The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1889-06-14
JOB DEPARTMENT..
went, and men and women worship


went, and men and women Worship
ing and hugging them close to their
breasts-fighting for them, living tor
them, dying for them, and knowing
all the time that they were shar,s;
and each time the Prince turned
away, more sick at heart than ever.
Only thin remnant of all that
brilliant host which years ago start
ed full OF hope and enterprise now
rode besi,le the saddened prince, and
rs they toiled ON wearily from place
to place, the few grew fewer still.
Once they came to place where
Love had really been; but that was
long ago, and now she had gone no
knew whittier. 1t was the City of ro-
nance, and all it's citizens were DO
cts.
"Ah," said one white haired old
man, whom the Prince stopped to
question without the gates. III knew
her well. She reigned hero happy
and contented when I was young;
but these new tellows-They have
frightened her away. They never let
her rest II minute. but worried her to
death. One day they would all be
worsliping her, and the next they'd
call her names and want to kill her.
On Monday she was saint on Tues
day she was Il devil Thcymade out
that she was the cause of all the STU
pid things they did, and n man
couldn't have the gout, or feel little
unsteady after dinner, but she was
blamed for it; and when they
told her that every one who
met her Immediately died
or committed suicide, the
poorlittle thing gotso unhappy that
she ran away. and we've never seen
her since. don't think they were
very sorry. They didn't understand
her any more than anybody can un-
d"rstan'l them. They've filled up her
place. now. with II miserable half
dea,l-and-nlive creature, as much like
| Love rs vinegar is like wine, and the
way they talk To her is really quite
in'lrlirate. Between You and me-"
continued the old man, there is a
i lot of nonsense talked here. Some of
/ them talk so much nonsense that
even we orrsclvrscan't stand it, aud
we have to turn them out. They are
called critics. after they are
turned eut-I lon's know why
and they 60 about eN-
plaininy what We mean. Whvoo"
and he sank his voirc to IL whisper.
ito tell you the truth, we don't know
that ourselves" and the old poet
hnhbled away toward the city.
And now not II single one of all who
had shouted their loyalty SO loudly
was left, when weary, baf1led. and
dishclrtencd, the Prince mt last turn
ed back. \ great longing was upon
him to bc once more among people,
and I" see his own land again; and
so, with this last hope, he still toilcd
on, and each day pressed ON quicker,
fearing lest death might ovcrtake
him on the way and that his tired
eyes never more would rest upon the
towers and SWEET green woods of
home.
But the ,lrearv road came to an
end at length. and one evening ho
looked down upon his palace, as it
law h.fore him i,,th.,l in IN. rod of
the sinkin,r SIM Rcstful now he
stood for Il while, trasting lis hun
cry eyes uopn the longc,l-ior sight,
and then his thoughts cbhcd slowly
hack TO that mnrnin~ lnnr moo
when hr hnI Iillcniin'iiu and h.d
r;ddnn fort II info tho world man h;s
u,cst for Inyr
p,t .,,,, l.,u ,,.,..., .,o ,,,..,o,
n, p"o ".. 'n'M .,'"i ,r Nv t,'''et'
n. had left it us a Gallant prince
with nil thr urilc of no,nn nro,,nd
him nu,, ~ s,,,,Iv ,hronm nf Hnttnr-
iur courtirrs nt hi. sij,. crrnt
bnek broken hcnrtrd and allan. IIe
had left If STANDING fair and stately
in Tho morninr li~ht and lrirht with
lif. and sounl. now IL was r,,;naI
Icsolnte and silent. t,c hnts aew ont
of I'm. huunuet hull and thu ,,ross
Grew on thr h4nrths Another had
ns,,rnrI his ,l,rnur. his neonla hnI
inr.otten him. and nor even n do~
was there TO rive him ~ welcome
hom.
As lc n,sscd tbrourh thc damn.
cbIll.L rooms a thons,nI orhoinm
tnotstep, started nm ON every side.
as though his entrance had dis.
turled some CHASTITY reyeI. and when.
having reached n little room thnt in
lltimes he had hnnn wont to mo for
solitude h. entered and shut him.
s,lf in II seemed ,s tbonnh tha
,rimhtnncI sniri, : h,I hnrrioI .,wnr
sl:immin,r n thousand doors hah;ni
,hrm
,r,.a.. =, .,., ,..,,..,,.,u L., .,:
~ mere III liz ''.rkli,'"s' r.: ne sut nm
re'' u'"n' "'l'i .'"'iei I's l,'c III ms
own hitter thou~hts So lost that