Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-12-18

her~ he=er, I see the wsndrous Helena.
An! her beauty Is glorious as the moon
when she rides above the sea with re-
tinue of stars and canopy Of Aeecy
clouds! can see the blue vents
through her delicate flesh, and her
eyes are lustrous as the stars, and
dark as hidden yiolets."
So he continued to speak of the love-
illness of the maiden, until the Car
turned and begged the youngest broth
er to set out on his journey.
But what was the dismay of the Gear
when the youth said:
my brothers must go with me in
stead of your army, for without them
I can do nothing"
Car ADDS did not want to part with
these wonderful brothers, but since he
must, he begged them to return as
quickly as they could.
By this time, the first brother had
made an axe for his third brother, and
taking food with them, the seven set
out, the last one carrying in his arms
a beautiful snow-white kitten.
They travelled many days, till they
came to the shore of an impossible
sea. Far and wide they searched for
a boat, or for wood to build one, until
the second brother spied forest
miles away. To this they journeyed,
and selecting a huge oak tree, the third
brother gave it a mighty blow with his
axe
In an instant, there stood fine ship,
with sails unfurled, with crew await
ing commands, and complete in every
respect, even being provisioned for a
long voyage. The brothers entered
the vessel, and Immediately it was
upon the sea, and the land had dis
appeared from view, so swiftly did the
bark bear them.
On the morning of the seventh day
they had passed beyond the twenty
seven kingdoms and viewed the tur-
refs in the thirtieth, where dwelt
Helena, the Fair. When the people in
the thirtieth kingdom beheld the
strange ship skimming over the sea as
easily and swiftly as a gull, they hast
ened to the shore to watch it more
closely. Some sped to the king and
told him of the wonder, and he sent his
councillors to question the strangers.
1t was soon learned that the new
corners were on a mission of peace, and
the king received them with royal
courtesy.
Now you must know that the cat that
the seventh brother had brought with
him had been trained by him to run
along like a dog, following it's master;
and whenever he stopped, the creature
would stand on its hind legs and lean
its head against its master and purr.
One day he walked past the bower of
the princess, and seeing her at the win
dow, paused. Immediately the cat stood
up, and so gentle did it look that the
princess was charmed with it, For
cats were unknown animals in that
land, and never before had she seen
so beautiful a creature.
1t was not long before the princess
sent her maidens to bring the stranger
before her; and so pleased was she
with the cat that she asked him to sell
it to her.
Nay, lady, 1 cannot sell the cat, but
l will present it to you with pleasure
The princess spoke to the king, her
father, and asked if she might accept
the gift, for on no other terms would
the lad give it up. The king was
pleased, and told the stranger to come
to the bower of the princess every day,
so that she and the animal might be-
come better used to each other.
One day the boy said to her:
Fair Princess | see that you never
leave your bower. Would you not like
to come down to my ship? | have
beautiful and costly goods for you to
look at which would please you l am
certain
So with her fathers consent and
the escort of her maidens and COM
pany of soldiers the princess visited
the membership. The maidens accom-
panied her on board while the soldiers
remained on the shore.
They looked at all the beautiful
goods the jewels and fine silks and
paintings, and at last the youngest
brother whispered to the princess:>
Il have wonder to show you, but
you must send your maidens on shore,
for it is so precious that fear to let
them see it,
The princess complied with this, and
then the boy led her into the cabin.
He there began 10 show her costly
gems, and one in particular which
looked like huge opal. But when she
held it in her hand suddenly the blend
ed colors were torn asunder and pic
ture after picture fioated across the