Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-10-29
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xS,.,, tho morning tw hight began 10 dawn,
,bs prince first awoke, and when he saw tiiat
ff,r princess he'd disappeared, he seemed as II ne
had been struck ut the heart with knife" He
lost no tiniein arousing his three companions
and asked what was 10 be done. .. 49,
s.Ilp not be in the least troubled. mastef!
uuoth Keeneye, looking out OF the WINDOW,
.ifor see her already. A hundred iHihs from
This -asl, Is q forest. In the midst OF that
forest stands An OAK. upon that oak Is an acorn,
and in that acorn is the princess. longbodS
shall take me- ON his shoulders, ami we VIII
Aoon get her back again.
80 he got upon Lon gbottys shoulders, VINO
stretched himself ont. and left the castle. Zach
step he took measured ten miles keeueyp
showed him the way, and in less time than one
requires TO go round cottage, they were back
again LOngbody gave the acorn 10 the prince,
and said. s.Iet il fall upon the ground" The
prince did rs he was told and, ut the same mo-
ment the beautiful princess stood before him.
And as the sun began 10 show himself above
the hills. the door flew open with - loud crash,
and the magician entered with fiendiSh laugh;
but as soon as be bcheld the princess there he
appeared gloomy. And, rs ne was muttering
something between his teeth, in an instant one
of the iron rings that were round his waist
snapped asunder and fell 10 the ground. He
then took the princess and led her away.
8 The next day as the prince had nothing TO
do. ne wandered through the castle and all
around il, TO ss, everything that was most re-
markable there. On all sides II appeared us II
life had been stopped at one blow. In one OF
a sword over his head. He seemed on the point
of cutting some one 10 pieces, but had been
turned into stone ere he could finish his stroke.
In one room was knight who appeared
whilst fying with outstretched arms toward
some one, 20 have stun bled against the thresh-
hold of the door. and was falling, but had been
tnrned into stone before be reached the earth.
In another room he beheld a man-seryant
sitting before the fireplace with a piece of
meat in one hand and another piece in the
other, which he was raising to his mouth but
had not brought il so far ere hn had become q
mass of lifeless stone. And many others he
saw in the same petrified state, each in the
position in which he was when the magician
uttered the word.-''Beeone stone"
He also saw many beautiful horses, both in
side and outside the castle, which had shared
the same fate. Death and gloom We're on all
sides. There We're tires. but they had no lea YES
on them; meadows without grass. and a river
in which the water did not flow. Not bird
was to be seen that could sing: not a flower that
could bloom; not a fish that could swim in the
water. ' q r2t.
At morning, noon and evening, the prince
and his three companions found sumptuous
meal ready for theIu. An unseen power served
mp the viands and poured the wine into their
glasses, so that they lad nothing TO do but to
eat and drink. '--- ....r. e.. 49,
Scarcely was the evening meal over before
the door opened and the magician again APP
peared, leading the princess, who was TO be
guarded a second nj ght by the prince. Now,
although they had all firmly made up their
night, yet il was of no use, for they soon fell
INTO a sOnnd sleep And when at early dawn
the prince aWoke and found the princess gone
again. he Spr;Ing up, and shaking Keeneye by
the shoulders, cried: ''Ho, there l.estir thy
self, thou OF the sharp eve. knovpst thou
where the lady has fed to!''
keeneyt- rubbed his eyes a Iittle while. then
looked around hiIa. and said:
al already see her! Two hundred miles
from here stands hill: within thai hill H. a
rock; within that rock l. u precious stone, and
mat precious stone - The fair princess. If
Longbody will carry NE Oh his shoulders, wee
shall soon recover her"
Iongbody then took his eomradc Oh his
shoulder. heightened himself out. and depart
ed from The tie. Each step ir- made IncG-
sured twenty miles. When they arrived with
IN sight OF the hill, keencye fixed his fiery eyes
upon il. ami immediately il began - CrumhlP.
and the rock became "a burning mass. in the
midst of ~ hlch The precious stone WAS seen 10
glitter. They took il up, and brought il the
prince. and a. soon as lac h AL thrown IL on the
ground, the princess stood again before liiIn.
Then, " ht',i III" magician came and saw her
there, his eve. flashed with anger. aud before
he had time 20 speak. a second ring Strapped
asunder, and fell from his body. The llagi-
cian grow leaf it'll rage. and lru the princess
away.
This day psss..l ijk, thr on, irlyr it, After
the evening il"ai, the InasiClan brought in the
princess again and. lool<ing with a h,en glance
INTO the prlnC"hs "yte. SAID. with 4 fitndish
chuCkle: III VIII now b. sch which l. the
mighter of uN 100: whether thou or | will gain
The victory. Whereupou he left The room:
and all three being firmly resolved not To sleep
That night. determined not even 10 sit down:
hut. III spit, OF their efforts one aItr the her
yielded to The power of sleep. even whil..
walking. And The princes escaped = Jllird
time
In the lnornin.. he prime again the first
70 discover th" disappearance OF the princes,
He ran 10 his keeu-.yed companion. and shaking
him violently cried, ''Hn- JhrTr, KrpIcye. Get
M. and tell Ine where IN" princess is"
Of
time. II see her al last" said he ..Shr - a
long way oil, niast'.r a very long wav oil -
Three hundred miles frOia herr. l. the Black
Sea; in ;hr Iniddtc uf that sea- living n the boz
tom, l. muS>rl: in the inside OF that mussrl Is
golden ring, and that ring l. The princess
DO not b.. troubled master. Tor we shall get
her yet. But We shall have 10 take Broadway
with us this time. for we shall want him."
LoHgbody then, taking keereye on one shout
atr, anu Broadway OH the other, started on his
say Zach step h took assured thirty miles
when they had COME 10 The Black Sea, Keen
eye showed his companion shat part OF the
sea the mussrl was 10 b.. found in I.nurhodv
stretched out his hand a, far a. ne yy,s ,bI.
but could not reach the bottom
''Stop. coInrades, stop a little exclaimed
BroadbOdy, land let lie help you'' When he
had spoken these words he began swelling
himself out TAR a. he could: IL then laid him
down on the shore and began 10 drink. A. he
drank the water fell until atlrngth il was low
enough TO allow I.Ongbody 10 reach the bottom
with ease. and bring up therihg.
Then he babe his companion get upon his
shoulders again, 50 thai they ri CHIT lose no time
On returning. But Oh Thc Wy he found il I'M.
possible 70 run last enough, for Broadbody.
who had drank up half the sea. had grown 50
much heavier. 30 when they arrived IT 4 val.
by ne shook his companion of, who in falling
10 Inc ground made Il tremendous noise, some.
ming IKE thai OF = sack falling from high
tower. III 4 few minutes the whole valley was
hll@d with water and ressnibl-l z lar.,. lake
broadbodN could hardly crawl out oi A.
heanW lille III The castle the prince " IL yrow.
ing very UNEASY The rosy .horn Tis already
rising from behind the hins and ms at,end,ni :,
were not Yet back A The morning o,rau,
brighter MS Fears grew stronger, and a cold
sweat coVrrea his brow. Soon the sun wa
visible in the east. like a thin streak of fire In
a moment the door flew Open and tn mapician
appeared in the doorway, and east his ewes
slowly ronnd tn. room. When h- saw ihatthe
princess " ~ not there, grin of malicious de.
hight tr. :Id over h. face and ~, e.. me forward