The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1870-02-02
A0TY REAWAKENED.
N-UP FAIRY TALE-BY ELIZA
SpROAT TURNER.

'efare enchantmeuts had
ae .heir power, are yet the
LAYERS had all turned into re-
tha COLLINS into locomotives
,1e machines, and the knights
into home missionaries, a
riuce named Rhocal set out
h Of adventures.
oAlne be had journeyed far,
an to think the forest had No
IT en he saw what seemed a sud-
LcRinF sunset, blazing through
)m
Is. ls,r' lie cried, and FASTENED
toward it, but found himself
by a solid jungle ofunknOwn
nd bushes. 1t encircled a
,coloslre, and was so armed
elias and spikes, and jagged
. as to make the whole
wall Of thorns. But from
the light that reused the
20 their slumbers.
ast get inside, " said Rhocal.
hacked with his sword and
ui.h bis shield before him;
jnr, threw sword and shield
nd plunged straight into the
The wicked spikes reared
laa stabbed him like 50 many
Still on ne plunged, and
lie first few moments they
no more. Instead, he seem
be smothGred In something
and yielding; aud presently,
through on the other side,
q living wall of roses.
oiace was an old rose garden.
there we've no thorns, bat
year the roses had grown and
d until the air was almost
at 60 breathe. 1t seemed to
owed roses there for a hum
ars. and Rhooal could hardly
is way through the heaps and
lat encumbered him.
Ell under the flowers he saw
1ok Of a palace, crumbled long
il the centre, almost hidden
deepest and sweetest rose drift,
0valy young girl, motionless
mingly sleeping; and yet not
E. OF her placid eyes were
losing at Rhooal.
lzomGntP cried the prince.
i not been better taught, |
nave sworn that this was the
Beauty; but she was dis
led a hundred years ago."
so, said a fresh young voice
m0ng the roses. " That young
andy reused me; but | grew
ANY on his hands, and some
found myself again on my
aud the young prince gone.
enc / have waited another huns
ars.
Ia now" she added, wistfully,
uld like to get up"
cal looked sgaiu at the lovely
Her face was round and
ut, her eyes were young, and
her she looked like a large
but so fresh and delicate, sc
lond any picture of beauty tho
had ever seen, that for a mo
e scarcely dared to approach
Sat mOdesty was not this young
EdIllDg.
ge 1t allr he cried. 1t il
hat I am singled ont for some
great aud peculiar. Have
ways instinetiyely felt that
ter than othels2 l alone, o
world am really worthy t
lac isl1eDing Beauty.
iO that" said Beauty. 20
ss me on the mouth"
Tat, take such liberty with
princess? Oh, no; l hav
,ll brought up for that.
IVAN to get up, said Beau
sing. ;,
ad ured, the prince glad
saquette, approached, an
t-uehed the half parted lip:
zen sled aud broke into smiles
ll5 eyes kindled, the stead
ler cheek disappeared, an
back in crimson. She aros
I'd before him. As her vel
fell round to her feet, sh
ike a golden fountain.
III 20 with you, she said, I
Of the world.
@ walls opened, and hand i
aey stepped into the daylight
~ daWned, as fresh as if
e Hghth day Of creation. Al
crest sounds and scents an
we're about them as they danl
1g.
4 vhat shall we do, my love
th Deal, when we reach Il
What kind Of life shall v
For l mean to live for yo1
should l know?" said I'll
s; except that you mu
Be near me, because you q
ltiful."
wv sweet an answer = sa
now quite satisfied. IS
ialicate wild fowersl Acce
ID my frs love token" placll
Ia her hands.
am rather tired OF flowers
}eauty, dropping them. "ThI
been IN my way for q hundrI
But is not that a blackber
5le vonded2 AS l remember
md of blackberries
zeal sprang to the bush, q
led with n bowl made of leaV
lea with berries, which Beau
down, devoured most greedl
ut then" said RhOcal, ben
this is her first meal after
I'd years"
la now" he resumed, "ab:
ne when you shall be my brl
ue companion. For you see
my wife if she will, to be VI
ways; to ride with me to I
-ah that is life-and to jol
th me round my fathers dom
r travelling to distant cities,
OF foreign courts aud forel
RS. Or even going like II
ia search of dragOns-tl
widest life. And l will tea
be brave, and you shall tea
be gentle; and who knows
when we become too old
sport, we may settle down
together. and fud out fr