Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1883-02-07
CANADIAN FOLK-TALE.

,pnn n time, long time ago,
Ull0, , ~ very beautiful princess,
be'v was very rich, and of course
na "a ~ ,oyers by tbs dozen VINO used
he haa IA her house in the evening
co aIav the fiddle and gaze at each
lssr iii through the rei9ee until the
'le. md queen called from the bed
~ that It WAS time for the young
colu 10 be getting home, or what
Vii the neighbors say
'1 pnt many though her lovers were,
pa ar;nress would have none of them,
y ,Pnahody could make out what OBJ
~ an che could possibly find TO one
49, ano,ber Of her suitors. AT last,
n van she had refused every eligible
w. that there was in the four par
pi aas hrr parents insisted upon know
snss 10 reason. and she told them
. ne much urging.
''. Wan zee, dear pa and dear ma
nj ,ha ptincess, making a rosebud Of
~ ~ nrattiest little mouth there was In
W ppniye,se. II should like Il hus-
~ va IN Who was real atfectionate and
p ana eould love me properly. These
Tannc men are all so timid that II !
'haald marry one OF them, | would
'againly lind that he did not Kiss me
IA say nice things 10 me half often
'ao,oh. and then should either die
Neglect or be compelled TO kiss some
e. and that would be wrong. So,
az, mn m and dear ma, have resolved
"a ~ - marry until find IL sweetheart
,SSo has two pairs of lips and
ciye me 100000 kisses every
~ In The week, and 100000 on
ndays and feasts of obligation
nI'nhappy girl ~ said the king
stlnt off his tuqae to scratch his
'sad In bis pcrplexity, II have n
IVA mind to- But at that MIN
n ihe queen saw the old sow and all
H. little.pirs walkingin through the
,ont cate into the garden where the
allyIocks and snowfiowers and on
ons and beets and carnations and
tber flowers were, ana they had 70
atch up the tongs and call the little
ellov dog, Martcau, and sally forth,
nd so no one ever knew what the
inr had a good mind to do.
When the young princes in that and
he surrounding parishes learned Of
Ne prIncess' determination they were
irst very joyful, but, after clipping
ont on States and shingles, they
anne to the conclusion that, nice as
I,ses were, and pretty as was the
dncess, 100000 kisses day would
ave them very little leisure for any
hing else, and as she had q pair of
ey black eyes, with flash in them
hen she was angry, and could put
erlittle foot down with free enough
split her sabot, they felt convinced
hai if she had made up her mind to
ave those kisses, and her husband
Jas unable or unwilling to furnish
hem, Why
Now, there was young prince who
we'd away out in the concessions-the
scs parishes, where they only had
be mail week-and SO it was u good
he before he heard of the princess
Ild her beauty, and finally of the re
bskabe conditions which she haC
tsolved to exact of her husband. But
Then he did hear about her he re
blyed to win her, and so he went anC
bnsuted the chancellor.
"Do you really love her SO much p
lid the chancellor.
lido" replied the prince, land
Dough have never seen her ! fee
drawn to her that If she will no
barry me | will 20 on to Meriden, In
ne Connecticut, and work III the fac
Arles. One hundred thousand kisse:
day and two hundred thousand OF
mdays and fetes d'obligation! Alas
ERE are not more than seventy Sun
ysand holidays in the year! But thei
Will be leap year soon"
HVery well, my son, said the chan
llor, then will tell you how to vii
eprincess. Go to the store anC
ring half an eel of black velvet ant
10 tobacco pipes and n false mus
che, andd thus and so with then
" ld then go down to the parish wher
princess lives and hire yourself
10 the boss of the big saw mill t
ORR on tie day gang, and all will b
Ill.,
20 the prince paid the chancellor hi
"a liyres and 10 sous--and wen
did all that the chancellor ha'
"A ID him
VI And so one evening, as the princes
. Standing at the attic window {
royal palace doing up her bail
N'het Out diiu SStW III thc suiiiSi
TALL and remarkably well-built youn
an with black velvet mask o
Ahlng negligently against the tenc
eSlng two pipes.
Byand by an old gentleman cam
pag and stopped to speak with hin
when he was answering the oil
~ aleulan he took one pipe out of h
0sll respectfully and went on smol
with the other. This surprise
ri sprlncess, and running to the do,
called to the old gentleman
ne 70 her, and said to him, "Excu'
sr, but who is that young maj
~awhy does he smoke two pipes"
D aae OIL gentlemau-it was the cha
ss-replled: You are very e.
"a able, miss That is young ma
aoworks on the day gang in the b
A,miil, and he has $l4 n month M
oeard. He comes from back
concessions, and the reason WI
3aa wears mask is because he has "
ctedly.
ies, Two mouths. And of cour
uOes not wish to be stared ut
MI 'assISody, so he wears that vely
= mhe marrled?n asked she.
nsh not, miss said the cha
D and he will never be, FOR
'owed to have no woiuan for
= VINO W. Will be satisfied with il
w'vW kisses every day and 20
" Sundays and fetes d'oblil
4 z M, yai heavens.n cried the prince
~ fortunate that / should Ina
r'al He and no one else sh
we chancellor ran and called [