The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-07-15
THE HAPPY PAIR.

THE HAPPY PAIR.
THE following sketch, neat specimen
Of brevity in storytelling, is from the last
number Of casse1ps Aagazine:]
Perhaps the happiest couple in all
tho world was King Cos and his queen
Los. He was kind, and good, and
rich, and was always making feasts for
tho queen, and giving her presents of
jewels aud dresses, and dainty sweet
meats. As for the queen, everything
she did pleased King Cos, and he
thought she was the fairest, and best
wife who ever lived j.; but this was be-
cause the kings eyes had been bewitch-
ed, and had film over them; for no.
body else thought we'll OF the queen.
She was 50 cross that her maids were
afraid Of her; so ugly that no one
liked her; yet so vain and proud that
the courtiers had to pay her compli-
monts every time they came to the
palace.
But to King Cos she seemed the
model Of al goodness. He gave her a
rich purse Of gold, and said, my dear
queen, you can spend this better than I
cau." He gave her new lutte to play
on, and said, "Your voice is sweeter
than the bulbups." He bought her
rich dresses, and said, "These are for
the loveliest of women" One smile
from her lips, or one kiss, more than
Paid him for all his trouble. So King
Cos and his queen Los lived very happy
for many years.
Now King Cos did not think he had
much wisdom, so he let Queen Los sit
on the throne next to him whenever he
talked with his ministers OF state, and
King Cos used to think that she spoke
more wisely than they all. As for the
ministers Of state aud courtiers, they
talked with one another and said,
''The queen is ~ stupid rs she is ugly.
She is as silly as she is vain. But it
is no business of ours. The king may
think just what he likes"
But the court doctor noticed all this,
and wondered Why the king did not
see the queen as others did; and one
day he found out that the kings eyes
had been bewitched. Then said the
doctor to himself, "Now I can reach to
a high fortune. 1t looks very silly Of
the king to have such stupid queen
sitting by his side in the council. 1
will cure his eyes, and save him FROM
that. 1t looks very silly Of the king
to kiss such a cross, ugly old woman.
I will cure his eyes, and then he will
not make himself SO foolish any more;
and he will give me Z lot Of money,
and mako me great minister, because
he will know how clever I am."
| Then the cou1t doctor went and
mixed lotion in the kings bath, and
every day when King Cos bathed, the
film on his eyes became thinner and
thinner, aud At last al passed away.
Meanwhile, every day he liked Queen
Los less and less, and At last he was
quite angry with her, and thought she
had grown stupid, and vain, and ugly
all at once and the king was very,
very sorry.
"Wby have you changed like this p
said he to the queen. II cannot love
you if you talk SO stupid, and if you
dress so vainly and look so ugly. Turn
back to what you used to be, and then
I will love you."
4 "You stupid king, have not altered
at all - said the queen. "lt is 20,
who have altered, and grown silly
These yellow and green clothes ar
what used to wear before; aud m!
hair is the same dye; and my voice
D and 'ny songs, and everything are jus
D the same. So Why don't you love me
Q aud give me presents as you usedl 7"
Q This made the king very angry an
j. very grieved and ho did not let Quee
d Los set on her throne that day, aud a
the courtiers saw that he looked YER
d thoughtful and very sad.
Il. Now the court doctor had been wait
!" ting for this to happen; 10 now he fe
!: sure that his fortune was made, and b
70 went into the secret chamber to see th
d king.
"M.y It please your majesty" sal
,r the doctor, ''it is I who have cure
ID your eyes, SO that you could see b
+. royal highness Queen Los IS she real
is, because I thought it great shan
that your majesty should be dcceive'
Do and look 20 foolish before oil the cou
* tiers"
Aud then the doctor told all abo
r. the matter, and asked the king to NAL
him . great minister Of state, becau
ne he Vas so clever.
vi But the king sat silent aud very u
Of happy long time, and then he sai'
fare you clever enough to cover
in- eyes with the film ag.iu?''
ur "No one in the world can do th'
ny your majesty" answered the do'tor.
I'M "What can be done, then, if
not wish to see how vain, aud silly, Al
his ugly my wife really isr' asked t
m, kicg.
d. "H.vo her head chopped of, q
or marry a beautiful princess instead