Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-04-14

sign the wizard-servant changed the King
into donkey, and in that shape it was said
the King was running about the royal cas-
tie. But that was not all yet. The young
Princess, however, liked the servant even
less than her father, and when he came and
asked her to marry him she refused him
point blank. This made the wizard very
angry, and he told the young lady if he did
not get more satisfactory and pleasing
reply from her he would also change her
into an animal.
But all his threats were of no avail, and
the young lady could not be moved by the
wizard to share her life with his. He prom
ised her mountains of gold, shiploads of
dresses and carloads of diamonds, but it
helped him nothing.
All this had thrown the city into terri
BILE excitement, but everybody was afraid to
kill the servant who had caused all this
trouble, because he might turn the whole
town into menagerie if he got mad at
everybody.
1t was Just at this period of events when
Felix arrived on the scene. No sooner had
he heard the state of affairs, when he re-
solved to try the quality of his ring. He
went to his room in the hotel where he
was staying, and here he put the ring
around his thumb.
No sooner had he done so than behold
Neris, the Wonderful Woman from the
| Woods, stood before him.
"You have called me, and 1 am here to
do your bidding. Don't be afraid to speak,
for L will help you." These were the words
the woman addressed to Felix, and he at
once told her of the calamity which was
terrorizing the people of the town.
SIS that all, my friend? HIM, we will
easily help you in this. Get up at o'clock
tomorrow morning and walk outside of the
city gate until you get to the river. When
you arrive at the bank OF the stream walk
300 steps to the left, then 300 steps to the
right and then again 800 steps to the left
When you get to that place you will find
wonderfully handsome horse. You take that
horse and lead it into town, right up to the
castle. Everybody will admire the animal
and quite lot of people will follow YOU.
When you get to the castle the wizard
servant will be standing in the yard He
is great lover of horses and when he comes
to look at the animal, ask him to buy it. If
ne refuses, beg him to try and ride it once
he may hesitate for a few minutes, but be
persistent. Then, when be is on the horses
back and he has his feet in the stirrups, lust
touch the horses flank with your ring No
sooner will you have done so and the ami
NAL will gallop away with its rider, never
to return again"
Of course when you have done that your
task is easy. Find the King, and touching
him with the ring, the spell of the wizard S
witchcraft will be broken and he will regain
his human shape.
Felix thanked the kind-hearted Neris and
he followed her instructions to the very
letter. When he had accomplished every
thing by aid of the wonderful ring" the
people in the city went almost crazy with
delight. The King was especially glad be-
cause he had not liked himself much in the
shape of a donkey and the Princess
cried tears of joy when she heard that she
was saved from the yoke of becoming the
vile of hateful wizard servant.
Felix was made lord by the grateful
King, and he rose from that position until
he became himself the Kings son-in-law by
marrying the beautiful Princess.
After some years he went home to see his
father, and when he found him still alive
and John a good, honest miller, he took
them both along to his own grand castle in
the city.