The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1884-07-04
Our Young Readers.


THE MAGICAL CUM.
There hvod, once on Time. lonr while
II TIE country q sonewhcreor other.
fay little Prince. who was heir 20 the
And BE- had neither sister nor brother.
HIS hair snd ~ eyes were chestnut
And 10 matter what state was The weather.
He wore doubIct and hose. and that sort d
And nns velvet cap with feather.
Ne ha .,I,,. osa!y one fault but that va
Twas thls'-st,dy he was not inclined 10:
And when asked he reason hc never would
ne would answer he ''hadn't mind tor
He could scarce read : word. ana he could
AZ for spclIng--he could not spell liable M
And he could not tell nouns from pronouns.
Say he multiplication table.
a. for learning ''amo. amas, amat"
Though emery II emery. ickery. ~.
He could say from che start quite through
For You zee anything that was nice 70 play
he had mind 70 learn In minute.
But the thing that looked IN the least like q
He had not mind to begin IL.
the King was much puzzled. the Queen
,r,, ssry 49,; M. ..-.
That ne hen o the 'i throne should Decline s
because he had not mind %.
This thing ,nust se changed" said the King.
with frown-
win send for the Court Physician:
There l. something radically wrong / fear.
50 the Court Physician arrived Al the Court.
And examined the Prince. ~ directed;
Ano ne SAIL ~ ne soiemiy s'rokcd his
I'm afraid thai his brain 4 affected"
Dare ycu say" roared she King. IN : burst
ITO monarch o. ny position.
That rs scn e dnncef win have your
Cried she king 70 the Court Physician.
Next the King called council o. learned
They were sarcst OF ali IN the Nation.
But they failed 70 suggest any remedy
After SIX mouths or deep meditation
They were ~ a despair. when IN through
Came aiIttIe old woman. a. wrinkIcd
And n withered and brown = Al autumn
Though her eyes IKE diamonds twinkled.
Tim wishing % speak with the KING" said
she was not AZ all troubled with shyness:
She struck her oak star on the stones, ana
explained:
I've cure for his Royal Hiehness-"
she curtcsicd low when she saw the king
And said, srssely; 4 have here : treas
which win cure the Prince Of his playing
II such / your royal pleasure.
: It's : wondrous slipper; i've owned 4
And ~ faithful Use o. X 'fi hss: brought up
Into men seven sons altogether"
nsre she took she slipper from o. her foot;
You must use il with sharp. quick blows on
n your our si'5ssi cares % Try A..
she spoke. and then vanished. "Ah, well,~
They sn .sy shores no time IKE the pres
sssss =: Z: E e s s ss ssi ~
20 he tucked up his gown, and took on Bis
crown.
Leaned bis sceptcr away IN the corner.
And then. lest The Queen should be scared |
AZ the noise.
Sent ! fair maii-of-honor % warn her.
Alas cried the Queen. as she burst into |
tears.
And sank into chair made or willow:
while maid-ofhonor 81 each or her ears,
TO exclude any sound. pressed pillow.
IN minute the slaps sounded quick and |
sharp.
Twas apparent his Hirhncss.was getting
Aprctty good dose for hog who TIN then. /
Had had nothing 81 all nut pcttinR.
They sct hun lesson 20 learn On the spos.
Though bis face looked exceedingly /
But ne learned n By heart inside OF an hour.
by the aid OF the slippers magic
And he studied quite nicely from thar time
On.
Twas cure. though they found Il pr-
dent.
For fear 81 relapse. that slipper should hans
Eycrmorc In plain sight - the student L
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