The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1884-01-17

So the Prince remained at the Prin-
cess court and pleased her more and
more every day. But her desire to win
was so great that she would try every
means in her power to entice him to
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 her
favorite bracelet. Time and again the
Prince would feel 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: 1--WE remember
At last the Princess grew tired of this
indecision, and one day she exclaimed
suddenly: my handkerchief! will not
your highness pick it up for me?' The
Prince smilingly caught the handker-
chief on the tipsof his boot and waved it
carelessly towards her. The Princess
stopped down, caught the handkerchief
with her hands, and cried out angrily:
81 remember"
A whole year passed away in this
manner, and the Princess thought: ''This
can not always go on so, andI must put
an end to it, one way or the other" So
she said 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: ''It 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. Pray be kind enough to
adopt the customs of my court for
q while-iust for one hour-and have
your hands tied also; no after-thought
then will come to mar our enjoyment
The Princess did not much like this
arrangement, but he insisted tenderly,
| and as she really liked him very much,
she decided not to refuse him this tritie
The birds were singing, the sun was
shining, and the red cherries hung
down until they touched the cheeks of
| the Prince and Princess as they walked
slowly side by side under the trees. The
Princess looked up at the cherries and
said, with sigh: go, 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 off 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 as she received his kiss
along with the cherry, she could not say
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' "
(in English, my much beloveO.
N. B. The fame of the almond Prin-
cess lived for 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
had created. and so the custom has con-
tinued to this day.
But the German words "viel liebe-
chen" much beloved sounding like
"Philippchen Qittle Philip, it be.
came gradually the custom to say Phil
ip, Philippine. Perhaps it seemed more
convenient, if not so pathetic.-EI
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