The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1878-09-18


any favor more he chose to ask, though it
were half the kingdom.
When Dyvorer and others heard this, they
were more envious than ever, and concerted
together plan for the ruin of Lord Treefell,
for such was Sir Ranier's new title After
many things had been proposed and rejected,
Dyvorer said 1.-THE Princess Isapre lives
this STRIPPING, as have been told by my sis
ter, the Lady Zantle, who attends on her
highness. | think he has dared to raise his
hopes to her. win persuade him 10 demand
her hand as the favor the king has promised.
Rainier does not know our ancient law, and
while he will fail in his suit, the king win be
so offended at his presumption that he will
speedily dismiss him from the COURT
This plan was greatly approved Dyvorer
sought out Rainier, to whom he professcd
great friendship, with many regrets for all he
might have said or done in the past calculated
to give annoyance As Dyvorer was great
dssembler aud Rainier was frank aud unsus- !,
picious, they became very intimate. At
length, one day when they were together,
/ Dyvorer said
Have you ever solicited the king for the
favor be promised p
And Rainier answered, "No."
Then" said Dyyorer, cit is pity that
you do not love the Princess Isaure.n
"Why?" inquired Rainier.
Because, replied Dyvorer, " the Princess
not only favors you, but / Think from what
my sister Zanthe has said, that the king has
taken this mode Of giving her to you at her
instance
Rainier knew that the Lady Zanthe was the
favorite maiden of the Princess, aud as we are
easily persuaded in the way our incinations
run, he took heart and determined to act up
on Dyvofer's counsel.
! About a week aftcrward, as the king was
walking in the courtyard of his palace, as no
did at times, he met with Rainier.
! You have never asked for the favor prom
Used, good baron, said King Dagobert.
"It is true, your majesty" said Rainier;
"but it was because feared to ask what
most desired"
"Speak," said the King, "and fear not"
Therefore Rainier preferred his request for
the hand of the Princess.
Baron" replied the king, frowning,
some crafty enemy has prompted you to
this. The daughter of king should only
wed with the son of king. Nevertheless,
there is an ancient law, never fulfilled since
the conditions are impossible, which says that
any one of noble birth, who has saved the
kings life, vanquisbed the kings enemies in
battle, and built castle forty cubits high in
a single night, may wed the kings daughter.
Though you have saved my life and vanquish-
ed my enemies, yet you are not of noble birth,
nor, were you so, could you build such cas-
tie in such space of time"
.I am of noble blood, nevertheless, /" said
Rainier, proudly, although | have been
wood chopper My father who died in ban
ishment, was the Duke of Manylands, falsely
accused Of having conspired against the late
king, your august father and can produce
the record of my birth. Our line is as noble
as any in your realm, sire, and nobler than
most"
!" If that be true, and doubt it not" an
swered King Dagobert, "the law holds good
for you. But you must first build palace
where we stand, and that in single night
SO your suit is hopeless" eaH
leaving Rainier in deep sorrow, for he thought
the condition impossible. AS he stood thus,
the fairy, Rougevert, appeared.
g Be not downcast,' she said, "but build
the castle tonight
Alas . said Rainier, cit cannot be
DONE"
"Look at yourax," returned the fairy. ''Do
~. Al. l.. r. u. sa
ed like hammer" 81
So she taught Rainier what words to use,
and vanished
When the sun was down, Rainier came to
the courtyard, and raising his AK with the
blade upward, he said aloud, AK AK ham,
mer hammer work and build for my profit y
The ak at once leapt forward with hammer
part downward, and began crockng the solid
rock on which the courtyard lay, and shaping
it into oblong blocks, and heaping them one
on the other. So much noise was made there
by that the warders first, and then the whole
court, came out to ascertain the cause. Even
the king himself was drawn to the spot. And
It seemed to them, all through the magic of
the fairy, that there were hundreds on hui
leather jenkins, some engaged in quarrying
and shaping, and others in laying the blocks,
and others in keying arches, and adjusting
doors and windows, and making oriels and
towers and turrets And still as they looked,
the building arose foot by foot and before
dawn great stone castle, with its towers aud
battlements, its portcullis, and its great gate,
forty eubts high, stood in the court yard.
When King Dagobert saw this, he emebrac-
ed Rainier, continued to him the title of his
father whose duca estates he restored to his
son, and sending for the Princess Isaure. who
appeared radiant with joy and beauty, he be-
trothed the young couple in the presence of
the court
So Rainier and Isaure were married, and liv-
ed long and happily and on the death of
Dagobert, Rainier reigned. AS for the ak,
that is lost, somehow, and although / have
made diligent inquiry, have never been able
to find where it is. Some people think the
fairy took it after King Rainier died, and hid
it again in tree and recommend all wood
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