THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED. 59

At that village they arrived in less than an hour;
and there some good people made them sit by a blazing
fire, gave them a nice breakfast, and then put them into
comfortable beds.

The poor animals were not forgotten.

Patience had as much bran and hay as he could eat.

7 Turnspit, for having
J {jt killed a wolf, which

f | isa great exploit in
those mountainous
3), parts, where wild

—7—=.animals are a general
nuisance, was re-
galed with half a
roasted leg of mut-
ton, and a little loaf,
: ct t soaked in rich soup.

——  —___ Zug was stuffed with fruit.

Coco was filled with the remnants of chicken.

As for the birds, they were not less kindly treated.

The whole party remained for two days at Lans-de-
burgh; which they did not leave until they had entirely
rested from their fatigues.

From Lans-de-Burgh to Chambery, from Chambery to
Lyons, and from Lyons to Paris, the journey was performed
without any accident worth telling. But on their arrival
in Paris, the children had not one farthing remaining of all
the money that was produced by the sale of the boat on
the bank of Lake Major.

They had, however, reached Paris.

“T must now tell you,” said Prince Hempseed to his
sister, when they found themselves on the boulevards of the
immense city, “the reason that induced me to bring with
me these animals from such a great distance, and whose
safety has until now been such a source of trouble to us.” -