Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1883-04-21


cause hateful fairy was an enemy Of him.
self and his family, and wished to steal one
of his precious mouths from him, and 80
deprive him Of one-half of the pleasure of
his life. This she would have the power
to do if he showed anyone his two mouths
by daylight hence he wore his mask.
bat after dark, he continued, there
is no danger whatever"
Well, and so they were married, and
they lived very happily together for
the first few weeks of their welded
life. Every morning before daylight
the Princess would get up and pre-
pare breakfast for the Prince, and he
would set off for the sawmill while yet it
was dark, SO as to relieve his partner, who
worked on the night gang, when the bell
rang at sunrise. And all day long he wore
his mask, and at sunset he went home,
reaching the house after dark.
And about the 100, 900 kisses Eth, my
friends, that cannot say, but the Princess
always seemed to have a contented air, and
ste was famous hand at arithmetic and
was a woman who could always stand up
for her rights.
But, naturally enough, the Prince re-
Elected that some day she would find out
all about the trick. and that she would
never forgive him, SO the next market day
when he saw the Chancellor he asked his
advice, and the Chancellor said {: j" Do thus
and so and all will be WELL"
So, on the succeeding Sunday, the Prince
went out into the woods and caught 9
small bird, and kept it in his hand in his
pocket, and went back into the house, and,
as was her invariable custom on Sundays
when he was at home, the Princess began
teasing him about being afraid of the fairy.
"She could do you no earthly harm, said
she, Sand, besides, you are nearly
twenty thousand kisses behind to-
day already, and it 10 almost
vesper time. How on earth do you ex
pect to catch up if you only use one
mouth Oh if 1 was a great big mar
like you wouldn't be afraid of little BIZ
of fairy p
So the Prince pretended to be annoyed
and he said +: IAN right, then I'll risk il
if you will; but mind, it will be youl
fault if anything happens" Aud ht
slipped up his hand with the bird in it tt
unfasten the mask. and as he took off the
velvet-whiff out flew the bird in the
Princess face and then out through the
door.
"There !" said the Prince, "now you've
done it There goes my best mouth
Whew, how it hurt 1t was like drawing
cork out of bottle of jam beer (gingel
beer)-pop See, the fairy is flying ovel
the fence with it p
"Yes, indeed; I see the mustache 7
said the Princess. 81 am 80 sorry, but
perhaps 1 can coax it back" So she rar
after the bird, pouting out her lips ant
saying "Cheep! cheep!" in the mos
bewitching manner, but the bird woult
not return, and she had to 60 back to bel
husband sorrowfully.
"Never mind, my dear, said be, sooth
ingly it does not make any difference.
"Oh," she sobbed, "but it will. Nov
that you have but one pair of lips, how
can you take more than fifty thousand kisse
a day ~
"Well, we must make them extra nic'
once" said the Prince, "and make up fo
it that way. Beside, there is this ad
vantage-mY pipes and tobacco will last mt
twice as long now"
| This reflection cheered the Princess up
SO she dried her eyes and used the velve
mask to trim her bonnet with, and she ant
the Prince lived happily ever afterward
and this awful experience had one goot
effect-never afterward did she attempt t,
pry into her husbands secrets.
And that's all.-[Ne York World.