The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1911-03-21

I fut discovery, absolutely ffee-
/, dirty. little child will amuse me-" And
so it was That Betsinda, as they called
| her, became maid to the Princess An
se1ica. And now let US speak Of Prince
Giglio. AS long as he nae a decent
coat to wear and a shilling or So in
his pocket he did not bother much
with state affairs. He would not study
the 1ane,.a~es and the law. as a prince
| ehould, but was a great fencer and
IN expert at all sorts Of athletic
rames. He was growing up an ig-
rorant, careless youth. and that is a
fact. He was considerably in o with
his cousin, Angelica, and before the
idea Of uniting the nations OF Paf1a-
goI.ia and Grim Tartary had got into
the head of ValOroso there was some
talk of q marriage the king
nephew and the kings daughter.
AS for. Angelica, after h had seer
a portrait, painted by a court painter,
IF the heir of Grim Tartary. she
thought no more Of CYCLIC. When
CYCLIC found that Angelica was in love
with Prince Bulbo he was deeply dis
,ressed. 20 Angelica" he said, 'it was
not thus you talked to me that
Get out, you saucy fellow" cried An
gelica. how dare you remind me OF
your rud eness? AS for your trumpery
r;ng-there it goes'-and she drew II
rom her slender finger and threw II
out Of the window 1T was my mo-
+her,s marriage ring sighed CYCLIC
"I don't care whose ring it was
mapped Angelica, "a beggarly ring in
deed-not worth five shf1lings,' and
she tlounced out of the. ROOM, leaving
Girlio in the doleful dumps.
Now, Angelica little knew that tho
ring CYCLIC had given her was 4
magic ring. II a wo~an wore it al
he men were in love with her. ano
with him. And who do you think
picked up that ring after elica hat
thrown it through the window? NJ
other person than the old COUNTIES
Gruffanuff. It was owing to the pos
session Of this ring that Angelica hat
achieved her reputation for beauty
and no sooner had she thrown it away
han CYCLIC wondered how in the worlt
he ever though his cousin passabl,
good looking. On the contrary. Whe1
re met G~ruffanuff he looked at he.
in surprise-Why, the old lady was
remarkably Well preserved person
Handsome. in fact, and not SO Yer.
old, either.
The arrival of Prince Pulbo set al
the court in q hutter. Everybody wa
ord cred into his best clothes and tn
footmen had new liVeries. The Prime
Of Grim Taftary, when he entered tn
royal presence and beheld Angelica
could pot helm showing his disappoint
ment-she was not anywhere near 81
rood looking as he had supposed sh
would he. AS for Angelica. she though
pubic up to specifications. When. af
ter the formal presentation. the.
placed q chair for Bulbo. it was set s.
near the edge of the dais on whicl
the throne stood that when he sa
1..,., -; - tho nhoiY nnnfp6 over AM
he went rolling on the crpet. Every
lhOdy laughed-he looked SO ridiculous
NV rose. My roset" he cried. !
court chamberlain dashed forward an
picked up a rose which Bulbo ha'
. been carrying in his hand when h
entered the roya' presence. u Whtc'
. he had dropped when he fell Oft tn
\ chair. No sooner had the prime
: taken the rose from the hands of tn
/ chamberlain than erybo Stoppe
laughing and Wondered how they coui
!; have been so irnpolite-really Their
:, was nothing ridiculous in his appear
: rnce. as thew had thought He wa
short stout and redheaded. to be sure
Int for a prince he was rather goo
looking
While the royal sat an
talked Prince Giglio was oecoln'fi
more and more enamored OF the age
,aay ro-rtess C-rlffanaff. "Ah' sal
old f4r,,ff Gas the frivolous courtie.
Y alled herr. q SEA- Won are lealoas {
oripce Pubic You stili love AnseIiHa
II did love her" replied Giglio. -;
'oye her no longer. / desplse ne
Were she heir to twenty thousan
-hrones I would not marry her ~
= rhv sneak of thrones / have 10
: u,ioa and am too weak to recover
( : an alone and have no friends %
IS cav ret So. dear price, erred u
! -orntess with q languiShiHg look. ~
~-iies." continued he. Il am SO haDf
] "efe heh'hu III" 'h.'h - ~ =,