THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED. 11

in vain amongst others, said to her one day, “ Would you
believe it, dear sister? I found Emerald and Topaz nearly
dead with hunger. Poor dear little birds!”

“ Canaries are not so scarce in Italy,” answered Olympia,
“that you cannot replace Emerald and Topaz, whom you
seem to pity so much.”

“ But that is not all, sister.”

“ Have you any misfortune more serious to tell me?”
said Olympia, in a mocking manner.

“ Zug, the monkey who amuses us so much, has also
been ill-treated by Rol,” added Prince Hempseed. “He
tied a squib to his tail the other evening, and then he put a
spark to the fire-work. Zug, who ran about in all directions,
knocking against everything that came in his way, so much
was he frightened, was almost burnt to death. I have just
been to see him: the poor creature quite made me cry.
Moaning in a low and plaintive manner, he showed me
his scorched hands:—Oh! you would have cried too—”

«And should the ugly monkey die—”

“What do you say, sister? Did not Zug always please
you with his antics, his grimaces, his jumps, and his thousand
tricks? Do we owe nothing to those who for years exert.
themselves to charm our
idle hours ?”

“Should you not like
me to ask papa to send for
the doctor to see your mon-
key?”

“And why should he
not?” SAN

“In the first place, the >\ie =
doctor would not come,” ‘= SSk “8 HBF
said Olympia. =

“Then he would be fe
wrong, dear sister,” replied

Prince Hempseed. “But I myself have already done all

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