. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . n, tell the rest of it. 87 KING TIME Wed like to see you do it! Youll hear me do it.: He knows what hes talking about. He thinks he does, anyway. Go on, tell it! Where did I leave off - - oh, I know — * He did not always justify The view that you have taken,And when you say he couldnt lieWhy, simply, youre mistaken. And now, in view of all this talk I think it only properTo say that on a certain dayI heard him tell a whopper! * A whopper., did you really say ? We cant believe it - - name the day!- Twas just before I came away, —I hear
. King Time; or The mystical land of the hours, a fantasy . n, tell the rest of it. 87 KING TIME Wed like to see you do it! Youll hear me do it.: He knows what hes talking about. He thinks he does, anyway. Go on, tell it! Where did I leave off - - oh, I know — * He did not always justify The view that you have taken,And when you say he couldnt lieWhy, simply, youre mistaken. And now, in view of all this talk I think it only properTo say that on a certain dayI heard him tell a whopper! * A whopper., did you really say ? We cant believe it - - name the day!- Twas just before I came away, —I heard him tell a whopper! At this the little boy, who had risen and begun todress, threwT open the window and gazed on the assem-blage below. On the fence sat his friend, Mr. ThreeOclock, swinging his legs and laughing uproariously 88 KING TIME as if the disclosure which had just been made pleasedhim greatly. There were several little imps about theyard, all in colonial costume, some standing, otherssitting, and in the centre stood the imp who had experi-. enced such difficulty in telling his story. He had ona ragged Continental uniform, and his badge said June 15, 1775. 2 P. M. Altogether, he was verydefiant looking and out of patience. Good morning, said the little boy. How do you do, said the Continental Imp. I am very well, thank you; what is the trouble ? No trouble at all; who are you ? Im a little boy visiting Minutel. May I ask youwhat the quarrelling was about ? Did you say someonetold a whopper ? Thats exactly what I said. You ought not to say it unless youre sure itstrue. May I ask who you said it about: wTho it was 89 KING TIME that told the whopper ? It wasntmy friend, was it ? No. c May I ask who it was ? ; You may; it was GeorgeWashington. The little boy started. Oh, that is a dreadful thingto say about George Wash-ington. Im sure thatGeorge Washingtonnever told a whop-per ; you knowall the schoolbooks — Now you see howbooks are ! said fence. Ha, ha, ha
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