Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-24

atllt. thinking WHVhANt -
wood or go another way, Il
III will sit down and eat the crust OF
bread have brought with me, she
mnttered 10 herself, land atterward
can decide what / may do next,
She reclined on an elevation beside
some brushwood and began TO eat.
ON looking about her she observed
that the entire ground under
the hedge was covered Win MO
let's of a very peculiar quality; Inc
leaves and blossoms OF the nowers
were all shriveled up as II they had
been touched by the frost, but the
METALS were covered in several places
With a moisture OF u redlsh color.
Bertha looked at these peculiar yio-
let's for some time in great astonish-
ment. But wishing TO examine the
odd flowers little closer she pulled
several OF them out by the roots.
However, no sooner had she severed
the last fiber and the stem was IN her
hand, when the entire wood seemed
to be shaken by a supernatural emo
ton. The big oak trees swayed back
ward and forward as Ii they were be-
ing unrooted by gigantic force.
The smaller trees jumped out OF the
| ground and commenced regular
dancing movement chat resambled
very much the antics OF an Indian
war dance. The brushwood, how
ever, being the slightest and lightest.
literally flew out OF the ground and
hoped up and down like an india
rubber doll suspended by an elastic
string. The commotion lasted FOR
about fifteen seconds, then suddenly
il stopped and everything was as
Quiet as before. Bertha sat on the
ground and looked about herself in
utter bewilderment. Her bread crust
had fallen from her trembling hand,
and big drops OF perspiration began
TO gather on her forehead, for when
she saw the entire forest around her
in motion she became afraid, IKE
everybody else would, suppose.
Now, however, all was over and the
wood looked Just as ID had done DO
fore. But even while she was quietly
thinking over what had happened
the hill opened up, aud the poor little
orphan girl disappeared under the
ground without even having sac
ond TO consider what was going 10
be done with her.
The quick succession ofthese events
was too much for Bertha. Whom the
hill had opened up and she toll into
, the ehasm she lost hsFeonsciousnsss
and although il must be said. she was
not hurt ~ hair 81 her head, stlll
when she arrived at thsgrOund OF this
hollow hill she wns inssnsible. Tbs
place in which she had arrived was
! an enchanted country, however, that
was inhabited by very wonderful
people some thousands Of years ago,
AZ the time when Bertha arrived herr
though, all Of them had died except
D tho Queen Of the nation, who now
lived alone IN this vast realm bsmoan
ing and beWailing the loss Of her sub
jects. II had been an old tradition Ia
this country, that the population
J. could only bsestnhllshsd again BY tbs
4 appearance Of n young girl who VA,
, To come into thislhnd. Another pecu
!, arity Of this wonderful country wns
that no flower had ever grown thor,
r except the violet. Il was therefor,
I International flower Of the people. Bu
4 when tho nation had dtad out al
!, these flowers shriyeled up and thgl
: literally cried tears like bloody dos
Q 20 show their sorrow for the pcopl
n Of this land.
o Now the Queen. who heard Berth
q ascend tho hill under which the 81
trance into tho country was hidden
had great plan In her head whe
. she noticed that. II was ahe VIII
10 had opened the hill and lot her com
v down, and she now appeared befur
4 tho girl rs she yet lny on the grOun
In mn unconscious condition. Touct
Z ing her with her queonly scepta
+ Bertha awoke, and after she ha
70 somewhat recovered from her al
). tonishmgnt the Queen said to herr
, Welcome. my child. in the lnnh {
:. the frozen yiolets; mny your lutur
y DO happier than tho your past"
IL Not needing these remarks Berth
q said: Where arm | and what will D,
come Of me?"
he You AFRO in no danger whatever,
il replied the Queen. "Do not
a afraid, and II you do as | tell 20
70 your future happiness will
" assured. You win forget thr
II you ever lived with horrid, hnr,
o, hearted woman like your aunt"
lt We'll, what do you want Ezs ,
~ dor"
e. Listen and you shall hear. IL
no now over a thousand years nc
r. when ! and the people Of che counts
Is had terrible war with Ogo, Fl
King from the land of the Wccpir
lg Willows. The war was caused |
do Ogo's subjects coming into our lar
en- and stealing several lunches of ol
1g yiolets. Oi course such n thing WI
st grave offense upon ourselves, nj
y. we realized that only u bloody WI
pr could rive tia thp nr,uf,rfttvtt.. s.F -,