The Universalist. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1884-1897, 1888-07-07
ing. There she saw her three pigs grub
bing in the gutter mud.

she, "you have played me sorry trick"
And, thus saying, she told them what mad
happened since they parted.
Il know who stole the princess" said
Shout.
"And know where he took her." said
Longtail.
"And know where she lives now said
Broadears.
The widow was greatly delighted on
hearing this; but the iailer came in at
that moment, and she could learn no
more. lie led her to the torture cham
Der; but she begged to be taken before
the king, for she had something of impor-
lance to tell his Majesty.
When in the palace, the widow begged
for seven days in which to find the prin-
cess and to bring her home. The king
at fret refused, and ordered her to be
taken away to torture; but she maintained
SO earnestly that death could not drag
anything from her that would lead to
the princess's discovery, and that she had
good hopes of being able to find her in
the given time, that the king at last re-
Tented, and ordered her to be set at lib
erty.
If you do not bring her back, your
life is forfeit; and you must never dare to
set foot again within our realm" said
he.
The widow humbly thanked his Maj
esty, and at once joined her pigs, and
begged them to help her in the search for
the princess.
-"The keepers son stole the princess"
said Shout.
"And he carried her TO his fathers cot
tage," added Longtail.
Sand now she lives up i'm the White
Mountains, and weeps both day and
night" went on Broadesrs.
"How do you know all this, you clever
pigs?'
81 was in the forest when he snstched
her away said Shout. "5he dropped
her diamond pin, and softly babe me bear
it away with me-"
81 was near the keepers cottage, feast
ing on BEANS" said Longtail, when the
princess looked out of the window, and
threw me the ring. Bear this away with
you, sweet pig, she said, and SO did"
II was far away on the outskirts of the
forest" said Broadears, when the keep
er's son came riding by, with the princess
Haf Hn CTR fn
water it; and she threw me the bracelet,
whispering: Il go to the White Mount
aims to. weep both night and day. Bear
this away with you, sweet pig"
"Well, always said there was more in
pig than porkp cried the widow. away
with us to the White Mountains"
However, it was not long before her
old legs grew tired, and Shout propos-
ing that she should ride upon his back,
the widow did so; and, finding it by far
the quickest way of travelling, she gladly
agreed to the proposition that they should
each carry her in turn. In this manner,
they travelled for night and day, and
at last reached the White Mountains.
Here the widow dismounted, and, driv-
ing the pigs before her, she reached the
gate of great castle built on the mount
ain side. Sheknocked at the gate, but there
was no answer,-the castle seemed to be
deserted; but at last, on redoabllng her
blows, the keepers son looked out of an
upper window, and gruffiy asked who
knocked.
"a poor herd with her swine, may it
please your lordship," answered the
widow.
What do you want, old woman?" said
he.
shelter for the night and food, if you
be chsritably disposed" said she.
"Be of, you beggarP' said the keepers
son. "Pil have none of you about. Be
off, say p
Then the widow set off again with her
pigs; but she only drove them round the
walls, and at last lay down to sleep I'M
der the tower. Whenever she awoke in
the night, she heard the princess sobbing
and weeping in her chamber, which was.
as it happened, in that very tower.
In the morning, the widow drove her
herd into field, through which ran a
stream, and beyond which lay the castle
garden, surrounded on every other side
by high stone walls. In this garden the
princess was allowed to walk alone, but
the keepers son watched her from the
tower.
The widow, having hidden herself in
the hedge, told her pigs to feed near the
stream, and to take every opportunity of
conversing with the princess.
Soon after the latter came out attended
by the keepers son, and the widow heard
him say angrily: II give you week, save
a day, to make up your mind. II then
you still refuse me you shall lose your
head
When he left her, the princess sat down
by the stream and wept bittery. Shout
stationed himself opposite her, and be-
gan rubbing his nose with his feet in
such drol way that she could not help
drying her eyes, and even laughed lit
tie.
why do you rub your snout so, you
funny pigT she asked at last.