Los Angeles herald., 1906-03-18

'Ah, sir, said the syndic, glancing at the
princes garments, which were all green, YOU
are indeed little verdant if you don't know.
that the country of Perfection is of all others
the most miserable. All the people OF this
land have, from generation to generation, been
working to put things straight. We nave
houses that cannot be surpassed in elegance
and comfort, streets that are always fruitful,S
and comfort, streets that never have to be re-
paired, fields that are always fruitful, children
who are so intelligent and healthy that there
is no trouble about their physique or learning,
and public officers who are so honest that no
fault can be found with them. We have all
things so good that they cannot be better,
and we are in despair because there is nothing
more for us to do. You notice all our people
utterng cries and wringing their hands, but
you may also notice that every one has dry
eyes. The truth is that there is not single
tear left in the kingdom of Perfection. Our
KING has Just offered reward of purse OF
gold to any one who can produce a tear"
Lead me to the king" cried Prince Tear
coat, that can claim the reward"
The syndic summoned the guard and con-
Quoted the prince with all honor to the pal
ace, where he was brought before the king,
who cried as he saw the green habiliments:
Unhappy boy, do you not know that if you
tan to produce tear, you will be obliged to
live forever after in the country of Perfec-
ton"
II wouldn't mind that" said the prince
But then, suddenly, he thought of his father,
King Gothrough, and how often he was oblig-
ed to go cold and hungry, and his eyes filled
with tears, which chased each other down his
cheeks and ran on the floor.
AT this the King of Perfection ran up and
embraced him, calling his servants to gather
up the drops that fell from his eyes in silver
TASKS, so that they might be preserved as
precious relics. He showered gold ON Princa9
Tearcoat, and showed him many honors.
When the people of Perfection heard that
wonderful stranger, who could shed tears,
had arrived, they crowded around the palace,
Tearcoat, who was, of an obliging nature,
showed himself at the window and wept ali
day for them; but, as night came he found
that he had wept himself dry.
While he was thinking that he could not cry
any more, but would have to give up, he re- +
membered the casks OF Tears in his ship, and
told the King, who sent for them, and emptied
them out on the heads of the crowd: and
when they felt the refreshing showers they
sent up great shout of Joy To feel other
peoples tears is, you see, great happiness.
No sooner was it known throughout the
land of Perfection that there was a distant
country where tears are plentiful, and where
the natives were so poor that they needed
everything, than the people of Perfection long
ed to go to that country and annex it. So
they loaded ships with new inventions and
clothes and things of utility, and sailed there
with them through the Sea of Diffculty,s
Some of them got wrecked, and some of them
landed safely and brought much joy to fhe
Kingdom of Tat ?; and old King Gothrough'
found his way to the Country Of Perfection,
and Prince Tearcoat married the Princess nj /
Perfection, and some of their children can
weep and some. of them can't; so everybody a.
satisfied, though their father calls them little
pieces OF perfection, but their mother knowa
that they are little Tearcoats