Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1900-11-14
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your Ialutr was DOfu ana ABOUT Ine
time your grandfather wore kits, there
lived king. Now, he was Il wonder
full king in that he had Il beard II feet
9 inches in length and a mustache %
feet long from tip to tip. He had shag-
gy eyebrows and piercing eyes and
looked very savage indeed. But not
withstanding his fierce look he was a
very kind hearted king, although very
unreliable. His tailor bill had been
known to run for years over time, and
his tailors as a last resort commenced
to do his work free just to save time
and trouble trying to collect from him.
He was also great man to go back
on his promises, such as promising his
wife to take her to the circus, then fail
ing to do so ION account of pressing
state duties" as he would put it, but
really because he didn't like to spend
his money foolishly and considered 60
ing to the circus fit for children only.
Well, this king had beautiful
daughter whose name was Angeline-
no relation to our Angeline, mind ycu,
even though she was n princess. An
geline was spoiled child, as she was
petted and humored from birth, and
whenever she made n wish for any
thing her father, the king, granted 1t,
impossible as the wish would seem to
you or me.
There was a large range of noun
tains back of the kings palace that en-
circled a small lake The mountains
were about five miles high, and the wa
ters of the lake came about mile and
half up the mountain side, so that
made the lake a mile and a half deep,
you see. Well, the princess was roam
ing these mountains one day and came
suddenly up to the lake. She wished
to get to the other side, as she saw
some beautiful dandelions growing
there but as there was no boat conven-
lent and she couldn't swim without her
bathing suit she was unable to reach
the other shore.
This made Angeline very angry in
deed-she had bad temper-so she
ran back to her fathers office and told
him her troubles. He listened with
both his ears, and when she told him it
was her wish to have the lake removed
he said: "All right, my child. Thy wish
is duly needed"
Then she went away happy.
The next morning the king inserted
an ad. in the local papers Offering the
hand of his daughter in marriage to
the person who would remove the lake.
and just for amusement he stipulated
that it must be bailed dry instead of
drained. Men from far and near read
the ad, as the paper was a good adver-
tising medium, and focked to the pal
ace. There We're peasants, charcoal
burners, knights, dukes, lords and men
of all walks in life. Some carried tin
ware, others had hardware, a few had
silverware, and great many had dip
pers.
They very soon set to work, each try
Ing to outdo the other as each was
anxious to receive the princess for his
bride They worked days and days
without stop, and in a few moments
1t could be plainly seen that the lake
was commencing to lower.
or course some got discouraged and
dropped out, but the vacancies were al
ways filed by new aspirants.
After several years of toll and ankle
ty the lake was balcd dry, then it was
discovered that all had finished at the
same time, and for few days there
was danger of riots, as each claimed
the hand of the princess. But the king
ordered out his rough riders, and they
managed to quell the uprising.
OF course the king was in q uuanda-
ry to know to whom his daughter
rightfully belonged and had many long
talks with his councillors trying to de-
eide what was best to do under the cir
cumstances. At last one old wisehead
suggested that the best way to decide
the question was to have them com
mence next day and fill the lake again
and try to find out definitely who was
first to complete the job.
The king accordingly inserted another
advertisement announcing his decision.
When the ad. was read, there was sor-
row on every hand, and the poor old
men who had worked so gallantly from
Their youth with the hope of winning
Angeline as bride commenced to
their weeping was so great that in a
very few days the lake was full and
overfowing with their tears. But they
Kept on weeping, being unable to re-
strain their anguish, and in due course
OF time the valleys and lowands were
Hooded and all the inhabitants drown
ed, Including the king and his royal
family.
The place has been salty ocean
ever since, and there are two peaks
which stand out by themselves that
mark the spot where the lake once
stood and serve as a monument to the
poor gallants who perished weeping for
the princess hand.-Seattle Post and
lntelligencer.
Story of Grisi.
An anecdote is told of Gris, which
Is said to be true, how that once being