The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1915-07-08
"A Princess
OF Idlewild
By WILLARD BRAKEMAN

ri There was once prlnc1pal1ty called
<ldlewild, the prince of which died,
leaving only one daughter, Narcissa.
She became the sovereign. Narcissa
from her earliest youth had been a
EBtudious person.
b The principality Of Idlewild was very
Like those of Italy during that period
when great poets and artists hourished
bnd the practical gave place to the SEN
Etimental.
E Shortly after the coronation Of the
new sovereign the prime minister was
replaced by poet whose verses were
setting the Idlewildeans crazy. This
change was followed by the replace
nent Of the secretary of war by a lady
who had made great reputation as a
feproducer of Greek festal dances.
Then was the portfolio of finance CIV
en to man whose performances on
he violin had often moved audiences
b tears. The minister of the interior
Tas replaced by woman whose reci-
atons were considered marvellous.
Thus did Princess Narcissa replace a
practical cabinet by an artistic one.
Many Of the people were delighted
with the new managers of affairs of
state, but few shook their heads and
rophesied that the new departure
Fould not be successful.
The new cabinet had hardly been
|omed when King Wolfgang Nv. of
essebianca sent deputation to Idle
Fild asking for the repayment of a
Ong standing debt due him by the
rncpality. The prime minister re-
eived the diplomats, addressing them
hexameters, lauding their sovereign
M welcoming them to Idlewild, then
urned them over to the minister of
nance, who poured forth such melo-
les on his violin that they were in
aptures, forgetting all about the debt
1aey had been sent to collect.
Iney were about to return to the
ing OF Tessebianca when one of their
lumber remembered that the king
Fould probably ask for the funds. He
INJURED to reopen the subject and
as informed that the matter proper
belonged to the interior department
au the head of that bureau would ad-
fess them. Having been introduced
ner, she gave them one of Demos
uenes' orations in the original Greek,
ansporting them with admiration.
me embassy departed, too full of
uOuon for utterance, and made their
nv back to Tessebianca. Before
sacnlng home the spell under which
ey mad been brought had been dis.
1seu under the heat and dust of the
Dulney. and they knew not what re-
y. tney should make to the king as
ne results Of their mission. After
VonIerence they decided to tell his
%esty that the government of Idle
NJ mad refused to discuss the ques.
~ OF the debt due Tessebianca and
~ sent them away with many com
honey.
VOW, the king was a rigidly prac-
~ sovereign. He scoffed at the
plments paid him in hexameters
~ forthwith declared war against
swid. sending there a hundred
snlemen on horseback with twenty
umpeters to proclaim state of hos
fld. a anu e
"uen these gentlemen reached the
uels OF ldlewild they sent word tc
- princess, inviting her to come out
listen to what was in store for bel
aeeount Of their sovereign's wrath
prncess sent for the minister Of
ana the two were closeted to
ior an hour. A messenger was
sent to the war proclaimers that
pincess would listen to the proc
Auon the next morning. There
ne deputation. at the invitation
country gentleman, went in camI
- lawn. that was level and greer
NC surface OF billiard table.
mad scarcely breakfasted the