Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1872-03-09

Arcticus reigned over the coldest of all
countries, some o. these tributary
princesses thought they would find ia.
vor in his sight by pretending to suffer
from cold when he approached, imply
ing that His Majesty conveyed about
with him wherever he went an atmos-,
phere of extraordinary and aristocratic
frigidity, which conduct on the part of
| the fairies was so snobbish it was almost
human. Prince Rosus, not over anxious
to please Arcticus, and seeing the fool
sb courtiers politely trying to screw
| themselves up into shiver land very
funny work they made of it, for they
did not understand the first principles
of shiver) scornfully remarked:
"On the contrary, am oppressed by
the unusual heat, and shall soon go
north to my residence, if the weather
continues to be so unpleasantly warm"
| Warm IN ths presence Of His Majesty,
Arcticus, Of the North Polei
The trembling courtiers shrank from
the prince, appalled,.
Arcticus spoke, but not to pronounce
upon Rosus some fearful doom.
/ /" 1t affords us deepest pleasure" said
the king, to meet one who is fearless
enough to speak the truth"
The fairies. seeing that nothing ter
rible was going to happen to Rosius,
approached him again without being
compromised. He had spoken the
truth, for, being distantly connected
with the glad spirits of the sunshine, he
was unlike any other snow-fairy. capa-
BILE to IA slight degree of experiencing
the sensations of neat and cold; but he
was far too wretched to be comforted by
fine speech, and gazed sorrowfully
upon his beloved Fragila.
The orchestra began the Iceberg Galop,
and as Arcticus was about to dance with
Fragila, Rosius stepped before him, and,
seizing the princess, whirled her away !!
The courtiers stood aghast. The orches-
ira dared not go on, after so direct an
insult to His Majesty. Arcticus frowned !;
but knowing that Rosus was brave and
noble, and had ever before been more
winning and courtly in manner than
anv prince in all Fairyland, the wise,
good king forgave him this burst of the
fiery nature which came from his remote
sun.spirit ancestor, and babe him draw
near. Rosius came, and Fraglla, and
the fairies gathered around to listen to
the royal words.
Arcticus, taking Rosius by the hand,
led him to Fragila.
"Do you love each other, my chill,
dren2"
Like twin snow. fakes, gracious
kingr
Arcticus raised his noble head, aud,
standing proudly erect among his de-
voted subjects, said
"Know that we of the North Pole are
never ungenerous. Take thy dear Fra
gila, Prince Rosius and thou, fairest
child, though thou will not be our
queen, yet thou shalt rule our palace.
Come"
The magic chariot of carved ice ap-
peared, and Arcticus, Fragila and Rosius
flew .joyousiy toward the North Star.
Beneath Halls tree, an old fairy dowa-
ger, who was, perhaps, q bit of gossip,
remarked to the usher that she had
always been extremely desirous to ascer
tain the real cause of the peculiar vel
low color of the kings hair. The usher
made no reply, but continued to bow
reverently in the direction in which the
chariot had passed long after it was out
of sight. This seemed SO absurd that
hal lauSneu alOuu, Wnen instantly Viz
whole multitude OF fairies darted to
ward HIM, and he heard a frightfuI
noise, and felt himself falling from the
branch, and sinking-sinking-sinking
The terrific noise was merely Crambo's
bark of welcome to his master, who a,
that moment entered the room, and the
sensation of falling was also due tC
Crambo, who, springing up, uncere
moniously removed master Halls pillow
"Cousin Kate. won't you please pla,
that tinkling Iceberg Galop?"
Everybody laughed at sleepy little
Hal, who, with flushed cheeks anc
tangled hair, was asking for such strang'
music. But he did not soon forget th'
delicious fairy tones he had heard in hi
dream. which he privately doubted, i
all seemed so very real to him.