The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-06-14

youEWlll my SKIRTS. The King did a,
he was bid and was fairly well covered
when the giant came up. Ri 80 8
hut are you doing here r.
nm resting myself 5
Ah IS. What q delicious smell Of hu,
man hesh And he began shifting the
here came little boy inst mat !,
she sud, and he made me d good mouth.
sBra 8. And what did you do With The
The dogs ute them. 4 rs 81. .s5
But the giant thought she was dcceiy.
ing him and began shifting tho mir arnin
flesh. go. :. 81 s 9 1..''' :
He looked up the tree and in every a.
reeti0n, aud not seeing anyone. cried
sic, sic, and was off with his hounds.
Ihank YOU" said the King. on
you, my good girl p
But how can II" said the KING. 81
have given my word to another. Kings
must keep their word, Then The rs.
lated his history, but said nothing about
the talking tree. The giants daughter
took him to her house, saying: 1T Ia nv
fate to be unhappy, but I must bear il.
will save you from my father" And
she went to the cupboard and took ont
box OF pomatum and rubbed the Kings
hands and face. Now the giant cannot
5 5arm you. You may so YOUR way.
and shall be waiting for YOU .7-s7..'s,g
Then the King borrowed an az and
went to the talking tree, which he could
now lind very well. The sorceress Wns
there, and was amusing herself riding
around it on her broomstick She ala
not see the King, and he threw himself
down IN the grass and waited. 1T grew
dark and the old hag galloped across the
woods on her broomstick. Then the Kins
said: b -s-s-s-9Ess''ts
Beautiful maiden, am here to 70
deem my pledge. T hare m ny and will
cut You down. ~
"Oh, beware! My heart is in the wood
the same distance your heart is from
the ground. Should you touch It You
would kill me instantly, Further, just
as soon as you strike the giant will come.
You must sever me off with one blow, =
The King, who had strong arm, did
as he was bid, and felled the tree with
one blow. The top swung off, the bark
parted and beautiful maiden stood be-
fore him. He heard the giant and his
dogs coming. He was shouting, "Sic.
sic" 49, =.... 49, - -, - !
81 The King looked around, not knowing
where to fly or what to do. He knew he
was safe himself, but trembled for his
fair compan ion. At this moment, to his
surprise, his flying horse descended, and
ing to seize the princess The King in.
tercepted him, and grasping her in his
arms sprang upon the steed, which imme-
diately assembled with them into the air,
and was soon out of sight The giant
tore himself with rage, but the King and
the princess We're, so happy they never
looked back, and in very short time the.
flying horse brought them to the palace
door, and the news spread all over the
kingdom that the King had returned,
and that instead of bringing a talking tree
ne had brought 4 bride whose beauty
dazzled all who beheld her. Immediately
preparations were made for the wedding,
but when the princess, before being ar.
rayed in her wedding garments, was TAX
ing her bath, the waiting women discov-
cred that when they touched her. she felt
just like wood. They told the prime
minister, who informed the cabinet, and
action was at once taken. They never
would submit to having wooden Queen
The King was informed of their decision:
He said nothing but ordered the prepara-.
tions to cease. That evening he mounted
his flying horse, and travelling all night ar
rived the next day. at the hut of the
giants daughter. There was a malicious
look in her eyes as she said: "Ah! You
have come back. You will marry me
after ALL" s.
eyes, I have come back" he said, to
return your axe" AS he handed it to her
he unintentionally cut her finger little. f
The blood began to run and she
screamed: Get the salve, the po1iiatilm
in the secret drawer" Before the; King
could find it her hair turned into leaves
and branches and her body into a. tree
The King was very much astonished.
and was about to ask her what he should
do when he heard the giant scream & Sic
sic! Having the box of pomatum
rubbed some on his face and hands Is, and,
mounting his steed, rose above the giants
head, who screamed and yelled in mad
rage. He tore his hair and shouted
with all his strength, "Sic. sicr' But the
King was soon out of sight. He flew
at once to his palace, arriving early. the
next morning. The maids in waiting
rubbed the hands and face of the princess
with pomatum and Immediately her flesh
became natural. The preparations for
the wedding were resumed at once and
the festival lasted seven days.-New York
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