The Eaton Democrat. (Eaton, Ohio) 1875-1903, 1878-10-10
you will protect you from syifspelIs;
but all else you must accomplish with

hero with sweetrscented dew from the
flower, which at once re-closed and dis
appeared again in the earth.
With increased confidence the reso-
lutte prince proceeded, and soon stood in
front Of the Palace OF. Perils. It was
moated all round, anG the drawbridge
was not lowered. Raising his voice to
its highest pitch, our hero shouted
"What no! all that are in that for
tress. Lower your draYbridge. z I de-
mand admittance. And to the vile en-
chanter, Jackopanzee, send defiance,
and challenge him and all his crew to
deadly combat"
al accept your challenge, puny
braggart," replied loud, harsh voice
from the palace; and with crash a
drawbridge descended, and our hero at
once commenced to cross.
But, as he did so, the bridge turned
into gigantic serpent, twisting in every
direction. The moat became a sea Of
fire, in which salamanders, dragons and
hideous monsters sported like fish in
water. They all made rush towards
our hero, as he stood on the .writhing
serpent, prepared to resist their attack.
1t was terrible moment. Had not
the prince been protected by the magic
dew, his fate would have been sealed.
Quickly he ran along the back of the
glittering reptile, whirling around his
sword, and cutting off the heads of the
attacking monsters like soymanY ears. of
corn. ,Egs2 81 TIP
AT length, when near enough to the
other side, he gave, a terrible leap and
lauded safely on the jetty. In an in
stant the serpent and all the monsters
disappeared, and the moat became water
again. That peril was over. yr
y, "NowtI demand admittance, said
the prince, as he approached the great
door of the -palace..-As he did so,- an
immense hand and arm shot through the
panel, and made a terrible blow at the
young champion with an iron mallet.
Just in time our hero saw his danger,
and stepped aside. Before the great
arm could again raise the mallet, the
princes sword completely Topped off the
gigantic limb.
---A-yell of agony was-heard, and the
palace door few wide open.
The first object our hero lbeheld was
a huge giant, rolling on the floor, and
groaning at the loss of his right arm.
Without delay the prince rendered
his fate certain by looping off his head,
and then proceeded to explore the
palace.
Before him was a flight of a hundred
steps, which he proceeded to ascend. 1t
was a weary task, but at length the
prince found himself near the top.
Suddenly he felt a peculiar trembling
beneath his feet, and heard sharp,
cracking sound. He knew what to ex-
pect. The staircase was about to fall.
Eagerly he cast his eye around for
something to. cling to. and, to his Joy,
beheld d rope dangling from an open
trap-door afew yards above his head.
2 As he snatched the rope, the stairs
fell with a mighty crash, which shook
the palace to its foundations. Prince
Ironarm hung suspended in the air.
Still resolute of heart, he placed his
sword between his teeth, and climbed
up towards thetrap-door. He was just
making his final effort, when hand and
arm, Like that of a large gorilla, sud-
deulys descended, armed with a long,
glittefing knife to cut theliope. Y
The prince saw his danger Holding
fast to the rope with one hand, he
clutched his sword with the other, and
al. the very instant the keen blade was
about to sever the rope, he inflicted a
sharp sword-cut on the would-be cutter.
: Arshrill yell resounded, and the arm
was withdrawn quickly. The, next
moment our hero pulled himself up
through the trap-door. = ,s'h 80
The scene he beheld was amazing. 1t
was vast hati, covered, or-paved, with
earth, out of which grew trees of every
size and description. Among the
branches were thousands of monkeys,
leaping, chattering, and making hid
seous grimaees each 0tlleE 80
Up at the top of the very tallest tree,
and lashed to it with cords, Prince
Ironarm beheld the form of the untortu-
nate Princess Selma. =. ~. -. : = -
e Mortall' he yelled, snatching up a
huge, two-handed sword. You are the
;boldest Of men but think not to defy
me. Your fate is sealed. Know that
with this sword l can resist any mortal
steel, and l am, therefore, certain to
kill you. Are you not sorry now that
you came 2 Il :
I@I repeat my defancep boldly
answeredso our hero.
"Feoll Then die in thy rashnessP'
yelled the enchanter, making a fierce
cut, whichsth prince skillfully parried
The monkeys in the trees, although
they took no part IN the contest, evince6
the liveliest interest in it, jabbering
pointing, and 1eaping about in an ex
cited manner. Every time the prince
parried the enchanter's blows they Sc
up wild cry of joy, which seemed t
drive Jackopanzee mad with fury; and
finding that he could not overcome ou
hero by skillful fence, the enchanter re
sorted ltoabrute force, and struck sucl
heavy Blows that lit required alI,sIron
arms agility to avoid them.
Suddenly achande Occurred. In th'
fury of his onslaught, the enchante
had driven the prince to the verge o
the trap-deer in the floor. With ,
sudden bound the prince leaped acros
the aperture - Gk3sGELl3
Jackopanzee, blind with fury, rushet
forward, and down he went, striking hi
head with a fearful concussion agains
an oak beam. ss.. r.. -; -
Turning over and over, down, dow
he descended from the top of the plac
to the entrance hall ,lWhere he fell wit
crash into the ruins of the staircast
and lay there crushed, motionless-
dead ITO IT,. iFR zs6I H.;
Hurrah p shouted the prince, rad
ant with Joy and triumph. "The VII
ehchanter is slainI And now TO rescl
the lovely princess from her uncomfor
able position"
But he found that the monkeys ha
i already set about the task and WEI
swarming up the tree on which the fa
lady was tied.
Scarcely had they brought her, ha
lfainting with JOY, to the brave champio
who had fought so hard in her defens,
! thar. a loud noise resonnded, and Il
good enchanter Fautulus suddenly a
| 00oorad Ii 5h9i ai!i
II A wave of his wand and the Palat
| lof Perils melted away, and the prin'
, and princess found themselves at Kin
5 Coriander's court, in the presence