The Lake Charles echo., 1894-04-20
Princess Lillybelle


Fairy Tale BY FaS Kenneth. 4
Once upon time there was n beautiful
princess whose name was Lillybelle he |
canse she wis shy and innocent like tile |
little flowers whose name she bore.
Her father WAS a great and powerful |
king and he owned q h0ndsOme castle |
ruled over a great and mighty Kingdom.
There was an old wizard who lived |
at the kings conrt and the King wished |
to bo on very good terms with him so he
offered him his only daughter and half
his kingdom If he wonld work spells for
him whenever he wanted him to. The
old wizard told the king that lac wonld
work spells for him as long as he lived
If be would let him marry princess Lilly
belle. The king thanked him and i'm
mediately began preparations for the
wedding.
Llllybelle did not want to marry this
old man because she was in love with Il
handsome young prince whose name was
Kindly because he was SO good and kind.
His kingdom Joined her fathers and it
was the most beautiful and most prosper
Gus in the world because he was on good
terms with the fairy queen and his
domains We're free from all pests and
enChantmeuts.
The time set for the wedding of Lilly
uEAlt anu llit HiAl "ELEtIti WIS Dii1A IliIEt
days off and she was so sad and disc0n-
tented that she did nothing hut NOPE
aud weep all the time and she grew thin
and pale and would talk to no one. Late
| in the evening she went to fountain in
| the palace and sat down to weep but as
the first tear she shed fell into the water
! u little water sprite came mp and said,
! ''Wllat is he matter with y0u princess,
what are you crying fUTR" Lillybelle
told the sprite all her troubles aud
asked it to help her. The sprite said,
'Well, since You are good princess ]
will help you, but yOu musts obey me or
I cannot" Lillybelle promised to do
anything the spirit asked her to do, and
the sprite said, Now the first thing you
mnst do is to cheer up and look pretty"
whereupOM Lillybelle smiled and looked
beautiful ms ever.
That's good, said the sprite Nov
you must go to your father and tell him
that yOu will marry the wizard and be
quite happy if he will grant yUu three
wishes. The first one is that he post
pOne the wedding year the second is
that he give Won permission to leave this
castle tonight aud remasn away for a
year, the third that he will ask no uues-
tiOns in regard to your movements dur
ing that time. He will grant them every
one too, and while you are gone to tell
him will go and tell all the other sprites
and fairies about it and come back here
TO the fountain to wait for yUu. Don't
be gone long said the spritC and then ii
: vanished away into the water, LiIlv-
! belle hastened to her father to ask him
/, to grant her the three wishes which he
did without hesitation. She then went
to the fountain to wait for the little
/ water sprite who was not long in making
2 its appearance. 1t came up out Of the
clear sparkling water laughing and
singing so merrily that Lillybelle almost
wished that she was IA sprte herself.
, Come along with me, said the spritf
| taking Lillybelle by the hand and lead
ing her TO a beautiful little stream where
[ there was large water-lily floating Oh
its CLASSY surface. This is our boat >
said the sprite jumping into the Iilly
t and seating herself Oh one of it's SNOWY
: petals. Come on and take IA seat IrriH
l cess but Lillybelle knew that she Wal
too large to sit on the petal of ILL,
l and the tears came INTO her eyes. oh
forgot about yOu being person." sale
. the smitc, Il will sprinkle yon and theI
you will be small as ! am" The spirit,
3 dipped her hands into the water anC
l threw it on Lillybelle and she was Il.
small as the spriGe as sOOH as the cIeaI
! cool drops fell ON her. She then step peI
into the lilly seated herself Oh petal
and away they went to fairylantl
I When they arrived at fairyland til.
l sprte took Lillybelle by the hand ant
) led her to a beautiful little fairy palac,
which was made of glass and flower
s and furnished with dainty furuitur,
S made of flowers. Gay little fairy atten
dants hurried through the halls welcom
L ! the IuiafFREE fifila 4
l This shall be your home for wear ant
! you will have every thing you want an,
+ You must be happy, aud when the yea
I ends all the fairies are coming to tell VOL
E of a pleasant surprise" saving this tn
i sprite vanished and left Lillybelle in he
new home in fliryland.
y During this time the old king wa
D having great deal of trouble in hi
! kingdom. There came Il rain Of frog
/ which lasted seven days and night
+ and filled the kingdom with green cr0ak
. ing frogs. The king called the old wiz
t zard to dispell the frogs and the wizzart
/ tried to work spell but his power
s failed and the king had his head cut of
, and sent ont his knights to kill the frogs
After this spell broke the castle fel
4 into the power Of the witches and becam
I enchanted the king and all the attendant
alllng asleep for Il hundred wears.
t When the year ended the fairy kin,
b and queen came TO Lillybelle aud toll
II her to put OIL her pTettiest white dres
e and go with them for ride in their ruya
chariot. She fastened to obey them ant
soon returned and the king and queer
4 told her that they were going to make
trip to the land where mortals lived an
! when they arrived there that she woul
] see something which would be a mos
pleasant surprise to her. And sur
Z enough the chariot stopped before
e beautiful palace where wedding feas
. was ready and there was the good prime
j Kindly waiting for his bride
k Lillybelle was quits happy and whe
= she and the good prince were married th
fairy queen endowed them with evel
lasting life and they are living till thi
very day.