[A Jolly Fellowship by Frank R. Stockton]@TWC D-Link bookA Jolly Fellowship CHAPTER XIII 16/19
But she stood still until the crowd cooled down a little, and then she made a courtesy and sat down. "Is that all ?" asked the neighbor-woman, after she had waited a few moments. "Yes," said I."You can take her in." When the queen had been led within doors, and while the crowd was still in a state of wild commotion, I took a heavy bag of coppers from my coat-pocket--where it had been worrying me all through the ceremony--and gave it to Priscilla. "Scatter that among the subjects," said I. "Give 'em a big scr_ah_mble in the road ?" said she, her eyes crackling with delight. "Yes," said I, and out she ran, followed by the whole kingdom.
We white folk stood inside to watch the fun.
Priscilla threw out a handful of pennies, and the darkeys just piled themselves up in the road on top of the money.
You could see nothing but madly waving legs.
The mass heaved and tossed and moved from one side of the road to the other.
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