St Nicholas [serial] . ntain the crown. At the earliest peep of the following day, the,drummer presented himself at court with thecrown securely tied up in a red bandanna pocket-handkerchief. Your majesty, observed he, as he untied thehandkerchief with his teeth, I have accomplished 5 I ?877-1 DRUMMER FRITZ AND HIS EXPLOITS. 723 !the task you set me. Here is the crown. And,with these words, he laid it gracefully at his maj-estys feet. 1 Potztausend ! cried the king, starting I not rid of you yet? Out of my presenceiind kingdom ! Ho, there ! My guards ! The royal body-guard entered. But,
St Nicholas [serial] . ntain the crown. At the earliest peep of the following day, the,drummer presented himself at court with thecrown securely tied up in a red bandanna pocket-handkerchief. Your majesty, observed he, as he untied thehandkerchief with his teeth, I have accomplished 5 I ?877-1 DRUMMER FRITZ AND HIS EXPLOITS. 723 !the task you set me. Here is the crown. And,with these words, he laid it gracefully at his maj-estys feet. 1 Potztausend ! cried the king, starting I not rid of you yet? Out of my presenceiind kingdom ! Ho, there ! My guards ! The royal body-guard entered. But, your majesty, said the drummer, Iliave your own royal promise of the hand of the jrincess, made in this palace yesterday morning. Humph ! said the king, in a calmer voice. Well, I will not arrest you. Retire to the buttery;br the present. As for you, guards, go and arrest-he town council, and throw them into The drummer, with much unwillingness, caused >y his anxiety to see the princess, retired to the. THE ROYAL BODY-GUARD. iuttery, while the body-guard marched off to fulfillle kings orders. Just as the poor mayor and council were beginning congratulate themselves upon the excellent banner in which they had performed their allotted isk, in marched the body-guard and took them 11 prisoners. Then for the first time they learned iiat they had been carefully watching an empty J;ox all night. They were immediately clapped dto prison. However, the locks being out of Irder, and the keeper falling asleep over his news- aperin the afternoon, they all walked out again, id joined their bereaved families- once more. > , IV. J .POOR King Stephanus was more annoyed than rer at the pertinacity of the persistent drummer. wice had he sent him to accomplish the mostiifficult tasks, and yet here he was again, safe and mnd. His majesty now concluded to take his mghter into council on the subject, as well as le prime minister. The princess was exceedingly annoyed at theaffair, as o
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