Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1891-02-19
TIE PHILOPENA A.
The Oi,in OF the Old Time amusement In tho
Faith ria1d.

who was very fond of eating almonds,
but who did not want to marry.
Therefore she thought of the follow
ing plan:
She had the half OF double almond
presented to every prince who sought
her hand in marriage-these were
numberless-unds she herself ate the
other half, saying:
"lf. my dear prince, you can from
this time on force me to take nything
from your hand without repeating the
| words. 4 remember it, l shall be
ready for any proposals. But if l can
induce you to take anything from my
| hand without remembering the i'm
| portant words, you will have your
princely head close-shaved and leave |
my country at once"
But there was catch in this;
namely according to court etiquette,
no one was allowed to hand the charm
ing princess anything under penalty
of death; he must hand it to her lady
OF honor, who would give it to the
prin cess. But if the princess wanted
to give or take anything. who could
prevent her? Thus it was but sorry
pleasure for her suitors, for when
they tried to beguile her into taking
som citing from their hands without
offering it to her, the lady Of honor
always interfered and spoiled their
best plans. If the princess wanted to
| ,;I r. TO H., ,L
behave most graciously toward him,
till he was perfectly fascinated. aud
then when he was sitting by her, al
most beside himself with joy, she
would take up something near her, as
II by chance-a pomegranate or an
egg-and say, softly: Take this to
remember me by"
Now, as soon as the prince took the
thing in his hand, thinking. perhaps,
vaguely OF the redeeming words, it
, fell apart and out sprang into his face
a frog, hornet or bat, so that he start
ed back in alright. and in his fear for
got the words. Then he was shorn on
the spot and sent away. --~s~~e
y
, all the royal houses the princes wore
wigs (these have become fashionable
= since them, when it happened that a
foreign prince came to the place on
business and by chance saw the
y | Almond Queen. He admired her
= beauty. but saw through the trick.
Now, u friend OF his, Il little old gray
man, had given him an apple which
K he was allowed to smell once year
and this, for the time, made him very
4 wise. On account of this wisdom he
u had become celebrated among al
kings. This was just the time to use
t the apple. He smelled it, and at once
5 saw that if he wished to win this
game of give and take. he must never
o under any circumstances give anything
Il to the princes or take anything from
. her. So he had his hands tied dowr
: tightly in is belt, went with his mar
u shall to the court and said he als'
u would like to eat an almond. Ih
Il princes liked him very much and per
> mitted an almond to be given TO him
+. This his marshal took and put in tn
- IN outh OF the prince. The princes
asked what this meant and why he al
ways had his hands in his belt. II
answered that etiquette in his cout
!. was even much stricter than at hers
he was not permitted to give or talk
"a anything with his hands, only, pei
t. haps, with his feet or mouth. At thi
the princess laughed and said:
r. In this way we can never cate
Of each other"
t. He shrugged his shoulders and ar
swered:
in "Only il you will condescend to tai;
10 something from my boots"
g That can never happen!" cried tn
whole court.
u. why did you come here" eXclaime
u the princess, angrily, ''if you ha,
." such stupid customs?"
=, because you are very beautiful,
tn said the prince. even though l cal
at not win you. may l not be allowed
look upon you?"
by II can make no objection TO that,
%. she replied.
mt Thus the prince remained at II
court and the princess liked him hett'
m and better, but rs she also had HI
1g share of mischief she tried in evel
I'M way to beguile him into pulling h
hands out OF his belt so that he won
p after all take something from he
ny She talked to him al! the time; ga
''o him flowers, bon hons, vinaigrettes al
finally even her bracelet; he was
ms the point OF prasping it. but then
~ felt the belt and remembered al
40 beckoned to his marshal, who gather
up the things, saying:
10 ''We remember it.