau- the man came TO the conclusion
that he must make desperate e'---1 70
better ais condition. so ho sad 10 his "lle'
".N. at are my hEC sens lcI- sec
other PEOPLE living by their wits, ana ofes"-
ms inc ana enjoying the best in the land
WHY shouldn't ] do the same? nat - 10
prevent me bat my stupidity
9" stupidity is n high fence TO ciimo over,
replied the mans wife. 'but II YOU are Will
ing 10 try how far your wits will carry
you. YOU Will have good opportunity IN Il
Few days. The Kings daughter, the Piln-
cess Aiyla IS to be married next week, ana
even now the guests are assembling az the
palace-most OF them belonging 70 the 04Iue-
gr0oms reunue.'
"The man leaned his head on his hand
and thought awhile, and then he rose ana
put on tie best clothes he had. which We're
poor enough. anu ued - rope S!fdie around
has waist.
:" i SHAH 80 TO court as a Pilgrim he said
60 his Nlie. When you see me, DO you
40 around among the other servants and
tel them that "A great conqueror has arrlv-
ell from The east. In this way il VIII come
quickly 10 the Kings ears. Nothing VIII
come OF that, but the next morning some
thing valuable will be missing from the
palace When you hear OF IL. do YOU tell
the rest that YOU know a man who can
ina whatever is Missing
but now VIII YOU do this! asked the
WOn'ot.
''Ipe man carried out his plaza and his
vile followed his directions. oue pointed
him out 10 ner fellow servants q great
cuuqul roF from the east RdAs=d as he
was the man staiked maJestiCdlIy about the
paIace yard ANA AFTER awhile sat on the
ground WltB his face TO the wall, and shook
his head nom side To side and made many
queer motions With his hands.
Nov, while the man sat there going
through his queer motions, he heard vosces
on the other side OF the wall. lie judged
that two men We're resting in the shade
on the other side, and ne knew by the way
they talked that they had come with the
young prince who was to marry The Prin-
cess N yia.
You have left the blanket on the morse,
/ hope said one.
Yes, everything is attended to- replied
the other.
That is well.' remarked the first. The