The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1884-12-26

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1 - a tome emerald green.
Blossoms sprang up be.
Her dainty, tripping feet, and
bye their kings, queens, and royal
family there lived tho elfn princess,
whose fortunes 4 am about to relate.
They called her Angelique, because Of
hsr delicate angelic beauty; and I will
now endeayor TO describe her, rs she
Appeared in her sunny youth.
Her complexion was fair and clear as
ii waxen petals Of the white camelia
soft see-sheI tint glowad on her
cheek; her lips were like chiseled u
biz her eyes blue and clear as q noun
tain lake; her heavy, ripping hair was
ofsa deep golden hue, her figure slender
and graceful as a Per-.
She was q beauty Of the fairy court,
the observed OF all observers, the star
for every eye to follow, when she app
peAred at the royalfestiyals in her gala
robes, her fairy head crowned with a
diadem, and fragrant flowers knotted
amid her golden t~resses, while costly
jewels droopedfr from her ears, rare pearls
wera cooled round and round her neck,
and her dainty hand clasped q golden
sceptre. Such was her costume on the
evening cur story opens, when the king,
her father, gave 8 ball to the inhabitants
of fairylnnd. One by one the fairies
canae nj to pay honaget to the sovereign,
Mcqueen his onlydaughter, the Princess
Angelique, and her brother, the heir to
his throne.
Many m admiring eye turned to her
~ she sat in her chair Of state, glitter
ing with gold and jewcls, her sceptre
raised, and her eyes wandering wei the
throng. At length there came choing
through the palace q bug1e-call, which
was the signal for the dancing to COM
mence, and thenn gush of sweet and
stirring music rose from the band sta
TONED near. while dainty feet began to
beat time TO the melody.
The noblsman who stood highest in
rank at the fairy court, moved to the
Elm Princess, and on Bonded knee beg
ged the honor Of her hand in the first
dance. She assented, and the next
moment they stood, not on the green's
ward, which had been so famous as the
scene3o Of fairy dances. but in the SPLEEN
did ballroom of the palace, with its
mosaic floor, its golden pillars, and a
fountain gushing Up from the heart of
some lotus blossoms, brought by fairy
couriers from the banks Of the Nile,
while around the hall lay tiny cushions,
glittering with jewels.
How beautiful the princess looked,
as she glided through the giddy mazes
of the dance; and her partner lad a
ready tongue at compliment, but all his
homage did not thrill the heart Of fair
Angelique. He was no dearer than N
other courfier and when he led her
back, and relinquished her hand, the
sea-shell flush did not deepen on her
cheek, nor the light kindie in her vio-
let eyes, q pleasant dreams rose before
her.
The next day, she woke at an early
hour, and resolved to make an escapade,
@.and leave the palace unattended even by
apage. The morning was glorious the
sun had risen like q golden shield; the
6owsrs in the fairy garden glittered with
crystal dews, the sweet, fresh air famed
her cheek and brow, and lifted her
golden hair, as she trtpped through the
grounds. She had put on her simplest
garb, and now on, on she went, rejoic-
ing In her freedom, baskingin the bright
sunshine, and gathering the l~oveIist
blossoms she could find, taking care in
the meantime, not to disturb the Sleep
ing fays slumbering in not q few.
She perceiveda cluster of beautiful
notified bell-shaped flowers, growing
onsa kind OF natural terrace, which it
vas exceedingly difficult to reach. Iii her
attempts to seize the blossoms, she lost
her footing, and fell to the ground.
As she lay thus, half fainting, q trav-
eller, clad in hunting suit of Lincoln
green. like Robin Hood, and with q tuft
ofplumes floating from his cap, came
riding across the green and dewy fields.
A few moments more, and he had
reined in his horse near the PROSTATE
girl. There she lay, her white eyelias
closed, her golden tresses sweeping about
her light form, her hands clasped over
her heart. The stranger leaped from
his horse, and bent over the girl with
an earnest, admiring gaze:
Some accident has happened to this
young lady, he said. But oh! how
beautiful. I know she must be the
Princess Angelique, for there never was
another person half SO lovely as She"
As bespoke, he lifted her with knight
lysconrtesy, and gentle hands, and at
this moment the eve opened, and the
hitherto pale lips dimpled into smiles,
end began to regain their wonted rich
color.
lyon are right, sir stranger, in your
Burmise." she said, after a brief silence.
y amthe Princess Angelique.n
81 knew II" he exclaimed. 'sThe
fame Of your beauty has long ago
reached my ears. And now pray tell
me what mishap has befallen you?
Well" replied the princess, s'when
I 90 ont ( am always attended by some
of M maids Of honor, and perhaps q
soldier; butthis morning resolved to
come alone, and enjoy my freedom and
Ibid until this mishap. Some coveted
flowers grew beyond my reach, and in
trying to obtain them, I fell
am very glad I CHANGED to be near
your highness. said the stranger.
There Vas brief pause, and then he
went on, as he glanced back over the
field and saw several horsemen career.
ing along.
II am Prince Rupert, and that is my
retinue. + rode on in advance, bul
here they are close by. Lady, / wa,
coming on q visit to your fathers court.
too, wished 80 seq tho far-famed beau.
ty of the Princess Angeliaue,n