The Red Cloud chief., 1894-02-09

Dust here he kissed her twice.
And grandmas give u good boy everything"
Before his dear grandma could reply.
This boy looked up. and with o no rush eye,
Then whispered In her eur.
That nobody might hear.
say, grandma, have yon any more mince pic!'
The Fairy Bird and the Princess.
The Princess Amaranthe had a dove,
which she kept in a golden cage and
fed and tended always herself. and
that was SO tame and loving that it
would nestle in her bosom; and all
wondered at her care for the bird,
for none knew that it was a fairy bird
and gave the princess counsel.
Now, Prince Timour came to court
to WOO the princess. He was lord of
six castles and one Of the handsomest
men of his time.
The princess found herself not ill
disposed toward him.
But what saysst thou, my dove"
said she.
That cruel man will ne YER make n
kind husband" ans wered the bird, at
which the princess wondered not "a
little.
But one day she saw him beating
his hound and turned away saying:
This man shall never be my hus-
band"
Then all the courtiers exclaimed
and the king, her father, was not n
little angry, and sending for her said:
daughter, il thou dost not marry
within the year thou mayest even
shift for myself. am weary Of
keeping palace and q hundred gig
Cling maids for q foolish wench who
,spr ~ys her right hand from her
~ MN IS not wit enough to accept
o iTy 60. when it is made to her."
Avsef.t the princess answered never
q word, but went away and wept
until the dove comforted her, saying:
"Be Of good cheer. 1t is better
that your father should chide you once
than your husband always"
So six months passed away and
there came q second prince to court.
He was ugly and old, but was master
of two kin gdoms and twelve castles.
He never rode without q hundred
men-at-arms ut his back, and he
changed his dress three times q day,
and never wore the same dress twice.
He brought the princess, by way of q
present, an ivory chariot, lined with
satin, a dress OF velvet, and q lace veil
that it had taken 100 years to en-
broider. Then, again, the princess
asked counsel Of the dove.
IF you hate him at first sight" an
swcred the bird; show will you hate
him when you are forced to see him
every day?"
So said the princess:
II will not become his wife. either. v
Then the prince packed up his ivory
chariot, and the lace veil and the vel
vet dress, in q violent huff, and took
himself of; and the king, her father,
fell into so great a rage that he could
not eat his dinner.
'Look we'll to myself The year is
nearly gone!" he cried, II want no
fools about me that cannot tell on
which side their bread is buttered."
The year passed on till it came &c
the last day. when there rode up tc
the palace gate o handsome young
knight, tall and straight rs an oak
with eyes as blue rs the princess owr
and n voice as sweet as that of q bird
and the princess seeing him, said to
the dove:
''This one I love"
may, then, take him!" answered
the bird.
But the whole court was in an up'
O for this young knight had only
his sweet voice.and his good sword
no m~en-at-arms and no ivory chariot
..If thou take this man never come
back to me-" said the king, "unles.
thou canst bring a train OF 1000 ee
phants laden with treasure with thee
So they went away together from
the palace, the princess riding be
hind the knight on his horse; and nc
one cried good speed; only the dow
nestled in her bosom and comforted
her a little. And all day long they
j~ourneyed through the forest, until
hey came to q poor little cottage, the
gate of which stood open.
..That Is our home" said the knight
and, fastening his horse, he began t.
chop the wood to get the supper
while the princess, who had founc
some -four in a closet, began to max
some bread.
"How now?" asked the dove. "Hav
you no regrets for the twelve castles
the ivory chariot and the velvet
dresses?"
"No!" said the princess. stout'y; "
have something that all OF them car
not bring, and that is Lowell"
C'~rdly had she spoken the words
. the low, smoky walls shot u