The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1868-03-20
.for the NounN folks.


me Goese-Girl.
THE king ola great land died, and
eft his queen to take care of their only
'hild. This child was daughter, who
vas very boautirulj and her mother
owed her dearly, and was very kind to |
ler. And there was good fairy too,
who was fond Of the princess, and help !
/ her mother to watch over her. When
he grew up, she was bctrothod to a
prince who lived u great way of; and
Is the time drew near for her to be
married, she got ready TO set off on her
journey to his country. Then the queen
her mother packed up q great many
costly things; jewels, and gold, and
silver; trinkets, fine dresses, and in
short everything chat became Il royal
bride Aud She gave her waiting
maid tO ride with her, and give her in
to the bridegroom's hands; and each
had horse iOr the journey. Now the
princess, horse was the iairy's giit,and
it was called Ialada, and could speak.
When the time came for them to set
out, the fairy went into her bed-cham'
Der, and took little knife, and cut of
lock Of her hair, and gave it to the
princess, and said, Take care of it,
dear child for it Is Il charm that may
be of use to you on the road" Then
they all took sorrowful leave of the
princess; and she put the lock of hair
into her bosom, got upon her horsc,an
set off on her journey to her BRIDE
groom's kingdom.
One day, az they were riding along by
a brook, the princess began to feel very
thirsty; and she said to her maid, "Pray
get down, aud fetch me some water in
my golden cup out Of yonder brook, for
want to drink" "Nay," said the
maid, "if you are thirsty, get of your
self, and stoop down by the water and
drink; | shall not be your waiting
maid any longer" Then she was
70 thirsty that she got down, and knelt
over the little brook, and drank for
she was frightened, and dared not bring
out her golden cup and she wept and
said, "A las what viii become OF me?"
And the lock answered her, and said,
"Alasl alas! If thy mother knew it,
sl.ly sadly, would she rue IT,
But tie princess was very gentle and
meek, 50 She said nothing to her maids
Il behaviour, but got upon her horse
gam.
Then alt rode further Oh their jour
ney, ill the day grew 50 warm, and the
un so ecorching, that the bride began
feet very thirsty again and at last,
when they came 10 4 river, she forgot
her maids rude speech, and said. "Pray
get down, and fetch me some water TO
drink in nay golden cup" But the maid
answered her, and even spoke more
laughtily than before: Drink if you
| will, but shall not be your waiting
maid" TheU the princess was so thrs-
ty that she got Off her horse, and lay
down, and held her head over the run
ming stream, and cried and said, "What
will become of mc?" And the lock OF
hair answered her again,
/ ALAS alas! IT thy mother knew 1t,
! sadly, sadly would she rue it,"
And a. she leaned down to drink the
lock of hair fell from her bosom, and
hoated away with the water. Now she
was 50 frightened that she did not see
it; but her maid saw it, and was yer,
glad, for she knew the charm and sh,
saw that the poor bride would be in he
lpower, now that she had | st the hair
So when the bride had done drinking
and would have got upon Falada again
the maid said, al shall ride upon Fala.
da, and you may have my horse in
stead;' so she was forced to give up her
horse, and soon afterwards to take off
her royal clothes and put on her maid''
shabby ones.
! At last, a. they drew near the end o
their journey, this reacherous servant
threatened to kill her mistress if she
ever told any one what had happened,
But Falada saw it and all marked it
well,
Then the waiting-maid got upon Fa'
ada, and the real bride rode upon the
other horse, and they went on in this
way till at last they came to the royal
court. There was great joy at their
coming, and the prince flew TO meet
them, and lifted the maid from her
horse, thinking she was the one who
was to be his wife; and she was led up
stairs to the royal chamber; but the
true princess was told to stay in the
court below.
Now the old king happened just then
to have nothing else to do; so he
amused himself By sitting at his kitch-
en.window, looking at what was go
ing ON sand he saw her in the court
yard. As she looked very pretty, and
TOO delicate for waiting maid, he went
up into the royal chamber to ask the
rride who il was she had brought with
her, that was thus left standing in the
court below. ~ brought her with me
tor the sake of h,r company ON the
foad," said she; "pruY give the girl
-Omo work to do, that she may nol be
/ ,die." The Old king could not for some
time think of any work for her to do
but at last he said, ~ have lad who
takes care of my geese; she may go and
help him." Now the name Of this lad
that the real bride was TO help in watch
ing the kings geese, was Curdken.
But the false bride said to the prince,