The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1873-07-19
THE BEAUTIFUL PRINCESS.
\ Fairy Tale,


There was once upon time a king who's
Queen presented him with just one child;
daughter When she came into the world h
was the happest king in creation. He causeC
the church bells to ring all over his realm
and ordered his subjects who were in the con
fcctioncry line to deal out to every child VIII
called for it, pound of sugar plums graft,
and charge the bill to him.
The baby was the most beautiful little crea
ture ever born Everybody said so, and CIV
erybody must be right And when the christ
cning day was come, they gave her the name
OF Most Beautiful" because really there was
no other name suitable.
The fairy godmothcr was, of course at tho
Christening feast, but she looked very much
discontinued, and was very sulky. The king
felt troubled at this and asked her politely
what she was so good as to be displcascd at
tor one must not irrtatc fairy godmolhcrs.
The old lady replied snappishly; Enough
is the matter, youngman lfyou weren't the
greatest ninny of king that ever sat on q
throne, you'd know That girl of yours is
altogether too beautiful She'll be 50 vain
thcre'll be no bearing her, in the first place
and all the young men will run away with
her in the second. You'll have nice time
with her Why didn't a moderately good
looking girl content yOu:'
How can help it," asked the king "Pcr
haps, as you are fairy, you'll tell me how
Shall | break her nose or put her where she
will catch the smallpox? People are gener.
ally congratulated when their daughters are
nice looking"
I'm your best friend, as you'll find" said
thc GOdmother. Take my advice and all
may yet he well. Never let her see looking
gJss, and never let her see a young man
Teach her that she is very plain, and that
young men are too dreadful to be mentioned,
and she may be Il credit to you yet"
With which words the fairy godmother
vanished up the chimney, leaving the queen
and al! The good company assembled, includ.
ing several excellent fairys, in floods of hot
tears
The king, however being practical man,
who acted while others wcpt, went to work.
lie banished every looking. glass from the
palace, to the great disgust of all the maids
Of honor who could never put their things on
promptly afterwards. He discharged every
young male, and forbade any one to admit "A
young man within the gates
A. soon as the young princess could read
she was taught several things: first, that she
was very plain. Secondly, that it was n vir-
tue to be plain. Thirdly that handsome was
IS handsome did. Fourthly that young men
were dreadful creatures, who must not be
spoken Of or to.
SO She was brought up. The king, the
queen the fairy gOdmothcr, all did their best
TO hide her beauty from her.
Thus she attained her sixteenth year, pat.
terra to all womankind who had never had the
opportunity to look into a looking.glass, and
never seen beau.
Next year." said the king, II will marry
her to the most respectable elderly king who
has lost his queen, whom we meet, and we
will have done our duty by her"
suddenly, however to their great surprise
and terror, their modest young princess be
gan 20 be the vGincst young creature in the
world. She tossed her head and smiled ab.
5lrdly. She refused to repeat the words, 81
an very plain, and | AM thankful for if -
which had been printed in an especial cate.
chism made for her own use.
She threw down her book and cried II
won't tell tibs--thcrc now! I'm pretty. Nv
face is rs round as can be, and I'm better look
A- than all of you put together"
All the mirrors in the world could not have
made her more vain, and the king and the
queen sent for the fairy godmolhcr, and be
walled the sad case to her
"No, a IOlrror in the house, 3" said the queen
I have put my bonncts on crooked for six
teen long years for her sake, and this is Ia,
end of H."
stuff and nonsenSc" cried the old fairy
! haven't lived for six hundred centuries {,
H'.lcyc that. She's got looking glass abou
her We must search her"
And the three went to the Princess room
1I what they found in her pocket was this
q. OldiashionCd brass doOrknob, which she
lad polished until ii looked like gold Thi.
was her mirrOrl
Now everybody knows that a door knob is
.-t most ludcrous of all rctcctOrs.. In il the
most regular nose appears fiat, and the most
b.iutliu. mouth meets at the back of the
mead Bat the princes was most delighted
with il.
The poor king and queen could not help
laughing amidst their trouble
Don't you see how ugly YOU look :" said
'ae King. How much reason you have 10 bc
thankful hat you don't possess the snare OF
IU'y"
No | don't, pa" said the princess II
uink IA pretty, and others do too; so there
Aad shouldn't be thankful if they didn't,
nd J wasn't, either"
And she put her precious door knob in her
.1ckeI while the fairy godmOthcr shrugged
her shoulders snd spread oct her hands
y ,Diu Jon so,' said the godmO;hcr and
u Ike 10 know what the girl means by say
L- othcrsw
IHcy could not get the princess to answer
ae question.
NOw kings OF the olden time always kept a
lJl-a cOmical creature, sometimes dcform
-. whose duty il was TO speak his mind.
This kings fool had a launched back red
i1,e, i0w-colored hair and green eyes lie
wore parti-colored clothes, and cap and
,ells. and was very comical creature indeed
. look AZ. When he wasn't wanted he lived
Il little room in the palace And between
is room and that Of the princess there was "A
alex wall However. the princess was of
q iuo,uieffiye dispos;tiOn. md KNOWING that