The Idaho world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1864-1918, 1871-09-21

his marrow and bones" Inen the
third crow asked, us there no escape? 7"
"Oh, Yes" said the second crow, "if
someone takes up the shirt with his
gloves on, and throws it into the fire
SO that it is burnt, the young king will
be saved. But what does that signify !?
Whoever knows it and tells him, will
be turned to stone from his knee to his
heart"
Then the third crow spoke and said:
81 know still more; EVENT. the bridal shirt
be consumed, still the young king will
not retain his bride; for if after the
wedding dance is held, while the young
queen dances she will suddenly turn
pale and fall down as if dead; and if
someone does not raise her up and take
three drops of blood from her right
breast and throw them away, she will
die: but whoever knows it and tells it
will have his body turned to stone from
head to foot" After the crows had
thus talked with each other they flew
away, and faithful John was from that
time very sad; for if he concealed from
his master what he had heard mistort-
une would happen to him; and If ne
told HIM he must give up ms own lie.
But at last he thought, 81 will save my
master if destroy myself" As soon
as they came on shore it happened just
as the crow had foretold; an immense
fox-rcd horse sprang up. Capital J"
exclaimed the king; this shall carry
me to my castle" And he tried to
mount, but faithful John came straight,
and, swinging himself quickly on,
drew the firearms out Of the holster
and shot the horse dead.
Then the other servants of the king,
who did not like faithful John, ex-
claimed: Glow shameful to kill the
beautiful creature, which might have
borne the king to the castle But the
king replied: BE silent, and let him
60; he is my very faithful John; who
knows the good he may have done ]"
Now they went to the castle, and there
stood a dish in the hall, and splendid
bridal shirt lay in it, and seemed moth
ing else than both OF gold and silver.
The young king went up to it, and
wished to take IT up, but faithful John
pushed him away, and. taking j; up
with his gloves on, bore it quickly To
the fire, and let it burn. The old ser
wants again began to murmur, saying:
See how he is burning the kings brid-
al shirt y But the Young king replied:
"Who knows What good he may have
done? Let him alone; he is my faith
ful John"
Soon after, the wedding was ccle-
bratcd. and Il grand bali was given,
and the bride began to dance 81 Tie
faithful John paid great attention AID
watched her cuuntenancc All at once
she began 10 grow pale. and fell AZ if
dead to the ground. Then he sprang
up hastily, raised her up and bore her
to n chamber where he laid her down,
kncclcd beside her, aud, drawing the
three drops of blood out Of her right
breast, thew them away As soon as
she brca thcd again she raised herself
up, but the young king, not knowing
why faithful John had done this. was
very angry, and called out. Throw
him into prison" The next morning
the trusty Joon was brought up for TIL.
al, and lea to the gallows; and as he
stood upon them, and was about TO be
executed he said: Everyone con-
demned to die may, before his death,
speak; shall ! also have that privilege?'
Yes" answeIed the king, " it shall be
granted to you"
Then faithful John said: Il have
been wrongly judged, and have been
always true to you; and then he mar
rated the conversation of the crows
which he had heard at sea, and how, in
order to save his master, he was
Obliged to do all he had done. Then
the king cried out: "Oh, my most
faithful John, pardon, pardon; release
him" But the faithful John had fallen
down at his last word, and was turned
to stone. At this both the king and
queen were in great grief, and the king
said ooh, how wickedly l have re-
warded his great fidelity" and then he
had the stone figure taised up and
placed in his sleeping chamber, near
his bed, and as often as he looked at it