Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-06-06
A FAIRY STORY.
An Interesting starry by an oId-F Fash
Toned Fellow

all the Court would have laughed al
him had they dared, he cut such a
queer figure with his long beard and
his great pipe that he was forever
smoking. The King. however. thought
IL no laughing matter. for here was a
fellow that could kick fellow over
his palace, IL he happened to get In a
rage; and what In the world could
they find for this great clumsy mon
ster 10 do? SO he called all the wise
men In the kingdom. and they sat in
the counciI-halI and looked very sol
einn for seven days, but said never a
word
At the end OF that time the Princess.
the Kings daughter. who was exceed
ingly silly. came tripping into fIic hall.
Ia" said she, what great fuss
You make over nothing. ! can settle
the matter. ] want page In buttons
and he is precisely the proper person.
will take him into my service
Exactly" said all the wise men al
together. That is just what we were
going 10 propose when her Royal High
ness took the words out of our
MOUTH although nobody but such a
foolish girl aa the Princess would ever
have thought Of making giant TWEEN
ty-fiye feet high a page in buttons.
The King, however. could see no
other way out OF the difficulty: 80 he
sent for tailor, and the tailor. rest
Ing ladder upon the giants shoulder,
went upon IL and took his measure.
Ii required many yards of cloth, you
may be sure, 20 make suit for this
hstonished page, and whole carload
OF buttons; for yOu see they had but
tone ON all the seams and all over the
jacket. and on his cap and sleeves. and
they would have had one on his nose,
believe, If they could have sewed
one on. When the suit was finished.
the giant. who was very stupid, as
most giants are. thought, however.
that he had never looked so we'll In his
life: and his silly mistress being very
vain OF n page twenty-five feet high,
took him With her when she called on
the other ladies' OF rank who We're her
neiehbors: and these ladies. thinking
that they had never seen anything so
ridiculous, giggled behind their fans.
while they pretended TO admire him
and said: Dear Princess. We really
envy you. There never was anything
so Iinc MS your page
Al last one OF the ladies. more ma
ticious than the rest, said 10 The prin-
cess:--"NoM that you have your page,
yon have all that n Princess can pos
slbly require. with the exception OF
one thing"
What In thatg' asked the Princess.
''you should get the King. your IA
Their. Ia make law" replied the lady.
that no one except the Lady High
Fiddiesiick. the Dame OF the slippers.
and the Queen. your mother. shall
touch 80 much as your hand on pain
OF instant death. You are too great
Princess TO be approached like
common mortal
why, 40 | am said the Princess,
though ] never thought OF thar be.
fore"
At home SHE posted 10 urge the King
10 PISS this admirable law. without
which she was fully persuaded she
could no longer exist. The King and
his Court. having nothing better 60 do.
were quite ready to crafty her; there
fore n decree WAS posted ON all the
trees and fences making II high trea-
son for any one but the Queen. the
Lady High Flddlesticls ana the Dame
of slippers TO touch even the PrIn-
cess's hand under any circumstances.
The Princess now thought herself the
grandest aud happiest OF human be-
ings; aud though every one was laugh
linz NJ LcF simplicity. il made no differ
eiicc 10 her, since she heard nothing
OF II.
Now the Princess had habit OF
walking out every morning. followed
hy her huge page In buttons: aud
one iinc day. coming TO great
quaking bog. the princess grew very
curious 10 see what was on the other
side OF Il.
But your royal highness can't cross
II. said the giant: you will sink
"A common person might sink, said
the princess. disdainfully: .'but a prin-
cess can't sink. especially In her own
territory. This land belongs TO me. aud
should know it's duty better than to
let me sink"
"oh, of course said the giant; for
even his stupidity was not quite sure
whether the bog would make the dis
tinction between n princess and n peas.
ant girl; and after step or two he
SAUL husdt HiSAlfSS. dpH you IDtDk
you had better let me carry you overy
You viii get your slippers muddy"
"Not for the world" cried the prin-
cess, much shocked. Have YOU for
gotten that IT is high treason TO touch
meT'
So. holding up her trail and trying 10
keep her slippers on. she began to pick
her way across; but first she tore her
gown and then she lost one slipper
and then the other, aud then she stuck
fast
Royal mistress" beloved the giant,
don't you think had better pull you
outY'
"You stupid ldiotr cried the princess
GROSSLY, haven't I told you IL is high
treason TO touch me? Run FOR the
queen"
Away went the giant. three steps at
n time, and, coming 10 the court In a
mighty hustle. asked for the queen:
but, alas. she had gone on ten days
journey; and instead of telling any
body his errand. the stupid fellow
posted back to the quagmire. where
the princess by this time had sunk TO
her waist.
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