The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . brought some of the richest into captivity withhim, for the purpose of torturing tbem and finding out where they hadhidden their money. Rosalba heard their shrieks and groans in the dungeon in which shewas thrust—a most awful black hole, full of bats, rats, mice, toads,frogs, mosquitoes, bugs, fleas, serpents, and every kind of horror. Nolight was let into it, otherwise the jailers might have seen her andfallen in love with her, as an owl that lived up in the roof of th
The rose and the ring; or, The history of Prince Giglio and Prince Bulbo; a fireside pantomime for great and small children . brought some of the richest into captivity withhim, for the purpose of torturing tbem and finding out where they hadhidden their money. Rosalba heard their shrieks and groans in the dungeon in which shewas thrust—a most awful black hole, full of bats, rats, mice, toads,frogs, mosquitoes, bugs, fleas, serpents, and every kind of horror. Nolight was let into it, otherwise the jailers might have seen her andfallen in love with her, as an owl that lived up in the roof of the towerdid ; and a cat, you know, who can see in the dark, and, having set itsgreen eyes en Rosalba, never would be got to go back to the turnkeyswife, to whom it belonged. And the toads in the dungeon came andkissed her feet, and the vipers Avound round her neck and arms, andnever hurt her, so charming was this poor princess in the midst of hermisfortunes. 94 KING PAUELLA COMES A WOOING. At last, after she had been kept in this place ever so long, the doorof the dungeon opened, and the terrible King Padella came But Avhat he said and did must be reserved for another chapter, aswe must now go back to Prince Giglio. HERE WE SEE WHAT GIGLIO S DOING. 95 XIV. WHAT BECAME OF GIGLIO. The idea of marrying such an old creature as Grufiaiiuff fright-ened Prince Giglio so, that he ran up to his room, packed his trunks,fetched in a couple of porters, and was off to the diligence office in atwinkling. It was well that he was so quick in his operations, did not dawdleover his luggage, and took the early coach; for, as soon as the mis-take about Prince Bulbo was fouixd out, that cruel Glumboso sent upa couple of policemen to Prince Ciiglios room, with orders that heshould be carried to Xewgate, and his head taken off before twelveoclock. But the coach was out of the Paflagonian dominions beforetwo oclock ; and I dare say the express that was sent after PrinceGiglio did not ride very q
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