rison fare
and confinement of his exiled master, so affected the guests as to
deprive them of all appetite. It was in vain that the emperor urged his
delicacies upon them. They could not eat, while the faithful bird
repeated his plaintive cry,--

"'Alas, alas! Poor Prince Leo!'

"At last one of the nobles with tears entreated the emperor to pardon
his son, whom they all believed to be innocent. The others joining in
the request, the father ordered that Prince Leo be brought before him.
He was soon restored to favor, and then to his former dignities, through
the affection of his faithful parrot."

Transcriber's Note

The following typographical errors were corrected:

Page Error
4 LECTROTYPED changed to ELECTROTYPED
98 and was then changed to "and was then

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