Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1871-10-05

so. with a heavy heart and many signs,
, he picked the key out the great bunch.
I when he had opened the door lie went
in FIRST, and thought he would cover up
I the picture, that the king should not
see it.; but 1t was of no use, Tor the
king stepped upon tiptOcs and looked
over his shoulder, and, as soon as he
saw the portrait OF the maiden, which
was so beautiful, and glittered with
precious stones he fell down upon the
ground inscnsible Faithful John lift
ed him Up, and carried him to his bed,
and tlDGght, with great concern -
80 Mercy on ms the misfortune has
happened: what viii come of ilt' and
he gave the young king wine until he
came To himself The first words he
spoke were "Ah, who is that beau
tiful picture 2" "Tbat is the daughter
of the king Of the Golden palace, was
the reply.
Then said the king, MY love for
her is so great that ii all the
leaves on the trees had tongues they
should not gaiusaY it; my life Is set
upon the search for her. You are my
faithful John you must accompany
me.
The trustv servant deliberated for a
long while how to set about this bust
ness for it was very difficult to get into
/ the presence of the princess At last
he bethought himself of way, and said
10 the king: Everything she has
around her is Of gold. chairs, tables,
dishes, bowls, and ali the household
utensils. Among your treasures are
/ five tons Of gold let one of your gold
smiths manufacture vessels and utcn-
( sis Of al kinds in the shape
I Of birds and beasts, and then we will
travel with these to see her, and try
our luck. "
Then the king summoned all his gold
smiths, and set them to work night
and day, until many beautiful things
were ready. When all had been placed
ON board q ship, faithful John put on a
p ain suit Of clothes, and the king did
( likewise, that they might travel quite
unknown. Then they sailed over the
wide sea, and smiled away until they
came TO the city whore dwc!t the daUgh-
. ter of the king OF the Golden palace.
Faithful john told the king to re-
main in the ship and wait for him.
" Perhaps said he II shall briugthe
princess with me; therefore, take care
That All is in order, and set out the
golden vessels and adOrn the ship, -
! Fhcrcupon John placed in Il napkin
some of the golden cups, stepped upon
the land, and went straight to the gold
en- palace. When he came into the
. palace yard beautiful maid stood by
I the brook which flowed through it, who
had two golden pals in her hands dip
1 ping up water and when she had filled
/ them, and turned around, She saw a
/ strange man. aud asked who he was.
/ Then John answered Il am mcr-
/ chant !" and, opening his napkin, he
showed her It's contents. Then she eZ-
claimed:
sob, what beautiful golden things"
( And setting the pals down she looked
/ at the vessels one after another and
said: "rhe kings daughter must see
/ these; she is so pleased with anything
made OF gold that she Will buy alt of
these And, bidding him follow hor,
she led him in. When the princess
saw the beautiful articles she was much
pleased, and said: "They are so fine
~ worked that | will purchase them
all. But the faithful John replied
3" am only the servant of a rich mer
chant what have here IS nothing in
comparison to those which my master
has in his ship, Uhan which nothing
more delicate or costly has ever been
worked in gold
Then the princess wished to have
. Al 1. I, 1.