The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-05-04

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woman, like in a dream, mechanically
fook the magic ring out of the woman's
hand. Then he put it on his thumb, and
bidding Neris good-by he retraced his
steps down the hill. After he had
walked for about two days, he began to
feel the wonderful effect of the dinner
he had in Neris' log house. He did not
feel in the least hungry or thirsty, in fact
he seemed to be so strong and vigorous
that tiredness and fatigue was something
he did not know any more"
''The first town l strike now shall be
the place where 1 will try my luck in all
earnest. Now that / can do without eat
ing and drinking / ought to be able to
make lots of money"
Thus Felix encouraged himself while
he continued his way. During the even
ing he arrived in a very large city, and
no sooner had he got inside the gate than
he heard everybody talking about a very
extraordinary story. The facts were
these:
The king of the city had a confiden-
tial servant, who was a wizard, and who
had the secret power to. change any hui
man being into the shape of an animal.
This wizard, s. the story went, was in
love with the kings daughter, whom he
wanted to marry. The king, however,
when he heard of the matter, got SO mad
with his servant that he wanted to have
him killed. But before the enragcd mon
arch could accomplish this design the
wizard servant changed the king into a
donkey, and in that shape it was said the
king was running about the royal castle.
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 a 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 promised her mountains of gold,
ship loads of dresses and car loads of
diamonds, but it helped him nothing.
All this had thrown the city into a
terrible excitement, but everybody was
afraid to kill the servant who had caused
all this trouble, because he might turn
the whole town into q menagerie if he
cot mad at everybody.
1t was just at the period of events
when Felix arrived on the scene. No
sooner had he heard the state of affairs
when he resolved 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 round his thumb.
No sooner had he done SO than behold!
Nevis, the Wonderful Woman from the
Woods, stood before him.
"You have called me, and I am here
to do your bidding. Don't be afraid to
speak, for I will help YOU" These were
the words the woman addressed to Fe-
Tx, and he at once told her of the calam-
ity which was terrorizing the people of
the town.
lis that all, my friend? HIM, we will
easily help you in this. Get up at 5
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 a wonderfully
handsome horse. You take that horse
and headi into town, right up to the cas-
tie. Everybody will admire the animal
and quite a lot of people will follow you.
When you get to the castle the wizard
servant will be standing in the yard. He
is a great lover of horses, and when he
comes to look at the animal ask him to
buy it. If he refuses, beg him to try and
ride it once; he may hesitate for a few
minutes, but be persistent. Then, when
he is on the horses back, and he has his
feet in the stirrups, just touch the horses
flank with your ring. No sooner will
you have done so and the animal will
gallop away with its rider, never to re-
turn 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 wizards witchcraft will be broken
and he will regain his human shape"
Felix thanked the kind hearted miss,
and he followed her instructions to the
very letter. When he had accomplished
everything by aid of the wonderful
ring" the people in the city went almost
crazy with delight. The king was espe-
cially glad because he had not liked
himself much in the shade of a donkey,
and the princess cried tears of joy when
she heard that she was saved from the
yoke of becoming the wife of a hateful
wizard servant.
Felix was made a 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.
AN OLD NURSE FOR Don't fail to
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