The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-04-02

thin. simnlv a matter of course that her back
quite straight why. she did not try to discover
1t to her beautiful thing that she should be
with loving subiects and. shut in as
from outer life and scenes she lived mainly in
dream-world peoped with gorgeousy- dressed royal
persons whom ruled. To be the real ones
were not elegantly dressed at all indeed of them
much patched castoff clothes: but that was
where the magic of the init changed tnsel
into gold and matches into velvet and ermine.
the list of March, and great event was near
the Queens birthday; and the court was in wild ex
element There air of secrecy about which
made Queens black with anger. for the
knights refused to nav any attention. to her ANXIOUS
questions the ladies spent their time either whs-
perng with heads together in the in
CHANGING gances and signs which she did not UNDER
stand.
'It's some mean old trick you're goin' play
me, I know she said Indignantly one day when the
whole court together in her kingdom. You can't
fool me! Some day you'll be very sorry, cause
if don't look out I'll spell all from court. an
you can't back again. Serve right too!
Jim and Emil Burger exchanged looks of alarm
they both of them barometers, going
down as Queen. smiled or frowned and just then
looked like small hurricane But one of the other
knights Fritz Arme called out:
Hi vi! oueenie's mad!
know whatll please her
"What?' Interrupted Queen, frownng. eff you
know, why don't you do it?"
Fritz made no answer, but nudged Jim, and whs-
pered in his
make her just boilin' mad. The madden she gets,
the sprised she'll be-
The whole up this idea, and the poor
Queens dignity was sorely tried for time but
while preparations for the surprise coming
finely. 1t was to be birthday party which would be
dazzlingly elegant, and it hard to keep it
from the Queen, for her keen and her
alseeing; but she did not suspect thing until
the day when Jim alone sat down the
end of her bed and said, trying to look Indifferent
Il say. Queen s'posn' we'd bully big spread,
like real court, know, and all dress swell.
what'd choose to eat? Just sposin we might get
rich you know don't mean we're ever goin' to-but
if did"
Jims looked like red-cheeked apple when
he got thru, for he feared that he had cumsily be-
trayed the secret.
Queen looked at him from under her long ashes
then shut eyes with sigh. "Woudnt
y?' she said. I'D have ice of It's kind
of queer for Queen never to have ate any,"
"'Tain't much good" said Jim. "Fritz had swal-
Ter, said 'twasnt only with colors it.
I'd enuff sight rather have gum an peanuts But
Queen shook her head.
it if it would be awful hard to wait till
get to heaven-1 suppose they have it every
day there"
Just then Fred's thrust in at the door.
"Come along Jim," he said; you're wanted
that minute Queen suspected what was to
happen and she scoded no more at the strange dongs
of her court but quietly lay and watched them, not
letting them think that she knew, dreaming a new
dream
It'll cream, cause said So" she unused.
'sThen I needn't be 'shamed any more bout never
eatin' it. Perhaps it'll be pink an green How can
waltz"
1t was the day before the celebration Everything
was ready and each Of the court had much
over and over, if it might magicaly longer.
Mrs Barkerdng always interested in the dongs OF the
knights and ladies, than usually in this
because was please her little girl had promised
magnificent promise!a quart Of ice her part
of the feast at the flower store she had begged
dozen Of coored tissue which made
into flowing capes by cutting hole in the middle Of
head to be put thru. These clouds of glory
were carefully wrapped in newspaper and put under
the mattress Jims cot, while the and cape,
made out gold paper, for the Queen, hid
of the ladies' rooms. This is the way the
list the presents read
Mrs. B,
Sir Jim, Peenuts-one doz gum
Sir Fred One candel. Bottel to put it in.
Sir Emil, A and candel.
Sir Fritz, doz. jaw-breakers.
Sir Harry pop corn balls.
Sir Ned, Ginger cakes
Ladies, Sticks peppermint-2 lemons, paper nap
kens.
All us-gold paper.