THE ADVENTURES OF PRINCE HEMPSEED. 63:

The inhabitants crowded from all parts of the city to
hear Chatterbox and Counsellor. Once at:the door, in they
went; and once in, they could not. help applauding the
gracefulness of Zug, who was dressed asa minstrel of
olden timés, with an orange-coloured coat, and a cap with
white feathers; the sagacity of Turnspit, who struck Paris
with astonishment; and the incredible exploits of the two
canaries, who fought with sword and pistol, obeyed the
word of command, fired a cannon, and buried each other
with funeral honours after the battle.

This delightful show
was wound up by a
concert on the part of
Coco. When Prince
Hempseed squeezed his
fingers, as we have al-
ready said, Coco, re-
calling to mind the
= torture inflicted on him
_ by the cruel and wicked
Rol, began to mew in
$ a musical manner.

: At the end of a year
SSS Ss “4 the two children had
become so famous in Paris, that they had saved up nearly
eighty pounds.

They would have been happy in their disgrace if they
had known where their father and mother were.. Should
they ever see them again? Were they still living? Had
the wicked men, who had ruined them in the opinion of
their king, succeeded in getting them put to death?

At these mournful reflections, the two children would
feel their hearts sink within them; and they could only
console themselves by means of hope and prayer—those
inexhaustible treasures of the unfortunate!

Their success went on increasing. They were sent