The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-03
A Fairy Story.

cnAter, whose love she scorned, had
punished mos, cruelty. Five days OF
the week she was fearfully ugly. and a
mere dwarf; on two days, however. she
was Cf ravishing beauty and elegant
figure; but with her ugliness she was
tender. good. sweet and amisble, losing
ell those qualities with the return OF
her beauty. and becoming silly, dis
dainful and insupportable.
In vain she endeavored during her
amiable days, TO win the solid esteem
and love Of some one; it WAS all in vain
her ugliness repelied more in five days
than her evil qualities Of mind did in
two.
The lovers who adored her beauty
during its brief reign shrunk from her
during the rest Of the week, while those
who enjoyed her society with . feeling
OF some rcpugnance during her better
days. could not be won by her beauty
10 pardon the absurdity of her heeting
charms.
In the same land wa, prince who,
for rejecting the love of an amorous
fairy, had met with a similar chastise-
ment For two days each week-and
these were Louvette's days Of beauty
he was a perfect fright % look upon,
while during the rest Of the week,
though retaining the beauty and grace
of form and manner that had always
been his. his mind wa. apparently par
alyzed and his conversation. ideas and
thoughts seemed almost idiotic.
During his two ugly days he was
desperately in love with Louyette, who
treated him with all the scorn of which
she was capable, while when she recov
cred her SENSES and her ualiness she
would have given her very life to have
Minet Blue ut her feet. silly as he..was;
utterly indifferent to her.
Yet Lonvette Jared better than be
did She had lovers plenty, while he
was almost deserted by all, till at last
ConkdeDte. a young and noble lady,
took u Sudden Interest Ill him. This
excited the jealousy Of the other ladies
Of the court, and all means were resort
I'd to in order TO keep them ssunder
and effect breach of the rising friend
ship or love. Yet their plans signally
failed. driving them to despair. As a
last resource they drew Louvette into
the plot aud got her to play the part Of
jealous rival. She played it we'll.
She sought Minet Blues company on
all occasions; she eclipsed Confdente
entirely. auc At lsst--such is often fate
became deeply in love with him in
reality His ugliness began to decrease
III the electric light of love, and in the
same ratio her repnlsive looks became
more tolersble tn his eyes
one day he was attacked in the for
est by robbers; he defended himself
bravely aud drove them off, but re-
ceived wound in his left hand from a
poisoned arrow. On reaching her,
mlt's hut be showed the wound to the
solitary, who told him i, would be fatal
if so.nc one would not at the risk Of
life suck the venem from the hand.
Hearing OF Minet Blue's peril in the
forest. Louvettc had hsstened to the
spot with an old forester and his wife,
as guides, and finding him wounded,
soon learned his danger She at once
clasped the hand aud drew forth the
poisoned blood.
The prince. more moved and troubled
at the noble conduct than by his own
danger. regarded her. unable TO speak
or withhold his tears Her ugliness
had vanished She had become all
angel in his eyes. SO does gratitude
peau,ify the generous. Esteem. pity,
gra,it"de, entered the princes soul,
never TO depart.
Her love for him stood confessed in
deeper proof than words. and it WAS
now returned. They asked the holy
hermit Ia unite them IL. marriage. each
expecting death hut no sooner had the
hermit BEGUN the ceremony than both
recovered beauty and talents, health
and Happiness.