National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1872-09-06
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lows:
a worthless young prince (Fridilon
reduced To the last stage OF impccuni
osily, Is taken in hand by the goo,
genius OF his dynasty, robin Luron
who determines that the best way t.
reform him IL to let him pass thrOu II
II course of adversely. The Prince |.
going to be married to Cunegonoe, Oh,
daughter of a neighborng MOI arch
who is as "hard up" rs himself and Il
consequently unable to pay the Isua
dowry. The Princess, having entered
the domains of the Prince, he res )lvei
to see her before making up his ind
whether he shall marry her sans dot'ol
! seize the excuse of no money being
! rorthrOming to declare the match off
He Therefore DISCUSSES himself in th'
dress OF u student, and unwittingly
over 'Zwei lager" interviews Cune
gonde, who is also playing an incogni
to part, so rs To fin out what kind oi
n character the Prince bears among
his people. Ii ~ needless to say that
the reports given on both sides
are conceived in II strain of ardent
eulogy. The Prince at once falls seri-
ously In love and only one thing
stands In the way of the immediate
celebration of the marriage-the want
of money. At this point Robin Luron
appe ars on the scene and offers n hun
dre,l thousand crowns for ruined
castle which cortains among other
things, some suits OF old armor that
were the battle harness of his ances-
tors. The Prince recOils Mt the thought
of thus disposing Of the souvenirs of
three centuries of honor, courage and
glory, but soon succumbs to the tempt
alton. He has, however keen enough
sense OF shame left To as soon as possi-
BILE thereafter proceed to stitle the
pangs of remorse in the flowing bowl
and he holds ca Ouse in the very
hall where the armor hangs. Although
he does not know it, there hangs upon
the possession of the armOr the fate of
his dynasty, and some inkling of mis-.
fortune CLEANS upon him when in the
midst OF the festivities. Ghostly and
indignant faces suddenly glare from
the opened visors of the suits OF mail.
He and his courtiers hurriedly run
home and pay a visit of ceremony -
the princess In the grand r.cep-
ton hall. There Coloquinte, the
wicked fairy appears, calls up King
Carotte, invests him with Sovereignty
and, by charm, causes Cunegon te to
fall IN love with the usurper. Frido-
lin is driven away, but soon finds
friends. Robin Luron releases Rose
du Soir, princess, held in imprson-
ment by COlOquint, and who has
learned TO think with tender passion
for the Prince. by seeing him walk in
the garden beneath her window, and
endows her with a magic spool Of gold
thread which leads h wherever it is
well for her to go. Rose du Soir in
the disguise of page, enlists In Frido-
Inns service, and the court necrOman-
Ger and the good genius come also to
his aid. The four then make a jour
ney to the chamber of famO IS en-
ehanter named Quiribibi, who bargains
with Fridolin that if the latter will
lssassinate him he will give him ma
yic lamp which has the power of TAX
ng him to wherever the ring OF Solo
non, the most potent Of talismans,
nay happen to be. The method of
sassinatiOn adopted is singular.
Fridolin tears off first one leg and then
he other. then the arms and then the
runk, while the head is deposited on
he table. The detached members are
brown into the furnace as they are
away and at last, the head
laving been thrown in also. young
nan springs out from the flames.
This is Quiribibi who has regained his
,Outh but lost his magical powers.
lie gives Fridolin the lamp, and the
'arty are at once transported to | om
'eii, which, when they arrive, stands
n ruins. But Fridoin commands the
ity TO appear again as it was before
Is destruction, and in moment the
Gene changes, and living Pompeii, s
rowded with people is before the eye.
'he rng of Solomon obtained, Pom I
eii is again destroyed by an eruption /
{ Fesuvius at the bidding of FridOl'n J
'riuolin now has the game in his own ,
ands, and could turn King Carrot out =
uOuble, but allows himself to :
e cajoled by the simulated fondness
{ Cupegonde to let her hold the ring. !
he betrays him to King Carrot, and
e is exiled by the bad fairy to a desc $
ate island. Again he Is rescued by $
he devotion of Rose du Soir who has c
rocured five-leaved shamrock,
,hich gives her power to have five !
fishes performed. She wishes Frido- y
n to have a ship, and then, naturally q
'ishes to be with him, and one or two >
ther things, until the party find {
lemselves in the Kingdom of Mon
eys, where the f.ithful necromancer
as some very strange and amusing I,
experiences. Prince Fridolin RECEIVERS h
is throne at last-not by means of ,,
'agic, but by revolution of the peo- II
lie against King Carrot, who meets an q,
noble end. Fridolin marries Rose -
Il Soir, is congratulated by represent !"
ives from the Kingdom of Insects,
ld then figures in the closing tableau p
gorgeous transformation scene. u