The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1875-12-10

berries aud cream. Away ran Walter
pell-mell up the stairs and burst into the
Kings room with the bowl in his hand.
The Kings eyes were closed but the
moment the wonderful substance touched
his lips he sat up, and by the time he
had eaten the contents of the bowl he
could walk about as well rs ever. On
being so wonderfully restored to life, the
King kissed Walter, and said that .he
should be his son. So Walter was every
where proclaimed as Prince, and all
the people were pleased, because he had
kind heart and pleasant word for
them all. But Walter quite forgot his
promise to the goblin.
At last there came to Court the most
beautiful Princess that ever was seen
and Walter fell in love with her, and en-
tertained her in magnificent manner
every day, till one day, just as they were
standing up TO dance before the whole
Court, there came in an old man, very
ragged and dirty, with great peddler's
pack on his back, at whom Walter had
not looked twice before he saw that it
was the old gray goblin. Instantly he
remembered his promise to receive him
as father, and began to be very much
ashamed ut the notion of presenting such
an old beggar as his father to the King
and all his splendid Court, but Walters
mother had taught him never to break
his word, and always to do what he
thought was right, no matter how disa-
greeable. Accordingly he dropped the
Princess beautiful white hand, and GO
ing up to the dusty, dirty old goblin,
kissed and embraced him, brought him
a golden chair to sit on, taking the pack
from his back, carried it away himself.
and laid it in corner.
The courtiers started, and nudged
each other.
"Who is this wretched old beggar,
Prince Walter" asked the beautiful
Princess, tossing her head scornfully.
You must come with me now, said
the goblin to Walter, taking no notice of
what was said around him. ct have
need of you
"But my father" said Walter, 81 was
just about to dance with this Princess,
and she will be offended to be lett stand
ing on the hoor. Let me first dance
with her and then 1 will go with YOU"
NO" said the goblin, "you are
bound by your promise to do the first
thing that | should ask of you. Go and
excuse yourself to the lady and come
with me"
Then Walter went up to the Princess,
and looking soTowfully at her, said, low,
"Dear madam, do not be angry with
me. L have promised to go with this
old man, but / will return as soon as
possible.
But do you imagine" returned the
Princess, angrily, "that | will see
begear preferred to me! If you go with
that man never speak to me again."
''Alas !" said Walter, 81 must go, for
| have promised.
NO." said the Princess, "you shall
not go, unless you wish never TO see me
again. L will not not stay here an in
slant longer if you go with that man."
Come, cried the goblin, 81 have
waited long enough"
Walter, who never dreamed of break
ing his word, turned about and left the
Princess standing on the floor; but mt
that she set up dreadful cry, and
spreading out two great wings, sailed
out of the window and away over the
plains toward the sea, tapping her
wings, and screaming dismally as she
went.
Then said the goblin, "My son, that
was the wicked enchantress who so near
ly destroyed the King, and who now in
tended to destroy you in like manner.
Had you listened to her instead of re-
Numbering your promise, she would
instantly have devoured you; but now
you are safe, as the time of her power
is past"
With that the goblin tucked himself
up in ball and rolled out of the door SO
fast that nobody could follow him; but
Walter came to the throne after the
Kings death, and was long known as
good King Walter.