The Literary echo, and Pawcatuck advertiser. [volume] (Westerly, R.I.) 1851-1854, 1853-06-02
WESTERLY r. l., THURSDAY, JUNE ?, 1Sj:

thrown to the cormorants and looms, for
deceiving the son of your sovereign.
On the very next day long train of
camels, laden with fax, stood before
the door of the cottage and the drivers
having unloaded them, told the girl she
must spin this quantity in week, or
prepare for death. When they depart
ed her poor heart was crushed with des-
pair. She went into the forest and sit
ting under tree began to lament and
bewail her sad fate. She knew it was
impossible to succeed (for her mother
had tol ID an untruth) and the failure was
death But there was a husband in the
case and the prize was glorious one
a live prince. While she sat crying
and lamenting, dccripit old man came
along and inquired the cause of her tears,
and in reply she told him the whole
story. "Do not weep, daughter" he
said, l will execute every one of the
tasks imposed upon you by the prince,
provided you will either give me your
eldest son when he is twelve months and
day old, or that in the meantime you
find out my name" The bargain wa
made at once, the girl acceded to the
terms. The old man by some mysterious
agency, conveyed away the fax and
about an hour before the time appointed
for the Princes arrival, returned with
the finest and best twisted thread that
had ever been seen in Nodville.
The Prince, according to his promise,
married the girl and conveyed her with
her mother to the Palace which stood
upon beautiful rising piece of ground
overlooking the city. Every Monday
before sunrise the Prince gave
out to his beloved the quantity of flax
which he expected to be spun during
the week, and every Saturday night
the yarn was made ready for him by the
mysterious old man
After the Princess became the mother
Of boy the thoughts of the bargain she
had made almost drove her to distraction
Every effort to discover the name of the
I'D man utterly failed, and he at every
visit reminded her that the time was
hear at hand when he would have the
light to claim her child One evening
Ter husband returning from hunting
inquired the cause of her melancholy, |
,ut she answered not a word. "
"Come," said he, " do not be cast
lown, and will entertain you with an
!ccount Of very surprising incident v
which occurred to me this very day. v
lost my way while pursuing very fine $
tag which ran towards the great rocks :,
'eyond the forest. While searching =
or his lurking place, | thought | heard t,
human voice, and following the direc. e
ion Of the sound, came to cave where =,
saw an old man who did not notice =
ny approach, so deeply was he engaged o.
A strange sort of labor; he was spin Il
ing (not as you do with the distaff, } :,
ut with wheels which flew round as AZ
apidly as lightning, and gave out thread
Ike water falling from a mountain tor
ent, all the while singing these words: l.
My mistress, little she knows my name, th
Which shant be forgot, which shant be
forgot, Itb
hen Prince as heir to the fortune | ,v
claim, W.
OfWallotty Trot, VALIDITY Trot. III
II come at the end of year and day,
nd take the young Prince, my heir away,
While nobody kno~s; b,
My trusty machine, o.
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The Princess made her husband re- ar