The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1867-11-15
for tho Nouna tolhs.
King Grirzie-Beard,

sport of them.
Once upona time the king held great
feast, and asked thither all her suitors;
and theI all sat in row, ranged accord
ing TO their rank kings and princes, |
and dukes, and earls, and counts, and |
barons, and knights. Then the princess |
came in, and as she passed by them she
had something spiteful to say to every |
one. The first was too fat: Hes as
round as tub" said she. The next
was too tall: "What a maypole ~ said
she. The next was too short: "What a
dumplingw said she. The fourth was
too pale, and she called him wallace"
The ifth was too red, so she called him
"Coxcomb." The sixth was not straight
enough; so she said he was like green
stick, that had been laid to Try over n
bakers oven. And thus she had some
joke to crack upon every one: but she
laughed more than all at n good king
who was there. "Look at him." said
| she; "his beard is like an old mop; he
shall be called Grizzle-beard." So the
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| But the old king was very angry when
he saw how his daughter behaved, and
how she ill-treated all his guests ; and
he vowed that willing or unwilling,
she should marry the first man, be he
prince or hcggar, that came TO the door.
Two days after, there came by trav-
cling 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, begged
boon. Then the king said, "You have
sung so well, that will give you my
daughter for your wife," The princess
begged and prayed; but the king said
81 have sworn to give you to the first
conner, and | 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 great wood. pray" said she,
"whose is this wood ?'' "It belongs to
King Grizzle-beard," answered he;
"hadst thou taken him, all had been
| thine" "Ah. unlucky wretch that |
am! !" sighed she; "would that | had
| ;o1 ,,n n
to some fine meadows. "Whose are
those beautiful meadows ." 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 mar
ried King Grizzle-beard !"
Then they came to great city. Whose
is this noble city?" said she. "It be-
longs to King Grizzle- beard; hadst thou
taken him, it had all been thine" "Ah!
wretch that I am! I" sighed she; "why
did not marry King Grizzle-beard ~
"That is no business of. mine," said the
fiddler: "why should you wish for an
other husband Z; am not good enough
for you?"
At last they came TO a small cottage.
"What II pultry place." said she; "to
whom does that little dirty hole be-
long? ?" Then the fiddler said, "That is
your and my house, where we are to
live" "Where are your servants ?"
cried she. "What do we want with
servants ?" said he; ''you must do for
yourself whatever is TO be done. Now
make the fire, and put on water and
cook my supper, for | am very tired"
But the princess knew nothing of max
ing fires and cooking, and the fiddler
wa, forced to help her. When they had
eatcn a very scanty meal they went to
bed but the fiddler called her up very
early in the morning to clean the house.
Thus they lived for two days: and
when they had eaten up all there was
in the cottage, the man said, "Wile, we
can't 90 on thus, spending money and
earning nothing. You must learn to
weave Baskets Then he went ont and
cut willows, and brought them home,
and she began to weave; but it made
her fingers very sore, 81 see this won't
do" said he: "try and spin; perhaps
you will do that better" So she sat
down and tried to spin but the threads
cut her tender fingers till the blood ran.
"See now" said the fiddler, 'you are
good for nothing; you can do no work :
what bargain have got! However,
3 Iiil and n n fraIA i'm "a ~
pans, and you shall stand in the market
and sell the,n." "Alus." sighed she,
ii any of my fathers court should pas.
BY and see me standing in the market,
how they will laugh ut me"
But her husband did not care for that,
and said sne must work, if she did not
: wish to die Of hunger. At first the trade
Went well; for many people, seeing
such beautiful woman, went to buy
, her wares, and paid their money with
| out thinking of taking away the goods.
, They lived on this as long as it lasted ;
. and then her husband bought fresh lol
= OF ware, and she sat herself down with
it in one corner OF the market; but q
, drunken soldier soon came by, and rode
his horse against her stall, and broke al
her goods in u thousand pieces. Then
, she began to cry, and knew not what t.
: do. "Ah! what will become OF me ~
y said she ;"what will NV husband say :"
|, So she ran home and told him all. "WhC
\ would have thought you would have
q been so silly" said he, "as to put Al
n earthenware stall in the corner OF thu
g market, where everybody passes? Blu
b. let us have no more crying; | see yol
|, are not fit for this kind Of york, 50
+. have been to the kings palace, ant
:. asked if they did not want kitchel
J, maid and they say they will take you
/, and there you will have plenty to eat.