River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1873-03-07

back again and sent for his Priv
Council. Upon hearing the state of
case the President thus delivered him
self
May it please your Majesty-I
don't know that it would do any good,
but it might. This Unlucky Dog was
first sad, and now is merry; our lovely
Princess in the same way was once
merry, and now is ever weeping. That
kiss, should certainly say, was some
how the cause OF it all. Now let IN
lucky Dog return the Princess's kiss
that, your Majesty,is my decided opin-
ion"
"Impossible-perfectly impossible"
replied the King. cit would be con-
trarv to all etiquette and the traditions
of my house"
Your Majesty must look upon it as
an affair of state, and from that point
of view no one can have word to say
against it"
"Well," cried the King, after duly
weighing the pros and cons, " perhaps
there may be something in that. We
will try it. Let all the earls and the
knights assemble in the throne-room,
and order the prisoner to appear be-
fore me-.
Whereupon the King put on his roy
al robes and mounted his throne.
Near him stood the Princess in utter
ignorance why she was there and in
circle round them was ranged the
whole court-a mass of grandees in
gold embroidery and stars and garters.
At length the doors flew open, and
Unlucky Dog was brought in.
"You are TO be beheaded to. or.
row." said the King; "but before you
are, this very moment, and in the
presence of the whole of this brilliant
assembly, return my daughter the kiss
she in thoughtless moment bestowed
on you"
eff that is all your Majesty COM
mands," answered Unlucky Dog, q
am delighted to obey and if it could
be possible for mortal man to be hap
pier than L already am, that shall l be
without doubt"
Whereupon, with great respect, I'm
lucky Dog approached the Princess,
and taking her in his arms imprinted
the one kiss upon her forehead. She,
however, taking his hand with a happy
smile, stood with him before the
throne.
"Well, my dearest daughter, you
are little happier now, trust 2" said
the King.
"Just very little, my royal father,
she replied; "but 1t won't last long"
"Alas no." said the disheartened
King. s" He is not a bit sad. as he
ought to be, for there he stands smil-
ing with that odious happy handsome
face What's to be done next 2"
"My dear father" cried the now
blushing Princess, casting her eyes to
the ground, 81 know, and will tell
you, but only in your ear"
Thereupon the King, leading. the
Princess to an adjoining chamber, soon
returned, and taking Unlucky Dogs
hand, laid it in that of the Princess,
and said to all his assembled earls and
knights
sit cannot be helped-its fate's de-
cree. This is my dear son, and when
] come to die--your King"
So Unlucky Dog became a Prince,
and later a King. He lived in the !
Golden Palace, and gave the Princess
so many kisses that soon she was much
happier than she had ever been in her !
whole life. The Princess gave him
numbers of sweet names--every day
new one; only sometimes when she
was particularly wicked she would say,
"Do you member the silly name you
once possessed" and then she would
go off into peals of silvery laughter.
''Hush, hush, my darling! What
would people say if they heard you2
Why should at the very least lose all
their proper respect; for whoever
heard of a Christian Icing called 'Un-
lucky Dog"