Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1892-05-26

called to the court ladies to stand around
her in circle. and to spread out their
skirts very wide, so that nobody could see,
and then she gave him the three kisses
But they did not notice that the old king
was standing at one of the uppsr Indo s
and cIuld &c all that way going On.
ii came down IN great rage, and or
derrd his court councillors to lock I'D the
princess and her poor ladies in their rooms
Tor au indefinite time, and give Their
pudding only once week; he broke the
pretty little bells, and he flung one of his
slippers at the swiEeherd's head, and babe
him BECOME from his kingdom.
The slipper missed the swireherd's
head, and fell outside the wall in a little
brook that ran off with 1t to the sea. Now,
this slipper was one OF q pair that the late
queen had presented to the king, and
made him promise TO wear forever. and il
was Of a very delicate and peculiar shade
Of terra-cotta. The king was too true to
the memory OF tie queen to put on an
other pair Of slippers. and he could not
reconcile it to his ideas Of beauts to put
on one that did not match tie terra Gotta
He was also afraid of taking cold if he
walked on his slipperiess foot, so he was
obliged to hop everywhere, which was IN
dignifed, and also inconvenient,-but
then he should not have gotten in d rage.
The princess and her ladies had very
dull line. The princess ooulo not even
play the rest of tie tuAe, because she had
only heard it once, and could not remem-
Der it. On Wednesday afternoon,-thev
had just had their pudding for dinner,
and knew they could not have any more
for another week,-and the princess said,
with yawn:-
." / wish ] had married the young
prince, for then could do as | pleased, >
she sighed, and also the court ladies
sighed, SO that there was quite little
breeze, and the princess sneezad.
LAS if this had been the signal, the door
opened, and there stood the young prince
IL his proper dress.
The princess was so charmed that she
called HIM Thee and Thou, and, with
out waiting to be asked again, like a dis,
Greet princess, she told him she would
marry hin at once, and go to his king
dom. But the prince made low bow,
ana SAID, "A princess who will refuse a
prince true love with scorn, and sell her
kisses to 2 Swineheard for idle toys. is rot
the princess fer me. I thank you. No. "
Hello, said Richard, that's the very
answer she sent him"
The prince has been married long
time, " said Gertie, to another princess.
but they do say The old king still hops on
one slippered foot, and the princess still
plays with one finger, but then you can
hear any ridiculous stories you please to
listen to-
What blockheads they were" said
Richard, but the prince was jolly. like
him."
Il am afraid the author of my story
would hardly recognize it." and Gertie
shut her book, Il forgot so much. and
| had to Eli liz myself
You needn't 'iopogiza' to u.s. SAID
Polly, using one of the children's twisted
up words for ''apologize' 1T was splen-
did"
I've got a bri ght idea, now, and Gertie
slipped down from the wall Wont YOU
beth get permission to take dinner with
me" Il would be such fun
They thought SO too, and Gertie slipped
eff to the house to make preparations.
Somebody's bad time ought to be
somebody else's good time''-and then
She laughed out merrily, Why, l
haven't had bad time myself Ella F.
Mosbg, in Springfield Republican.