The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-02-15

| ana 10 thee, " St1ve S0n.Oi 0.gun,
| dedicate this ode.
4 CANADIAN FOLK.TALE.
Once upon time, long time ago, there
was very beautiful princess, and she was
| very rich, and of course she had lovers by
the dozen, who used to come to her house
in the evening and play the fiddle and glare
at each other all through the "veille" until
the king and queen called FROM the back
bedroom that it was time for oil the young
people to 10 getting home, or what would
the neighaors say?
But many though her lovers were. the
princess would have none Of them, and
nobody could make out what objection she
could possibly find to one after another of
her suitons. At last, when she had refused
every eligible prince that there was in the
four parishes, her parents insisted upon
knowing the reason. and she told them after
much urging.
"You see, dear pa and dear ma," said
the princess, making rosebud of the pret
test little mouth there WAS in the universe
II should like husband who was real
atfectionate aud who could love me prop.
er]y. These young men, are all 70 timid
that II ] should marry one of them would
| certainly find that he did not kiss ME and
| say nice things to me half often enough
| ana then should either die OF neglect or
be compelled to kiss some one else. and
that would be wrong. So dear "a and dear
ma, have resolved not to marry until
lind sweetheart Who has two pairs oflips
in the week and 20, 900 on Sundays and
feasts of obligation"
unhappy girl" said the king, taking off
his tuQue 10 scratch his head In his per-
plexity II have good mind to-" But
at that minute the queen saw the old SOW
and all the little pigs walking in through
the front gate into the garden where the
ho:lyhocks and sunflowers and onions and
beets and carnations and other flowers were
and they had to catch up the tonss and cali
The little yellow dog, Marteau, and sally
FORTH and so no one ever knew what the
king had a good mind to do.
When the young princes in that and the
surrounding parishes learned of the prin-
joyous but. after cipheriDg it out on states
and shingles, they came to the conclusion
that, nice as kisses were, and pretty a. Wac
the princess, 100000 kisses q DAY would
leave them very little leisure for anything
else, and as she had pair of very black
eyes, with q fash In them when she was
angry and could put her little foot down
| with force enough to split her sabot, they
felt convinced that II she had made up her
mind to have those kisses, and her husband
| was unable or unwilling to furnish them,
why
NOW, tnefe was young prince who lived
! away out IN the concesstons-the back
parishes, where they only had one mail q
week-and so it was good while before he
heard OF the princess aud her beauty, and
| finally Of the remarkable conditions which
But when he did hear about her he resolv-
ed to win her, and 10 ha went and consult
| ed the chancellor.
DO you really love her 50 muchs" said
the chancellor
''ldo," replied the prince, ''and though
have never seen her l feel 80 drawn toward
her that II she will not marry me will 20 on
to Meriden, in the Connecticut, and work in
the factories. One hundred Thousand kisses
a day and 200 OOO on Sunday, and fete dob
| legation! Alas, there are not more than
seventy Sundays and holidays In the year,
But then it will be leap year soon."
Every well, my SON." said the chancellor,
'then will tell you how to win the prin.
| cess. Go to the store and bring half an ell
| of black velvet and two tobacco pipes and =
| false mustaote, and do thus and 10 with
| where the prtncesv lives and hire yourself
out to the boss Of the big sawmill to work on
the day gang, and will all be WE'LL"
30 the prince paid the chancellor his fee
"A livres and 10 sous-aud went and did
all that the chancellor had told him.
And SO one evening, as the princess was
standing at the attic window Of the royal
palace doing mp her hair, she looked out,
and saw in the sunlight tall and remarka-
bly, weli-built young man with black vel
vet mask on leaning negilently against the
fence smoking two pipes.
By and by an old gentleman came along
! and stopped to speak with him, and wher
he was answering the old gentleman he took
one pipe out OF his mouth respectfully, and
went on smoking the other. This surprised
the princess, and running to the door she
called to the old gentleman to come to her,
and said to him: Excuse me sir, but who
Is that Young man, aud why does he smoke
two pipes?"
The old gentleman-it was the chancellor
replied: "You are very excusabie, missl
That Is young man who works on the day
gang in the big saw.mfll, and he has $l4 .
| "OhSA UuN Mo UVOAOs AA0 NOAACo ~ VAA O0CA
in the concessions, and the reason why be
wears mask is because he has two
| mouths"
1.-TWO mouths' cried the princess excited
Iy.
EYES, two mouths. And OF course he
does not wish to be stared at by everybody.
| 50 lie wears that velvet mask"
rs he married." asked she.
Gle is not, miss" said the chancellor,
land he never will be, for he has vowed to
have no woman for a wife who will be satis-
fled with less than lOO,O 600 kisses every day,
and zoe, 600 on Sundays and fetes d'obliga-
tion."
ooh, heavensl" cried the princess, "how
fortunate that should have seen himl He
and no one else shall be my husband"
90 the chancellor ran and called the
prince back. and introduced him to the
princess and her family, and the marriage
was agreed upon. BY this time il was quite
dark, and as they were sitting together on
the doorstep the princess asked the prince II
really and truly he bad two mouths.
my dearest" said the prince, do you
think for q moment that would be capa-
bic of deceiving y0u?"
II know that there are two holes in the
mask, said the princess but they may be
the same lips. Why should you wear that
hateful old mask, snyway?"
THAT is y long story, my DEAR" he re.
piled; "but first l win prove 10 you that
am not betraying your confidence. Herel''
and slipping off his mask be gave her . kiss
OF the first magnitude. WAS that good7
Perhaps you may prefer the other mouth;
some girls, however, object to mustaches, u
and slipping on the false mustacbe he gave
the princess another kiss.
II really don't know which Is beet," said
the princess redectively. LET me have
another of each sort!"
Then the prince explained to her that the
reason why be wore the mask was because q
himself and family, and wished to steal one
of his precious mouths from him and 20 de.
prive him of one halt OF the pleasure of biz
life. This she would have the power to do
if he showed any one of his two mouths by