Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1888-08-04

sat weeping, and at last nrRnr came.
Through Q 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 was
climbing up her path of light. The soft
moonbeams 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 I'D, she
saw large moonbeam floating In at the
window, and carrying in with It a besuti-
full little figure. clad in fine green gsuze,
and with 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 q sweet bud
of blue bell.
She came forward in the room and said:
''Do not weep, o Princess veral / am
the Fairy Voms, sprincess among fairies,
and having seen your woes from my
palace in the moon, l am hear to save YOU.
Open that door, walk out to the garden
where you met the beautiful prince. and
ere the moon goes down to rest your
prince viii be with you, and you will be
safe"
But you forget, most kind fairy, /" said
Vera. half smiling through her tears,
shat there are locks and bars, and sem
tries to be overcome, and I shall try In
vain. Nay. my uncle. the ogre. may hear
me and slay me-"
HAL hal" laughed the fairy, with a
laugh like the jingle of silver bells. Take
this blue bell, and no door, though bolted
with all the bolts of earth, shall refuse to
as for thy uncle, the ogre. leave him to
me-"
But the prince began Vera.
''Go!" said the fairy, "and leave him
also to me-"
So Vera went; and lol every door
turned on its hinges q though no bolt had
ever been there, and she passed on, and
every sentry slept the sounder as she
passed. On she went, and paused not
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 swoke him from
slumber, saying: "Arise, o princel No
longer Jewelbrand but Lovingheart.
Arise, and go forth to meet the princess
who awaits thee where ye metl Lol am
the Fairy voma, princess among fairies
come to help ye both Arise and gol and.
when ye meet, pause not but fee to thy
home" And he arose, and lol every door
turned and let 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, marveling
what Fairy Voms would do to Ogre Ugo.
Now, when Voms entered the ogre's
room, the ogre sat in his chair asleep;
and, as he slept, his long shaggy beard
and mustsche waved like banners with
his heavy breathing. The fairy smiled.
and, taking q jewel from her crown, shs
pressed it between her hands and crum-
bled 1t into dust. The moon was nearly
set. Voma took the dust and sprinkled
1t over the ogre's mustache and head, and
then sprang upon moonbeam. which was
stealing from the chamber, and in mo-
ment she was flashed back to her fairy
sphere.
At the same instant the ogre, inhaling
q deep breath, drew up his nostrils the
minute fairy dust and emitted sneeze
like thousand thunders. Sneeze after
sneeze rolled forth. The castle rocked
and groaned, the roof cracked, and then.
with q crash that woke half the world
from sleep, down fell the whole massive
building and crushed the ogre and his
sentinels into nothingness. So perished
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
neying There Vera and he were married.
and war was carried on 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. Lauchlan MacLean Watt In
Home Journal
In the Amusing oom adj etta Of "Used Up,r -
Sir Charles Coldstream, . blase man of
fashion, Is made to deprecate everything In
which everybody else is supposed to take
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there is really nothing in It," He even
extended this criticism to the crater of We
suvius, down which he looked but saw
nothing In it." Such characters are
scarcer on this side Of the Atlantic than
abroad. but they exist here notwithstand-
ing. Such men need ''fillip to nature" To
incidentally stimulate their jaded appetite,
overcome their lassitude and renew the zest
of existence. They and others upon whom
the worlds enjoyments are beginning pre-
maturely to pail, will find Hostettar's
Stomach Bitters wholesome and speedy
renewal Of vigor and health. Appetite re-
turns. dyspeptic and bilious symptoms dis
appear. the nerves grow strong, and the
hour of retirement is unfraught with ap-
prehension OF uneasy repose when this SUI
periative tonic Is employed. 1t remedies
fever and ague, rheumatism and kidney
troubles.
Mrs. Rebecca Taylor. Bayard Taylor's
mother, Is still alive and hearty, though
well into the nineties.
Snails. frogs legs and geese Iivers are
epicurean dishes in France.