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scenery, and the blue glitter of the sea
which lay spread not far from him, he was
disturbed by wild cry he looked round
ana saw frightlul beast, under whose
claws on the ground lay young man in
rich hunting attire. Richards first i'm
pulse was to run and help but when he
looked full at the beast, and saw that it re-
sembled mGnstrous ape, with formidable
pair OF stag's horns, all courage left him,
ana, In spite Of the PROSTATE mans miser-
able cry for help, he was about to creep
pack into his chasm but the next instant
he suddenly recalled what the horseman had
told him, and urged by his own especial
danger, he ran with his club-stick to the
monster, which, rolling the huntsman in its
claws, seemed about to toss him up, and
then catch him on its horns. But as Rich
ard advanced, it let its prey drop, and with
mdeous bowling ran away. Richard, grown
bold, pursued it till it plunged from the
lofty cliffs, still grinning at him with its
abominable vIsage and vanished under the
waves
And now the young man went back tri-
| umphantly to the rescued hnntsman, who.
according to his expectation, announced
himself as the reigning prince of the coun-
Try, and pronouncing euiogum upon his
deliverer as true hero, prayed him to de-
| manu- ooine Iecoh hpense, anu Jne nlBnest lie
could pay him
'Ayi' said Richard hopefully, are you in
earnest Then, oil | request is, in Gods
name, that you will have couple of half
tarthings struck IN good coin for me. Iask
for only couple.
The prince gazed on him IN astonishment
| till some of his retinue came up, and on
hearing from him what had happened one
of them recognised in Richard tho crazy
Halt-farthinger whom he had once seen.
The prince began to laugh, and poor Rich
ard embraced his knees in anguish, vowing
that without the half-farthings he should
| be undone.
The prince, still laughing, answered,
Stand up then, fellow; you have my prince
ly word; and if you insist on it, will have
as many half-farthings struck as you wish
for. But if the third of hrthng will do
as well, no new coinage will be wanted, for
my border neighbors maintain my farthings
to be so light that three of them 90 to one
of theirs
If that be so'--said Richard doubt
fully.
Faith, said the prince, you will be the
first to whom they seem too good. But II
that makes any difficulty, herewith | give
you my most solemn word to have still worse
ones struck for you-it that be possible
Thereupon he bade a whole bagful Of far
things be given to Richard; who immediate
ly ran off, as if he were pursued, to the
frontier, and was a happier man than he
had been for long, when, in the tavern OF the
neighboring county, he was grudgingly paid
a common iarthing for three Of those he
brought, which he thus exchanged by way
of trial. Then he inquired for the Black
Fountain, and some children who were play
i'm in ba INV ,trtr a.
The host told him, not without a shudder,
that this was an ill-famed spot from which
many evil spirits came out into the country,
and which few people had actually seen
lhls he knew, however, that the approach
to 1t was not far from here, being cavern
with two blasted Expresses before it and no
one could miss the way who once went IN
but God preserve him AMI all true Christ
lans IRON that
Thpse words terrified Richard but the
! venture must be made, and he set forth on
hisway Already from far he saw the black
and horrl0le cavern tnG wv I!PIeeS's
seemed 70 nave oeen piasteu as II W 'crrpr
ol the suue'y uoyss' "',iom no saw, as nc
Gano iteaaei I neiT Th an i's no,TT ;T, stnEe
io,'p ihu'p h., baonJod o.,hI;n o as ,,.t,oL
rs II'I a, ~ . t' iaoU'' oo.''o W ""'o'
lescnhoieu t 'nnt nionstl2us 3;n ape on Tue sea
Inono Inoa Dus "neu ''oau.lI ieGaruoui Gri, tnoy
DoUanio Ssain on'y J'sseu ulu tls ili'eu roy
n,unn', Vi thoso Stonobonto eto Ig rIa ha,;ig:
amois .Heso s I.oae pirantoins ms ine I ootaIo,
mp III ms poIHvt siem ~ hea'y, ~ 'eoineI
tiyins t;y ~ pun nm hiin oa9h ou' rI tLa' ra:sct
nia ,;ii, u ~: m NJ 10 JUS. Ju9V
w. In"' niu t DoePet ~ VI. ,,. u,'eLn tn
ono ,, uurhIess peoane ~ LtC, fn'ehse, 'ha' ne
coI't ho ionsef see 'nose irisntiui snapcs'
ana .;i, iaI W '1oi .aielu.ty oo'oio nun WIN
sn s'ioA oGv g. iUunu Nosh'"S s'so snoosn i
n.y. y. iI0 ni", "nu, ou' loi o..aneo
mnis.l1 l ".t ~ 'S %A''n pas'op d. 'ii,ie' nv;
'hlouSh 'ro Cavern he "ouiu ha'e us
inisseI iat an he ,oI., hod s,od .huo,, 49,, c,a
,oie y; no "I dapIo,o pI tni,"s ",iI iouii ~
himself % IN aesoiate hollow, enclosed on on
All siues w '"o inoun'ains t,,n oh one sue "e
s. saw s'eaU' .d. o'atA ~, e.anuinS
my my, an mn unu' "i'n ueau
neiu n'gn, "i.nou' sfaAinS or stirrin9
limp. Opposi'G n,m EuSued ,hn t uu. vi tno
roohs Ipl'hS a. WI m,V" .Do hnt h '"m .hn H"s
Maen'hs 'o "' ;nI, "u nd ,rbor, tbo ,;,nt,a
was oiaoA a' inh ~ "nen ". s1
oeine turhe1 rounu W ~ hiohnlu, nis rhtn'W' I'uIs
iace was VI nIS.o r. oao "a - -
contrasting WIN MS Soi r,I' .'c 81 "'ii Ia
Doii tfehpie, youi's ieiio", saIu no
liils 'nlo omV VI w tao ,,'hanoIor mad
pelieu " Peii1itm t ~, w., r,'n,l,a ,ritI
new, ne" u'u9t 10 - rrnro ,n, ot,n hooJ
d 'rSSorohu Sh II aets tbat snIend;3 color In
WHEREBY " Sd SeoS tndv hndv apd eno aoni bnvand ali
shoIt a'i r "Ia; Donnu 10y "", A. 9u hot d. ro
eha,eO .h;nr. : 90, S1r ,hot o,ir h"ndred tbo".
tnllA 6os 'ot W ,nIt uc,r co.,, ,,al,e
% sana ~ tsnt s 70 buv vorr bottIe.,mn
and o,"T tbms J nIav the old mister a trick KID
ana 'nus pay ,lo Tiu n''tIi u .iieH ~. -,n1
ne pssah " iaus", ~ ;ha, e"U atiarIass
sIunaGu' SCUM anu ,nd Even '"o N''"0' W NO'''A''''
nv wi bo ostod trrrir, oca;n n Picb-
or1 do van hring half Tnrtbinrs, comr1dci'
=. am not vonr comrade. answered Rich
ard half confused half testy, as he opened
bis bor
.Oh1 we are proud, are wel-but have a
care. INV fine gentleman! Who set the
- s.ar'o,, ,l,o ,S5incn thot Won ,r,ght cnn.