The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1896-07-07
SLEEPING BEAUTY.

as household servant was wont to tell II
to the children: Once upon time there
was king who wished to appoint one Of
his three sons as his heir. He summoned
his grand vizier into his presence so as to
consult with him op this important ques-
ton. They decided to watch the princes
for year and judge them according to
each ones conduct One day, at tho be.
ginning Of the year, the three proposed to
go out hunting. After some time the cid
est, Prince Abdullah, shot lion, and,
feeling tired, returned home. Prince
Housen, the other, shot bear and as he was
satisfied with his days hunting returned
to the palace. The youngest, Prince Ak.
bar, spied gazelle and pursued It, He
was soon lost sight Of. His followers
after waiting for o long time for their
master and having looked everywhere for
him, decided to return and tell his father
tho sad news.
e The king was very much grieved at los.
Ing his youngest and dearest son, Ho sout
many mep and soldiers to search the
grounds where tho prince had been last
seen but without success, for nobody could
find any trace Of him, and at last tho king
gave up the idea In despair, feeling sure
that no would never see his favorite child
alive again. The prince, meanwhile, was
running as fast as no could after the ga
zolle, till at last he arrived In front of q
palace with an iron gate, over which the
gnzelle loaped and disappeared Flo could
not follow it there, so, being hot, tired and
hungry, he threw himself ON tho grass to
rest little. Ho noticed three doves perch.
cd on tho gato-they were really fairies
who had assumed that shape.
WELL, said one, THAT prince Is doing
very foolish thing, lying down there
Perhaps no does not know this Is tho COB
Inns residence and that every Sunday
morning the goblin tnkes o walk around
his property and devours anybody he finds
on 1t. He Is certain to find that prince
just near the gate"
"Well, said the second dove, "he can
save his lifo very easily. He only has to
go down that deep we'll, and when he gets
to the bottom he will find himself in
dark room, whore he will see an ugly old
witch leaning ovor a kettle and half sit
ting on chair. Without waking her no
must take the piece of glass which Is un.
dor her left foot and break it, for 1t Is the
goblin's life. As soon as 1t Is In pieces
the goblin will expire. He must then at.
tack tho witch and kill her with his
sword"
Tho prince roso from the grass, and, act,
ing on tho advice he had just heard he
very soon found the we'll and went down
1t by circular path, but the lower he got
tho hotter 1t grew, till the poor prince be.
gan to feel giddy, sick and faint. though
he kept on bravely and never thought Of
turning back. AT last he found himself
in the room, took the piece of glass with.
out waking the old witch, broke 1t into
hundred pieces, killed tho witch and
climbed out of the we'll and was surprised
to find himself In a lovely garden, near
another iron gate much bigger than tho
first, which he tried to open. AS he could
not do SO he walked about the garden, in
which was q large brook Of running water,
quenched his thirst at 1t and stretched
himself under tree, where no soon fell
asleep. He awoke hearing the same doves
speaking in the tree on n branch just over
his head Tho third one was speaking:
III no wants to open the iron gate, no
must try to do 1t with tho point of his
sword and as soon as tho doors fly open
put his hand into his pocket and take out
three gold coins, which he must throw
into the mouth of the black serpent which
will como out Of tho cato with Its mouth
open ready to eat the prince. If he can do
this quickly, tho serpent will dio as soon
as tho money Is In Its mouth, and the
prince will set free a lovely princess but
he will have to look for her."
Rising, the prince once more did as tho
doves had said. When his sword touched
tho gate, tho doors flew open and the hor-
rlble black head Of an enormous serpent
came out showing Its fangs. The prince
throw tho money, and tho ugly reptile died.
The prince soon found himself in another
and much prottier garden, and, feeling
hungry, looked about to see if he could
find something to eat. Fruit thore was In
abundance; so, gathering up six splendid
apples, he ate them and thon walked up
to tho beautiful palace he saw in front of
him. He won't through many lovely
rooms full Of rare and costly things each
one more splendid than the last, but the
prince felt depressed at the great silence.
for not living thing was to DO heard.
AT Inst he reached the second story, and,
going into the last and handsomest room,
he shortly became aware that a beautiful
young lady was asleep ON low couch not
far from where he was standing. He besi-
tatingly approached her to have better
view of her face, and thought her so love-
ly that he stopped over her and kissed her.
Sho opened her oyes and was surprised to
find q young man near hor and told him
to go away as fnst as he could, for this
was the goblin's castle, and that either tho
goblin, the witch (his mother) or the black
serpent would eat him. lilo told her his
adventures and she told him hers
When she was child, she had been
stolen from her fathor's kingdom, and
many princes and young men had lost
their lives In trying to save her and tnko
her away from tho COLLINS castle. She
thanked Prince Akbar very courteously
for having freed hor.
After few days the prince, finding he
loved her very much indeed, asked her to
become his wife. She consented They
then mounted on horseback to go back to
the princes fathers kingdom.
Thoy soon arrived. Tho king was very
happy to sec his son again and also to SEQ
what beautiful bride he had chosen. Tho
year was now over, and after this the king
chose Prince Akbar as his heir. Tie prince
now inhabits the goblin's castle, where
his father occasionally visits him. And II
any of you wish to go and 500 him, you
colv hoyp tn find the uoblin's castio for