Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1886-1890, 1888-08-23

oayhreak you shan go to the Giant OF the
West to wed him. Tomorrow, also at
daybreak, the dainty prince shall die"
So saying. he bolted the door and went
noisily 10 his room. For long time Vera
sat weeping, and at last night came.
Through a grated window overhead she
could see darkness coming down Soon
the little stars burst through the sky,
and gradually growing brightness in
the blue darkness told her the moon ~as
climbing up her path of light. The soft
noonbeans stole into the room. They
only made Vera more sad, for they re-
minded her that when the moon should
disappear from the sky, and day break
over the world, her fate would be fulfilled
and her misery complete So she only
wept the more Suddenly the room
seemed brighter, and, looking up, she
saw large moonbean floating in at the
window, and carrying in with it a beauti-
full little figure, clad in fine green gauze,
and with q crown Of jewels like tiny
needle points in her loose golden hair In
her right hand she carried little golden
wand, tipped with minute gem Her
feet were encased in delicate green silk
slippers, and her chariot was sweet bud
of blue bell
She came forward in the room and said:
do not weep, o Princess Vera. l am
the Fairy Fona, princess among fairies,
and having seen your woes from NY
palace.in the noon am hear 10 save you
Open that door, walk out TO the garden
where you net the beautiful prince, and
ere the moon goes down 70 rest your
prince VIII De with you, and you viii bs
safe"
But you forget, most kind fairy" said
Vera, half smiling through her tears,
that there are locks and bars, and sen
:Fies TO be overcome, and l shall try IN
vain Nay, my uncle, the ogre, may hea-
ne and sl&y ne
"Ha! hal Laughed the fairy, with
laugh Ike the jingle of silver bells. Take
this blue beil, s,-si no door, though bolred
with ali the belts OF earth, shall refuse TO
open, no seminal presume to wake, and
as fer thy uncle, the ogre, leave him to
me-"
But the prince began Vera.
''Go!" said tle fairy, and leave him
also to me-"
So Vera went; and 10! every door
turned on it's hinges as though no bolt had
ever been there, and she passed on, and
every sentry slept the sounder as she
till she was safe beyond the walls and at
the spot where she had met the prince,
and there she waited.
The fairy, meanwhile, went to the
princes cell. and she awoke him from
slumber, saying: Arise. o princel No
longer Jewelbrand but Lovingheart.
Arise, and go forth to meet the princess
who awaits thee where We met! Lol am
:. 10 -7o-, fci-
come to help ye both. Arise and goi and,
when ye meet, pause not but flee to thy
home" And he arose, and lol every door
turned and lot him pass, and the sentries
slumbered and heard him not. So he
went forth and met Vera and kissed her
in the moonlight; and Vera and he, paus-
ing not. fed away westward, marveing
what Fairy Vo1na would do to Ogre Cgo-
Now, when Vorna entered the ogre's
room, the ogre sat in his chair asleep;
and, IS he slept, his long shaggy beard
and nUstache waved Ike banners with
his heavy breathing. The fairy smiled,
and, taking 9 Jewel from her crown, she
pressed it between her hands and crUm-
bIed it into dust. The moon was nearly
set. Voma took the dust end sprinkied
it over the ogres mustache and head, and
then sprang upon moon beam, which was
stealing from the chamber, and in a mo-
me1t she was flashed back to her fairy
sphere.
At the same instant the ogre, inhaling
deep breath, drew up his nostrls the
minute fairy dust and emitted a sneeze
like thousand thunders. Sneeze after
sneeze rolled forth. The castle rocked
and groaned, the roof cracked, and then.
with crash that woke half the world
from sleep, down fell the whole massive
building and crushed the ogre and his
sentinels into nothrgness. So persisted
Ogre Ugo.
Vera and Prince Lovingheart heard the
crash, and felt the earth shudder at the
shock. They fed the faster and reached
the princes home after many days jour
neyiug. There Vera and he were married,
and war was carried Oh against the Giant
OF the West-now the last Of the giants
and he fell before the princes sword.
And when the old king died the prince be-
came king, and lived to see sons and
grandsons, and daughters and grand
daughters playing around the royal foot
stool. Laucnlao MaeLean Watt in
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