Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-31

however, the dwarf Kings daughter became
very i'll, and the King, fearing lest his child
should die, called a counsel OF all his sub
iects to know what should be done for the
suffering Princess. One little dwarf, who
was so old that he seemed to have lived
ever since the world was made, said: ''There
is but one cure for the Kings daughter.
She must drink glass of milk, which must
be given Just at midnight, and by some one
who will at the same time send kind mes
sage to the sufferer
All the dwarfs dearly loved the kind
Princess, and although the ground was COW
cred deep with snow, they started out in
quest of the milk. No one expected the
peasant would aid them, and all, with one
exception. ran as fast as they could past his
house. But Knipps thought: perhaps
when the peasant hears Of our distress, his
hard heart will soften, and he will help
US"
And Just as the little clock on the mantel
was striking i, the dwarf knocked at the
cottage door. The peasant sprang up,
thinking someone had come to rob him of
his wealth, and graspiHg stout club, he
opened the door only tiny crack, and
said: "Who comes at this hour to disturb
a poor old man?"
Knipps told of their trouble, and begged
the peasant that he would give the milk,
and send a kind message to the princess
''What do l care for your king or his daugh-
ter?" asked the man, "take some of the
and buy milk for your princess, and do not
bother me at this time of the night"
He then shut the door with bang, and
the dwarf turned sadly away. But Adele
had heard the conversation, and when, after
his harsh words her father had closed the
door, she sprang from her bed, and opening
the window of her room, called softly:
"Little dwarf, come here l think 1 can
help you.
In an instant knipps was at the window,
and handing Adele small golden flask,
which he carried, begged that she would fill
1t with milk. Bringing forth the bowl
which contained ali of her meager supply,
the little girl poured the entire contents
into the dwarf's flask, and then said: Tell
the Princess that Adele sends her this milk,
and hopes that it Will make her strong and
welL''
''With many thanks, and promises of
eternal friendship, Knipps departed. 1t
was as the old dwarf had said. AS soon as
the Princess heard Adele's kind message,
and had tasted the milk, she at once becal
to grow strong, and was soon quite well
again. In the meantime the peasant, after
he mad reIQSeu I06 uNaTl request, went
back to his bed and thought: ''Those
dwarfs are thieving people, and doubtless
are trying to find out where 1 keep my
treasure, in order that they may steal it. 1
am glad that have gotten rid of them SO
easily"
The next morning when the miser was
walking through the forest he saw a great
company of dwarfs, led by knipps, coming
toward him. Each one had his arms full of
snowballs, and they began to pelt the peas
ant, and cried at the same time: "You have
always wanted gold. Gold you shall have,
and gold shall bury you.
The old man now noticed that as the balls
struck him they became flakes of gold, and
soon a large heap was about him. With a
glad cry he hastened home for bag in
which to put his treasure When the peas
ant had picked up every grain of the
precious metal, he put the heavy bag upon
his shoulder and started to the city, where
lac would exchange the gold for money.
The snow was deep, the distance was great,
and when the man reached the city he was
almost exhausted by the weight of his bur
den. When he had made his trade with the
goldsmith and received the shining coins,
he thought: "Now, am richer than the
King. Shall 1 not buy myself good
meal?"
But when he had looked again at the