. The king of Gee-Whiz . ewHe found th cow was far too wide, he couldnt drive her , ho, ho, ho! Um, ha, ha, ha! I wish, he said unthinkin like, I wisht I had you —whist! They lit upon his barn, a-straddle of the thin the cow began to jump an she began to bawl,An1 Pat kept skippin back an forth for fear that he would , cow! he cried. Nice cow, dear cow! Sure I dont know your name, I only wisht yous back within the place from whince you , ho, ho, ho! Um, ha, ha, ha! At once there was no splindid cow at all for him to see—An if you count thim you will find he
. The king of Gee-Whiz . ewHe found th cow was far too wide, he couldnt drive her , ho, ho, ho! Um, ha, ha, ha! I wish, he said unthinkin like, I wisht I had you —whist! They lit upon his barn, a-straddle of the thin the cow began to jump an she began to bawl,An1 Pat kept skippin back an forth for fear that he would , cow! he cried. Nice cow, dear cow! Sure I dont know your name, I only wisht yous back within the place from whince you , ho, ho, ho! Um, ha, ha, ha! At once there was no splindid cow at all for him to see—An if you count thim you will find hed had his wishes all ye fine young gintlemin, remimber now the story:Whinever youve a chance to wish, dont wish like Pat , ho, ho, ho! Um, ha, ha, ha 189 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ Well, said Lulu, it seems to me that Pat McGlorywas not very bright, for he got nothing at all for hiswishes. There are more persons like that than would at firstbe supposed by any one not in this business, said theBanjo. 190. CHAPTER XXXI THE MESSENGERS OF THE FAIRY QUEEN My dear friends, said the Fairy Queen after they hadarrived once more at the palace, I must tell you moreabout this Wicked Fairy Gobo. He was once one of mytrusted workmen in the valley where you have seen theMother of Gold. You know how necessary it is for thegreatest of care and secrecy to be observed by everyperson permitted within those walls; for should any un-faithful servant allow that secret to become known, orshould he leave the gate open, or should he do any one 191 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ of a hundred dangerous things, then all would be lost. Now this is what the Wicked Fairy Gobo did; hebecame covetous of the gold which he saw all about him,and began, as mortals do, to think this gold worth morethan everything else. In short, he was willing to doanything, if only he might control all this gold. It washe who planned to open the gates and let in wickedpersons who would have robbed me. My faithful friendthe
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