The daily gazette., 1879-05-23
FIRST\ EDITION.
Che lBsautifal Prinoess.
BY MAURICE STANHOPE.

WuOSe queen presented MIN with lust one
child--6 daughter Ll"2 '@ii eiif p u
When she came into the world, he was
the hsppiest king in all creation. -
He caused the Joy bells to ring all over
his realm, and ordered his subjects, who
were In the confectionery line to deal
out to every child who applied for 1t a
pound OF sugar-plum gratis and charge
the bills to him.
The baby was the most beautiful little
creature ever born. ,.., .. .ii,r. "a, al
Everybody said so, and everybody must
And when the christening day was
come, they gave her the name of Alto
getiier Beautiful because there really was
no other name suitable. ia sli.,.,r.g
| The fairy godmother was, Of eouse, at
the christening feast, but she looked very
much discontented, and was very sulky.
The king felt troubled by this, and
asked her politely what she was so good
% to be displsased at, for one, must not
ftread OIL the corfs Of fairy godmothers.
The old lady replied snappishly:
"EnOugb, is the matter young man.
If you weren't ths greatest ninny of a
king that ever sat on a throne, you'd
know. That girl Of yours is. .aitogether
! too beautiful y N 81 q y
'She'll he 20 vain that there win be no
beasing her, IN the first place; and all
the young men will run away with her in
the second. You'll have nice time with
her, Why didn't moderately good
looking girl content you?" .- 80 ..e-
"How can belp it2" asked the king.
"Pcrhaps, as you are fairy, you'll
tell me how. Shall break her nose, or
put her where she'll catch the small
pox?" ''1 lNiHite 'f f'f! u
"People are generally congratulated
when their girls are nice-looking."
"I'm your best friend, as you'll find,"
said the godmother; stake my advice,
and all may be well yet. Never let her
see looking-glass, and never let her see
a young man."
"reach her that she is very plain, and
that young men are too dreadful to he
mentioned, and she may be credit to
With which words the fairy godmother
vanished up the chimney, leaving the
queen and all the good company, includ-
ing several excellent fairies, m.foods of
| tears.
"Oh! OH, obi" said a very sensible
woman present. "The good old fairy
godmother is right. It's dreadful
thing to be beautiful, as we all know by
| experience" -EX' .ts,.iAe
| The king, however, being a practical
man, who acted while others ,wept, went
to work. - j - Af - tgFF
He banished every looking glass from
the palace, tothe great disgust of all the
ladies of honor, who never could put
their thingsO on straight afterward.
He discharged every young male SER
want, and forbade any one to admit a
young man within the gates.
As soon as the young princess could
read, she was thaught several things !;
first that she was very plain; secondly,
and It was virtueitObe plain thirdly,
that handsome was that handsome did
fourhly, that young men were dreadful
creatures, who must not be spoken of or
to, and that if by chance Goung prin-
cess met one, she was to scream until
some one came to drive him away. e,
So she was brought up.
The king, the queen and the fairy
godmother all did their best to hide her
beauty from her, .r
She never read anything romantic, or
heard sentimental song. XII
| When she rode out, it was in the gar
den, with the ugliestr old man that was
ever born on the coach box, and all
seemed to go ON excellently.i
| Thus she attained her sixteenth year,
a pattern to all womankind, who had
never looked into looking-glass, and
never seen beau. .....- ... .
| "Next year." said the king, sI will
marry her to the most respectable elder
ly king who has lost his queen whom we
can meet, and we will have done our
| duty by her." "1Ns.ti i''@
Suddenly, however, to their great sur
prise and terror, their modest young
princess began to be the vainest creature
| In the world. gii
She tossed her head and smiled ab-
surdiy. ''@
She refused to repeat the words:
| 81 am very plain, and am thankful for
| it," which had been printed in an especi-
al catechism made for her own use.
She threw down the book and cried:
~ won't tell fibs-there now. I'm
pretty. I'm as round as can be, and I'm
| uotIcI AOOAaAA8 bhsA oil Va you puctoSStii-
er."
All the mirrors in the world could not
have made her more vain, and the king
and queen sent for the fairy godmother,
and bewailed the case to her.
-"Not mirror in the house," said the
queen. "I've put my bonnet on crook
ed sixteen years for her sake and this is
the end Of It." '.'r
"Stuff and nonsensel" cried the old
fairy. ~ haven't lived five or six hun
dred centuries to believe that She's got
= looking-glass about her. We must
search her." .
And the three went to the princess
room, and what they found in herpocket
was this-an old fashioned brass door
knob, which she had polished until II
looked like gold.
This was her mirror!
Now everyone knows door-knob l!
the most ludicrous Of all fefectOrs.
Ini the most regular nose appears fat
J and the most beautiful mouth meets al
the back of the head.
But the princess was delighted with
, 1t. ... .-s ,,l
The poor king and queen could moi
help laughingin the midst of their trou
BILE. t..'. .L.
"Don't you see how ugly yo,l look?
said the king. "How much reason you
. have to be thankful that you don't pos
.are the anare of beautyln