The Plymouth weekly Democrat., 1868-12-24

was very SWect ana ne naQ pleasant |
way which charmed everybody, and |
charmed Pauline so much, that, when at |
last Valentine asked, will you be my
wife, and go to dwell with me in my own |
native country?' she did not say No.
but said only, Wait till my brother comes
home And then Valentine knew, that, |
if the brother said yes Pauline would |
not say mo- And when the brother |
declared that nothing would suit him bet |
ter than to go, too; for that was part of
the world he had never SEEN
90 how happy was Valentine then
"And when Pauline heard about the
two old folks. and of the little hut where
he was once 80 sorrowful, she said,
Listen, now. l have taken fancy that
our wedding shall be nowhere but in that
little hut, where you were once so sad and
sorrowful. And after the wedding we
will build new house for the two old
folks and take good care of them for are
you not still their son?'
60 Just as you please, said Valentine.
And the brother, who was always in
haste, began that very hour to buy the
wedding clothes.
"Now in the mean time, while Val
entlne was SO far away, the beautiful
daughter at home had grown up.
And the two old folks said to one an
other, Now surely some prince will come
to marry our beautiful daughter, and will
clothe her in royal robes, and place her
upon throne, and we shall sit at her
right hand
But the girl was not kind to the two
old folks, and was too idle to learn any
thing, but thought only of her fine looks;
and, besides, she was not sweet-tempered,
but was quick to get angry. And to the
poor beggar women, instead of giving
them kind word or taste of her bread,
she would say, Out Of the way with
you!
"And one day prince came along, and
saw this pretty maiden, sitting upon
green bank twining wreath of flowers.
And he said, What beautiful maiden
will make her my Princess.
"But first asked of the neighbors, is
she wise? Is she sweet-tempered?
$50 no, not at ALL the neighbors said.
"'Then she'll not do for me- said the
Prince. For if she cannot govern her
temper she cannot govern people; and to
set Ounce upon the throne would be
folly. I'll pass on
The next year great lord passed by,
and saw this pretty maiden, dressed in her
finery, all ready for the Ball. And he
said, What beautiful maiden will
make her my Lady
"But first asked of her neighbors, Is
she good to her mother.'
O no, not at all, the neighbofs said.
Then she will not do for me, said the
Lord. A girl who is not good to her
mother will be good to nobody. Ill pass
on
"The next year there came "a baron
riding by and he saw this pretty maiden
sitting under tree, stringipg beads for q
necklace. And he said, 20, what beau
tiful maiden! l will make her my Baron
ess.'
But first asked of the neighbors, Is
she kind to the poor?
{" 0 no, not at ALL the neighbors said
"Then she will not do for me- said the
Baron. 'On my estates are many poor.
1 IL pass on
and the next year there came along a
merry young farmer, with a round rosy
face and wavy locks And he saw this
pretty maiden looking at herself in a clear,
still fountain, and braiding her golden
hair. Then he watched her through the
branches of a green tree, and he said, 90,
what beautiful maid / will make her
my wife
7 "But first he asked of the neighbors,
Is she industrious?'
"'No, not at ALL the neighbors said
"'Tben she'll never do for farmers
wife, he said; and laughed his merry
laugh, and shook his wavy locks, and
passed on.
THUS years slipped away, and the
beautiful daughter was left to twine her
flowers, and dress, and string her beads
and braid her golden hair by herself, since
none cared to marry her. But the older
she grew the more disagreeable she be-
came, and caused the two old folks tC
weep very bitter tears. And this made
them remember their long-lost son, who
was so patient and so kind
And one day Jolly Tom came to see il
they had any geese feathers to SEND
away for he was going to a distant coun
| try with company of merchants, to sci
wool. Jolly Tom was a wool dealer now
, and lived upon the hill near by, in a fine
house of his own.
And when he came to ask about tht
geese feathers, there he found the two ole
folks, sitting in the dim twilight, weeping
"' What is the matter?' asked Jolly
Tom. And why do you weep?'
"'It is the conduct of our daughter
, which makes us weep they said; 'an(
we are also mourning for oup oD,-oul
long-lost son!'
"Whom we drove away said th'
father
!. go, he would not treat us so ? said tht
mother, If he would only come bach
J., again He was good to us always Say
| father, did he give us ever one unkinC
words
e "No, dame. no, never. And don't Yo,
}, remember how ready he was to helpr
: "Ah yes and so tender hearted, and 81
: patient! said the dame
t 90 But we were not kind to him. sai(
s the father.
G "' We broke his heart : said the mother
G Don't you remember how sorrowful h
y looked at us, with the tears in his eyes
o, if he would only come back, how
o would throw my old arms around him
G "' would fall upon his neck, and wee
e tears of joy! said the father. But
y where is he now? Perhaps not alive
Perhaps drowned in the deep sea
h said the mother, or buried in some dis
= tant land, where strangers walk over hi
r grave, but none cast any flowers there
d how could we drive our child awayg'
"'Cheer up, Cheer upr cried Joll
e Tom; Il will inquire Of all meet at tn
Y Great Fair, where will come merchant
o from all countries. Who knows but W
n may get news of him.
"Now when Jolly Tom returned fror
II the Fair, the two old folks went to as
d what news. Alas. there were no tiding
y of Valentine
d "sBnt. nv good friends said Joll