St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1884-02-16

come here?" added the Princess. an
grilv. 81 came because you are yer,
beautiful" replied the Prince. gently
land if | may not win you. shall stil
have the happiness of feeding nv eve.
upon your beauty" Il can have n,
objection to that" re,.oined the Prin
cess. Modified.
So the Prince remained at the Prin
cess court and pleased her more anc
more every day. But her desire to wiz
was so great that she would try ever,
means in her power to entice him tC
withdraw his hands from his belt and
take something from her. She re,
manned constantly With him. engaged
In sweetest talks, and made him pres.
ents of flowers, bonbons. scent-bottles.
and. finally, she even gave him hel
favorite bracelet. Time and again the
Prince would feel a twitching in his
hands. but the resistance offered by the
belt would bring him back to his senses.
Then he would nod to his marshal. who
would come and gather up all the pretty
presents. saying: I'VE remember"
At last the Princess grew tired of this
indecis.on, and one day she exclaimed
suddenly: My handkerchief. will not
you; highness pick it up for me2" The
Prince smilingly caught the handker-
chief on the tip.of his boot and waved it
carelesSly towards her. The Princess
stopped down. caught the handkerchief
with her hands. and cried out angrily:
Il remember
A whole year passed away in this
manner.a the Princess thought: This
can not always 20 on SO, and must put
an end to it. one way or the other" So
she sad TO the Prince: Il have the most
beautiful garden in the world. and |
will show it to you tomorrow" The
Prince felt that the crisis was near, and
as he was now permitted to smell again
his apple, he smelt it with his
whole force. When they arrived in the
garden he said to the Princess: 1T is.
indeed. beautiful here; so beautiful that
we should be able to walk in it together
in peace, and undisturbed by the rules
of our contest. PrayEe kind enough to
adopt the customs of my court for
a while-iuSt for one hOur-and have
your hands tied also: no after-thought
then will come to mar our enjoyment"
arrangement. but he insisted tenderly,
and as she really liked him verv much,
she decided not to refuse him this tritle.
The birds We're singing, the sun was
shining. and the red cherries hung
down until they touched the cheeks of
the Prince and Princess rs they walked
slowly side by side under the trees. The
Princess looked up at the cherries and
said. with sigh: 40, what pity that
Your highness can not give me somer'
: Necessity knows no law replied the
Prince, and picking delicately cherry
between his lips, he pulled it of from
the tree and presented it to her. Now
the Princess had no choice but to bring
her lips close to his. in order to take the
cherry, and Is she received his kiss
along with the cherry. she could not saw
in time: Il remember" so the Prince
quickly took his hands out of his belt.
and throwing his arms around her neck,
he said, in loud, exultant voice:
Good morning. my 'viel liebechen'"
Gin English. my much beloved).
n. b. The tame of the almond Prin-
cess lived tor a while and then passed
away like many other flames. but al
mondS did not pass away. 1t remained
customary for young couple to divide
twin kernels of an almond. like twin
thoughts. twin feelings: especially after
a precedent as satisfactory as that
which the whim of the almond Princess
nad created. and SO the custom has con-
inued to this day.
But the German words "viel liebe-
'hen. much beloved sounding like
. Philippchen" Qittle Philip, it be-
'ame gradually the custom to say Phil
p, Philippine. Perhaps it seemed more
if not so pathetic.-Er-
hange.