Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22

she BeuuttfuI MY MOther.
hut where We slept 1t was so cold it
froze me, and l took it out of my pocket
and put il on the window sill, and | for
got it. l am lost! am lost!''
The nurse wheeled her little white DON
key around. II will go back across lots for
it." said she. Should the giant drag her
from the saddle. sir prince, wrestle with
him and keep her feet from the ground
until 1 return" So saying. she struck off
across lots.
Ride faster" moaned My Lady Prim-
rose, and the prince spurred his great
black horse; but it was of no use. the
spring gis mt was upon them
Suddenly they seemed to be caught
among furious flashing branches. their ears
were deafened with cries of angry birds,
and My Lady Primrose was swept Shrek
ing from the saddle. The prince promptly
leaped off after her and attacked the
spring giant with his sword. The giant
buffeted him with one great woody irm
and held My Lady Primrose with the 9th
er and the prince hacked at him until the
splinters flew. but he seemed to make little
impression. the giant was so large. Sud
denly My Lady Primrose gave Shrek of
despair. "Oh! l am turning into prim-
rose" she cried. Il ami / am! 1t is all
over. Good bye. my dear lover" and she
hung Imply like a newly planted flower
over the giants arm, and the prince saw
that her yellow gown seemed to curl
around her just like primrose petals and
her green bonnet curled over her round
pink face like a primrose leaf; moreover
the fragrance of primro5es was all about
them. The prince caught mold of her and
tried to tear her from the giants clasp.
and he found, to his horror, that the little
green shod feet seemed TO be growing fast
to the ground but he pulled her loose
with an effort. and struck At the giant s
arm again and again to MAKE him loose
his hold: that he could not do. He sue
ceeded only in keeping My Iadys feet
from the ground and chat with terrible
effort. At last he was almost overcome,
he was faintinS, bruised and bree thless,
from the blows Of the giants woody arm
leaves seemed TO fly in his face and sting
him and blind him, and his brain reeled
with the chatter of angry birds. The
giant was forcing My Ladys feet to the
ground again, and the prince could not
help it, but just then there was tinkle
of silver bells and the nurse came daShing
up her little white donkey. She pulled
the piece of the north pole out of her
pocket and clapped t 20 the giants arm,
and straightway a great shiver :Thot oN er
him and he let Ny Lady Primrose go.
Lift her quick to the saddle cried the
nurse to the prince, and she clappcd the
piece of the north pole close to the spring
giants heart. Then he tremDled so that he
shook the ground, n shower of green leaves
fell, and he turned and fled away 50 fast
that in a second the sounds of rustling
leaves and angry birds that went with
him died away in the distance.
Then the nurse got on her little white
donkey I'VE are safe now, said she.
HE has a terrible chill, and he won't rest
until he gets some warm maple sap to
drink up in Vermont. We shall have pien-
ty of time to get over the border"
Then they rode on until they reached the
country where the prince lived AMI where
primroses would not grow. Then they
crossed the border and were safe. Even
had the spring giant come up with them
he could not have changed My Lady Prim-
rose into flower. She shed tears of joy
as they rode along to the kings palace.
81 am so happy" said she. 1T would have
been so sad to have been a primrose in
stead of a princess with your true heart to
keep all my life"