Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-07-10

fox-tail grass spring up in your foot
steps; may dorents fall from your lips
when you speak"
And so it was; and then the witch
mother hated her beautiful step-daugh-
ter more than ever and sought more
and more to destroy her. The poor
girl had now but one comfort Her
little dog, which she called SnOwwhite,
seemed to understand her misery and
It sympathized with her. and to 1t she
poured out her grief.
But other things were happening
during this time to the brother in the
far-off land. He had left his home be-
cause OF the cruelty of the witch
mother; but loving his sister as he did,
he never forgot her, and the thought
OF her helped him to be noble and true.
So it was that he won the trust of
the king, and was held In favor, being
from time to time promoted to higher
honorS
His fellow-courtiers, however, did
not like the youth; they were jealous
Of his favor in the kings eyes, and
they feared his truth and honor So
they were ever watching him, hoping
to find some fault that might bring
him to disgrace.
One day they beheld him in his room,
when he thought no one was by, kneel
ing before beautiful picture. Then
they FASTENED to the monarch, and beg
cling an audience, cried:
Most mighty and noble sire, we
know how you hate deceit in any of
your servants, therefore we have come
to warn you Of him that you trust. At
this moment is the foreigner kneeling
in his room worshiping idols"
The king listened to their tale, but
his belief was mistaken, for in all the
years that the stranger had served him,
he only had been blameless, when all
the others had been blameworthy. Now
he believed that they were deceiving
him.
What proof can you Civ me of his
1nfidelity?" he asked
And they were silent
But the councillors of the Monarch
babe him inquire into the matter, and
the next evening, at the same hour, the
courtiers fastened to summon their
master to behold the culprit at his
heathenish practice.
The king approached the chamber,
and looked through window that the
courtiers had cleverly arranged and
concealed. There he beheld the young
man kneeling before picture, end he
could no longer doubt what his own
vision proved to be but too true. He
therefore summoned the youth to ap-
pear before him, and angrily challeng-
ed him to defend himself.
"Most mighty" the brother of Swan
white cried, hear me! l worship no
ido!. l did but kneel before the picture
of my sister, whom l love more than
my life, and commended her to the
care of our Creator; for she suffers
much from the cruelty of our stepnlo-
Their"
When the king heard this, he de-
manded that the picture should be
shown to him; and the more he looked
at 1t, the more he wanted to look And
While he gazed, the brother spoke SO
highly OF her character and of her
wonderful gifts, that the king cried:
II this be true, if this be really the
picture of your sister, them shall I
make her my queen. But if it be false,
you shall be cast into den of lions"
The next day the king gave COM
mandS to have great vessel prepared
and loaded with wines and all good
things, together with handsome pres
ents for the beautiful Swanwhite. And
when all was ready, the brother de-
parted in great state with many attend
ants and ladies to greet the new queen.
So they sailed over the sea to his home.
and brother and sister were happy at
beholding each other again.
Now, when the stepmother heard of