Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-10-12

Rena, and all his own people and King
Hunold's were invited. All the fairies
from Lindenland crossed the brook in their
boats of oak and beech leaves, the silver
moon shone bright, and all night long the
little elves did not cease their gayety.
When morning dawned, and their guests
had taken their departure, king Fregond's
people went to resi-, and Rena sought her
own iavorite flower, white lily, and there
went fast asleer.
Scarcely had the fairies of Rosebower
awakened from their long slumber when it
was discovered that the Princess Rena had
vanished. The lily which served as her
room, as we'll as many other flowers, was
gone. Like wildhre spread the news through
the two kingdoms, and al the birds, butter
flies aud beetles Joined in the search for the
lost Princess; but neither in the moss nor
smong the leaves, nor on the shore of the
brook was the Princess to be found. Then
all the fairies had a meeting that they
might consult as 10 the best way to continue
their search Tor the missing Rena. While
the little folks talked and wept over their
sorrow the birds and their other friends list
ened attentively. Finally, a woodpecker
stepreu orth, aud bowIng politely before
the King, said:
Early this morning, while you and your
people slept l saw a beautiful little girl
enter the forest and wander along the shore
of the brook. and little later L saw her,
with her hat full of roses and lilies, walk
toward the city. She surely has robbed US
OF our Princess"
But who the little girl was, or where to
find her, no one knew. Then spoke water
thrush:
Yesterday magpie visited me, and she
told NE about an old raven who lives on the
heath not TAR from here, and is truly won
!. = 1. !. ! !
TO her, and perhaps she can tell where the
Princess is.
a gray dove willingly consented to be the
messenger to the raven, but soon returned
with this reply:
The raven can give US no Information
unless we take her some article belonging to
The one who carried away the flowers"
Now a new distress came upon the fairies,
for they knew not how nor where to find the
robber, and how could they secure any ar
ticle belonging to her? All hope seemed
lost; but Puck, who was considered very
wise, would not give up the search yet.
Let US 90 through all the forests, and
perhaps We may find something belonging
to the one who has brought this sorrow
upon US"
The fairies, insects and birds renewed
their search, and in a short time the gold
finch made what seemed a wonderful dis
eovery. He summoned all the friends OF
the Princess, and said: 81 have found
something, living in the grass, which looks
like the cast of skin OF a serpent The
color is q sol grav. but the form is yerv
strange On one side are five empty shells
of different sizes, and on the other side is a
wide opening Let us carry this to the
raven; for certainly it belongs 10 someone
in the city, and perhaps to the child who
was in our forest to-day"
The gray dove carrying this strange object
in her bill. again sought the raven, and
waited with eager expectation while the
wise bird put on her spectacles and ex-
amined the article which the dove had
brought. Then the raven said: "This is a
glove which belongs to the Princess Lora,
who lives in the great palace in the city.
Early this morning the Princess wandered
into the forest, and seeing the beautiful
lilies, gathered them to adorn her room in
the palace. And now the fair Rena has
crel't tar back into the lily, and Iears lest
she may perish"
When the dove had told this message to
King Pregond, he said that someone must
90 at once TO rescue his daughter. But the
birds said: I'VE cannot go, for we are
much too large, and would be made prison.
ers."
Inc Dlack beetles said: 1--WE cannot 90;
for we are so ugly that if we should be seen
crawling in the palace halls the maids
would scream, and we should be killed"
Then little yellow butterfly said: "I
have always loved the Princess Rena and
now 1 shall go to her rescue. All dav long
can futter in and out of the window. hover
over the flowers, and whisper words OF COM
fort and hope 10 the Princess Then when
night comes and all the royal people in the
palace are fast ASLEEP, shall bid the Prin-
cess come forth from her hiding place, and
taking her uHon my back, shall f7 with
her to her home in Rosebower, where Won
must be assembled to give her welcome" +"
To this speech of the butterfly the entire
audience listened with the closest attention.
Then the King, taking his golden crown |
from his head, said: at YOU bring nv
daughter home tonight you shall receive |
my croWp as q reward"