The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-09-03

She tried to hide the foot that was COW
cred with blood, but it was no use, for
the Prince insisted on seeing It. And
when he saw the blood upon 1t he had
her instantly killed and hung up in the
secret room.
At the Queens castle there was great
grief and great trouble at the loss of
the Princess, and on a morning about
week after she had been carried off the
Queen and her two daughters sat by the
window talking of their great loss, when
once more the black bull appeared In the
garden roofing up the beautiful flowers
and destroying all before him. The elder
OF the two daughters said she would 90
out and drive him away. Her mother tried
to persuade her not, but she insisted ana
catching up a rake on her way-in order
to stand further from him than her SITTER
oid-she went into the garden and struck
the bull with it. But the rake stuck to
the bull and her hand struck TO the rake,
ana Off the bull started over high hills,
low hills, gray mountains and green plains,
running without once stopping for three
days and three nights till she al length
saw great castle painted with blood, and
here she stopped, and the bull turned him
self into a man, and there she beheld the
Prince who had gone away from her
mothers castle in wrath not long before.
Far Princess said he, you may re-
member that when l quilted your mother
castle my last words were that when l
came again you would come with me
without my asking you. Haven't l kept
my word?"
Then he led her into the castle and told
her she would be mistres of 1t; and, If she
so willed it, might be as happy as the day
was long, for he would permit her the
enjoyment of every pleasure and put
every pleasure IN her way-only, let her
to If HI
else the fate of many predecessors of hers,
whose blood now colored the walls of his
castle, would be hers.
Next morning he called her, and telling
her he was going away to be absent for
two days, gave her the keys to all the
rooms in the castle, telling her she might
amuse herself looking through them, and
beholding their magnifcence, till he re
turned. But he pointed out one and warn
ed her on her peril not to open the room
of which that was the key.
The prince departed, and the young
princess Immediately set about going
through the many magnificent rooms
which the castle contained, and her
amazement at their grandeur was great.
She had opened and entered every room
but the forbidden one, and coming TO that
door and examining 1t she began debat-
ing with herself why 1t was he had or
dered her not to enter 1t, and came to the
derful secret when he was so strict In ex-
Guiding her from it. At length she re-
solved to just open it and peep IN. saying
that 1t would be impossible for the prince
to ever find out her disobedience. So she
turned the key in the door, and, opening
it, she saw something red on the floor
to which she put her foot and found it
was blood Then, looking round the room,
she saw the horrible sight of many bodies
of beautiful ladies', and her own lost sis
ter amongst them, hung by the walls.
She quickly closed the door and locked
It, But she found her foot was covered
with blood and when she went TO the
stream that flowed by the castle to wash
it, though she rubbed and rubbed ever so
hard, she could not get any of the blood
off her foot. Then she gave it up, saying
to herself that she would manage to con-
ceal it from her lord.
That evening as she sat under the trees
in the garden eating bread and drinking
milk for supper, a cat crept up to lick some
drops of milk that had fallen on the
ground. She kicked away the cat.
"Miaow! Miaow!" said the cat, IF you
let me take what milk drops from your
bowl, I shall lick one-half the blood off
your foot"
Get out!' said she. making another
kick a the eat, when I couldn't wash it
off myself, I'm sure you couldn't lick 1t
away.
Then the robin redbreast hoped up 10
pick the crumbs she let fall, but she
threw a stick at the robin and hunted it
away.
"Toowhit! toowhitr' said the robin from
the tree where it alghted. IF you let
me pick up what crumbs fall from you
III tell you how you may take one-half
the blood off your foot
Get QUIT" said she, throwing another
stick at him. when I couldn't wash 1t off
myself I'm very sure you couldn't tell me
how"
At the end of the two days the Prince
returned and demanded the keys.
II trust you haven't gone into the room
I forbade you of?' he said. "Show me
your feet"
She tried to hide the bloody foot from
him. but it was of no use, for he insisted
on seeing 1t; and, finding the blood upon
if. he knew she had been in the secret
room, and he Immediately killed her, and
hung UP her body beside her sisters.
About a week after the second sisters
disappearance the Queen and her only
daughter, the youngest, sat In great grief
bv the window on a morning, endeavoring
TO console each other for their great loss,
when once more the black bun appeared
In the garden, roofing up their flowers as
before The young Princess said she would
| 20 out and drive him off. Her mother en-
| deavored to persuade her not 10 attempt
II but she Insisted and Selling a very
long pole-in order to keep further from
him than her eEder sisters As she went
she rushed into the garden, and struck the
bull with it. But the pole stuck to the bull,
and her hand stuck to the pole; and the
bull went off, and she went off, over high