The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1884-08-06


The kings daughter tried spinning also,
but it was of no use; the hard thread soon
cut through her soft, white fingers till the
blood ran down.
"See, now" said her husband, "you
are good for nothing at work. am
badly off indeed with such helpless
wife; so must find trade for you. II
| purchase a basketball of different
wares, you can sit in the market and
sell them"
"Ahl" thought she, when the market
people from my fathers kingdom come
out and see me sitting there with things
to sell, how they will mock me-"
But she could not help herself she was
obliged to go, for she did not want to die
of hunger. The first time, however, every
thing turned out we'll. People bought
goods willingly Of such beautiful wo.
man; all she had was sold, even the
basket, and they paid her whatever she
asked, 80 that she went home with plenty
of money. They lived on this for some
time-as long as it lasted-and then her
husband bought another basketball Of
wares and gave il to his wife, who went
again to the market, seated herself in a
corner, and spread out her goods for sale.
Suddenly drunken hussar came by on
horseback, and, not seeing the basket,
rode right into it, breaking the delicate
ware into a Thousand pieces. Then she
began to weep, and knew not in her dis
tress what to do, crying out, ooh what
will become of me What will my hus-
band say ?"
She ran home and related to him her
misfortune.
"Why did you seat yourself at such
dangerous corner of the market ?" he
said. "There, stop your weeping; see
that you are quite unfit to perform the
simplest work. l have Just been to our
kings castle, and they told me they wanted
kitchen maid. | have promised to send
you over every day, and they are ready TO
take you; so come and have your supper,
and don't weep any MORE"
And so the proud kings daughter be-
came kitchen-maid in the castle of King
Roughbeard. 1t was dreadfully hard
work; she had to wait upon the cook,
wash the plates and dishes, and the sauce
pans and kettles.
They brought her whatever pieces were
left for her to take home for dinner and
supper, and she was often very tired. But
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Roughbeard's castle, and at last the SER
wants told her that great festival was
about to take place in honor of the young
kings marriage.
The poor wife, who remembered that
she could once have been his wife but for
her pride, felt very sad; yet she could not
help going to the door of the grand saloon,
that she might see the company arrive.
The room was full of light, and each
one who stepped in seemed more elegant
and beautiful than the last, and, as the
glory and splendor surrounded her she
thought, with sorrowful heart, of her
fate, and lamented over the pride and
haughtiness which had brought her into
such terrible poverty and disgrace.
From the costly supper which was laid
out for the guests came the most delicious
odors, and the servants who waited threw
her pieces that were left on the plates as
they passed her, which she gathered up
and put into her basket to carry home.
After supper, the company adjourned
to the dancing-room, and as the kings
daughter was looking earnestly at the
beautifully dressed ladies and gentlemen
who passed, she saw all at once a noble
looking prince approaching her. He was
richly dressed in velvet and silver, and
wore golden order across his shoulders.
He saw the beautiful princess, who had
lost her position through her own pride,
standing at the door. He knew her at
once, although she was so meanly dressed
but when he advanced and took her by
the hand, to lead her into the ballroom,
saying that she must dance with him, she
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get free, for she knew it was King
Roughbeard her lover, whom she had
treated with contempt. But it was useless
to refuse, he held her hand so tightly and
led her in.
, In the struggle the band that fastened
her basket round her waist broke, and al
the broken pieces which the servants hat
given her were scattered on the floor, ant
rolled in all directions, while the company
| looked on and laughed, in tones O.
, mockery. Her shame was now complete
: and she wished she could at that moment
. hide herself Thousand fathoms deep il
the earth. She rushed to the door to rui
!. away, but on the steps, in the dark, sh
met, as she supposed, her husband, for i
7 was his voice.
q He seized her firmly, and brought he
back into the castle, and as soon as h
I appeared in the light, she saw to he
!. establishment that it was King Rough
n beard.
!. "Do not fear" said he, in gentl
!. tone; 81 and the wandering minstre
i, with whom you have lived in the wretche
n house in the wood are the same. My low
a for you made me disguise myself that
r might win you through your father
oath. l was the hussar who upset you
4 basket. have done it to try if, after al
4 you really loved King Roughbeard, WHOM
n you refused and Knocked and hope
that your proud thoughts would be hun
10 bled, and your naughty spirit bend, an
/" that it would be as a punishment &c
!. having Knocked and spurned me-"
,e Then she wept bitterly, and said, I"
Il know have done wrong, and am ne
worthy to be your wife,"
"a But he said, BE comforted; all is pa
now. You are my wife, and we have
q. splendid festival to celebrate the even
II after ALL"
~ Then he took her to beautiful chan
r Der, where the maidens of the cou
b. dressed her in royal robes, and when hi
husband came and conducted her to Il
w great hall, there was her father and