Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1891-10-16
4 FAIRY TALE


was very young and very beautiful, with
golden cnrls. great black eyes and Z
mouth as fresh as rUte after the rain.
A. IL the sun took pieasure In shining
upon him, be had move light and 10y upon
biz rags than the noble DANES and eeutIe-
men, grouped III the court Of honor, had
upon their satins. brocndes and veiyets.
Oh, but she Is beautifulr' cried he
suddenly stopping before the palace,
where he saw the Princess Rosalind TAX
ing the air at her window. And really #
was impo~sible 70 find anything On earth
more beautiful than the princess.
Immovable, with his arms raised to-
ward the lattice, as II to an opening into
the heavens where they entered into Para
disc, he stood there, AMI would have re-
manned so all night ii the guards lad not
chased him away with their haIberds and
their hard words.
He went with bent head and faltering
steps. Everything was dark before and
around him--the sky, the trees, the
dowers-Since he could no longer sce
Rosalind. He thought the sun was dead.
He sat down under an oak at the entrances
to the wood and began to cry.
Why are you 80 unhappy, my chiidr'
asked an old woman who came out Of the
forest, her back bent under load of dried
fagots.
What good vuoold it do to tell you, my
good wUmans can do nothing for
me-"
May be you deceive yourself, aaid the
bag. At the same time she arose and
threw OF her load Of fagots. She was no
longer an old woman, but most beauti-
full fairy dressed in role OF silver, her
hair wreathed with flowers and precious
stones and her voice sweeter than the song
of the birds.
ssOh, good fairy cried the vagabond,
falling on his knees, 'shave pity on my
misfortune! have seen the daughter Of
the king standing at her window and my
heart il &c longer my own. ! feel that
can love no other woman q
'sGoodi's aid the fairy ss5ut that Is not
such dreadful misfortune.
1T is for me, for shall die il do not
become the husband of the princess"
well, what prevents your becoming
her husbands She is not betrothed to any
one
..Oh, madame, look at my rags, at my
bare feet. am but a poor beggar OF the
streets.n
mo matter; that is no reason you
should not be loyed--even devotediy loved
Make wish and it shall be fulfilled"
Il wish to be the most powerful prince
on the earth, so that I can marry the
princess that adore"
so be it, said the fairy with sigh:
81 only hope you may be happy" Then
with golden rod she touched him on the
shoulder and straightway the beggar was
changed into magnificent prince, dax-
ziing in silk and jewels and mounted on
splendid charger at the head of troop OF
pIumed courtiers and warriors with golden
armor and trumpeters proclaiming his
rank.
So great prince is always well re-
ceived at any court. The father of Rosa
| lind treated him with most distinguished
consideration. For a whole week balls
and fetes Of every kind were gotten up in
his honor: but he cared nothing for all
these pleasures
Every hour of the day and the night he
| thought of Rosalind. When he saw her
he felt his heart overflow with delight;
when he heard her speak he thought he
listened to the music Of the angels; and
once, when she gave him her hand in the
dance. he came near swooning outright.
Yet there was one thing which troubled
him; she whom be loved SO dearly did not
appear to take the least notice of his devo-
ton; she was nearly always silent and
melancholy Nevertheless he persisted in
the demand he had made upon the king
and queen for her hand. and you may be
sure the royal parents took good care not
to refuse so desirable a husband for her.
And thus the vagabond that was was
about to marry the most beautiful princess
in the world. So great was his happiness,
SO wild his delight when the king gave
his consent that he INDUCED in the most
extravagant capers, little in keeping with
the dignity of his rank, and with trifiing
encouragement he would have danced the
cau-can all alone, in the presence of the
whole court.
Alas, this great joy was of short dura
ton! On pain of disobeying the royal and
: paternal will, Rosalind one day fell faint
ing into the arms OF her maids of honor
and when she revived declared with sobs
and wringing her hands, that she woult
never marry--that she would kill herself
before she would marry the prince.
. More desperate than one is able to ex
r press, the unhappy lover-in spite of Ell
{ uuette-rushed to the chamber wher'
{ they had carried the princess, fell upoI
c his knees, and extending his arms towart
her, cried: Cruel one, take back thos'
r words which kill me:''
4 Slowly opening her eyes, she ianguidly
: but firmly, replied;
''Prince, nothing can overcome my res
Il olution-I will never marry you"
e ''What! You have the barbarity to tea
|, a heart that is all yours! What Grim
have | committed to merit such punish
t ments Do you doubt my love for You
# Do you fear that l shall cease to ador
5 you? All, if you could only read m
: heart, you would no longer have an
. doubts or fears; and if you cannot b
moved by my entreaties, l will find wa
y to remedy my woes. Give me hope
q princess. or shall die here at your feet.
= He was carried away by his love, an
:. said anything and everything that th
most violent grief could inspire in a breal
ing heort.
NJ Rosalind was touched by his entreatie:
st and said: It Unhappy prince, if my pity IL
II stead of my leVs can be any consolatio
II TO you l give it most willingly. l al
70 much more inclined to your entreatie
% because ! endure myself the same TO
1t ments that you suffer-
'What is it you say, princesSs'
- "Alas. il | refuse to marry you it is b
cause | love another without hope
young vagabond with bare feet and ha
's floating on the wind, who passed befo
u the palace one day and regarded me wit
T. tender, loving eyes, but has never r
turned. Him only will l marry, but l
other
Overcome by amazement and despa
'e the prince heard the soft voice of the fai
D whisper:
Is THY wish has become thy punis
le ment."