Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-02-22
bring them home to her.

bring them home to her.
The prince was willing enough 70 do
that, for he had nothing else to do all
day long but tend the geese and watch
the clouds floating in the sky; so every
day he brought her home handful Of
feathers These Present kept, and at
night, while the prince was asleep, she
rose and worked in the moonlight until
at the end Of II year and a day she had
made for herself pair of great gray
wings.
Then at night, when the prince was
fast asleep, Present rose up and took
the great gray wings and fastened
them on her shoulders She opened the
door very softly, and, spreading the
wings she had made. she flew away and
away under the stars until she came TO
the castle where the false king lived.
There was a window wide open, and
into 1t Present flew. There lay the
false king, fast asleep in bed, but
Present went by him so quietly that he
rever stirred, and she opened door
after door until she came at last to tho
room where the royal robes were kept.
She put them under her cloak and
then she flew away home again.
There she hid her wings and tbs
royal robes in the closet and lay down
again beside the prince, and all the
while he never stirred nor woke
The next evening when tho prince
came home he said: There Is q great
stir over at the castle, for thieves were
there last night and stole the kings
royal robes"
what is that 10 us?" said Present;
you had much better sit down and eat
your supper while it Is hot" So the
prince sat down and ate and drank,
and after supper he fell fast asleep.
Again Present took out the wings
and fastened them to her shoulders and
few away TO the palace, and this time
she brought back with her the false
kings golden crown.
The next evening when the prince
came home he said: 1.-The thieves were
in the palace again last night, and now
1t il not only the royal robes but the
golden crown that is gone"
what is that TO us?" said Present;
come and eat your supper while 1t Is
still hot" SO the prince sat down at
the table, and, n ter he had cate l. he
threw himself upon the bed and fell
again into deep sleep.
Now, Tor the third time, Precent 1T
ted the wings TO her shoulders, as sho
had before, and flew away TO the false
kings palace; and this time II was the
royal scepter itself that she took.
When Present reached the GOOSE
herds hut again the dawn was Just
breaking. She hid the scepter in the
closet with the royal robes and the
crown, and then she woke the prince
and babe him come TO breakfast
After the prince had eaten, Present
rose from the table. And now" said
she, "the time has come for you to go
to the false kings palace and claim
your own"
But how can / do that?" said the
prince. mo one would know me. and
they would all laugh, us they did when
] first came home, il | were to go In
my goose-herd's dress TO claim the king
dom"
Then Present brought out the royal
robes and babe him put them on.
The prince looked at the robes and
wondered.
"These were once mine" said he,
land never did think to wear them
again. Whence came them2"
They came neither by land nor sea;
but us they once were yours, so are
they now" replied Present.
The prince clothed himself in tho
royal robes, and there he stood az
stately and noble as any lord. But
how shall the people know that am
indeed prince said he, when I
have no crown to wear2"
Then Present brought forth the
golden crown from the cupboard where
1t lay hidden, and placed 1t upon his
head, and then in truth he felt himself
n prince once more,
But" said he, chow can king gov
crn kingdom with no scepter to show
his royal power?"
Then Present brought forth the
royal scepter and placed IL in his hand,
and now Mt last he looked the king he
was.
And now come" said Present, and
together we will go up TO claim the
kingdom that is yours" Then even as
she spoke Present cast aside her rags,
and lol she was clothed all in cloth of
gold and jewels SO radiantly bright
that the whole hut shone as though
with sunlight
The prince gazed at her in wonder
and awe. who art thou?" he cried,
for II seemed as though cloud had
dropped from before his eyes.
1.-THE same | always was" said
Present. "Only now at last you see mo
as truly am"
Then, still wondering, the prince
took her hand in his, and they went
forth togethe and all the people when
they saw the prince knew him. and the
gates flew open before him. So tho
prince and Present passed through the
gates aud on up the stairs and into the
palace; aud when the false king saw
them he was seized with fear and
trembling and fell down before them;
but all the people shouted aloud for
joy because the true prince had como
back at last to claim his own.-Kath-
crime Pyle, in n. Y. Independent
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lector of antiquity. One of his letters
is extant in which he urges Atticus, q
learned friend who was compelled