West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-01-04

INTO the basin. Then he asked her the
same question again, and again She AN
swered yes, and the water was up u hi.
mouth.
Rosella, do you really want to know
Yes, yes,syesr'
Then know that | am called TIM
KING OF LOVE-"
Ana saying this he disappeared. and
the ba'lns and the palace disappeared
, likewise, aud Rosella found herself alone
OUT IN IN open plain without soul 10
helP her She called her servants, but
NO one answered her Then she ex-
claimed:
since my husband has disappeared
must wander about alone and 'forlorn
TO seek him.
~ she began her wanderings. and
arrived at night in another lonely plain
then the poor girl felt her heart sink
ana not knowing what to do. she ex-
claimed
"Ahi King of Love.
You did H. and said IT,
lou disappeared from me in 4 golden bssip
Ana who will shelter to-uiEht
lhis poor unfortunate onea"
When she had uttered these words an
ogress appeared, and said: "Ah, wretch
how dare YOU 90 about ,ru king my
nephew? ~ and was going t. e. % her up;
but she took pity on her miserable state
and gave her shelter for the night. The
next morning she gave her piece OF
bread, and said:
We are seven sisters, all ogresses
and the worst is your mother-in.law
look out for her :"
To be brief, the poor girl wandered
about six days, and met all six of the
ogre sses, who treated her i'm the same
way. The seventh day, in great dis
tress, she uttered her usual lament and
the sister of the King of Love appeared
and said Rosella, while my mother is
out, come upv and lowered the braids
OF her hair and pulled her up Then
she gave her something to eat, and told
her how to seize and pinch her mother
until she cried out: :" Let me alone for
the sake OF my son, the King of IOvew
Rosella did as she was told, but the
ogress was so angry she was going to
eat her But her daughter said they
would abandon her il she did.
Well, then, / will write letter, and !
koseIla must carry ii TO my friend.'
Now this friend was an ogress worse
than herself)
ODi lSontlid WAS ulsueaftCned when I
she saw the letter, and, descending the /
ladder OF hair, found herself in the |
midst of lonely plain She uttered |
her usual complaint, when, all at once, !
the King Of Love appeared, and said
You see, your curiosity has brought /
you to this point"
Poor thing, when she saw him she be- |
gan to cry, and begged his pardon for /
what she had done. He took pitv on /
her, and said
Now listen TO what you must do. |
On your way youwill come 10 river of /
blood; you must stoop down and take !
mp some in your hands, and saw: " How /
beautiful is this crystal water! such |
water rs this have never drunk /
Then you will come to another stream !
of turbid water and do the same there. |
Then you will find yourself in garden !
where there is great quantity OF fruit, |
pick some and eat it, saying What |
fine pears | have never eaten such /
pears as these Afterward YOU will |
come to an oven that bakcs bread day |
and night, and no one buys any. al /
though il is very cheap. When YOU I
come there, say: Oh, w lat fine loaves! /
bread like this have never eaten and /
eat some. Then you will come to an /
entrance guarded by two hungry dogs
give them a piece of bread TO cat.
Then you will come 70 doorway all /
dirty and full of cobweh.; take broom /
and sweep it clean. Go in. and half /
way up the stairs you will find two
giants each with dusty piece Of meat /.
by his side; take brush and clean it I.
for them. When you have entered the /
house, you will find a razor, pair of :
scissors and a knife; take something
and polish them. When you have done .
this, go in and deliver your letter 20 my .
mothers friend, the ogress. While she .
IS reading It, snatch up little box on /
the table and run for your life Take .
care to do all the things have told you,
or else you will never escape alive"
Roseila did as she was told, and while /
the Ogress was reading the letter, Ros- F.
ella seized the box and ran for her life /
When the Ogress had finished reading /.
her letter, she called
ROsellal RosellaW
When she received no answer. she .
perceived that she had been BETRAYED .
and cried out:
Razor, Scissors Knife, cut her in
piece.W
They answered:
As long a. we have been razor, -ci,-
sors and knife, when did you ever dci2n
20 polish US? Rosella came and bright
ened US up"
The ogress, enraged, exclaimed
stairs, swallow her upw
As long as / have been stairs. when
did you ever deign 70 sweep me? Ros-
ella came and swept me-"
The ogress cried in passion:
Giants, crush her" 2"
As long as we have been giants.
when did you ever deign to clean our
food for us? ROsells came and did it,"
Then the furious ogress called on the
entrance To bury her alive, the dogs to
devOur her, the furnace 10 burn her. the
tree to fall on her, and the rivers 10
drown her. but they all remembered
Rosella's kindness, and refused to iniure
her.
Meanwhile, Rosella continued her
way, and at last became curious to
know what WAS in the box she was car.
ryinR So she opened it and n great
quantity of little puppets came out;
some danced, some sang, and some
played on musical Instrument She
stopped and amused herself long
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