The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1895-05-10
Tho princesses, Sn;tors,.. /

The three Kings met together before
they set out for Seville and had agreed
| that each should give present to the
! King and Queen such as would entitle
him to ask gift in return.
On their arrival they were received
| feast was spread before them and they
| had partaken they repaired to the state
| hal, and there the presentation of the
suitors took place. ....s4E. - + .* zss<
King Melicandus presented the royal
! pair with a man of gold, who held in his
hand a trumpet made of the same metal,
| fabricated with so much art that if trca-
distance of him, he put the trumpet to his
| mouth and blew loud and piercing blast.
King Bardlgaus presented a hen and
| six chickens of gold so skillfully formed
| that they seemed to be alive. He placed
| them on the ground and they Immediately
began to run about, to peck and to clap
| their wings. The hen few up Oh the
| pearl in her lap.
She will do the same every third day."
| said Bardigaus.
All present were lost in admiration of
| these wonderful gifts. The two older
| princesses, too, were greatly pleased, and
fell in love with their suitors at first
sight.
King Croppart now came forward with
| large wooden horse, magniiccntly capar-
isoned, with pins of steel on his head and
shoulders.
Sir" said he, II offer you horse that
has never had an equal. 1t will outrun,
| out-trot and outjump any horse in your
kingdom, and also fly a mile or so at a
| time. And if there is any other sutton
| steed l am willing that he, instead of
| myself, should have the hand of your
youngest and fairest daughter"
Now it happened that at the palace was
| little Pedro, the Kings herb-gatherer.
The Princess had formed strong attach
ment for him and secretly vowed that
Pedro was the OILY youth she loved, and
ever marry. They had played together
| when children, and Pedro would every day
bring to the Princess the sweetest berries
that on the hillside grew, and the ripest
nuts in the forest.
He was a ruddy youth and very hand
some and strong. Once, when the Prin-
cess was out walking in the forest, and
Pedro had saved her and killed the SER
pent at much risk himself of being crushed
to death.
Now, while Pedro was brave and true,
and loved the Princess more than anyone
else in the world, he knew that being poor
he had little or nothing for which to hope.
| Preparations had already begun for the
wedding, and the three princesses were to
be married on the same day. Invitations
had been sent not only throughout the
kingdom of AIarchabias, but also to every
| celebrated person in the three kingdoms
whence came the three suitors.
! The two older princesses prepared for
their nuptials gayly,, for their future
husbands were not only fine looking and
handsome, but noble and Kind at heart
But with the youngest princess it was
different. She abhorred the brutal King
Croppart and for Pedro she sighed and
wept day and night. But the King want
ed the wonderful horse and said she must
marry King Croppart.
On tie night before the day set for the
royal weddings, Pedro, who could not
sleep, had arisen from his bed and, cross.
ing a pixcy field back of the Kings pal
ace was walking hurriedly toward the
forest. He was so wretched and TN
happy that he did not know where he
was going.
The moon rolled in the zenith and it
was midnight. His foot touched some:
thing, and, looking down, he discovered
a shing gold horseshoe at his feet.
"Ah. this is good luck, he said, "but
alas, what good can come to me? To:
morrow the he princess pr nee will be compelled
would ] grieve did know she loved him,
0' "C IL 1'A eHa What was that
hammering? He was in the dark forest
and had reached the top of little knoll.
Looking down he saw a queer-looking lit.
tie man. blowing pair of bellows and
fire g1owed, and the smith, with the per-
SEPARATION running off him, was hammer.
ing, blowing the bellows and working
, very industriously. Pedro thought this
shoe must belong to this, smith, 80 he went
down and asked the smith if his horse had
lost Il shoe. -.
s"Thank YOU" said the dwarf. .*Now l
will not have to finish this one I am max.
He began calling, "Colie, Collie, come
here" In minute a little black, glossy
horse, no larger than q dog, stood before
him. The dwarf raised the animals foot
and began to shoe him.
| Pedro was turning away, when the
dwarf said:
"You seem to be troubled. Is there
anything I can do for you?'
mot unless you could loan me flying
is impossible"
| "Why do you say impossible?" said the
dwarf. In our world nothing is .impos>
| sible. Come, tell me your trouble"
! Pedro then told the dwarf about the
poor Princess and of her being COM
PEELED to marry the wicked King Crop
"King Croppart? Why, that is the
name of my cruel brother who robbed me
of my Inheritance and made me an ex-
lie. The only thing / possess is my Cole,
which, however, may serve you. Tomor-
row you will come here and a steed more
await you"
Pedro, after expressing his gratitude,
thanked the dwarf and returned home
with quick step and a glad heart. The
next day King Croppart had led his enOr-
nous wooden horse out to the public
square to challenge contestants; but
there was no horse that could run so fast
or jump so high as his wonderful steed.
! He was about to dismount when Pc
golden bride, entered the crowd and chal-
lcnged the King. Croppart laughed, and
said: "'What! is my steed to contest
| But Pedro, to the astonishment of the
lockers on, stepped astride his little horse,
which vhna began to swell until ne was sra as
The race was fixed for mile and Pedro
and Collie made the course twice while
Croppart with his awkward steed gal.
loped around but once. i Il - eg9t.. y;:j5 ia {
In jumping and flying Pedro's wonder.
full horse surpassed Croppart's in every
instance. All the people began to shout
for Pedro. and King Croppart. who was
so angry and Disguised, turned the wooden
peg in his horse and flew away. pr !. e:5<5
When he was crossing a large body of
water his horse fell into d sea and he was
drowned. OF course Pedro married the
Princess, and the dwarf, who came into
the rightful possession Of his kingdom,
gave him a dukedom; and if lie and the
/ Princess did not live happy ever after
ward it was their own fault.--New York
Mail and Express. =. 6
n .,eSs Training Wild Animals. .i.I
Mir. Permane. the English trainer of AMI
mails, begins drilling bears when. they
arc only twelve months old. With these
he romps about as though they were chill
drcll, but ne never allows them to get the
better Of him. As soon as the bear gets
too old and begins to feel his strength,
lie can no longer be trusted, and has to be
| got rid of. Some bears will never learn