The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-10-10
We press one Of our correspondents into
strange harness this morning. He will ex-
cuse us, we trust. rs

We press one Of our correspondents into
strange harness this morning. He will ex-
cuse us, we trust. IS
King Grixxle.Beartl.
A great king Of land far away in the
East had daughter who was very beauti-
full, but 50 proud, and naughty, and con-
ceited that none Of the, princes VINO came
to ask her In marriage were good enough
for her, and she only made sport Of them.
Once upon q time the king held great
feast. and asked thither oil her suitors
and they oil sat in Q row ranged according
to their rankings, and princes, and
dukes, and earls, and counts, and barons,
and knights. 81 II ....
Then the princess came in, and as she
passed by them she had something splteiui
to say to every one. -
The first was too fat: "He's as round as
tub" said she. -...t. =,
The next was too tall "What o May
pole !" said she. s '
The next was too short !" What dump
ling" said she. ILL., $50 80, a.a. =, ;,
The fourth was too pale, and she called
him w alliace.
The fourth was too red, and she called
him "Coxcomb." r., =,
The sixth was not straight enough, so she
said he was like green stick that hao
been laid to dry over a bakers oven.
And thus she had some joke to crack
upon all; but she laughed more than all at
o good king who was there. ... =.
1Look at himw she said; his beard
is like an old mop he shall be called Griz-
zle-beard."
So the king got the nickname of Grizzle-
beard. -,
But the old king was very angry when
he saw how his daughter behaved, and how
she ill-treated all his guests; and ne vowed
that, willing or unwilling, she should mar
nv the first man, be he prince or beggar,
who come to the door.
Two DAYS after there came by travel
ling fiddler, who began to play under the
window and beg aims; and when the KING
heard him he said:
"Let him come in"
So they brought in dirty looking fellow,
and when he had sung before the king and
the princess, he begged boon.
And the king said: :,
"You have sung so we'll that l will give
YOU my daughter for your wife.
The Princess begged and prayed; but
the King said: y,
81 have sworn to give you to the first
conner, and l will keep my word"
So words and tears were of no avail the
parson was sent for, and she was married
to the fiddler.
When this was over, the King said:
"Now get ready to go; you must not
stay here; you must travel on with your
husband"
Then the fiddler went his way, and took
her with him, and they soon came to o
great wood.
"Pray," said she, "who's is this wood ~
at belongs to King Grizzle-beard," an,
swered he. "Hadst thou taken him, all
had been thine" -,
"Ah! unlucky wretch that am" sighed
she, "would that l had married King
GrizZle-beard." 49,.
Next they came to some fine meadows.
Whose are these beautiful green mea-
dows ?" said she.
"They belong to King Grizzle- beard !;
hadst thou taken him, they had all been
thine" -.
"Ah unlucky wretch that am |! " said
she :; " would that had married King Griz-
zle-beard!" .....-.
Then they came to great city.
"Whose is this noble city ?" said she.
cit belongs to King Grizzle-beard !;
hadst thou taken him it had all been
thine"
"Ah! wretch that ami" sighed she !;
"Why did / not marry King Grizzle-
beard ESSt.~.
"That is no business of mine," said the
fiddler; "why should you wish for another
husband {! am mot good enough for you !"
AT last they came to a small cottage.
"What a paltry place !" said she, ITO
whom does that little dirty hole belong :"
Then the fiddler said:
"That is your and my house, where we
are to live" go
"Where are your servants? 7" cried she.
"What do We want with servants 2"
said he; "you must do for yourself what
ever is. to be done. Now make the fire,
and put on water, and cook my supper, tor
am very tired"
But the Princess knew nothing about
making fires and cooking, and the fiddler
was forced to help her.
When they had eaten very scanty meal
they went to bed but the fiddler called
her up very early in the morning to clean
the house. iii
Thus they lived for two days, and when
they had eaten up, all there was in the cot
tagc, the man said: IL
"Wife, we can't 60 Oh thus, spending
money and earning nothing. You must
learn to weave baskets" 55.
Then he went out and cut willows, and
brought them home, and she, began to
weave, but it made her fingers very sore.
81 see this work won't do" said nc !;
"try and spin; perhaps you will do that
BETTER" eiA So =
So She sat down and tried to spin {; but
the threads cut her fingers till the blood
ran. rsss .ssz s.
"Sce now" said the fiddler, "you are
good Cor nothing; you can do no work |;
what bargain have got! However, I'll
try and set up trade in pots and pans,
and you shall stand In the market and sell
them" gsastfl,s. s So. r,.
theirs court should pass by and see me
standing in the the market, how they will
laugh at me-"
But her husband did not care for that,
and said she must work if she did not wish
to dieof hnnger~ ii
s, AT first the trade went well for many
people, seeing such Q beautiful woman,
went to buy her wares, and paid their
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