Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1886-06-06

ing, up be hops, and away he flies through
the key.hole which che had forgotten tC
step up. though the Princess held him sc
fast that the ends of her fingers came Of
on his shirt.
Then the Princess determined 10 looh
for him till she found him, if it was all over
the world she bad togo; 80 she took cake
aud Jug Of water, aud off she SET. And
Efer a while she saw mountain rising ~
bsfore her, that shown ike big diamond
and when abe came near, she found it was
made entirely Of glass. So she tried to
climb over it, but every foot she went Up
she slipped back thre3, so che made up her
mind to ask for help And when she look
ed around, there was little cottage at the
loot Of the mountain, and an old woman
sitting in it, spinning. So the Princess
asked her how TO get over the mountain,
and the old woman said, IF you will be
10y servant for year and day, | will
give you q pair OF shoes that will take you
over the mountain.
The Princess consented, and when the
year and day had rolled around the old
woman gave her . pair Of shoes set with
pins and needles, and with these she walk
ed over the mountain as Light as q feather
Then abe weut on and on till abe saw
something ahead of her that spsrkled like
millions Of Jewels. And when she got up
close, she saw mountain, all made of pins
and needles. So she knew the shoes she
had would be 10 use to her and shs looked
around to see where she could get another
pair. Then she saw st the foot Of this
mountain another little house, and another
old woman spinning who agreed 10 help her
loyer-;he mountain on the asme terms as
The fret And at the end of year and q
day, the Princess received pair ct shoes
made Of glass which took her over the
mountain almost before she knew it.
Bat the third mountain che came to was
Of swords and dsggers; and though she OBJ
tsined a pair of shoes made of bright steel
on the same terms as the other pairs, she
had hard work getting over.
Then che went on Till she came to a
most elegant palace, and before 1t ran a
stream OF water, where some wssherwo-
men were washing linen. So the Princess
spDhG u ouN dSACN t-iS'h N''hE
they doipg2 And they told her that the
Prince who lived 10 thu castle was about
to be married, bat that before he could be,
it was necessary to get out three spots Of
blood that were on The tail of his best shirt.
Then the Princess said, would they let her
see him aud wnen she saw the spots, she
knew they were the eDds Of her own three
fingers. So she took the tail Of the shirt
between her two fingers and her thumb
aud rubbed it softly this way ard that, Till
the ends of her fuger5 grew On again, and
the shirt was as clean IS you please. And
no sooner had che done so than the en-
chSntmeut was entirely broken, and her bus
baud came running oct of the castle crying,
Nv acre is my dear wife?' So they were
married over again, and mad the biggest
wedding thst ever YVES known in that couu
try, before or since. All the poor folks
for miles around were Invited, aud there
was plenty to eat and drink, and all oil the
best. And the Prince and Princess lived
happy for ever after, and never had care
nor sorrow. and when they died the went
srraigbt 20 Heaven, aod | hope they are
there still. KATE PEARSON WOODS.