Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-08-02
and Landed upon the Jagged debris 20 feet
below, and knew no more.
G. T. LUMMIS
THE WICKED Queen
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Far, far from here, in land where there
Is no winter, but where continual summeI
reigns, there lived good King who had two
children whom he loved very dearly. The
Queen had been dead several years, when
the King brought to the palace another
wife, who was very beautiful, but vain and
selfish, and greatly disliked the young
Prince and his sister. She paid farmer
large sum of money to carry off the little
girl, and told the King she had gone into
distant country to visit friends. The Prince
grieved so much for his sister, that the
Qneen, fearing he would tell his father the
truth, said to him:
'T wish you were bird and would fly
far, far away"
Scarcely were the words spoken when the
handsome youth became large eagle, and
with sharp cries he few high into the air
and soon disappeared from sight The
Queen was thoroughly frightened, but
when search was made for the missing
Prince she pretended to know nothing
about bim. The King mourned the loss Of
his brave, manly son. and for several years
continued to hope that he would be found.
In the meantime the Princess had been
carried by the farmer to his home, and was
there compelled to do all kinds of hard,
rough work. She was obliged to labor even
in the fields Her delicate hands became
hard and brown, and her fair face was
burned with the sun. She thought often of
her brother, and wondered why he did not
come to take her away, or tell her father
where she was that he might send her half
The farmer paid no heed to her entreaties,
and only laughed when she begged to be
taken home. 1t happened one day that the
King went riding past the farmers home,
and when the Princess, who was in the yard,
saw the royal coach advancing, she ran out
into the road and cried to her father that he
would take her back to the palace. The
King recognized his daughter, and was very
angry to think that his dear child should
have lived in such plare. He ordered the
farmer to be severely beaten and to be ban
ished from the country. He then took the
Princess to the palace where she was again
tormented by her cruel stepmother. By
this time the Princess was 10 years old, and
was so beautiful that people came for many
miles only to gain glimpse of her fair face,
The Queen became very Jealous of her lovely
daughter, and determined to destroy her
beauty. She went to fountain in the park
where the Princess spent much time, and
taking in her hand toad that was hopping
along the path, she said:
"When the Princess comes here to-day,
hop upon her head and wish that she may
become as ugly as you are."
The toad did as it was told and rested .
moment on the maiden's head. The next
moment when the Princess was about to ad-
mire her fair image reflected in the clear
water, she vas terrified TO see that her skin
had grown yellow and wrinkled, her large
black eyes we're little and green, and her
long, wavy hair was stiff and black. The
little girl wept bitterly, and then she
thought:
sI shall 90 away from here and hide my
self in some dark forest, so that no one will
be frightened by my hideous form. Per-
haps, too, I shall find my brother; for am
sure that he was sent away by the Queen
and that he still lives"
Without returning to the palace the
Princess hastened away, unattended and
unseen, from the place. For two days she
travelled, hiding in the bushes when she saw
anyone approaching. On the third day she
came to dense forest. Here she thought
few people would enter, and she sat down
to rest. Not far away rippled a clear
stream, where the Princess satisfied her
thirst and then bathed her heated brow. AS
the cool water touched her face the little
girl was surprised to find that her beauty
returned. Her skin became again smooth
and white, her eyes large and brown, and
her hair light and wavy. But she said to
herself,
81 shall not return to the palace. I shall
seek my brother, who has perhaps suffered
more than have"
As the Princess sat by the stream and
bound up her long hair, the birds Of the
forest ceased their singing to admire the
beautiful maiden. The doves flew near,
and one rested on her shoulder.
As the little girl continued her way, she
was met by an old woman, who carried a
basket filled with bread. She offered some
to the Princess, who, being hungry, ac-
cepted it, and then asked:
"Have you ever seen the Kings son in
this forest?"
NO." answered the old woman, 'but
have sometimes seen an eagle, on whose
head is golden crown"
81 am sure that is my brother" cried the
Princess, ''can you tell me how to find
him?'
"Travel on through this forest for two
days." said the old woman, ''then you will
come to the ocean. You may be obliged to
wait some time; but if you are patient, the
eagle will surely come"
The Princess did not hesitate to under
take the journey. When night came she |
lay down on the soft moss, and slept un-
harmed until morning. On the evening of |
the second day, the Princess came to the |
ocean. No living creature was to be seen on |
The sandy shore, and the waves moaned |
sadly: All night the little girl watched in
,he lonely place for the eagle, and in the |
morning, just at sunrise. she saw the great |
bird flying over the water. A golden crown |
ylittered on his head, and the Princess felt |
sure that this was her lost brother. She |
,alled him by name. The eagle paused in
is flight, and then slowly descended. AS
lie touched the ground, the Princess was
,verjoyed to see the Prince in his own form,
standing before her. The Princess begged |
ler brother that he would 60 at once with |
,er to their fathers palace; but the Prince
aid,
"My dear sister, cannot go with you.
Ny home Is now a lonely island, far out in
he sea. There live among the crags and
ocks, never seeing human creature. Once
n each month, on the day when the moon
s full, regain my own form, and then |
lways come to this shore l have hoped so
many times to meet my father or some one
rom his court, but never expected to see
7ou. How did you find your way here?"
The Princess told how cruelty her STEP
mother had treated her, described her
neeeing with the old woman, and then
aid:
"Now, my dear brother, since I have
ound you, shall never return to the
'alace, but shall always stay with you"
"Alas," said the Prince, 81 must return
o-night to my rocky island You would
md it very dreary there, and besides, I
now not how you could get there, for we
ave no boat"
''Could yon not carry me on your back9"
sEed the priDoass at an, small ond 1or, I